and their glory shall not be blotted out 14 Their bodies are buried in peace but their name liveth for evermore 15 * Chap. 39.10 The people will tell of their wisdom and the congregation will shew forth their praise 16 * Gen. 5.24 Heb. 11.5 Enoch pleased the Lord and was translated being an example of repentance to all generations 17 * Gen 6.9 7.1 Heb. 11.7 Noah was found perfect and righteous in the time of wrath he was taken in exchange for the world therefore was he left as a remnant unto the earth when the floud came 18 An * Gen. 9.11 everlasting covenant was made with him that all flesh should perish no more by the flood 19 Abraham was a * Gen. 12.2 3. 15.5 17.4 great father of many people in glory was there none like unto him 20 Who kept the law of the most High and was in covenant with him he established the covenant in * Gen. 21.4 his flesh and when he was proved he was found faithful 21 Therefore he assured him by an * Gen. 22.16 17 18. Gal. 3.8 oath that he would bless the nations in his seed and that he would multiply him as the dust of the earth and exalt his seed as the stars and cause them to inherit from sea to sea and from the river unto the utmost part of the land 22 With Isaac did he establish likewise for Abraham his fathers sake the blessing of all men and the covenant 23 And made it rest upon the head of * Gen. 27.28 28.14 Jacob. He acknowledged him in his blessing and gave him an heritage and divided his portions among the twelve tribes did he part them CHAP. XLV 1 The praise of Moses 6 of Aaron 23 and of Phinees ANd he brought out of him a merciful man which found favour in the sight of all flesh even * Exod. 11.3 Moses beloved of God and men whose memorial is blessed 2 He made him like to the glorious saints and magnified him so that his enemies stood in fear of him 3 By his words he caused the wonders to cease and he made him * Exod. 7.8 9 10. chapters glorious in the sight of kings and gave him a commandment for his people and shewed him part of his glory 4 * Num. 12.3 He sanctified him in his faithfulness and meekness and chose him out of all men 5 He made him to hear his voice and brought him into the dark cloud and * Exod. 19.7 gave him commandments before his face even the law of life and knowledge that he might teach Jacob his covenants and Israel his judgements 6 He * Exod. 4.14 exalted Aaron an holy man like unto him even his brother of the tribe of Levi. 7 An everlasting covenant he made with him and gave him the priesthood among the people †Gr. he blessed he beautified him with comely ornaments and clothed him with a robe of glory 8 He put upon him perfect glory and strengthned him with †Gr. vessels or instruments rich garments with breeches with a long robe and the ephod 9 And he compassed him with pomegranates and with many golden bells round about that as he went there might be a * Exod. 28.35 sound and a noise made that might be heard in the temple for a memorial to the children of his people 10 With an holy garment with gold and blue silk and purple the work of the embroiderer with a breast-plate of judgement and with Urim and Thummim 11 With twisted scarlet the work of the cunning workman with precious stones graven like seals and set in gold the work of the jeweller with a writing engraved for a memorial after the number of the tribes of Israel 12 He set a crown of gold upon the mitre wherein was engraved Holiness an ornament of honour a costly work the desires of the eyes goodly and beautiful 13 Before him there were none such neither did ever any stranger put them on but onely his children and his childrens children perpetually 14 Their sacrifices shall be wholly consumed every day twice continually 15 Moses consecrated him and anointed him with holy oyl this was appointed unto him by an everlasting covenant and to his seed so long as the heavens should remain that they should minister unto him and execute the office of the priest-hood and bless the people in his name 16 He chose him out of all men living to offer sacrifices to the Lord incense and a sweet savour for a memorial to make reconciliation for his people 17 * Deut. 17.10 21.5 He gave unto him his commandments and authority in the statutes of judgements that he should teach Jacob the testimonies and inform Israel in his laws 18 * Numb 16.1 Strangers conspired together against him and maligned him in the wilderness even the men that were of Dathans and Abirons side and the congregation of Core with fury and wrath 19 This the Lord saw and it displeased him and in his wrathful indignation were they consumed he did wonders upon them to consume them with the fiery flame 20 * Numb 17.8 But he made Aaron more honourable and gave him an heritage and divided unto him the first-fruits of the increase especially he prepared bread in abundance 21 For they did eat of the sacrifices of the Lord which he gave unto him and his seed 22 * Deut 12.12 18.1 2. Howbeit in the land of the people he had no inheritance neither had he any portion among the people for the Lord himself is his portion and inheritance 23 * Num. 25.11 12 13. 1 Mac. 2.54 The third in glory is Phinees the son of Eleazar because he had zeal in the fear of the Lord and stood up with good courage of heart when the people were turned back and made reconciliation for Israel 24 Therefore was there a covenant of peace made with him that he should be the chief of the sanctuary and of his people and that he and his posterity should have the dignity of the priesthood for ever 25 According to the covenant made with David son of Jesse of the tribe of Juda that the inheritance of the king should be to his posterity alone so the inheritance of Aaron should also be unto his seed 26 God give you wisdom in your heart to judge his people in righteousness that their good things be not abolished and that their glory may endure for ever CHAP. XLVI 1 The praise of Joshua 9 of Caleb 13 of Samuel JEsus * Numb 27.18 Deut. 34 9 Josh 1.2 12.7 the son of Nave was valiant in the wars and was the successour of Moses in prophesies who according to his name was made great for the saving of the elect of God and taking vengeance of the enemies that rose up against them that he might set Israel in their inheritance 2 How great glory gat he when he
straitness anguish of spirit and for cruel bondage 10 And the LORD spake unto Moles saying 11 Go in speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt that he let the children of Israel go out of his land 12 And Moses spake before the LORD saying Behold the children of Israel have not hearkned unto me how then shall Pharaoh hear me who am of uncircumcised lips 13 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt 14 ¶ These be the heads of their fathers houses * Gen. 46.9 1 Chr. 5.3 The sons of Reuben the first born of Israel Hanoch and Pallu Hezron and Carmi these be the families of Reuben 15 * 1 Chr. 4.24 And the sons of Simeon Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and Jachin and Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman these are the families of Simeon 16 ¶ And these are the names of * Num. 3. â—â— 1 Chr. 6.1 the sons of Levi according to their generations Gershon and Kohath and Merari And the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years 17 The sons of Gershon Libni and Shimi according to their families 18 And * Num. 26.57 1 Chr. 6.2 the sons of Kohath Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel And the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years 19 And the sons of Merari Mahali and Mushi these are the families of Levi according to their generations 20 And * Ch. 2.2 Num. 26.59 Amram took him Jochebed his fathers sister to wife and she bare him Aaron and Moses And the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years 21 ¶ And the sons of Izhar Korah and Nepheg and Zichri 22 And the sons of Uzziel Mishael and Eizaphan and Zithri 23 And Aaron took him Elisheba daughter of Amminadab sister of Naashon to wife she bare him Nadab Abihu Eleazar and I thamar 24 And the sons of Korah Aâ—lir and Elkanah and Abiasaph these are the families of the Korhites 25 And Eleazar Aarons son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife and * Num. 25.11 she bare him Phineas these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families 26 These are that Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies 27 These are they which spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt these are that Moses and Aaron 28 ¶ And it came to pass on the day when the LORD spake unto Moes in the land of Egypt 29 That the LORD spake unto Moses saying I am the LORD speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee 30 And Moses said before the LORD Behold I am of uncircumcised lips and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me CHAP. VII 1 Moses is encouraged to go to Pharaoh 7 His aâ—e 8 His rod is turned into a serpent 11 The sorcerers do the like 13 Pharaohs heart is hardned 14 Gods massage to Pharaoh 19 the river is turned into bloud ANd the LORD said unto Moses See I have made thee a god to Pharaoh and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet 2 Thou shalt speak all that I command thee and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh that he send the children of Israel out of his land 3 And I will harden Pharaohs heart and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt 4 But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you that I may lay my hand upon Egypt and bring forth mine armies and my people the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by great judgements 5 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD when I stretch forth mine hand upâ—â— Egypt and bring out the children of Israel from among them 6 And Moses and Aaron did as the LORD commanded them so did they 7 And Moses was fourscore years old and Aaron fourscore and three years old when they spake unto Pharaoh 8 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron saying 9 When Pharaoh shall speak unto you saying Shew a miracle for you then thou shalt say unto Aaron Take thy rod and caâ—t it before Pharaoh and it shall become a serpent 10 ¶ And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh and they did so as the LORD had commanded and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants and it became a serpent 11 Then Pharaoh also called the wifemen and the sorcerers now the magicians of Egypt they also did in like manner with their inchantments 12 For they cast down every man his rod and they became serpents but Aarons rod twallowed up their rods 13 And he hardned Pharaohs heart that he hearkned not unto them as the LORD had said 14 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses Pharaohs heart is hardned he refuseth to let the people go 15 Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning 〈◊〉 he goeth out unto the water and thou shalt stand by the rivers brink against he come and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take into thine hand 16 And thou shalt say unto him The LORD God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee saying Let my people go that they may serve me in the wilderness and behold hitherto thou wouldest not hear 17 Thus saith the LORD In this thou shalt know that I am the LORD behold I will smite with the â—od that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river and they shall be turned to bloud 18 And the fish that is in the river shall die and the river shall stink and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river 19 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses Say unto Aaron Take thy rod and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt upon their streams upon their rivers and upon their ponds and upon all their †Heb gathering of their waters pools of water that they may become bloud and that there may be bloud throughout all the land of Egypt both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone 20 And Moses and Aaron did so as the LORD commanded and he * Ch. 17.5 lift up the rod and smote the waters that were in the river in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants and all the * Ps 78.44 waters that were in the river were turned into bloud 21 And the fish that was in the river died and the river stunk and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river and there was bloud throughout all the land of Egypt 22 * Wisd 17.7 And the magicians of Egypt did so with their inchantments and Pharaohs heart was hardned
LORD and set it in his place in the midst of the tabernacle that David had †pitched for it and David offered burnt-offerings and peace offerings before the LORD 18 And assoon as David had made an end of offering burnt-offerings and peace offerings * 1 Chr. 16.2 he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts 19 And he dealt among all the people even among the whole multiâ—â—de of Israel as well to the women as men to every one a cake of bread and a good piece of flesh and a flagon of wine so all the people departed eâ—â—â—y one to his house 20 ¶ Then David returned to bless his houshold and Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David and said How glorious was the king of Israel to day who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the hand-maids of his servants as one of the vain fellows ‖ Or openly shamelesly uncovereth himself 21 And David said unto Michal It was before the LORD which chose me before thy father and before all his house to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD over Israel therefore will I play before the LORD 22 And I will yet be more vile then thus and will be base in mine own sight and ‖ Or of the handmaidâ— of my servants of the maid servants which thou hast spoken of of them shall I be had in honour 23 Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no childe until the day of her death CHAP. VII 1 Nathan first approving the purpose of David to build God an house 4 after by the word of God forbiadeth him 12 He promiseth him benefits and blessings in his seed 18 Davids prayer and thanksgiving ANd it came to pass * 1 Chr. 17.1 when the king sat in his house and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies 2 That the king said unto Nathan the prophet See now I dwell in an house of cedar but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains 3 And Nathan said to the king Go do all that is in thine heart for the LORD is with thee 4 ¶ And it came to pass that night that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan saying 5 Go and tell †Heb. to my servant to David my servant David Thus saith the LORD Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in 6 Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of â—gypt even to this day but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle 7 In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with ‖ Chro. 1â— â— any of the judges any of the tribes of Israel whom I commanded to feed my people Israel saying Why build ye not me an house of cedar 8 Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David Thus saith the LORD of hosts * 1 Sam. 16.11 Ps 78.70 I took thee from the sheep-cote †Heb. from after from following the sheep to be ruler over my people over Israel 9 And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest and have out off all thine enemies †Heb. from thy â—ace out of thy sight and have made thee a great name like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth 10 Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel and will plant them that they may dwell in a place of their own and move no more neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more as beforetime 11 And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house 12 ¶ And * 1 King 8.20 when thy days be fulfilled and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers I will set up thy seed after thee which shall proceed out of thy bowels and I will establish his kingdom 13 * 1 Kin. 5.5 6.12 1 Chr. 22.10 He shall build an house for my name and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever 14 * Heb. 1.5 I will be his father and he shall be my son * Ps 89.30 31 32. if he commit iniquity I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the stripes of the children of men 15 But my mercy shall not depart a way from him as I took it from Saul whom I put away before thee 16 And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee thy throne shall be established for ever 17 According to all these words and according to all this vision so did Nathan speak unto David 18 ¶ Then went king David in and sat before the LORD and he said Who am I O Lord GOD and what is my house that thou hast brought me hitherto 19 And this was yet a small thing in thy sight O Lord GOD but thou hast spoken also of thy servants house for a great while to come and is this the †Heb. law manner of man O Lord GOD 20 And what can David say more unto thee for thou Lord GOD knowest thy servant 21 For thy words sake and according to thine own heart hast thou done all these great things to make thy servant know them 22 Wherefore thou art great O LORD God for there is none like thee neither is there any God beside thee according to all that we have heard with our ears 23 And * Deut. 4.7 what one nation in the earth is like thy people even like Israel whom God went to redeem for a people to himself and to make him a name and to do for you great things and terrible for thy land before thy people which thou redeemest to thee from Egypt from the nations and their gods 24 For thou hast confirmed to thy self thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever and thou LORD art become their God 25 And now O LORD God the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy serâ—ant and concerning his house establish it for ever and do as thou hast said 26 And let thy name be magnified for ever saying The LORD of hosts is the God over Israel and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee 27 For thou O LORD of hosts God of Israel hast †Heb. opened the ear revealed to thy servant saying I will build thee an house therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee 28 And now O Lord GOD thou art that God and * John 17.17 thy words be true and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant 29 Therefore now †Heb. be thou pleased let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant that it may continue for ever before thee for thou O Lord GOD hast spoken
And he brake down the houses of the sodomites that were by the house of the LORD where the women wove †Heb. houses hangings for the grove 8 And he brought all the priests out of the cities of â—udah and defiled the high places where the priests had burnt incense from Geba to Beer-sheba and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entring in of the gate of Joshua the governour of the city which were on a mans left hand at the gate of the city 9 Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem but they did eat of the unleavened bread among their brethren 10 And he defiled Topheth which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech 11 And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun at the entring in of the house of the LORD by the chamber of Nathan-melech the ‖ Or eunuch oâ— officer chamberlain which was in the suburbs and burnt the chariots of the sun with fire 12 And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz which the kings of Judah had made and the altars which * Ch. 21.5 Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the LORD did the king beat down and ‖ Or ran from thence brake them down from thence and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron 13 And the high places that were before Jerusalem which were on the right hand of ‖ That is the mount of Oâ—ives the mount of corruption which * 1 Kin. 11.7 Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon did the king defile 14 And he brake in pieces the †Heb. statâ—es images and cut down the groves and filled their places with the bones of men 15 ¶ Moreover the altar that was at Beth-el and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat who made Israel to sin had made both that altar and the high place he brake down and burnt the high place and stampt it small to powder and burnt the grove 16 And as Josiah turned himself he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount and sent and took the bones out of the sepulchres and burnt them upon the altar and polluted it according to the * 1 Kin. 13. â— word of the LORD which the man of God proclaimed who proclaimed these words 17 Then he said What title is that that I see And the men of the city told him It is the sepulchre of the man of God which came from Judah and proclaimed these things that thou hast done against the altar of Beth-el 18 And he said Let him alone let no man move his bones so they let his bones †Heb. to escape alone with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria 19 And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the LORD to anger Josiah took away and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Beth-el 20 And he ‖ Or sacrificed slew all the priests of the high places that were there upon the altars and burnt mens bones upon them and returned to Jerusalem 21 ¶ And the king commanded all the people saying * 2 Chron. 35.1 1 Esdr 1.1 Keep the pass-over unto the LORD your God * Exod. 12.3 Deut. 16.2 as it is written in the book of this covenant 22 Surely there was not holden such a pass-over from the days of the judges that judged Israel nor in all the days of the kings of Israel nor of the kings of Judah 23 But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah wherein this passover was holden to the LORD in Jerusalem 24 ¶ Moreover the workers with familiar spirits and the wizards and the ‖ Or teraphim images and the idols and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem did Josiah put away that he might perform the words of * Levit. 20.27 Deut. 18.11 the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD 25 And like unto him was there no king before him that turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his might according to all the law of Moses neither after him arose there any like him 26 ¶ Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah because of all the †Heb. angers provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal 27 And the LORD said I will remove Judah also out of my sight as I have removed Israel and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen and the house of which I said * 1 Kin. 8.29 9.3 Chap. 21.7 My name shall be there 28 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah and all that he did are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah 29 ¶ * 2 Chron. 35.20 In his days Pharaoh-nechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates and king Josiah went against him and he slew him at Megiddo when he had seen him 30 And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo and brought him to Jerusalem and buried him in his own sepulchre and * 2 Chron. 36.1 the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah and anointed him and made him king in his fathers stead 31 ¶ Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign and he reigned three moneths in Jerusalem and his mothers name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah 32 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD according to all that his fathers had done 33 And Pharaoh-nechoh put him in hands at Riblah in the land of Hamath ‖ Or because be reigned that he might not reign in Jerusalem and †Heb. set a mulct upon the land put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold 34 And Pharaoh nechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father and turned his name to * Mat. 1.11 called Jakim Jehoiakim and took Jehoahaz away and he came to Egypt and died there 35 And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land of every one according to his
thereof let the fields rejoyce and all that is therein 33 Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the LORD because he cometh to judge the earth 34 * Psal 10â— 1. 118.1 136. â— O give thanks unto the LORD for he is good for his mercy endureth for ever 35 And say ye Save us O God of our salvation and gather us together and deliver us from the heathen that we may give thanks to thy holy name and glory in thy praise 36 Blessed be the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever and all * Deut. 27 25. the people said Amen and praised the LORD 37 ¶ So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD Asaph and his brethren to minister before the ark continually as every days work required 38 And Obed-edom with their brethren threescore and eight Obed-edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters 39 And Zadok the priest and his brethren the priests before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that was at Gibeon 40 To offer burnt offerings unto the LORD upon the altar of the burnt-offering continually †Heb. in the morning and in the evening morning and evening and to do according to all that is written in the law of the LORD which he commanded Israel 41 And with them Heman and Jeduthun and the rest that were chosen who were expressed by name to give thanks to the LORD because his mercy endureth for ever 42 And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound and with musical instruments of God and the sons of Jeduthun were †Heb. for the gate porters 43 And all the people departed every man to his house and David returned to bless his house CHAP. XVII 1 Nathan first approving the purpose of David to build God an house 3 after by the word of God forbidâ—eth him 11 He promiseth him blessings and benefits in his seed 16 Davids prayer and thanksgiving NOw * 2 Sam. 7.1 c. it came to pass as David sat in his house that David said to Nathan the prophet Lo I dwell in an house of cedars but the ark of the cevenant of the LORD remaineth under curtains 2 Then Nathan said unto David Do all that is in thine heart for God is with thee 3 ¶ And it came to pass the same night that the word of God came to Nathan saying 4 Go and tell David my servant Thus saith the LORD Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in 5 For I have not dwelt in an house since the day that I brought up Israel unto this day but †Heb. have been have gone from tent to tent and from one tabernacle to another 6 Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel whom I commanded to feed my people saying Why have ye not built me an house of cedars 7 Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David Thus saith the LORD of hosts I took thee from the sheep-cote even †Heb. from after from following the sheep that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel 8 And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth 9 Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel and will plant them and they shall dwell in their place and shall be moved no more neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more as at the beginning 10 And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel moreover I will subdue all thine enemies Furthermore I tell thee that the LORD will build thee an house 11 ¶ And it shall come to pass when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers that I will raise up thy seed after thee which shall be of thy sons and I will establish his kingdom 12 He shall build me an house and I will stablish his throne for ever 13 * 2 Sam. 7.14 I will be his father and he shall be my son and I will not take my mercy away from him as I took it from him that was before thee 14 But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever and his throne shall be established for evermore 15 According to all these words and according to all this vision so did Nathan speak unto David 16 ¶ And David the king came and sat before the LORD and said Who am I O LORD God and what is mine house that thou hast brought me hitherto 17 And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes O God for thou hast also spoken of thy servants house for a great while to come and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree O LORD God 18 What can David speak more to thee for the honour of thy servant for thou knowest thy servant 19 O LORD for thy servants sake and according to thine own heart hast thou done all this greatness in making known all these †Heb. greatnesses great things 20 O LORD there is none like thee neither is there any God besides thee according to all that we have heard with our ears 21 And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel whom God went to redeem to be his own people to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness by driving out nations from before thy people whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt 22 For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever and thou LORD becamest their God 23 Therefore now LORD let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever and do as thou hast said 24 Let it even be established that thy name may be magnified for ever saying The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel even a God to Israel and let the house of David thy servant be established before thee 25 For thou O my God †Heb. hast revealed the ear of thy servant hast told thy servant that thou wilt build him an house therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to pray before thee 26 And now LORD thou art God and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant 27 Now therefore ‖ Or it hath plused thee let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant that it may be before thee for ever for thou blessest O LORD and it shall be blessed for ever CHAP. XVIII 1 David subdueth the Philistines and the Moabites 3 He smiteth Hadarezer and the Syrians 9 Tou sendeth Hadoram with presents to bless David 11 The presents and the spoil David dedieateth to God 13 He putteth garisons in Edom. 14 Davids officers NOw
turned himself and went out from Pharaoh 7 And Pharaohs servants said unto him How long shall this man be a snare unto us Let the men go that they may serve the LORD their God Knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed 8 And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh and he said unto them Go serve the LORD your God but †Heb. who and who c. who are they that shall go 9 And Moses said We will go with our young and with our old with our sons and with our daughters with our flocks and with our herds will we go for we must hold a feast unto the LORD 10 And he said unto them Let the LORD be so with you as I will let you go and your little ones look to it for evil is before you 11 Not so go now ye that are men and serve the LORD for that you did desire And they were driven out from Pharaohs presence 12 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts that they may come up upon the land of Egypt and eat every herb of the land even all that the hail hath left 13 And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt and the LORD brought an east-wind upon the land all that day and all that night and when it was morning the east-wind brought the locusts 14 And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt and rested in all the coasts of Egypt very grievous were they before them there were no such locusts as they neither after them shall be such 15 For they covered the face of the whole earth so that the land was darkned and they did eat every herb of the land and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left and there remained not any green thing in the trees or in the herbs of the field through all the land of Egypt 16 ¶ Then Pharaoh †Heb. hastned to call called for Moses and Aaron in haste and he he said I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you 17 Now therefore forgive I pray thee my sin onely this once and intreat the LORD your God that he may take away from me this death onely 18 And he went out from Pharaoh and intreated the LORD 19 And the LORD turned a mighty strong west-wind which took away the locusts and †Heb. fastned cast them into the Red sea there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt 20 But the LORD hardned Pharaohs heart so that he would not let the children of Israel go 21 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses Stretch out thine hand toward heaven that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt †Heb. that one may feel darkness even darkness which may be felt 22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days 23 They saw not one another neither rose any from his place for three days * Wisd 18.1 but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings 24 ¶ And Pharaoh called unto Moses and said Go ye serve the LORD onely let your flocks and your herds be stayed let your little ones also go with you 25 And Moses said Thou must give †Heb. into our hands us also sacrifices and burnt-offerings that we may sacrifice unto the LORD our God 26 Our cattel also shall go with us there shall not an hoof be left behinde for thereof must we take to serve the LORD our God and we know not with what we must serve the LORD until we come thither 27 ¶ But the LORD hardned Pharaohs heart and he would not let them go 28 And Pharaoh said unto him Get thee from me take heed to thy self see my face no more for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die 29 And Moses said Thou hast spoken well I will see thy face again no more CHAP. XI 1 Gods message to the Israelites to borrow jewels of their neighbours 4 Moses threatneth Pharaoh with the death of the first-born ANd the LORD said unto Moses Yet will I bring one plague more upon Pharaph and upon Egypt afterwards he will let you go hence when he shall let you go he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether 2 Speak now in the ears of the people and let every man borrow of his neighbour and every woman of her neighbour * Chap. â— 22 and 12 35. jewels of silver and jewels of gold 3 And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians Moreover the man * Eccluâ— 45.1 Moses was very great in the land of Egypt in the sight of Pharaohs servants and in the sight of the people 4 And Moses said Thus saith the LORD * Chap. 12.29 About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt 5 And all the first-born in the land of Egypt shall die from the first-born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne even unto the first-born of the maid servant that is behinde the mill and all the first-born of beasts 6 And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt such as there was none like it nor shall be like it any more 7 But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue against man or beast that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel 8 And all these thy servants shall come down unto me and bow down themselves unto me saying Get thee out and all the people †Heb. that is at thy feet that follow thee and after that I will go out and he went out from Pharaoh in †Heb. heat of anger a great anger 9 And the LORD said unto Moses Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt 10 And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh and the LORD hardned Pharaohs heart so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land CHAP. XII 1 The beginning of the year is changed 3 The pass-over is instituted 11 The rice of the pass-over 15Vnleavened bread 29 The first-born are slain 31 The Israelites are driven out of the land 37 They come to Succoth 43 The ordinance of the pass-over ANd the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt saying 2 This moneth shall be unto you the beginning of moneths it shall be the first moneth of the year to you 3 ¶ Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel saying In the tenth day of this moneth they shall take to them every man a ‖ Or kid lamb according to the house of their fathers a lamb for an house 4 And if the hoâ—â—hold be too little for the lamb let him his neighbour next unto his
shall make the ephod of gold of blue and of purple of scarlet and fine twined linen with cunning work 7 It shall have the two shoulder-pieces thereof joyned at the two edges thereof and so it shall be joyned together 8 And the ‖ Or embroidered curious girdle of the ephod which is upon it shall be of the same according to the work thereof even of gold of blue and purple and scarlet and fine twined linen 9 And thou shalt take two onyx-stones and grave on them the names of the children of Israel 10 Six of their names on one stone and the other six names of the rest on the other stone according to their birth 11 * Wis 18.34 With the work of an engraver in stone like the engravings of a signet shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel thou shalt make them to be set in ouch as of gold 12 And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial unto the children of Israel And Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD upon his two shoulders for a memorial 13 ¶ And thou shalt make ouches of gold 14 And two chains of pure gold at the ends of wreathen work shalt thou make them and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches 15 ¶ And thou shalt make the breast-plate of judgement with cunning work after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it of gold of blue and of purple and of scarlet and of fine twined linen shalt thou make it 16 Four-square it shall be being doubled a span shall be the length thereof and a span shall be the breadth thereof 17 And thou shalt †Heb. fill in it fillings of stone set in it settings of stones even four â—oâ—â— of stones the first row shall be a ‖ Or. ruby sardius a topaz and a carbuâ—â—â— this shall be the first row 18 And the second row shall be an emeraud a sapphire and a diamond 19 And the third row a figure and agate and an amethyst 20 And the fourth row a beryl and an onyx and a jasper they shall be set in gold in their †Heb. fillings enclosings 21 And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel twelve according to their names like the engravings of a signet every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes 22 ¶ And thou shalt make upon the breast-plate chains at the ends of wreathen work of pure gold 23 And thou shalt make upon the breast-plate two rings of gold and shalt put the two rings on the two ends of the breast-plate 24 And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breast-plate 25 And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains thou shalt fasten in the two ouches and put them on the shoulder-pieces or the ephod before it 26 ¶ And thou shalt make two rings of gold and thou shalt put them upon the two ends of the breast-plate in the border thereof which is in the side of the ephod inward 27 And two other rings of gold thou shalt make and shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath towards the fore-part thereof over against the other coupling thereof above the curious girdle of the ephod 28 And they shall binde the breast-plate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue that it may be above the curious girdle of the ephod and that the breast-plate be not loosed from the ephod 29 And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breast-plate of judgement upon his heart when he goeth in unto the holy place for a memorial before the LORD continually 30 ¶ And thou shalt put in the breast-plate of judgement the Urim and the Thummim and they shall be upon Aarons heart when he goeth in before the LORD and Aaron shall bear the judgement of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually 31 ¶ And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue 32 And there shall be an hole in the top of it in the midst thereof it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it as it were the hole of an habergâ—on that it be not rent 33 ¶ And beneath upon the ‖ Or skirts hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue and of purple and of scarlet round about the hem thereof and bells of gold between them round about 34 A golden bell and a pomegranate a golden bell and a pomegranate upon the hem of the robe round about 35 * Ecclus 45.9 And it shall be upon Aaron to minister and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the LORD and when he cometh out that he die not 36 ¶ And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold and grave upon it like the engravings of a signet HOLINESS TO THE LORD 37 And thou shalt put it on a blue lace that it may be upon the mitre upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be 38 And it shall be upon Aarons forehead that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts and it shall be always upon his forehead that they may be accepted before LORD 39 ¶ And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen and thou shalt make the mitre of fine linen and thou shalt make the girdle of needle-work 40 ¶ And for Aarons sons thou shalt make coats and thou shalt make for them girdles and bonnets shalt thou make for them for glory and for beauty 41 And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother and his sons with him and shalt anoint them and †Heb. fill their band consecrate them and sanctifie them that they may minister unto me in the priests office 42 And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover †Heb. flâ—sh of their nakedness their nakedness from the loyns even unto the things they shall †Heb. be reach 43 And they shall be upon Aaron and upon his sons when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place that they bear not iniquity and die It shall be a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him CHAP. XXIX 1 The sacrifies and ceremonies of consecrating the priests 38 The continual burnt-offering 45 Gods promise to dwell among the children of Israel ANd this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them to minister unto me in the priests office * Lev. 9.2 Take one young bullock and two rams without blemish 2 And unleavened bread and cakes unleavened tempered with oyl and waters unleavened anointed with oyl of wheaten flour shalt thou
that which he was commanded 35 And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses that the skin of Moses face shone and Moses put the vail upon his face again until he went in to speak with him CHAP. XXXV 1 The sabbath 4 The free gifts for the tabernacle 20 The readiness of the people to offer 30 Bezaleel and Aholiab are called to the work ANd Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together and said unto them These are the words which the LORD hath commanded that ye should do them 2 * Chap. 20.9 Lev. 23.3 Deut. 5.12 Luke 13.14 Six days shall work be done but on the seventh day there shall be to you †Heb. holiness an holy day a sabbath of rest to the LORD whosoever doth work therein shall be put to death 3 Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath-day 4 ¶ And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel saying This is the thing which the LORD commanded saying 5 Take ye from amongst you an offering unto the LORD * Chap 25.2 Whosoever is of a willing heart let him bring it an offering of the LORD gold and silver and brass 6 And blue and purple and scarlet and fine linen and goats hair 7 And rams skins died red and badgers skins and shittim-wood 8 And oyl for the light and spices for anointing oyl and for the sweet incense 9 And onyx-stones and stones to be set for the ephod and for the breast-plate 10 And every wise-hearted among you shall come and make all that the LORD hath commanded 11 * Chap. 26.1 c. The tabernacle his tent and his covering his taches and his boards his bars his pillars and his sockets 12 The ark and the staves thereof with the mercy-seat and the vail of the covering 13 The table and his staves and all his vessels and the shew-bread 14 The candlestick also for the light and his furniture and his lamps with the oyl for the light 15 * Chap. 30.1 And the incense-altar and his staves and the anointing oyl and the sweet incense and the hanging for the door at the entring in of the tabernacle 16 * Chap. 27.1 The altar of burnt-offering with his brasen grate his staves and all his vessels the laver and his foot 17 The hangings of the court his pillars and their sockets and the hanging for the door of the court 18 The pins of the tabernacle the pins of the court and their cords 19 The clothes of service to do service in the holy place the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons to minister in the priests office 20 ¶ And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses 21 And they came every one whose heart stirred him up and every one whom his spirit made willing and they brought the LORDS offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation and for all his service and for the holy garments 22 And they came both men and women as many as were willing-hearted and brought bracelets and ear-rings and rings and tablets all jewels of gold and every man that offered offered an offering of gold unto the LORD 23 And every man with whom was found blue and purple and scarlet and fine linen and goats hair and red skins of rams and badgers skins brought them 24 Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the LORDS offering and every man with whom was found shittim-wood for any work of the service brought it 25 And all the women that were wise-hearted did spin with their hands and brought that which they had spun both of blue and of purple and of scarlet and of fine linen 26 And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats hair 27 And the rulers brought onyx-stones and stones to be set for the ephod and for the breast-plate 28 And * Chap 30.23 spice and oyl for the light and for the anointing oyl and for the sweet incense 29 The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the LORD every man and woman whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work which the LORD had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses 30 ¶ And Moses said unto the children of Israel See * Chap. 31.2 the LORD hath called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri the son of Hur of the tribe of Judah 31 And he hath filled him with the spirit of God in wisdom in understanding and in knowledge and in all manner of workmanship 32 And to devise curious works to work in gold and in silver and in brass 33 And in the cutting of stones to set them and in carving of wood to make any manner of cunning work 34 And he hath put in his heart that he may teach both he and Aholiab the son of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan. 35 Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart to work all manner of work of the engraver and of the cunning workman and of the embroiderer in blue and in purple in scarlet and in fine linen and of the weaver even of them that do any work and of those that devise cunning work CHAP. XXXVI 1 The offerings are delivered to the workmen 5 The liberality of the people is restrained 8 The curtains of cherubims 14 The curtains of goats hair 19 The covering of skins 20 The boards with their sockets 31 The bars 35 The vail 37 The hanging for the door THen wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab and every wise-hearted man in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary according to all that the LORD had commanded 2 And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab and every wise-hearted man in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom even every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it 3 And they received of Moses all the offering which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary to make it withal And they brought yet unto him free-offerings every morning 4 And all the wise men that wrought all the work of the sanctuary came every man from his work which they made 5 ¶ And they spake unto Moses saying The people bring much more then enough for the service of the work which the LORD commanded to make 6 And Moses gave commandment and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp saying Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary so the people were restrained from bringing 7 For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it and too much 8 ¶ * Chap. 26.3 4. And every wise-hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined
Amorites which the LORD our God doth give unto us 21 Behold the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee go up and possess it as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto thee sear not neither be discouraged 22 ¶ And ye came near unto me every one of you and said We will send men before us and they shall search us out the land and bring us word again by what way we must go up and into what cities we shall come 23 And the saying pleased me well and * Numb 13.3 I took twelve men of you one of a tribe 24 And * Numb 1â— 24 they turned and went up into the mountain and came unto the valley of Eshcol and searched it out 25 And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands and brought it down unto us and brought us word again and said It is a good land which the LORD our God doth give us 26 Notwithstanding ye would not go up but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God 27 And ye murmured in your tents and saâ—d Because the LORD hated us he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to destroy us 28 Whither shall we go up our brethren have †Heb. melted discouraged our heart saying The people is greater and taller then we the cities are great and walled up to heaven and moreover we have seen the sons of the * Numb 13.28 Anakims there 29 Then I said unto you Dread not neither be afraid of them 30 The LORD your God which goeth before you he shall fight for you according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes 31 And in the wilderness where thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God bare thee as a man doth bear his son in all the way that ye went until ye came into this place 32 Yet in this thing ye did not beleeve the LORD your God 33 * Exod. 13.21 Who went in the way before you to search you out a place to pitch your tents in in fire by night to shew you by what way ye should go and in a cloud by day 34 And the LORD heard the voice of your words and was wroth and sware saying 35 * Numb 14.29 Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land which I sware to give unto your fathers 36 Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh he shall see it and to him will I give the land that he hath troden upon and to his children because he hath †Heb. fulfilled to go after wholly followed the LORD 37 * Num 20.12 27.14 Ch. 3.26 4.21 34.4 Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes saying Thou also shalt not go in thither 38 But Joshua the son of Nun which standeth before thee he shall go in thither Encourage him for he shall cause Israel to inherit it 39 Moreover your little ones which ye said should be a prey and your children which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil they shall go in thither and unto them will I give it and they shall possess it 40 But as for you turn ye and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea 41 Then ye answered and said unto me * Numb 14 4â— We have sinned against the LORD we will go up and fight according to all that the LORD our God commanded us And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war ye were ready to go up into the hill 42 And the LORD said unto me Say unto them Go not up neither fight for I am not among you lest ye be smitten before your enemies 43 So I spake unto you and ye would not hear but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD and †Heb. you were presumptuous and went up went presumptuously up into the hill 44 And the Amorites which dwelt in that mountain came out against you and chased you as bees do and destroyed you in Seir even unto Hormah 45 And ye returned and wept before the LORD but the LORD would not hearken to your voice nor give ear unto you 46 So ye abode in Kadesh many days according unto the days that ye abode there CHAP. II. 1 The story is continued that they were not to meddle with the Edomites 9 nor with the Moabites 17 nor with the Ammonites 24 But Sihon the Amorite was subdued by them THen we turned and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea as the LORD spake unto me and we compassed mount Seir many days 2 And the LORD spake unto me saying 3 Ye have â—ompassed this mountain long enough turn you north-ward 4 And command thou the people saying Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau which dwell in Seir and they shall be afraid of you take ye good heed unto your selves therefore 5 Meddle not with them for I will not give you of their land †Heb. even to the treading of the sole of the foot no not so much as a foot-breadth * Gen. 36.8 because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession 6 Ye shall buy meat of them for money that ye may eat and ye shall also buy water of them for money that ye may drink 7 For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness these fourty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee thou hast lacked nothing 8 And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau which dwelt in Seir through the way of the plain from Elath and from Ezion-gaber we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab 9 And the LORD said unto me ‖ Or Vse no hostâ—lâ—tâ— against Moab Distress not the Moabites neither contend with them in battel for I will not give thee of their land for a possession because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession 10 The Emims dwelt therein in times past a people great and many and tall as the Anakims 11 Which also were accounted giants as the Anakims but the Moabites call them Emims 12 * Gen. 36.20 The Horims also dwelt in Seir before-time but the children of Esau †Heb. inherited them succeeded them when they had destroyed them from before them and dwelt in their ‖ Or room stead as Israel did unto the land of his possession which the LORD gave unto them 13 Now rise up said I and get you over * Numb 21.12 the ‖ Or valley brook Zered and we went over the brook Zered 14 And the space in which we came from Kadesh-â—aâ—â—â—a until we were come over the brook Zered was thirty and eight years until all
observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God as he hath commanded us CHAP. VII 1 All communion with the nations is forbidden 4 for fear of idolatry 6 for the holiness of the people 9 for the nature of God in his mercy justice 17 for the assuredness of victory which God will give over them WHen the * Chap. 31.3 LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it and hath cast out many nations before thee the Hittites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Canaanites and Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites seven nations greatier and mightier then thou 2 And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee thou shall smite them and utterly destroy them * Ex. 23.32 34.12 thou shalt make no covenant with them nor shew mercy unto them 3 Neither shalt thou make marriages with them thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son 4 For they will turn away thy son from following me that they may serve other gods so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you and destroy thee suddenly 5 But thus shall ye deal with them ye shall destroy their altars and break down their †Heb. statues or pillars images and cut down their groves and burn their graven images with fire 6 * Chap. 14.2 and 26.19 For thou art a holy people unto the LORD thy God * Ex. 19.5 1 Pet. 2.9 the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself above all people that are upon the face of the earth 7 The LORD did not set his love upon you nor choose you because ye were mo in number then any people for ye were the fewest of all people 8 But because the LORD loved you and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt 9 Know therefore that the LORD thy God he is God the faithful God which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations 10 And repayeth them that hate him to their face to destroy them he will not be slack to him that hateth him he will repay him to his face 11 Thou shalt therefore keep the commandments and the statutes and the judgements which I command thee this day to do them 12 ¶ wherefore it shall come to pass †Heb. because if ye hearken to these judgements and keep and do them that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers 13 And he will love thee and bless thee and multiply thee he will also bless the fruit of thy womb and the fruit of thy land thy corn and thy wine and thine oyl the increase of thy kine and the flocks of thy sheep in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee 14 Thou shalt be blessed above all people * Exod. 23.26 c. there shall not be male or female barren among you or among your cattel 15 And the LORD will take away from thee all sickness and will put none of the * Ex. 9.14 15.26 evil diseases of Egypt which thou knowest upon thee but will lay them upon all them that hate thee 16 And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall deliver thee thine eyes shall have no pity upon them neither shalt thou serve their gods for that will be * Exod. 23.33 a snare unto thee 17 If thou shalt say in thine heart These nations are mo then I how can I dispossess them 18 Thou shalt not be afraid of them but shalt well remember what the LORD thy God did unto Pharaoh and unto all Egypt 19 The great temptations which thine eyes saw and the signs and the wonders and the mighty hand and the stretched out arm whereby the LORD thy God brought thee out so shall the LORD thy God do unto all the people of whom thou art afraid 20 * Ex. 23.28 Jos 24.12 Moreover the LORD thy God will send the hornet among them until they that are left and hide themselves from thee be destroyed 21 Thou shalt not be affrighted at them for the LORD thy God is among you a mighty God and terrible 22 And the LORD thy god will †Heb. pluck off put out those nations before thee by little and little thou mayest not consume them at once lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee 23 But the LORD thy God shall deliver them †Heâ—â— before tâ—y face unto thee and shall destroy them with a mighty destruction until they be destroyed 24 And he shall deliver their kings into thine hand and thou shalt destroy their name from under heaven there shall no man be able to stand before thee until thou have destroyed them 25 The graven images of their gods * Ch. 12. â— shall ye burn with fire thou * Jos 7.1 21 2 Mac. 12.40 shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them nor take it unto thee lest thou be snared therein for it is an abomination to the LORD thy God 26 Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thy house lest thou be a cursed thing like it but thou shalt utterly detest it and thou shalt utterly abhor it * Chap 13.17 for it is a cursed thing CHAP. VIII 1 An exhortation to obedience in regard of Gods dealing with them ALl the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do that ye may live and multiply and go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers 2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these fourty years in the wilderness to humble thee and to prove thee to know what was in thine heart whether thou wouldest keep his commandments or no. 3 And he humbled thee and suffered thee to hunger and sed thee with manna which thou knewest not neither did thy fathers know that he might make thee know that man doth * Mat. 4.4 Luk. 4.4 not live by bread onely but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live 4 * Neh. 9.21 Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee neither did thy foot swell these fourty years 5 Thou shalt also consider in thine heart that as a man chasteneth his son so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee 6 Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God to walk in his ways and to fear him 7 For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land a land of brooks of water of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills 8 A land
of wheat and barley and vines and fig-trees and pomegranates a land †Heb. of olive-tree of oyl of oyl-olive and honey 9 A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness thou shalt not lack any thing in it a land whose stones are iron and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass 10 * Chap. 6.11 12. When thou hast eaten and art full then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee 11 Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God in not keeping his commandments and his judgements and his statutes which I command thee this day 12 Lest when thou hast eaten and art full and hast built goodly houses and dwelt therein 13 And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply and thy silver and thy gold is multiplyed and all that thou hast is multiplied 14 Then thine heart be lifted up and thou forget the LORD thy God which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt from the house of bondage 15 Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness wherein were fiery serpents and scorpions and drought where there was no water * Num. 20.11 who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint 16 Who fed thee in the wilderness with * Exod. 16.15 manna which thy fathers knew not that he might humble thee and that he might prove thee to do thee good at thy latter end 17 And thou say in thine heart My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth 18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers as it is this day 19 And it shall be if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God and walk after other gods and serve them and worship them I testifie against you this day that ye shall surely perish 20 As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face so shall ye perish because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the LORD your God CHAP. IX 1 Moses dissâ—adeth them from the opinion of their own righteousness by rehearsing their several rebellions HEar O Israel Thou art to pass over Jordan this day to go in to possess nations greater and mightier then thy self cities great and senced up to heaven 2 A people great and tall * Num. 13.28 the children of the Anakims whom thou knowest and of whom thou hast heard say Who can stand before the children of Anak 3 Understand therefore this day that the LORD thy God is he which goeth over before thee as a * Ch. 4.24 Heb. 12.29 consuming fire he shall destroy them and he shall bring them down before thy face so shalt thou drive them out and destroy them quickly as the LORD hath said unto thee 4 Speal not thou in thine heart after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee saying For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee 5 Not for thy righteousness or for the uprightness of thine heart dost thou go to possess their land but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee and that he may perfâ—rm the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers Abraham Isaac and Jacob. 6 Understand therefore that the LORD thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness for thou art a stiff-necked people 7 ¶ Remember and forget not how thou provokedst the LORD thy God to wrath in the wilderness from the day that thou didst depart out of the land of Egypt until ye came unto this place ye have been rebellious against the LORD 8 Also in Horeb ye provoked the LORD to wrath so that the LORD was angry with you to have destroyed you 9 When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone even the tables of the covenant which the LORD made with you then * Exod. 24.28 34.28 I abode in the mount fourty days and fourty nights I neither did eat bread nor drink water 10 * Ex. 31.18 And the LORD delivered unto me two tables of stone written with the singer of God and on them was written according to all the words which the LORD spake with you in the mount out of the midâ—t of fire in the day of the assembly 11 And it came to pass at the end of fourty days and fourty nights that the LORD gave me the two tables of stone even the tables of the covenant 12 And the LORD said unto me * Exod. 32.7 Arise get thee down quickly from hence for thy people which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have corrupted themselves they are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them they have made them a molten image 13 Furthermore the LORD spake unto me saying I have seen this people and behold it is a stiff-necked people 14 Let me alone that I may destroy them and blot out their name from under heaven and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater then they 15 So I turned and came down from the mount and the mount burned with fire and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands 16 And I looked and behold ye had sinned against the LORD your God and had made you a molten calf ye had turned aside quickly out of the way which the LORD had commanded you 17 And I took the two tables and cast them out of my two hands and brake them before your eyes 18 And I fell down before the LORD as at the first fourty days and fourty nights I did neither eat bread nor drink water because of all your sins which ye sinned in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD to provoke him to anger 19 For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure wherewith the LORD was wroth against you to destroy you But the LORD hearkned unto me at that time also 20 And the LORD was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him and I prayed for Aaron also the same time 21 And I took your sin the calf which ye had made and burnt it with fire and stamped it and ground it very small even until it was as small as dust and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount 22 And at * Num. 11.1 3. Taberah and at * Exod. 17.7 Massah and at * Numb 11.34 Kibroth-hattaavah ye provoked the LORD to wrath 23 Likewise when the LORD sent you from Kadesh-barnea saying Go up and possess the land which I have given you then you rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God and ye beleeved him not nor hearkened to his voice 24 You have
been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you 25 Thus I sell down before the LORD fourty days and fourty nights as I fell down at the first because the LORD had said he would destroy you 26 I prayed therefore unto the LORD and said O Lord GOD destroy not thy people and thine inheritance which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand 27 Remember thy servants Abraham Isaac and Jacob look not unto the stubbornness of this people nor to their wickedness nor to their sin 28 Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say * Numb 14.16 Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them and because he hated them he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness 29 Yet they are thy people and thine inheritance which thou broughtest out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out arm CHAP. X. 1 Gods mercy in restoring the two tables 6 in continuing the priesthood 8 in separating the tribe of Levi 10 in hearkning unto Moses his suit for the people 12 An exhortation unto obedience AT that time the LORD said unto me * Exod. 34.1 Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first and come up unto me into the mount and make thee an ark of wood 2 And I will write on the tables the words that were in the first tables which thou brakest and thou shalt put them in the ark 3 And I made an ark of shittim-wood and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first and went up into the mount having the two tables in mine hand 4 And he wrote on the tables according to the first writing the ten †Heb words commandments which the LORD spake unto you in the mount out of the midâ—t of the fire in the day of the assembly and the LORD gave them unto me 5 And I turned my self and came down from the mount and put the tables in the ark which I had made and there they be as the LORD commanded me 6 ¶ And the children of Israel took their journey from Beeroth of the children of Jaakan to * Num. 33.30 Mosera * Num. 20.28 there Aaron died and there he was buried and Eleazar his son ministred in the priests office in his stead 7 From thence they journeyed unto Gudgodah and from Gudgodah to Jotbath a land of rivers of waters 8 ¶ At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD to stand before the LORD to minister unto him and to bless in his name unto this day 9 * Num. 18.20 Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren the LORD is his inheritance according as the LORD thy God promised him 10 And I stayed in the mount according to the ‖ Or former days first time fourty days and fourty nights and the LORD heaâ—kned unto me at that time also and the LORD would not destroy thee 11 And the LORD said unto me Arise †Heb. go in journey take thy journey before the people that they may go in and possess the land which I sware unto their fathers to give unto them 12 ¶ And now Israel what doth the LORD thy God require of thee but to fear the LORD thy God to walk in all his ways and to love him and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul 13 To keep the commandments of the LORD and his statutes which I command thee this day for thy good 14 Behold the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORDs thy God * Psal 24.1 the earth also with all that therein is 15 Onely the LORD had a delighâ— in thy fathers to love them and he chose their seed after them even you above all people as it is this day 16 Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart and be no more stiff-necked 17 For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords a great God a mighty and a terrible which * 2 Chr. 19.7 Job 34.19 Act. 10.34 Rom. 2.11 Gal. 2.6 Eph. 6.9 Col. 3.25 1 Pet. 1.17 regardeth not persons nor taketh reward 18 He doth execute the judgement of the fatherless and widow and loveth the stranger in giving him food and raiment 19 Love ye therefore the stranger for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt 20 * Ch. 6.13 Mat. 4.10 Luk. 4.8 Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God him shalt thou serve and to him shalt thou * Ch. 13.4 cleave and swear by his name 21 He is thy praise and he is thy God that hath done for thee these great and terrible things which thine eyes have seen 22 Thy fathers went down into Egypt * Gen. 46.27 Exod. 1.5 with threescore and ten persons and now the LORD thy God hath made thee * Gen. 15.5 as the stars of heaven for multitude CHAP. XI 1 An exhortation to obedience 2 by their own experience of Gods great works 8 by promise of Gods great blessings 16 and by threatnings 18 A careful study is required in Gods words 26 The blessing and curse is set before them THerefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God and keep his charge and his statutes and his judgements his commandments alway 2 And know you this day for I speak not with your children which have not known and which have not seen the chastisement of the LORD your God his greatness his mighty hand and his stretched out arm 3 And his miracles and his acts which he did in the midst of Egypt unto Pharaoh the king of Egypt and unto all his land 4 And what he did unto the army of Egypt unto their horses and to their chariots how he made the water of the Red sea to overflow them as they pursued after you and how the LORD hath destroyed them unto this day 5 And what he did unto you in the wilderness until ye came into this place 6 And * Num. 16.31 27.3 Ps 106.17 what he did unto Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab the son of Reuben how the earth opened her mouth and swallowed them up and their housholds and their tents and all the ‖ Or living substance which followed them substance that †Heb. waâ— at their seet was in their possession in the midst of all Israel 7 But your eyes have seen all the great acts of the LORD which he did 8 Therefore shall ye keep all the commandments which I command you this day that ye may be strong and go in and possess the land whither ye go to possess it 9 And that ye may prolong your days in the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed a land that floweth with milk and honey 10 ¶ For the land whither
dominion over the mighty 14 Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek after thee Benjamin among thy people out of Machir came down governours and out of Zebulun they that †Heb. draw with the pen c. handle the pen of the writer 15 And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah even Issachar and also Barak he was sent on †Heb. his feet foot into the valley ‖ Or. in the divisions See for the divisions of Reuben there were great †Heb. impressions thoughts of heart 16 Why abodest thou among the sheep-folds to hear the bleatings of the flocks ‖ Or in for the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart 17 Gilead abode beyond Jordan and why did Dan remain in ships Asher continued on the sea ‖ Or port shore and abode in his ‖ Or creeks breaches 18 Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that †Heb. exposed to reâ—râ—aâ—â— jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field 19 The kings came and fought then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo they took no gain of money 20 They fought from heaven the stars in their †Heb. paths courses fought against Sisera 21 The river of Kishon swept them away that ancient river the river Kishon O my soul thou hast troden down strength 22 Then were the horse-hoofs broken by the means of the ‖ Or traâ—â—plines or plungings pransings the pransings of their mighty ones 23 Curse ye Meroz said the angel of the LORD curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof because they came not to the help of the LORD to the help of the LORD againd the mighty 24 Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be blessed shall she be above women in the tent 25 He asked water and she gave him milk she brought forth butter in a lordly dish 26 She put her hand to the nail and her right hand to the workmens hammer and †Heb. she hammered with the hammer she smote Sisera she smote off his head when she had pierced and stricken through his temples 27 †Heb. between At her feet he bowed he fell be lay down at her feet he bowed he fell where he bowed there he fell down †Heb. destroyed dead 28 The mother of Sisera looked out at a window and cryed through the lattess Why is his chariot so long in coming why tarry the wheels of his chariots 29 Her wife ladies answered her yea she returned †Heb. her words answer to her self 30 Have they not sped have they not divided the prey †Heb. to thâ— head of a man to every man a damsel or two to Sâ—sera a prey of divers colours a prey of divers colours of needle-work of divers colours of needle-work on both sides meet for the necks of them that take the spoil 31 So let all thine enemies perish O LORD but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might And the land had rest fourty years CHAP. VI. 1 The Israelites for their sin are oppressed by Midian 8 A prophet rebuketh them 11 An angel sendeth Gideon for their deliverance 17 Gideons present is consumed with fire 24 Gideon destroyeth Baals altar and offereth a sacrifice upon the altar Jehovah-shalom 28 Joash defendeth his son and calleth him Jerubbaal 33 Gideons army 36 Gideons signs ANd the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years 2 And the hand of Midian †Heb. â—o is strong prevailed against Israel and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains and caves and strong holds 3 And so it was when Israel had sown that the Midianites came up and the Amalekites and the children of the cast even they came up against them 4 And they encamped against them and destroyed the increase of the earth till thou come unto Gaza and left no sustenance for Israel neither ‖ Or Sâ—â—â— sheep nor ox nor ass 5 For they came up with their cattel and their tents and they came as grashoppers for multitude for both they and their camels were without number and they entred into the land to destroy it 6 And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites and the children of Israel cryed unto the LORD 7 ¶ And it came to pass when the children of Israel cryed unto the LORD because of the Midianites 8 That the LORD sent †Heb. a man a prophet a prophet unto the children of Israel which said unto them Thus saith the LORD God of Israel I brought you up from Egypt and brought you forth out of the house of bondage 9 And I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of all that oppressed you and drave them out from before you and gave you their land 10 And I said unto you I am the LORD your God * 2 King 1â— 35 38. Jer. 10.2 fear not the gods of 〈◊〉 Amorites in whose land ye dwell but ye have not obeyed my voice 11 ¶ And there came an angel of the LORD and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah that pertained unto Joash the Abi-ezrite and his son * Hebr. 11.32 called Gedeon Gideon threshed wheat by the wine-press †Heb. to cause it to sâ—ee to hide it from the Midianites 12 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him and said unto him The LORD is with thee thou mighty man of valour 13 And Gideon said unto him Oh my lord if the LORD be with us why then is all this befaln us and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of saying Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt but now the LORD hath forsaken us and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites 14 And the LORD looked upon him and said Go in this thy might and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites have not I sent thee 15 And he said unto him Oh my lord wherewith shall I save Israel behold †Heb. my thousand is the meanest my family is poor in Manasseh and I am the least in my fathers house 16 And the LORD said unto him Surely I will be with thee and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man 17 And he said unto him If now I have found grace in thy sight then shew me a signe that thou talkest with me 18 Dâ—pâ—rt not hence I pray thee until I come unto thee and bring forth my †present ‖ Or meat-â—ffâ—â—ing and set it before thee And he said I will tarry until thou come again 19 And Gideon went in and made ready †Heb. a kid of the goats a kid and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour the flesh
come hither And they compassed him in and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city and were †Heb. silent quiet all the night saying In the morning when it is day we shall kill him 3 And Samson lay till midnight and arose at midnight and took the doors of the gate of the city and the two posts and went away with them †Heb. with the bar bar and all and put them upon his shoulders and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron 4 ¶ And it came to pass afterward that he loved a woman ‖ Or by the bâ—ook in the valley of Sorek whose name was Delilah 5 And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her and said unto her Entice him and see wherein his great strength lieth and by what means we may prevail against him that we may binde him to ‖ Or humble afflict him and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver 6 And Delilah said to Samson Tell me I pray thee wherein thy great strength lieth and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee 7 And Samson said unto her If they binde me with seven ‖ Or new cords †Heb. moist green wit hs that were never dried then shall I be weak and be as †Heb. one another man 8 Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green wit hs which had not been dried and she bound him with them 9 Now there were men lying in wait abiding with her in the chamber And she said unto him The Philistines be upon thee Samson And he brake the wit hs as a threed of tow is broken when it †Heb. smelleth toucheth the fire so his strength was not known 10 And Delilah said unto Samson Behold thou hast mocked me and told me lies now tell me I pray thee wherewith thou mightest be bound 11 And he said unto her If thou binde me fast with new ropes †Heb. wherewith work hath not been done that never were occupied then shall I be weak and be as another man 12 Delilah therefore took new ropes and bound him therewith and said unto him The Philistines be upon thee Samson And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber And he brake them from off his arms like a threed 13 And Delilah said unto Samson Hitherto thou hast mocked me and told me lies tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound And he said unto her If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web 14 And she fastned it with the pin and said unto him The Philistines be upon thee Samson And he awaked out of his sleep and went away with the pin of the beam and with the web 15 ¶ And she said unto him How canst thou say I love thee when thine heart is not with me Thou hast mocked me these three times and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth 16 And it came to pass when she pressed him daily with her words and urged him so that his soul was †Heb. shortned vexed unto death 17 That he told her all his heart and said unto her There hath not come a rasor upon mine head for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mothers womb if I be shaven then my strength will go from me and I shall become weak and be like any other man 18 And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines saying Come up this once for he hath shewed me all his heart Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her and brought money in their hand 19 And she make him sleep upon her knees and she called for a man and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head and she began to afflict him and his strength went from him 20 And she said The Philistines be upon thee Samson And he awoke out of his sleep and said I will go out as at other times before and shake my self And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him 21 ¶ But the Philistines took him and †Heb. bored out put out his eyes and brought him down to Gaza and bound him with fetters of brass and he did grinde in the prison-house 22 Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again ‖ Or as when he was shaves after he was shaven 23 Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god and to rejoyce for they said Our God hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand 24 And when the people saw him they praised their god for they said Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy and the destroyer of our countrey †Heb. and who multiplyed our slain which slew many of us 25 And it came to pass when their hearts were merry that they said Call for Samson that he may make us sport And they called for Samson out of the prison-house and he made †Heb. before them them sport and they set him between the pillars 26 And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand Suffer me that I may seel the pillars whereupon the house standeth that I may lean upon them 27 Now the house was full of men and women and all the lords of the Philistines were there and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women that beheld while Samson made sport 28 And Samson called unto the LORD and said O Lord GOD remember me I pray thee and strengthen me I pray thee onely this once O God that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes 29 And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood and ‖ Or. he leaned on them on which it was born up of the one with his right hand and of the other with his left 30 And Samson said Let †Heb. my soul me die with the Philistines and he howed himself with all his might and the house fell upon the lords and upon all the people that were therein so the dead which he slew at his death were mo then they which he slew in his life 31 Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down and took him and brought him up and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the burying-place of Manoah his father and he judged Israel twenty years CHAP. XVII 1 Of the money that Micah first stole then restored his mother maketh images 5 and he ornaments for them 7 He hireth a Levite to be his priest ANd there was a man of mount Ephraim whose name was Micah 2 And he said unto his mother The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee about which thou curledst and spakest of also in mine
before you and I am old and gray-headed and behold my sons are wâ—th you and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day 3 Behold * Ecclus 46.19 here I am witness against me before the LORD and before his anointed whose ox have I taken or whose ass have I taken or whom have I defrauded whom have I oppressed or of whose hand have I received any †Heb. ransom bribe ‖ Or that I should bide mine eyes at him to blinde mine eyes therewith and I will restore it you 4 And they said Thou hast not defrauded us nor oppressed us neither hast thou taken ought of any mans hand 5 And he said unto them The LORD is witness against you and his anointed is witness this day that ye have not found ought it my hand And they answered He is witness 6 ¶ And Samuel said unto the people It is the LORD that ‖ Or made advanced Moses and Aaron and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt 7 Now therefore stand still that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the †Heb. righteousnesses or benefits righteous acts of the LORD which he did †Heb. with to you and to your fathers 8 * Gen. 46.5 6. When Jacob was come into Egypt and your fathers cried unto the LORD then the LORD * Ex. 4.16 sent Moses and Aaron which brought forth your fathers out of Egypt and made them dwell in this place 9 And when they forgat the LORD their God * Judg. 4.2 he sold them into the hand of Sisera captain of the host of Hazor and into the hand of the Philistines and into the hand of the king of Moab and they fought against them 10 And they cried unto the LORD and said We have sinned because we have forsaken the LORD and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies we will serve thee 11 And the LORD sent Jerubbaal and Bedan and * Judges â—â— 1 Jephthah and Samuel and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side and ye dwelled safe 12 And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you ye said unto me Nay but a king shall reign over us when the LORD your God was your King 13 Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen and whom ye have desired and behold the LORD hath set a king over you 14 If ye will fear the LORD and serve him and obey his voice and not rebel against the †Heb. mouth commandment of the LORD then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you †Heb. be after continue following the LORD your God 15 But if ye will not obey the voice of the LORD but rebel against the commandment of the LORD then shall the hand of the LORD be against you as it was against your fathers 16 ¶ Now therefore stand and see this great thing which the LORD will do before your eyes 17 Is it not wheat-harvest to day I will call unto the LORD and he shall send thunder and rain that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great which ye have done in the sight of the LORD in asking you a king 18 So Samuel called unto the LORD and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel 19 And all the people said unto Samuel Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God that we die not for we have added unto all our sins this evil to ask us a king 20 ¶ And Samuel said unto the people Fear not ye have done all this wickedness yet turn not aside from following the LORD but serve the LORD with all your heart 21 And turn ye not aside for then should ye go after vain things which cannot profit nor deliver for they are vain 22 For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great names sake because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people 23 Moreover as for me God forbid that I should sin against the LORD †Heb. from ceasing in ceasing to pray for you but I will teach you the good and the right way 24 Onely fear the LORD and serve him in truth with all your heart for consider ‖ Or what a treat thing c. how great things he hath done for you 25 But if ye shall still do wickedly ye shall be consumed both ye and your king CHAP. XIII 1 Sauls selected band 3 He calleth the Hebrews to Gilgal against the Philistines whose garison Jonathan had smitten 5 The Philistines great host 6 The distress of the Israelites 8 Saul weary of staying for Samuel sacrificeth 11 Samuel reproveth him 17 The three spoiling hands of the Philistines 19 The policy of the Philistines to suffer no smith in Israel SAul †Heb. the son of one year in his reigning reigned one year and when he had reigned two years over Israel 2 Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Beth-el and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent 3 And Jonathan smote the garison of the Philistines that was in ‖ Or 〈◊〉 hiâ—â— Geba and the Philistines heard of it and Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land saying Let the Hebrews hear 4 And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten a garison of the Philistines and that Israel also †Heb. did stink was had in abomination with the Philistines and the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal 5 ¶ And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel thirty thousand chariots and six thousand horsmen and people as the sand which is on the sea-shore in multitude and they came up and pitched in Michmash east-ward from Beth-aven 6 When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait for the people were distressed then the people did hide themselves in caves and in thickets and in rocks and in high places and in pits 7 And some of the Hebrews went over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead as for Saul he was yet in Gilgal and all the people †Heb. trembled after him followed him trembling 8 ¶ * Ch. 10.8 And he carried seven days according to the set time that Samuel had appointed but Samuel came not to Gilgal and the people were scattered from him 9 And Saul said Bring hither a burnt-offering to me and peace-offerings And he offered the burnt-offering 10 And it came to pass that assoon as he had made an end of offering the burnt-offering behold Samuel came and Saul went out to meet him that he might †Heb. bless him salute him 11 ¶ And Samuel said What hast
light †Heb. of his feet of foot †Heb. as one of the roes that is in the field as a wilde roe 19 And Asahel pursued after Abner and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left †Heb. from after Abner from following Abner 20 Then Abner looked behinde him and said Art thou Asahel and he answered I am 21 And Abner said to him Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left and lay thee hold on one of the young men and take thee his ‖ Or spoil armour But Asahel would not turn aside from following of him 22 And Abner said again to Asahel Turn thee aside from following me wherefore should I smite thee to the ground how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother 23 Howbeit he refused to turn aside wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib that the spear came out behinde him and he fell down there and died in the same place and it came to pass that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still 24 Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon 25 ¶ And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner and became one troup and stood on the top of an hill 26 Then Abner called to Joab and said Shall the sword devour for ever knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end how long shall it be then ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren 27 And Joab said As God liveth unless thou hadst spoken surely then †Heb. from the morning in the morning the people had ‖ Or gone away gone up every one from following his brother 28 So Joab blew a trumpet and all the people stood still and pursued after Israel no more neither fought they any more 29 And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain and passed over Jordan and went through all Bithron and they came to Mahanaim 30 And Joab returned from following Abner and when he had gathered all the people together there lacked of Davids servants nineteen men and Asahel 31 But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin and of Abners men so that three hundred and threescore men died 32 ¶ And they took up Asahel and buried him in the sepulchre of his father which was in Beth-lehem and Joab and his men went all night and they came to Hebron at break of day CHAP. III. 1 During the war David still waxeth stronger 2 Six sons were born to him in Hebron 6 Abner displeased with Ish-bosheth 12 revolteth to David 13 David requireth a condition to bring him his wife Michal 17 Abner having communed with the Israelites is feasted by David and dismissed 22 Joab returning from battel is displeased with the king and killeth Abner 28 David curseth Joab 31 and mourneth for Abner NOw there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David but David waxed stronger and stronger and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker 2 ¶ And unto David were sons born in Hebron and his first-born was Amnon of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess 3 And his second Chileab of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite and the third Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur 4 And the fourth Adonijah the son of Haggith and the fifth Shephatiah the son of Abital 5 And the sixth Ithream by Eglah Davids wife these were born to David in Hebron 6 ¶ And it came to pass while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David that Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul 7 And Saul had a concubine whose name was * Chap. 21.10 Rizpah the daughter of Aiah and Ish-bosheth said unto Abner Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my fathers concubine 8 Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ish-bosheth and said Am I a dogs head which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father to his brethren and to his friends and have not delivered thee into the hand of David that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman 9 So do God to Abner and more also except as the LORD hath sworn to David even so I do to him 10 To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah from Dan even to Beer sheba 11 And he could not answer Abner a word again because he feared him 12 ¶ And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf saying Whose is the land saying also Make thy league with me and behold my hand shall be with thee to bring about all Israel unto thee 13 ¶ And he said Well I will make a league with thee but one thing I require of thee †Heb. saying that is Thou shalt not see my face except thou first bring Michal Sauls daughter when thou comest to see my face 14 And David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth Sauls son saying Deliver me my wife Michal which I espoused to me * 1 Sam. 18.25 27. for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines 15 And Ish-bosheth sent and took her from her husband even from * 1 Sam. 25.44 Phalti Phaltiel the son of Laish 16 And her husband went with her †Heb. going and weeping along weeping behinde her to Bahurim then said Abner unto him Go return And he returned 17 ¶ And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel saying Ye sought for David †Heb. both yesterday and the third day in times past to be king over you 18 Now then do it for the LORD hath spoken of David saying By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines and out of the hand of all their enemies 19 And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin 20 So Abner came to David to Hebron and twenty men with him and David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast 21 And Abner said unto David I will arise and go and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king that they may make a league with thee that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth And David sent Abner away and he went in peace 22 ¶ And behold the servants of David and Joab came from pursuing a troup and brought in a great spoil with them but Abner was not with David in Hebron for he had sent him away and he was gone in peace 23 When
So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem and saw not the kings face 29 Therefore Absalom sent for Joab to have sent him to the king but he would not come to him and when he sent again the second time he would not come 30 Therefore he said unto his servants See Joabs field is †Heb. near my place near mine and he hath barley there go and set in on fire and Absaloms servants set the field on fire 31 Then Joab arose and came to Absalom unto his house and said unto him Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire 32 And Absalom answered Joab Behold I sent unto thee saying Come hither that I may send thee to the king to say Wherefore am I come from Geshur it had been good for me to have been there still now therefore let me see the kings face and it there be any iniquity in me let him kill me 33 So Joab came to the king and told him and when he had called for Absalom he came to the king and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king and the king kissed Absalom CHAP. XV. 1 Absalom by fair speeches and courtesies stealeth the hearts of Israel 7Vnder pretence of a vow he obtaineth leave to go to Hebron 10 He maketh there a great conspiracy 13 David upon the news fleeth from Jerusalem 19 Ittai would not leave him 24 Zadok and Abiathar are sent back with the ark 30 David and his company go up mount Olivet weeping 31 He curseth Abithophels counsel 32 Hushai is sent back with instructions ANd it came to pass after this that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses and fifty men to run before him 2 And Absalom rose up early and stood beside the way of the gate and it was so that when any man that had a controversy †Heb. to come came to the king for judgement then Absalom called unto him and said Of what city art thou And he said Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel 3 And Absalom said unto him See thy matters are good and right but ‖ Or none will hear thee from the king downward there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee 4 Absalom said moreover O that I were made judge in the land that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me and I would do him justice 5 And it was so that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance he put forth his hand and took him and kissed him 6 And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgement so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel 7 ¶ And it came to pass after fourty years that Absalom said unto the king I pray thee let me go and pay my vow which I have vowed unto the LORD in Hebron 8 For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria saying If the LORD shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem then I will serve the LORD 9 And the king said unto him Go in peace So he arose and went to Hebron 10 ¶ But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel saying Assoon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet then ye shall say Absalom reigneth in Hebron 11 And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem that were called and they went in their simplicity and they knew not any thing 12 And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite Davids counsellour from his city even from Giloh while he offered sacrifices and the conspiracy was strong for the people increased continually with Absalom 13 ¶ And there came a messenger to David saying The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom 14 And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem Arise and let us flee for we shall not else escape from Absalom make speed to depart lest he overtake us suddenly and †Heb. thrustâ— bring evil upon us and smite the city with the edge of the sword 15 And the kings servants said unto the king Behold thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall †Heb. choose appoint 16 And the king went forth and all his houshold †Heb. at his feet after him and the king left ten women which were concubines to keep the house 17 And the king went forth and all the people after him and tarried in a place that was far off 18 And all his servants passed on beside him and all the Cherethites and all the Pelethites and all the Gittites six hundred men which came after him from Gath passed on before the king 19 ¶ Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite Wherefore goest thou also with us return to thy place and abide with the king for thou art a stranger and also an exile 20 Whereas thou camest but yesterday should I this day †Heb. make thee wander in going make thee go up and down with us seeing I go whither I may return thou and take back thy brethren mercy and truth be with thee 21 And Ittai answered the king and said As the LORD liveth and as my lord the king liveth surely in what place my lord the king shall be whether in death or life even there also will thy servant be 22 And David said to Ittai Go and pass over And Ittai the Gittite passed over and all his men and all the little ones that were with him 23 And all the countrey wept with a loud voice and all the people passed over the king also himself passed over the brook ‖ Called Job 18 1â— Ceâ—â—â— Kidron and all the people passed over toward the way of the wilderness 24 ¶ And so Zadok also and all the Levites were with him bearing the ark of the covenant of God and they set down the ark of God and Abiathar went up until all the people had done passing out of the city 25 And the king said unto Zadok Carry back the ark of God into the city if I shall finde favour in the eyes of the LORD he will bring me again and shew me both it and his habitation 26 But if he thus say I have no delight in thee behold here am I let him do to me as seemeth good unto him 27 The king said also unto Zadok the priest Art not thou a * 1 Sam. 9.9 seer return into the city in peace and your two sons with you Ahimaaz thy son and Jonathan the son of Abiathar 28 See I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness until there come word from you to certifie me 29 Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem and they tarried there 30 ¶ And David went up by the ascent of mount Oliver †Heb going up and weeping and wept as he went up and had his head covered and he went bare-foot and all the peâ—ple that was
him renowned ANd * Chap. 7.8 Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt and took Pharaohs daughter and brought her into the city of David until he had made an end of building his own house and the house of the LORD and the wall of Jerusalem round about 2 Onely the people sacrificed in high places because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD until those days 3 And Solomon loved the LORD walking in the statutes of David his father onely he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places 4 And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there for that was the great high place a thousand burnt-offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar 5 ¶ In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night and God said Ask what I shall give thee 6 And Solomon said Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great ‖ Or bounty mercy according as he walked before thee in truth and in righteousness and in uprightness of heart with thee and thou hast kept for him this great kindness that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne as it is this day 7 And now O LORD my God thou hast made thy servant king in stead of David my father and I am but a little childe I know not how to go out or come in 8 And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen a great people that cannot be numbred nor counted for multitude 9 * 2 Chr. â— 10 Give therefore thy servant an †Heb. hearing understanding heart to judge thy people that I may discern between good and bad for who is able to judge this thy so great a people 10 And the speech pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this thing 11 And God said unto him Because thou hast asked this thing and hast not asked for thy self †Heb. many days long life neither hast asked riches for thy self nor hast asked the life of thine enemies but hast asked for thy self understanding †Heb. to hear to discern judgement 12 Behold I have done according to thy words lo I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart so that there was none like thee before thee neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee 13 And I have also * Wisd 7.11 Mat. 6.33 given thee that which thou hast not asked both riches and honour so that there ‖ Or hath not been shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days 14 And if thou wilt walk in my ways to keep my statutes and my commandments * Chap. 15.5 as thy father David did walk then I will lengthen thy days 15 And Solomon awoke and behold it was a dream and he came to Jerufalem and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD and offered up burnt-offerings and offered peace offerings and made a feast to all his servants 16 ¶ Then came there two women that were harlots unto the king and stood before him 17 And the one woman said O my lord I and this woman dwell in one house and I was delivered of a childe with her in the house 18 And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered that this woman was delivered also and we were together there was no stranger with us in the house save we two in the house 19 And this womans childe died in the night because she overlaid it 20 And she arose at midnight and took my son from beside me while thine hand-maid slept and laid it in her bosom and laid her dead childe in my bosom 21 And when I rose in the morning to give my childe suck behold it was dead but when I had considered it in the morning behold it was not my son which I did bear 22 And the other woman said Nay but the living is my son and the dead is thy son and this said No but the dead is thy son and the living is my son Thus they spake before the king 23 Then said the king The one saith This is my son that liveth and thy son is the dead and the other saith Nay but thy son is the dead and my son is the living 24 And the king said Bring me a sword And they brought a sword before the king 25 And the king said Divide the living childe in two and give half to the one and half to the other 26 Then spake the woman whose the living childe was unto the king for her bowels †Heb. were â—et yerned upon her son and she said O my lord give her the living childe and in no wise slay it but the other said Let it be neither mine nor thine but divide it 27 Then the king answered and said Give her the living childe and in no wise slay it she is the mother thereof 28 And all Israel heard of the judgement which the king had judged and they feared the king for they saw that the wisdom of God was †Heb. in the midst of him in him to do judgement CHAP. IV. 1 Solomons princes 7 His twelve officers for provision 20 24 The peace and largeness of his kingdom 22 His daily provision 26 His stables 29 His wisdom SO king Solomon was king over all Israel 2 And these were the princes which he had Azariah the son of Zadok ‖ Or the chief officer the priest 3 Elihoreph and Ahiah the sons of Shisha ‖ Or secretaries scribes Jehosaphat the son of Ahilud the ‖ Or rein in braâ—cer recorder 4 And Benaiah the son of Jeholada was over the host and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests 5 And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer and the kings friend 6 And Ahishar was over the houshold and * Ch. 5.14 Adoniram the son of Abda was over the ‖ Or levy tribute 7 ¶ And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel which provided victuals for the king and his houshold each man his moneth in a year made provision 8 And these are their names ‖ Or. Ben-bur The son of Hur in mount Ephraim 9 ‖ Or Ben-dekar The son of Dekar in Makaz and in Shaalbim and Beth-shemeth and Elon-beth-hanan 10 ‖ Or Ben-hesed The son of Hesed in Aruboth to him pertained Sochoh and all the land of Hepher 11 ‖ Or Ben-abinadab The son of Abinadab in all the region of Dor which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife 12 Baana the son of Ahilud to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo and all Beth-shean which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam 13 ‖ Or Ben-â—ebâ—â— The son of Geber in Ramoth-gilead to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh which are in Gilead to him also pertained the region
earth thou hast made heaven earth 16 LORD bow down thine ear and hear open LORD thine eyes and see and hear the words of Sennacherib which hath sent him to reproach the living God 17 Of a truth LORD the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands 18 And have †Heb. given cast their gods into the fire for they were no gods but the work of mens hands wood and stone therefore they have destroyed them 19 Now therefore O LORD our God I beseech thee save thou us out of his hand that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD God even thou onely 20 ¶ Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah saying Thus saith the LORD God of Israel That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard 21 This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning him The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee and laughed thee to scorn the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee 22 Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice and lift up thine eyes on high even against the holy One of Israel 23 †Heb. by the hand of By thy messengers thou hast reproached the LORD and hast said With the multâ—tude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains to the sides of Lehanon and will cut down †Heb. the tainess c. the tall cedar trees thereof and the choice fir-trees thereof and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders and into ‖ Or the forest and his fruitful field the forest of his Carmel 24 I have digged and drunk strange waters and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of ‖ Or fentel besieged places 25 ‖ Or Hast thou not heard how I have made it long ago and formed it of ancient times should I now bring it to be laid waste and senced cities to be ruinous heaps Hast thou not heard long ago how I have done it and of ancient times that I have formed it now have I brought it to pass that thou shouldest be to lay waste tenced cities into ruinous heaps 26 Therefore their inhabitants were †Heb. short of cand of small power they were dismayed and confounded they were as the grass of the field and as the green herb as the grass on the hous-tops and as corn blasted before it be grown up 27 But I know thy ‖ Or sitting abode and thy going out and thy coming in and thy rage against me 28 Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears therefore I will put my hook in thy nose and my bridle in thy lips and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest 29 And this shall be a signe unto thee Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves and in the second year that which springeth of the same and in the third year sowe ye and reap and plant vineyards and eat the fruits thereof 30 And †Heb. the escapinâ— of the house of Judah that remaineth the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall yet again take root downward and bear fruit upward 31 For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant and †Heb. the escaping they that escape out of mount Zion the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this 32 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria He shall not come into this city nor shoot an arrow there nor come before it with shield nor cast a bank against it 33 By the way that he came by the same shall he return and shall not come into this city saith the LORD 34 For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake and for my servant Davids sake 35 ¶ And * Isa 37.36 Ecclus 48.21 1 Mac. â— 41 2 Mac. 8.19 it came to pass that night that the angel of the LORD went out and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand and when they arose early in the morning behold they were all dead corpses 36 So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and went and returned and dwelt at Nineveh 37 And it came to pass as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god that Adrammelech and Sharezer * Tob. 1.21 his sons smote him with the sword and they escaped into the land of †Heb. Aâ—â—rat Armenia and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead CHAP. XX. 1 Hezekiah having received a message of death by prayer hath his life lengthned 8 The sun â—oeth ten degrees backward for a signe of that promise 12 Berodach-baladan sending to visit Hezekiah because of the wonder hath notice of his treasures 14 Isaiah understanding thereof foretelleth the Babylonian captivity 20 Manasseh succeedeth Hezekiah IN * 2 Chr. 32.24 Isa 3â— 1 those days was Hezekiah sick unto death and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him and said unto him Thus saith the LORD †Heb. give charge concerning thine house Set thine house in order for thou shalt die and not live 2 Then he turned his face to the wall and prayed unto the LORD saying 3 I beseech thee O LORD remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart and have done that which is good in thy sight and Hezekiah wept †Heb. with a great weeping sore 4 And it came to pass afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle ‖ Or city court that the word of the LORD came to him saying 5 Turn again and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people Thus saith the LORD the God of David thy father I have heard thy prayer I have seen thy tears behold I will heal thee on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD 6 And I will add unto thy days fifteen years and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria and I will defend this city for mine own sake and for my servant Davids sake 7 And Isaiah said Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boyl and he recovered 8 ¶ And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah What shall be the signe that the LORD will heal me and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day 9 And Isaiah said This signe shalt thou have of the LORD that the LORD will do the thing that he hath spoken shall the shadow go forward ten degrees or go back ten degrees 10 And Hezekiah answered It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees nay but let the shadow return backward ten degrees 11 And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD and * Isa 28.8 Ecclus 48.23 he brought the shadow ten
the LORD 6 ¶ Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel and the captains of thousands and of hundreds with the rulers over the kings work offered willingly 7 And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams and of silver ten thousand talents and of brass eighteen thousand talents and one hundred thousand talents of iron 8 And they with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of the LORD by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite 9 Then the people rejoyced for that they offered willingly because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD and David the king also rejoyced with great joy 10 ¶ Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation and David said Blessed be thou LORD God of Israel our father for ever and ever 11 * â—â—â—t 6.13 1 Tim. 1 1â— Rev. 5.13 Thine O LORD is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine thine is the kingdom O LORD and thou art exalted as head above all 12 Both riches and honour come of thee and thou reignest over all and in thine hand is power and might and in thine hand it is to make great and to give strength unto all 13 Now therefore our God we thank thee and praise thy glorious name 14 But who am I and what is my people that we should †Heb. retain or obtain strength be able to offer so willingly after this sort for all things come of thee and †Heb. of thine hand of thine own have we given thee 15 For * Ps 39.12 Heb. 11.13 1 Pet. 2.11 we are strangers before thee and sojourners as were all our fathers * Ps 90.9 our days on the earth are as a shadow and there is none †Heb. expectation abiding 16 O LORD our God all this store that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand and is all thine own 17 I know also my God that thou * 1 Sam. 16.7 Ch. 28.9 triest the heart and hast pleasure in uprightness As for me in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things and now have I seen with joy thy people which are ‖ Or found present here to offer willingly unto thee 18 O LORD God of Abraham Isaac and of Israel our fathers keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people and ‖ Or. stablish prepare their heart unto thee 19 And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart to keep thy commandments thy testimonies and thy statutes and to do all these things and to build the palace for the which I have made provision 20 ¶ And David said to all the congregation Now bless the LORD your God And all the congregation blessed the LORD God or their fathers and bowed down their heads and worshipped the LORD and the king 21 And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the LORD and offered burnt-offerings unto the LORD on the morrow after that day even a thousand bullocks a thousand rams and a thousand lambs with their drink-offerings and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel 22 And did eat and drink before the LORD on that day with great gladness and they made Solomon the son of David king the second time and * 1 Kin. 1.39 anointed him unto the LORD to be the chief governour and Zadok to be priest 23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king in stead of David his father and prospered and all Israel obeyed him 24 And all the princes and the mighty men and all the sons likewise of king David †Heb. gave the hand under Solomon submitted themselves unto Solomon the king 25 And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel and * 1 Kin. 3.13 2 Chr. 1.12 Eccles 2.9 bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel 26 ¶ Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel 27 And the time that he reigned over Israel was fourty years seven years reigned he in Hebron and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem 28 And he died in a good old age full of days riches and honour and Solomon his son reigned in his stead 29 Now the acts of David the king first and last behold they are written in the ‖ Or history †Heb. words book of Samuel the seer and in the book of Nathan the prophet and in the book of Gad the seer 30 With all his reign and his might and the times that went over him and over Israel and over all the kingdoms of the countreys ¶ The second book of the CHRONICLES CHAP. I. 1 The solemn offering of Solomon at Gibeon 7 Solomons choice of wisdom is blessed by God 13 Solomons strength and wealth ANd * 1 King 1.46 Solomon the son of David was strengthned in his kingdom and the LORD his God was with him and magnified him exceedingly 2 Then Solomon spake unto all Israel to the captains of thousands and of hundreds and to the judges and to every governour in all Israel the chief of the fathers 3 So Solomon and all the congregation with him went to the high place that was at * 1 Kin. 3.4 1 Chr. 16.39 21.29 Gibeon for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the wilderness 4 * 2 Sam. 6.2 â—â— But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjath-jearim to the place which David had prepared for it for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem 5 Moreover * Ex. 38.1 the brasen altar that Bezaleel the son of Uri the son of Hur had made ‖ Or â—â—s there he put before the tabernacle of the LORD and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it 6 And Solomon went up thither to the brasen altar before the LORD which was at the tabernacle of the congregation and offered a thousand burnt-offerings upon it 7 ¶ In that night did God appear unto Solomon and said unto him Ask what I shall give thee 8 And Solomon said unto God Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my father and hast made me * 1 Chr. 28. â— to reign in his stead 9 Now O LORD God let thy promise unto David my father be established * 1 King 3. â— for thou hast made me king over a people †Heb. much as the dust of the â—â—â—th like the dust of the earth in multitude 10 * 1 King 3.9 Give me now wisdom and knowledge that I may * Numb 27.17 go out and come in before this people for who can judge this thy people that is
commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers and to do the law and the commandment 5 Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the †Heb. sun-images images and the kingdom was quiet before him 6 ¶ And he built fenced cities in Judah for the land had rest and he had no war in those years because the LORD had given him rest 7 Therefore he said unto Judah Let us build these cities and make about them walls and towers gates and bars while the land is yet before us because we have sought the LORD our God we have sought him and he hath given us rest on every side so they built and prospered 8 And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears out of Judah three hundred thousand and out of Benjamin that bare shields and drew bowes two hundred and fourscore thousand all these were mighty men of valour 9 ¶ * Chap. 16.8 And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand and three hundred chariots and came unto Mareshah 10 Then Asa went out against him and they set the battel in aray in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah 11 And Asa cried unto the LORD his God and said LORD it is * 1 Sam. 14.6 nothing with thee to help whether with many or with them that have no power help us O LORD our God for we rest on thee and in thy name we go against this multitude O LORD thou art our God set not ‖ Or mortal man man prevail against thee 12 So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah and the Ethiopians fled 13 And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar and the Ethiopians were overthrown that they could not recover themselves for they were †Heb. broken destroyed before the LORD and before his host and they carried away very much spoil 14 And they smote all the cities round about Gerar for the fear of the LORD came upon them and they spoiled all the cities for there was exceeding much spoil in them 15 They smote also the tents of cattel and carried away sheep and camels in abundance and returned to Jerusalem CHAP. XV. 1 Asa with Judah and many of Israel moved by the prophesie of Azariah the son of Oded make a solemn covenant with God 16 He putteth down Maachah his mother for her idolatry 18 He bringeth dedicate things into the house of God and enjoyeth a long peace ANd the spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded 2 And he went out †Heb. before Asa to meet Asa and said unto him Hear ye me Asa and all Judah and Benjamin The LORD is with you while ye be with him and if ye seek him he will be found of you but if ye forsake him he will forsake you 3 Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God and without a teaching priest and without law 4 But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel and sought him he was found of them 5 And in those times there was no peace to him that went out nor to him that came in but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countreys 6 And nation was †Heb. beaten in pieces destroyed of nation and city of city for God did vex them with all adversity 7 Be ye strong therefore and let not your hands be weak for your work shall be rewarded 8 And when Asa heard these words and the prophesie of Oded the prophet he took courage and put away the †Heb. abominations abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim and renewed the altar of the LORD that was before the porch of the LORD 9 And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh and out of Simeon for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance when they saw that the LORD his God was with him 10 So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third moneth in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa 11 And they offered unto the LORD †Heb. in that day the same time of the spoil which they had brought seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep 12 And they entred into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul 13 That whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel * Deut. 13.9 should be put to death whether small or great whether man or woman 14 And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice and with shouting and with trumpets and with cornets 15 And all Judah rejoyced at the oath for they had sworn with all their heart and sought him with their whole desire and he was found of them and the LORD gave them rest round about 16 ¶ And also concerning * 1 Kin. 15.13 Maachah the mother of Asa the king he removed her from being queer because she had made an †Heb. borrour idol in a grove and Asa cut down her idol and stamped it and burnt it at the brook Kidron 17 But the high places were not taken away out of Israel nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days 18 ¶ And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated and that he himself had dedicated silver and gold and vessels 19 And there was no more war unto the sive and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa CHAP. XVI 1 Asa by the aid of the Syrians diverteth Baasha from building of Ramah 7 Being reproved thereof by Hanani be putteth him in prison 11 Among his other acts in his disease he seeketh not to God but to the physitians 13 His death and burial IN the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa * 1 Kin. 15.17 Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah and built Ramah to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah 2 Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the kings house and sent to Ben-hadad king of Syria that dwelt at †Heb. Darmesek Damascus saying 3 There is a league between me and thee as there was between my father and thy father behold I have sent thee silver and gold go break thy league with Baasha king of Israel that he may depart from me 4 And Ben-hadad hearkned unto king Asa and sent the captains of †Heb. which were his his armies against the cities of Israel and they smote ljon and Dan and Abel-maim and all the store cities of Naphtali 5 And it came to pass when Baasha heard it that he left off building of Ramah and let
in his transgression have we prepared and sanctified and behold they are before the altar of the LORD 20 ¶ Then Hezekiah the king rose early and gathered the rulers of the city and went up to the house of the LORD 21 And they brought seven bullocks and seven rams and seven lambs and seven he-goats for a * Levit. â— 14 sin-offering for the kingdom and for the sanctuary and for Judah and he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the LORD 22 So they killed the bullocks and the priests received the bloud and * Levit. 8.14 1â— Heb. 9.21 sprinkled it on the altar likewise when they had killed the rams they sprinkied the bloud upon the altar they killed also the lambs and they sprinkled the bloud upon the altar 23 And they brought †Heb. near forth the he-goats for the sin-offering before the king and the congregation and they laid their * Levit. 4.15 hands upon them 24 And the priests killed them and they made reconciliation with their bloud upon the altar to make an atonement for all Israel for the king commanded that the burnt-offering and the sin-offering should be made for all Israel 25 * 1 Chron 16.4 and 25.6 And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals with psalteries and with harps according to the commandment of David and of Gad the kings seer and Nathan the prophet for so was the commandment †Heb. by the hand of the LORD of the LORD †Heb. by the hand of by his prophets 26 And the Levites stood with the instruments of David and the priests with the trumpets 27 And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt-offering upon the altar and †Heb. in the time when the burnt-offering began the song of the LORD beâ—an also with the trumpets and with the †Heb. hands of instruments instruments ordained by David king of Israel 28 And all the congregation worshipped and the †Heb. song singers sang and the trumpeters sounded and all this continued until the burnt-offering was finished 29 And when they had made an end of offering the king and all that were †Heb. sound present with him bowed themselves and worshipped 30 Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the LORD with the words of David and of Asaph the seer and they sang praises with gladness and they bowed their heads and worshipped 31 Then Hezekiah answered and said Now ye have ‖ Or filled your hand consecrated your selves unto the LORD come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the LORD And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank-offerings and as many as were of a free heart burnt-offerings 22 And the number of the burnt offerings which the congregation brought was threescore and ten bulloâ—ks an hundred rams and two hundred lambs all these were for a burnt-offering to the LORD 33 And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep 34 But the priests were too sew so that they could not stay all the burnt-offerings wherefore their brethren the Levites †Heb. strengthned them did help them till the work was ended and until the other priests had sanctified themselves for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctifie themselves then the priests 35 And also the burnt-offerings were in abundance with the fat of the peace-offerings and the drink-offerings for every burnt-offering So the service of the house of the LORD was set in order 36 And Hezekiah rejoyced and all the people that God had prepared the people for the thing was done suddenly CHAP. XXX 1 Hezekiah proclaimeth a solemn pass-over on the second moneth for Judah and Israel 13 The assembly having destroyed the altars of idolatry keep the feast fourteen days 27 The priests and Levites bless the people ANd Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah and wrote letters also to Eparaim and Manasseh that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem to keep the pass-over unto the LORD God of Israel 2 For the king had taken counsel and his princes and all the congregation in Jerusalem to keep the pass-over in the second * Num. 9.10 11. moneth 3 For they could not keep it at that time because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem 4 And the thing †Heb. was right in the eyes of the king pleased the king and all the congregation 5 So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel from Beer sheba even to Dan that they should come to keep the pass-over unto the LORD God of Israel at Jerusalem for they had not done it of a long time in such sort as it was written 6 So the posts went with the letters †Heb. from the â—â—nd from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah and according to the commandment of the king saying Ye children of Israel turn again unto the LORD God of Abraham Isaac and Israel and he will return to the remnant of you that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria 7 And be not ye like your fathers and like your brethren which trespassed against the LORD God of their fathers who therefore gave them up to desolation as ye see 8 Now †Heb. â—arden not your necks be ye not stiff-necked as your fathers were but †Heb. give the hâ—nd yeeld your selves unto the LORD and enter into his sanctuary which he hath sanctified for ever and serve the LORD your God that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you 9 For if ye turn again unto the LORD your brethren and your children shall finde compassion before them that lead them captive so that they shall come again into this land for the LORD your God is * Exod. 34.6 gracious and merciful and will not turn away his face from you if ye return unto him 10 So the posts passed from city to city through the countrey of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun but they laughed them to scorn and mocked them 11 Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem 12 Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes by the word of the LORD 13 ¶ And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second moneth a very great congregation 14 And they arose and took away the * Chap. 28 24. altars that were in Jerusalem and all the altars for incense took they away and cast them into the brook Kidron 15 Then they killed the pass-over on the fourteenth day of the second moneth and the priests and the Levites were
had brought their counsel to nought that we returned all of us to the wall every one unto his work 16 And it came to pass from that time forth that the half of my servants wrought in the work and the other hall of them held both the spears the shields and the bowes and the habergeons and the rulers were behinde all the house of Judah 17 They which builded on the wall and they that bare burdens with those that laded every one with one of his hands wrought in the work and with the other hand held a weapon 18 For the builders every one had his sword girded †Heb. on tâ—â— loyns by his side and so builded and he that sounded the trumpet was by me 19 ¶ And I said unto the nobles and to the rulers and to the rest of the people The work is great and large and we are separated upon the wall one far from another 20 In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet resort ye thither unto us our God shall sight for us 21 So we laboured in the work and half of them held the spears from the riâ—ing of the morning till the stars appeared 22 Likewise at the same time said I unto the people Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem that in the night they may be a guard to us and labour on the day 23 So neither I nor my brethren nor my servants nor the men of the guard which followed me none of us put off our clothes ‖ Or every one went with his weapon for water saving that every one put them off for washing CHAP. V. 1 The Jews complain of their debt morgage and bondage 6 Nehemiah rebuketh the usurerâ— and causeth them to make a covenant of restitution 14 He forbeareth his own allowance and keepeth hospitality ANd there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews 2 For there were that said We our sons and our daughters are many therefore we take up corn for them that we may eat and live 3 Some also there were that said We have morgaged our lands vineyards and houses that we might buy corn because of the dearth 4 There were also that said We have borrowed money for the kings tribute and that upon our lands and vineyards 5 Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren our children as their children and so we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already neither is it in our power to redeem them for other men have our lands and vineyards 6 ¶ And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words 7 Then †Heb. my heart consulted in me I consulted with my self and I rebuked the nobles and the rulers and said unto them You exact usury every one of his brother And I set a great assembly against them 8 And I said unto them We after our ability have * Levit. 23.48 redeemed our brethren the Jews which were sold unto the heathen and will you even sell your brethren or shall they be sold unto us Then held they their peace and found nothing to answer 9 Also I said It is not good that ye do ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies 10 I likewise and my brethren and my servants might exact of them money and corn I pray you let us leave off this usury 11 Restore I pray you to them even this day their lands their vineyards their olive-yards and their houses also the hundredth part of the money and of the corn the wine and the oyl that ye exact of them 12 Then said they We will restore them and will require nothing of them so will we do as thou sayest Then I â—alled the priests and took an oath of them that they should do according to this promise 13 Also I sheok my lap and said So God shake out every man from his house and from his labour that performeth not this promise even thus be he shaken out and †Heb. empty or void emptied And all the congregation said Amen and praised the LORD And the people did according to this promise 14 ¶ Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governour in the land of Judah from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king that is twelve years I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governour 15 But the former governours that had been before me were chargeable unto the people and had taken of them bread and wine beside fourty shekels of silver yea even their servants bare rule over the people but so did not I because of the fear of God 16 Yea also I continued in the work of this wall neither bought we any land and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work 17 Moreover there were at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers besides those that came unto us from among the heathen that are about us 18 Now that which was prepared for me daily was one or and six choice sheep also fowls were prepared for me and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine yet for all this required not I the bread of the governour because the bondage was heavy upon this people 19 * Chap. 13.22 Think upon me my God for good according to all that I have done for this people CHAP. VI. 1 Sanballat practiseth by craft by rumour by hired prophesies to terrifie Nehemiah 15 The work is finished to the terrour of the enemies 17 Secret intelligence â—asseth â—etween the enemies and the nobles of Judab NOw it came to pass when Sanballat and Tobiah and Geshem the Arabian and the rest of our enemies heard that I had buiâ—led the wall and that there was no breach left therein though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates 2 That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me saying Come let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono but they thought to do me mischief 3 And I sent messengers unto them saying I am doing a great work so that I cannot come down why should the work cease whilest I leave it and come down to you 4 Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort and I answered them after the same manner 5 Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand 6 Wherein was written It is reported among the heathen and ‖ Or Geshem vers 2 Gashmu saith it that thou and the Jews think to rebel for which cause thou buildest the wall that thou mayest be their king according to these words 7 And thou haft also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem saying
LORD is King for ever and ever the heathen are perished out of his land 17 LORD thou hast heard the desire of the humble thou wilt ‖ Or establish prepare their heart thou wilt cause thine car to hear 18 To judge the fatherless and the oppressed that the man of the earth may no more ‖ Or terrifie oppress PSAL. XI 1 David encourageth himself in God against his enemies 4 The providence and justice of God ¶ To the chief musician A psalm of David IN the LORD put I my trust how say ye to my soul Flee as a bird to your mountain 2 For lo the wicked bend their bowe they make ready their arrow upon the string that they may †Heb. in darkness privily shoot at the upright in heart 3 If the foundations be destroyed what can the righteous do 4 * Hab. 2.20 The LORD is in his holy temple the LORDS throne is in heaven his eyes behold his eye-lids try the children of men 5 The LORD trieth the righteous but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth 6 Upon the wicked he shall rain snares fire and brimstone and ‖ Or a burning tempest an horrible tempest this shall be the portion of their cup. 7 For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness his countenance doth behold the upright PSAL. XII 1 David destitute of humane comfort craveth help of God 3 He comforteth himself with Gods judgements on the wicked and confidence in Gods tried promises ¶ To the chief musician ‖ Or upon the eighth upon Sheminith A psalm of David ‖ Or Save HElp LORD for the godly man ceaseth for the faithful fail from among the children of men 2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour with flattering lips and with †Heb. an heart and an heart a double heart do they speak 3 The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips and the tongue that speaketh †Heb. great things proud things 4 Who have said With our tongue will we prevail our lips †Heb. are with us are our own who is lord over us 5 For the oppression of the poor for the sighing of the needy now will I arise saith the LORD I will let him in safety from him that ‖ Or would ensnare him pusseth at him 6 The words of the LORD are pure words * 2 Sam. â—2 31 Psal 18.30 119.140 Prov. 30.5 as silver tried in a furnace of earth purâ—â—ied seven times 7 Thou shalt keep them O LORD thou shalt preserve †Heb. him that is every one of them them from this generation for ever 8 The wicked walk on every side when †Heb. the vilest of the sons of men are exalted the vilest men are exalted PSAL. XIII 1 David complaineth of delay in help 3 He prayeth for preventing grace 5 He â—â—asieth of divinemeâ—e◠¶ To the â—â—â—hief muâ—â—â—an Or overâ—â—â—â— A psalm of David HOW long wilt thou forget me O LORD for ever how long wilt thou hide thy face from me How long shall I take counsel my soul having sorrow in my heart daily how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me 3 Consider and hear me O LORD my God lighten mine eyes lest I sleep the sleep of death 4 Lest mine enemy say I have prevailed against him and those that trouble me rejoyce when I am moved 5 But I have trusted in thy mercy my heart shall rejoyce in thy salvation 6 I will sing unto the LORD because he hath dealt bountifully with me PSAL. XIV 1 David describeth the corruption of a natural man â— He convinceth the wicked by the liglt of their conscience 7 He clâ—rieth in the salvation of God ¶ To the chief musician A psalm of David THe * Psal 10.4 53.1 fool hath said in his heart There is no God they are corrupt they have done abominable works there is none that doeth good 2 The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men to see if there were any that did understand and seek God 3 They are all gone aside they are all together become †Heb. stinking filthy * Rom. 3.10 there is none that doeth good no not one 4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge who eat up my people as they eat bread and call not upon the LORD 5 There †Heb. they fearel a fear were they in great fear for God is in the generation of the righteous 6 You have shamed the counsel of the poor because the LORD is his refuge 7 †Heb. Who will give c. O that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people Jacob shall rejoyce and Israel shall be glad PSAL. XV. David describeth a citizen of Zion ¶ A psalm of David LORD * Psal â—4 3 c. who shall †Heb. sojourn abide in thy tabernacle who shall dwell in thy holy hill 2 * Isa 33.15 He that walketh uprightly and worketh righteousness and speaketh the truth in his heart 3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue nor doeth evil to his neighbour nor ‖ Or receiveth or endureth taketh up a reproach against his neighbour 4 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned but he honoureth them that fear the LORD be that sweareth to his own hurt and changeth not 5 * Ex. 22 25. Lev. 25.36 Deu. 23.19 Ezek. 18.8 22.12 He that putteth not out his money to usury nor taketh reward against the innocent He that doeth these things shall never be moved PSAL. XVI 1 David in distrust of merits and hatred of idolatry fleeth to God for preservation 5 He sheweth the hope of his calling of the resurrection and life everlasting ¶ ‖ Or a golden psalm of David Michâ—am of David PReserve me O God for in thee do I put my trust 2 O mâ— soul thou haâ—t said unto the LORD Thou art my Lord * Job 22.2 35.7 Psal 50.9 my goodness extendeth not to thee 3 But to the saints that are in the earth and to the excellent in whom is all my delight 4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that ‖ Or give gifts to another hasten after another god their drink-offerings of bloud will I not offer nor take up their names into my lips 5 * Deu. 32.9 Lam. 3 14. The LORD is the portion †Heb. of my part of mine inheritance and of my cup thou maintainest my lot 6 The lines are faln unto me in pleasant placet yea I have a goodly heritage 7 I will bless the LORD who hath given me counsel my reins also instruct me in the night-seasons 8 * Acts 2. â—5 I have set the LORD always before me because he is at my right hand I shall not be moved 9 Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoyceth my flesh also shall †Heb. dwell confidently rest in
21 Blessed be the LORD for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a ‖ Or fenced city strong city 22 For I said in my haste I am cut off from before thine eyes nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee 23 O love the LORD all ye his saints for the LORD preserveth the faithful and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer 24 * Psal 27.14 Be of good courage and he shall strengthen your heart all ye that hope in the LORD PSAL. XXXII 1 Blessedness consisteth in remission of sins 3 Confession of sins giveth ease to the conscience 8 Gods promises bring joy ¶ ‖ Or a psalm of David giving instruction A psalm of David Maschil BLessed is he whose * Rom. 4.7 transgression is forgiven whose sin is covered 2 Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity and in whose spirit there is no guile 3 When I kept silence my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long 4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me my moisture is turned into the drought of summer Selah 5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee and mine iniquity have I not hid * Prov. 28.13 Isa 65.24 1 John 1.9 I said I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin Selah 6 For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee †Heb. in a time of finding in a time when thou mayest be found surely in the stouds of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him 7 * Psal 9.9 Thou art my hiding place thou shalt preserve me from trouble thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance Selah 8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go †Heb. I will counsel thee mine eye shall be upon thee I will guide thee with mine eye 9 * Prov. 26.3 .. Be ye not as the horse or as the mule which have no understanding whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle lest they come near unto thee 10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked but he that trusteth in the LORD mercy shall compass him about 11 Be glad in the LORD and rejoyce ye righteous and shout for joy all ye that are upright in heart PSAL. XXXIII 1 God is to be praised for his goodness 6 for his power 12 and for his providence 20 Confidence is to be placed in God REjoyce in the LORD O ye righteous for praise is comely for the upright 2 Praise the LORD with harp sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings 3 Sing unto him a new song play skilfully with a loud noise 4 For the word of the LORD is right and all his works are done in truth 5 He loveth righteousness and judgement * Psal 119.64 the earth is full of the ‖ Or mercy goodness of the LORD 6 * Gen. 1.6 7. By the word of the LORD were the heavens made and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth 7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap he layeth up the depth in store-houses 8 Let all the earth fear the LORD let all the inhabitants of the world stand in aw of him 9 For he spake and it was done he commanded and it stood fast 10 * Isa 19.3 The LORD †Heb. maketh frustrate bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought he maketh the devices of the people of none effect 11 * Prov. 19.21 Isa 46.10 The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever the thoughts of his heart †Heb. to generation and generation to all generations 12 * Psal 65.4 144.15 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance 13 The LORD looketh from heaven he beholdeth all the sons of men 14 From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth 15 He fashioneth their hearts alike he considereth all their works 16 There is no king saved by the multitude of an host a mighty man is not delivered by much strength 17 An horse is a vain thing for safety neither shall he deliver any by his great strength 18 * Job 36.7 Psal 34.15 1 Pet. 3.12 Behold the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him upon them that hope in his mercy 19 To deliver their soul from death to keep them alive in famine 20 Our soul waiteth for the LORD he is our help and our shield 21 For our heart shall rejoyce in him because we have trusted in his holy name 22 Let thy mercy O LORD be upon us according as we hope in thee PSAL. XXXIV 1 David praiseth God and exhorteth others thereto by his experience 8 They are blessed that trust in God 11 He exhorteth to the fear of God 15 The priviledges of the righteous ¶ A psalm of David when he changed his behaviour before ‖ Or Achis◠1 Sam. 21.11 Abimelech who drove him away and he departed I Will bless the LORD at all times his praise shall continually be in my mouth 2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD the humble shall hear thereof and be glad 3 O magnifie the LORD with me and let us exalt his name together 4 I sought the LORD and he heard me and delivered me from all my fears 5 They looked unto him and ‖ Or they flowed unto him were lightned and their faces were not ashamed 6 This poor man cried and the LORD heard him and saved him out of all his troubles 7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him and delivereth them 8 O taste and see that the LORD is good blessed is the man that trusteth in him 9 O fear the LORD ye his saints for there is no want to them that fear him 10 The young lions do lack and suffer hunger but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing 11 Come ye children hearken unto me I will teach you the fear of the LORD 12 * 1 Pet 3.10 What man is he that desireth life and loveth many days that he may see good 13 Keep thy tongue from evil and thy lips from speaking guile 14 Depart from evil and do good seek peace and pursue it 15 * Job 36.7 Psal 33.18 1 Pet. 3.12 The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous and his ears are open unto their cry 16 The face of the LORD is against them that do evil to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth 17 The righteous cry and the LORD heareth and delivereth them out of all their troubles 18 The LORD is nigh †Heb. to the broken of heart unto them that are of a broken heart and saveth †Heb. contrite of spirit such as be of a contrite spirit 19
LORD make me to know mine end and the measure of my days what it is that I may know ‖ Or what time I have here how frail I am 5 Behold thou hast made my days as an hand breadth and mine age is as nothing before thee verily every man †Heb. sâ—â—tled at his best state is altogether * Psa 62.9 144.4 vanity Selah 6 Surely every man walketh in †Heb. an image a vain shew surely they are disquieted in vain he heapeth up riches and knoweth not who shall gather them 7 And now Lord what wait I for my hope is in thee 8 Deliver me from all my transgressions make me not the reproach of the foolish 9 I was dumb I opened not my mouth because thou didst it 10 Remove thy stroke away from me I am consumed by the †Heb. conflict blow of thine hand 11 When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity thou makest †Heb. that which is to be desire iâ— him tomelt away his beauty to consume away like a moth surely every man is vanity Selah 12 Hear my praver O LORD and give ear unto my crie hold not thy peace at my hâ—ars * Lev. 25.23 1 Chr. 29.15 Ps 119.19 Heb. 11.13 1 Pet. 2.11 for I am a stranger with thee and a sojournour as all my â—ather were 13 O spaâ—e me that I may recover strength before I go hence and be no more PSAL. XL. 1 The benefit of confidence in God 6 Obedience is the best sacrifice 11 The sense of Davids evils infiameth his prayer ¶ To the chief musician A psalm of David †Heb. In waiting I waited I waited patiently for the LORD and he inclined unto me and heard my crie 2 He brought me up also out of †Heb. a pit of wise an herrible pit out of the mity clay and set my 〈◊〉 upon a roâ—â— and establishâ—â— my goings 3 And he hath â—ut a new song in my mouth even praise unto our God many shall â—â—e it and fear and shall trust in the LORD 4 Blessâ—â— is that man that maketh the LORD his trust and respecteth not the proud nor such as turn aâ—ide to lies 5 Many O LORD my God arâ— thy wonderful works which thou hast done and thy thought which are to uâ—-â—â—rd †Or none can order them unto thee they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee if I woulâ—â— declare and speak of them they are mo than 〈◊〉 be numbred * Ps 51.16 Isa 1.11 16.3 Hos 6.6 Mat. 12 7. Heb. 10.5 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire mine ears hast thou †Heb. diâ—ted opened burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not required 7 Then said I Lord come in the volume of the book it is written of me 8 I delight to do thy will O my God yea thy law is †Heb. in the midst of my bowâ—â— within my heart 9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation lo I have not refrained â—y lips O LORD thou knowest 10 I have not and thy righteousness within my heart I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation I have not concealed thy loving kindness and thy truth from the great congregation 11 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me O LORD let thy loving kindness and thy truth continually preserve me 12 For innumerable evils have compassed me about mine iniquities have taken hold upon me so that I am not able to lock up they are mo then the hairs of mine head therefore my heart †Heb. forsaketh faileth me 13 Be pleased O LORD to deliver me O LORD make haste to help me 14 * Ps 35.4 72.3 Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil 15 Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me Aha aha 16 Let all those that seek thee rejoyce and be glad in thee let such as love thy salvation say continually The LORD be magnified 17 But I am poor and needy yet the Lord thinketh upon me thou are my help and my deliverer make no tarrying O my God PSAL. XLI 1 Gods care of the poor 4 David complaineth of his enemies is â—aâ—bâ—ry 10 He fleeth to God for succour ¶ To the chief musician A psalm of David BLessed is he that considereth ‖ Or the weak or sick the poor the LORD will deliver him †Heb. in the day of evil in time of trouble 2 The LORD will preserve him and keep him alive and he shall be blessed upon the earth and ‖ Or do not thou deliver thou wilt not deliver him into the will of his enemies 3 The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing thou wilt †Heb. turn make all his bed in his sickness 4 I said LORD be merciful unto me heal my soul for I have sinned against thee 5 Mine enemies speak evil of me When shall he die and his name perish 6 And if he come to see me he speaketh vanity his heart gathereth iniquity to it self when he goeth abroad he telleth it 7 All that hate me whisper together against me against me do they devise †Heb. evil to me my hurt 8 †Heb. a thing of Belial An evil disease say they cleaveth fast unto him and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more 9 * Joh. 13.18 Yes †Heb. the man of my peace mine own familiar friend in whom I trusted which did eat of my bread hath †Heb. magnified list up his heel against me 10 But thou O LORD be merciful unto me and raise me up that I may requite them 11 By this I know that thou favourest me because mine enemy doth not triumph over me 12 And as for me thou upholdest me in mine integrity and settest me before thy face for ever 13 Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting and to everlasting Amen and amen PSAL. XLII 1 Davids zeal to serve God in the temple 5 He encourageth his soul to trust in God ¶ To the chief muscian ‖ Or a Psalm giving instruction of the sons c. Maschil for the sons of Korah AS the hart †Heb. brayeth panteth after the water-brooks so panteth my soul after thee O God 2 My soul thirsteth for God for the living God when shall I come and appear before God 3 * Ps 80.5 My tears have been my meat day and night while they continually say unto me Where is thy God 4 When I remember these things I pour out my soul in me for I had gone with the multitude I went with them to the house of God with the voice of joy and praise with a multitude that kept holy-day 5 Why art thou †Heb. bowed down cast down O my soul and why art thou disquieted in me hope
the living PSAL LVII 1 David in prayer fleeing unto God complaineth of his dangerous case 7 He encourageth himself to praise God ¶ To the chief musician ‖ Or destroy not Al-taschith Michtam of David * 1 Sam. 24.1 when he fled from Saul in the cave BE merciful unto me O God be merciful unto me for my soul trusteth in thee yea in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge until these calamities be overpast 2 I will cry unto God most high unto God that performeth all things for me 3 He shall send from heaven and save me ‖ Or he reproacheth him that would swallow me up from the reproach of him that would swallow me up Selah God shall send forth his mercy and his truth 4 My soul is among lions and I lie even among them that are set on fire even the sons of men whose teeth are spears and arrows and their tongue a sharp sword 5 Be thou exalted O God above the heavens let thy glory be above all the earth 6 * Ps 7.16 9.15 They have prepared a net for my steps my soul is bowed down they have digged a pit beford me into the midst whereof they are faln themselves Selah 7 * Ps 108.1 c. My heart is ‖ Or prepared fixed O God my heart is fixed I will sing and give praise 8 Awake up my glory awake psaltery and harp I my self will awake early 9 I will praise thee O Lord among the people I will sing unto thee among the nations 10 * Ps 36.5 and 108.4 For thy mercy is great unto the heavens and thy truth unto the clouds 11 Be thou exalted O God above the heavens let thy glory be above all the earth PSAL. LVIII 1 David reproveth wicked judges 3 describeth the nature of the wicked 6 devoteth them to Gods judgements 10 whereat the righteous shall rejoyce ¶ To the chief musician ‖ Or destroy not a golden plasm of David Al-taschith Michtam of David DO ye indeed speak righteousness O congregation do ye judge uprightly O ye sons of men Yea in heart you work wickedness you weigh the violence of your hands in the earth 3 The wicked are estranged from the womb they go astray †Heb. from the belly assoon as they be born speaking lies 4 Their poison is †Heb. according to the likeness like the poison of a serpent they are like the deaf ‖ Or asp adder that stoppeth her ear 5 Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers ‖ Or. be the charmer never so cunning charming never so wisely 6 Break their teeth O God in their mouth break out the great teeth of the young lions O LORD 7 Let them melt away as waters which run continually when he bendeth his bowe to shoot his arrows let them be as cut in pieces 8 As a snail which melteth let every one of them pass away like the untimely birth of a woman that they may not see the sun 9 Before your pots can feel the thorns he shall take them away as with a whirlwind †Heb. as living as wrath both living and in his wrath 10 The righteous shall rejoyce when he seeth the vengeance he shall wash his feet in the bloud of the wicked 11 So that a man shall say Verily there is †Heb. fruit of the c. a reward for the righteous verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth PSAL. LIX 1 David prayeth to be delivered from his enemies 6 He complaineth of their cruelty 8 He trusteth in God 11 He prayeth against them 16 He praâ—seth God ¶ To the chief musician ‖ Or destroy not a golden psalm of David Al-taschith Michtam of David * 1 Sam. 19.11 when Saul sent and they watched the house to kill him DEliver me from mine enemies O my God †Heb. set me on high defend me from them that rise up against me 2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity and save me from bloudy men 3 For lo they lie in wait for my soul the mighty are gathered against me not for my transgression nor for my sin O LORD 4 They run and prepare themselves without my fault awake †Heb. to meet me to help me and behold 5 Thou therefore O LORD God of hosts the God of Israel awake to visit all the heathen be not merciful to any wicked trangressours Selâ—h 6 They return at evening they make a noise like a dog and go round about the city 7 Behold they belch out with their mouth swords are in their lips for * Ps 10.11 73.11 94.7 who say they do hear 8 But thou O LORD shalt laugh at them thou shalt have all the heathen in derision 9 Because of his strength will I wait upon thee for God is †Heb. 〈◊〉 high place my defence 10 The God of my mercy shall prevent me God shall let me see my desire upon †Heb. mine observers mine enemies 11 Slay them not lest my people forget scatter them by thy power and bring them down O Lord our shield 12 For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride and for cursing and lying which they speak 13 Consume them in wrath consume them that they may not be and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth Selah 14 And at evening let them return and let them make a noise like a dog and go round about the city 15 Let them wander up and down †Heb. to eat for meat ‖ Or if â—ley be not satisfied then they will stay all night and grudge if they be not satisfied 16 But I will sing of thy power yea I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble 17 Unto thee O my strength will I sing for God is my defence and the God of my mercy PSAL. LX. 1 David complaining to God of former judgement 4 now upon better hope prayeth for deliverance 6 Conforting himself in Gods promises be craveth that help whereon he trusteth ¶ To the chief mutician upon Shushan eduth ‖ Or a golden Psalm Michtam of David to teach * 2 Sam. 8.3 13. 1 Chr. 18.3 when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah when Joab returned and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand O God * Psal 44.9 thou hast cast us off thou hast †Heb. broken scattered us thou hast been displeased O turn thy self to us again 2 Thou hast made the earth to tremble thou hast broken it heal the breaches thereof for it shaketh 3 Thou hast shewed thy people hard things thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment 4 Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee that it may be displayed
12 I will praise thee O Lord my God with all my heart and I will glorifie thy name for evermore 13 For great is thy mercy toward me and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest ‖ Or grace hell 14 O God the proud are risen against me and the assemblies of †Heb. terrible violent men have sought after my soul and have not set thee before them 15 * Deu. 34 6. Nu. 14.18 Ps 1â— 3.8 139.4 and 145.8 But thou O Lord art a God full of compassion and gracious long-suffering and plenteous in mercy and truth 16 〈◊〉 turn unto me and have mercy upon me give thy strength unto 〈◊〉 servant and save the son of thine hand-maid 17 Shew me a token for good that they which hate me may see it and be ashâ—â—â—d because thâ—â— LORD hast holpen me and comforted me PSAL. LXXXVII 1 The â—â—â—ur and â—lory of the church 4 The increase honour and comfort of the 〈◊〉 thereof ¶ A psalm or song ‖ Or of for the sons of Korah HIs foundation is in the holy mountains 2 The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more then all the dwellings of Jacob. 3 Glorious things are spoken of thee O city of God Selah 4 I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me behold Philistia and Tyre with Ethiopia this man was born there 5 And of Zion it shall be said This and that man was born in her and the Highest himself shall establish her 6 The LORD shall count when he writeth up the people that this man was born there Selah 7 As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there all my springs are in thee PSAL. LXXXVIII A prayer containing a grievous complaint ¶ A song or psalm ‖ Or of for the sons of Korah to the chief musician upon Mahasath Leannoth ‖ Or 〈◊〉 psalm of Heman the Ezrabite giving instruction Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite O LORD God of my salvation I have cried day and night before thee 2 Let my prayer come before thee incline thine ear unto my cry 3 For my soul is full of troubles and my life draweth nigh unto the grave 4 I am counted with them that go down into the pit I am as a man that hath no strength 5 Free among the dead like the slain that lie in the grave whom thou remembrest no more and they are cut off ‖ Or by thy hand from thy hand 6 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit in darkness in the deeps 7 Thy wrath lieth hard upon me and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves Selah 8 Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me thou hast made me an abomination unto them I am shut up and I cannot come forth 9 Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction LORD I have called daily upon thee I have stretched out my hands unto thee 10 Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead shall the dead arise and praise thee Selah 11 Shall thy loving kindness be declared in the grave or thy faithfulness in destruction 12 Shall thy wonders he known in the dark and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness 13 But unto thee have I cried O LORD and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee 14 LORD why castest thou off my soul why hidest thou thy face from me 15 I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up while I suffer thy terrours I am distracted 16 Thy fierce wrath goeth over me thy terrours have cut me off 17 They came round about me ‖ Or all the say daily like water they compassed me about together 18 Lover and friend hast thou put far from me and mine acquaintance into darkness PSAL. LXXXIX 1 The psalmist praiseth God for his covenant 5 for his wonderful power 15 for the care of his church 19 for his favour to the kingdom of David 38 Then complaining of contrary events 46 he expostulateth prayeth and blesseth God ¶ ‖ Or A psalm for Ethan the Ezrahite to give instruction Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite I Will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness †Heb. to generation and generation to all generations 2 For I have said Mercy shall be built up for ever thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens 3 I have made covenant with my chosen I have * 2 Sam. 7.11 c. sworn unto David my servant 4 Thy seed will I establish for ever and build up thy throne †Heb. to generation and generation to all generations Selah 5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders O LORD thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints 6 For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD 7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him 8 O LORD God of hosts who is a strong LORD like unto thee or to thy faithfulness round about thee 9 Thou rulest the raging of the sea when the waves thereof arise thou stillest them 10 Thou hast broken ‖ Or Egypt Rahab in pieces as one that is slain thou hast scattered thine enemies †Heb. with the arm of thy strength with thy strong arm 11 * Gen. 1.1 Psal 24.1 and 50.12 The heavens are thine the earth also is thine as for the world and the fulness thereof thou hast founded them 12 The north and the south thou hast created them Tabor and Hermon shall rejoyce in thy name 13 Thou hast †Heb. an arm with might a mighty arm strong is thy hand and high is thy right hand 14 Justice and judgement are the ‖ Or establishment habitation of thy throne mercy and truth shall go before thy face 15 Blessed is the people that know the * Num. 10.6 joyful found they shall walk O LORD in the light of thy countenance 16 In thy name shall they rejoyce all the day and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted 17 For thou art the glory of their strength and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted 18 For ‖ Or our shield is of the LORD and our king is of the holy one of Israel the LORD is our defence and the holy one of Israel is our king 19 Then thou spakest in vision to the holy one and saidst I have laid help upon one that is mighty I have exalted one chosen out of the people 20 * 1 Sam. 16.12 I have found David my servant with my holy oyl have I anointed him 21 With whom my hand shall be established mine arm also shall strengthen him 22 The enemy shall not exact upon him nor the son of wickedness afflict him 23 And I will beat down his foes before his face and plague them
〈◊〉 from the south 4 They wandred in the wilderness in a solitary way they found no city to dwell in 5 Hungry and thirsty their soul sainted in them 6 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble and he delivered them out of their distresses 7 And he led them forth by the right way that they might go to a city of habitation 8 Oh that meâ— would praise the LORD for his goodness and for his wonderful works to the children of men 9 For he satisfieth the longing soul and filleth the hungry soul with goodness 10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death being bound in affliction and iron 11 Because they rebelled against the words of God and contemned the counsel of the most High 12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labour they fell down and there was none to help 13 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble and he saved them out of their distresses 14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and brake their bands in sunder 15 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness and for his wonderful works to the children of men 16 For he hath broken the gates of brass and cut the bars of iron in sunder 17 Fools because of their transgression and because of their iniquities are afflicted 18 * Job â—3 20. Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat and they draw near unto the gates of death 19 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble he saveth them out of their distresses 20 He sent his word and healed them and delivered them from their destructions 21 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness and for his wonderful works to the children of men 22 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare his works with †Heb. singing rejoycing 23 They that go down to the sea in ships that do business in great waters 24 These see the works of the LORD and his wonders in the deep 25 For he commandeth and †Heb. maketh to stand raiseth the stormy wind which sitteth up the waves thereof 26 They mount up to the heaven they do down again to the depths their soul is melted because of trouble 27 They reel to and fro and stagger like a drunken man and †Heb. act their wisdom is swallowed up are at their wits end 28 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble and he bringeth them out of their distresses 29 He maketh the storm a calm so that the waves thereof are still 30 Then are they glad because they be quiet so he bringeth them unto their desired haven 31 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness and for his wonderful works to the children of men 32 Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people and praise him in the assembly of the elders 33 He turneth rivers into a wilderness and the water-springs into dry ground 34 A fruitful land into †Heb. saltness barrenness for the wickedness of them that dwell therein 35 * Isa 41.18 He turneth the wilderness into a standing water and dry ground into water-springs 36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell that they may prepare a city for habitation 37 And sowe the fields and plant vineyards which may yeeld fruits of increase 38 He blesseth them also so that they are multiplied greatly and suffereth not their cattel to decrease 39 Again they are minished and brought low through oppression affliction and sorrow 40 * Job 12.21 He poureth contempt upon princes and causeth them to wander in the ‖ Or void place wilderness where there is no way 41 * 1 Sam. 2.8 Psal 113.7 8. Yet setteth he the poor on high ‖ Or after from affliction and maketh him families like a flock 42 * Job 22.19 The righteous shall see it and rejoyce and all * Job 5.16 iniquity shall stop her mouth 43 Whoso is wise and will observe those things even they shall understand the loving kindness of the LORD PSAL. CVIII 1 David encourageth himself to praise God 5 He prayeth for Gods assistance according to his promise 11 His confidence in Gods help ¶ A song or psalm of David O God my heart is fixed I will sing and give praise even with my glory 2 Awake psaltery and harp I my self will awake early 3 I will praise thee O LORD among the people and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations 4 For thy mercy is great above the heavens and thy truth reacheth unto the ‖ Or skiâ—s clouds 5 Be thou exalted O God above the heavens and thy glory above all the earth 6 * Psal 60 5. That thy beloved may be delivered save with thy right hand and answer me 7 God hath spoken in his holiness I will rejoyce I will divide Shechem and mete out the valley of Succoth 8 Gilead is mine Manasseh is mine Ephraim also is the strength of mine head Judah is my law-giver 9 Moab is my wash-pot over Edom will I cast out my shoe over Philistia will I triumph 10 Who will bring me into the strong city who will lead me into Edom 11 Wâ—lt not thou O God who hast cast us off and wilt not thou O God go forth with our hosts 12 Give us help from trouble for vain is the help of man 13 Through God we shall do valiantly for he it is that shall tread down our enemies PSAL. CIX 1 David complaining of his slanderous enemies under the person of Judas devoteth them 16 He sheweth their sin 21 Complaining of his own misery he prayeth for help 30 He promiseth thankfulness ¶ To the chief musician A psalm of David HOld not thy peace O God of my praise 2 For the mouth of the wicked and the †Heb. mouth of deceit mouth of the deceitful †Heb. have opened themselves are opened against me they have spoken against me with a lying tongue 3 They compassed me about also with words of hatred and sought against me without a cause 4 For my love they are my adversaries but I give my self unto prayer 5 And they have rewarded me evil for good and hatred for my love 6 Set thou a wicked man over him and let ‖ Or an adversary Satan stand at his right hand 7 When he shall be judged let him †Heb. go out guilty or wicked be condemned and let his prayer become sin 8 Let his days be few and * Act. 1.20 let another take his ‖ Or charge office 9 Let his children be fatherless and his wife a widow 10 Let his children be continually vagabonds and beg let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places 11 Let the extortioner catch all that he hath and let the stranger spoil his labour 12 Let there be none to extend mercy unto him neither let there be any
to favour his fatherless children 13 Let his posterity be cut off and in the generation following let their name be blotted out 14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembred with the LORD and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out 15 Let them be before the LORD continually that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth 16 Because that he remembred not to shew mercy but persecuted the poor and needy man that he might even slay the broken in heart 17 As he loved curing so let it come unto him as he delighted not in blessing so let it be far from him 18 As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment so let it come †Heb. within him into his bowels like water and like oyl into his bones 19 Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually 20 Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD and of them that speak evil against my soul 21 But do thou for me O GOD the Lord for thy names sake because thy mercy is good deliver thou me 22 For I am poor and needy and my heart is wounded within me 23 I am gone like the shadow when it declineth I am tossed up and down as the locust 24 My knees are weak through fasting and my flesh faileth of fatness 25 I became also a reproach unto them when they looked upon me they shaked their heads 26 Help me O LORD my God O save me according to thy mercy 27 That they may know that this is thy hand that thou LORD hast done it 28 Let them curse but bless thou when they arise let them be ashamed but let thy servant rejoyce 29 Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame and let them cover themselves with their own confusion as with a mantle 30 I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth yea I will praise him among the multitude 31 For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor to save him †Heb. from the judâ—es of his soul from those that condemn his soul PSAL. CX 1 The kingdom 4 the priesthood 5 the conquest 7 and the passion of Christ ¶ A psalm of David THe * Mat. 22.44 Mark 12.26 Luke 20.42 Acts 2.24 1 Cor. 15.25 Heb. 1.13 LORD said unto my Lord Sit thou at my right hand until I make thine enemies thy footstool 2 The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion rule thou in the mids of thine enemies 3 Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power in the beauties of holiness ‖ Or more then the womb of the morning thou shalt have c. from the womb of the morning thou hast the dew of thy youth 4 The LORD hath sworn and will not repent * Heb. 5.6 and 7.17 Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek 5 The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath 6 He shall judge among the heathen he shall fill the places with the dead bodies he shall wound the heads over ‖ Or great many countreys 7 He shall drink of the brook in the way therefore shall he lift up the head PSAL. CXI 1 The psalmist by his example inciteth others to praise God for his glorious 5 and gracious works 10 The fear of God breedeth true wisdom †Heb. Hallelujah PRaise ye the LORD I will praise the LORD with my whole heart in the assembly of the upright and in the congregation 2 The works of the LORD are great sought out of all them that have pleasure therein 3 His work is honourable and glorious and his righteousness endureth for ever 4 He hath made his wonderful works to be remembred the LORD is gracious and full of compassion 5 He hath given †Heb. prey meat unto them that fear him he will ever be mindful of his covenant 6 He hath shewed his people the power of his works that he may give them the heritage of the heathen 7 The works of his hands are verity and judgement all his commandments are sure 8 They †Heb. are stabâ—iâ—ied stand fast for ever and ever and are done in truth and uprightness 9 He sent redemption unto his people he hath commanded his covenant for ever holy and reverend is his name 10 * Job 28.28 Prov. 1.7 and 9.10 Ecclus 1.16 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom ‖ Or. good success a good understanding have all they †Heb that do them that do his commandments his praise endureth for ever PSAL. CXII 1 Godliness hath the promises of this life 4 and of the life to come 10 The prosperity of the godly shall be an ese-sore to the wicked †Heb. Hallelujah PRaise ye the LORD Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD that delighteth greatly in his commandments 2 His feed shall be mighty upon earth the generation of the upright shall be blessed 3 Wealth and riches shall be in his house and his righteousness endureth forever 4 Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness he is gracious and full of compassion and righteous 5 A good man sheweth favour and lendeth he will guide his affairs with †Heb. judgement discretion 6 Surely he shall not be moved for ever the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance 7 He shall not be a fraid of evil tidings his heart is fixed trusting in the LORD 8 His heart is established he shall not be afraid until he see his desire upon his enemies 9 * 2 Cor. 9.9 He hath dispersed he hath given to the poor his righteousness endureth for ever his horn shall be exalted with honour 10 The wicked shall see it and be grieved he shall gnash with his teeth and melt away the desire of the wicked shall perish PSAL. CXIII 1 An exhortation to praise God for his excellency 6 for his mercy †Heb. Hallelujah PRaise ye the LORD Praise O ye servants of the LORD praise the name of the LORD 2 * Dan. 2.20 Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore 3 * Mal. 1.11 From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORDS name is to be praised 4 The LORD is high above all nations and his glory above the heavens 5 Who is like unto the LORD our God who †Heb. exalteth himself to dwell dwelleth on high 6 Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven and in the earth 7 * 1 Sam. 2.8 Psal 107.41 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust and lifteth the needy out of the dunghil 8 That he may set him with princes even with the princes of his people 9 He maketh the barren woman †Heb. to dwell in an house to keep house and to be
loveth it 141 I am small and despised yet do not I forget thy precepts 142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness and thy law is the truth 143 Trouble and anguish have †Heb. found me taken hold on me yet thy commandments are my delights 144 The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting give me understanding and I shall live KOPH 145 I cried with my whole heart hear me O LORD I will keep thy statutes 146 I cried unto thee save me ‖ Or that I may keep and I shall keep thy testimonies 147 I prevented the dawning of the morning and cried I hoped in thy word 148 Mine eyes prevent the night watches that I might meditate in thy word 149 Hear my voice according unto thy loving kindness O LORD quicken me according to thy judgement 150 They draw night that follow after mischief they are far from thy law 151 Thou art near O LORD and all thy commandments are truth 152 Concerning thy testimonies I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever RESH 153 Consider mine affliction and deliver me for I do not forget thy law 154 Plead my cause and deliver me quicken me according to thy word 155 Salvation is far from the wicked for they seek not thy statutes 156 ‖ Or Many Great are thy tender mercies O LORD quicken me according to thy judgements 157 Many are my persecuters and mine enemies yet do I not decline from thy testimonies 158 I beheld the transgressours and was grieved because they kept not thy word 159 Consider how I love thy precepts quicken me O LORD according to thy loving kindness 160 †Heb. the beginning of thy word is true Thy word is true from the beginning and every one of thy righteous judgements endureth for ever SCHIN 161 Princes have persecuted me without a cause but my heart standeth in aw of thy word 162 I rejoyce at thy word as one that findeth great spoil 163 I hate and abhor lying but thy law do I love 164 Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgements 165 Great peace have they which love thy law and †Heb. they shafâ— have no stumbling-block nothing shall offend them 166 LORD I have hoped for thy salvation and done thy commandments 167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies and I love them exceedingly 168 I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies for all my ways are before thee TAU 169 Let my cry come near before thee O LORD give me understanding according to thy word 170 Let my supplication come before thee deliver me according to thy word 171 My lips shall utter praise when thou hast taught me thy statutes 172 My tongue shall speak of thy word for all thy commandments are righteousness 173 Let thine hand help me for I have chosen thy precepts 174 I have longed for thy salvation O LORD thy law is my delight 175 Let my soul live and it shall praise thee and let thy judgements help me 176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep seek thy servant for I do not forget thy commandments PSAL. CXX 1 David prayeth against Doeg 3 reproveth his tongues 5 complaineth of his necessary conversation with the wicked ¶ A song of degrees IN my distress I cried unto the LORD and he heard me 2 Deliver my soul O LORD from lying lips and from a deceitful tongue 3 ‖ Or What shall the deceitful tongue give unto thee or what shall it profit thee What shall be given unto thee or what shall be †Heb. added done unto thee thou false tongue 4 ‖ Or It is as the sharp arrows of the mighty man with coals of juniper Sharp arrows of the mighty with coals of juniper 5 Wo is me that I sojourn in Mesech that I dwell in the tents of Kedar 6 My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace 7 I am ‖ Or a man of peace for peace but when I speak they are for war PSAL. CXXI 1 The great safety of the godly who put their trust in Gods protection ¶ A song of degrees ‖ Or Shall I lift up mine eyes to the bills whence should my holy come I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help 2 * Ps 124.8 My help cometh from the LORD which made heaven and earth 3 He will not suffer thy â—out to be moved he that keepeth thee will not slumber 4 Behold he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep 5 The LORD is thy keeper the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand 6 The sun shall not smite thee by day nor the moon by night 7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil he shall preserve thy soul 8 The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth and even for evermore PSAL. CXXII 1 David professeth his joy for the church 6 and prayeth for the peace thereof ¶ A song of degrees of David I Was glad when they said unto me Let us go into the house of the LORD 2 Our feet shall stand within thy gates O Jerusalem 3 Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together 4 Whither the tribes go up the tribes of the LORD unto the testimony of Israel to give thanks unto the name of the LORD 5 For there †Heb. 〈◊〉 sit are set thrones of judgement the thrones of the house of David 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem they shall prosper that love thee 7 Peace be within thy walls and prosperity within thy palaces 8 For my brethren and companions sakes I will now say Peace be within thee 9 Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good PSAL. CXXIII 1 The godly profess their confidence in God 3 and pray to be delivered from contempt ¶ A song of degrees UNto thee lift I up mine eyes O thou that dwellest in the heavens 2 Behold as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God until that he have mercy upon us 3 Have mercy upon us O LORD have mercy upon us for we are exceedingly filled with contempt 4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease and with the contempt of the proud PSAL. CXXIV The church blesseth God for a miraculous deliverance ¶ A song of degrees of David IF it had not been the LORD who was on our side now may Israel say 2 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side when men rose up against us 3 Then they had swallowed us up quick when their wrath was kindled against us 4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us the stream had gone over our soul 5 Then the proud waters had gone over our soul 6 Blessed be the LORD who hath not given us as
a prey to their teeth 7 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers the snare is broken and we are escaped 8 * Psal 121.2 Our help is in the name of the LORD who made heaven earth PSAL. CXXV 1 The safety of such as trust in God 4 A prayer for the godly and against the wicked ¶ A song of degrees THey that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion which cannot be removed but abideth for ever 2 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever 3 For the rod of †Heb. wickedness the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity 4 Do good O LORD unto those that be good and to them that are upright in their hearts 5 As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity but peace shall be upon Israel PSAL. CXXVI 1 The church celebrating her incredible return out of captivity 4 prayeth for and prophesieth the good success thereof ¶ A song of degrees WHen the LORD †Heb. returned the returning of Zion turned again the captivity of Zion we were like them that dream 2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter and our tongue with singing then said they among the heathen The LORD †Heb. hath magnified to do with them hath done great things for them 3 The LORD hath done great things for us whereof we are glad 4 Turn again our captivity O LORD as the streams in the south 5 They that sowe in tears shall reap in ‖ Or sinâ—ing joy 6 He that goeth forth and weepeth bearing ‖ Or seed-basket precious seed shall doubtless come again with rejoycing bringing his sheaves with him PSAL. CXXVII 1 The vertue of Gods blessing 3 Good children are his gift ¶ A song of degrees ‖ Or of Solomon for Solomon EXcept the LORD build the house they labour in vain †Heb. that are builderâ— of it in it that build it except the LORD keep the city the watchman waketh but in vain 2 It is vain for you to rise up early to sit up late to eat the bread of sorrows for so he giveth his beloved sleep 3 Lo children are an heritage of the LORD and the fruit of the womb is his reward 4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man so are children of the youth 5 Happy is the man that †Heb. hath filled his quiver with them hath his quiver full of them they shall not be ashamed but they ‖ Or shall subdue as Ps 18.47 or destroy shall speak with the enemies in the gate PSAL. CXXVIII The sundry blessings which follow them that fear God ¶ A song of degrees BLessed is every one that feareth the LORD that walketh in his ways 2 For thou shalt â—at the labour of thine hands happy shalt thou be and it shall be well with thee 3 Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house thy children like olive-plants round about thy table 4 Behold that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD 5 The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life 6 Yea thou shalt see thy childrens children and peace upon Israel PSAL. CXXIX 1 An exhortation to praise God for saving Israel in their great affâ—ictions 5 The haters of the church are cursed ¶ A song of degrees ‖ Or Much. MAny a time have they afflicted me from my youth may Israel now say 2 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth yet they have not prevailed against me 3 The plowers plowed upon my back they made long their furrows 4 The LORD is righteous he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked 5 Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion 6 Let them be as the grass upon the hous-tops which withereth afore it groweth up 7 Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand noâ— he that bindeth sheeves his bosom 8 Neither do they which go by say The blessing of the LORD be upon you we bless you in the name of the LORD PSAL. CXXX 1 The psalmist professeth his â—â—pe in prayâ—r 5 and his patience in hope 7 He exhorteth Israel to hope in God ¶ A song of degrees OUt of the depths have I cried unto thee O LORD 2 Lord hear my voice let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications 3 If thou LORD shouldest mark iniquities O Lord who shall stand 4 But there is forgiveness with thee that thou mayest be feared 5 I wait for the LORD my soul doth wait and in his word do I hope 6 My soul waiteth for the Lord more then they that watch for the morning ‖ Or which watch unto the morning I say more then they that watch for the morning 7 Let Israel hope in the LORD for with the LORD there is mercy and with him is plenteous redemption 8 And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities PSAL. CXXXI 1 David professing his humility 3 exhorteth Israel to hope in God ¶ A song of degrees of David LORD my heart is not haughty nor mine eyes lofty neither do I †Heb. walk exercise my self in great matters or in things too †Heb. wonderful my self as a childe that is weaned of his mother my soul is even as a weaned childe 3 Let Israel hope in the LORD †Heb. from now from henceforth and for ever PSAL. CXXXII 1 David in his prayer commendeth unto God the religious care be had for the ark 8 His prayer at the removing of the ark 11 with a repetition of Gods promises ¶ A song of degrees LORD remember David and all his afflictions 2 How he sware unto the LORD and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob. 3 Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house nor go up into my bed 4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes or slumber to mine eye-lids 5 Until I finde out a place for the LORD †Heb. habitations an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob. 6 Lo we heard of it at Ephratah we found it in the fields of the wood 7 We will go into his tabernacles we will worship at his footstool 8 * Nu. 10 3â— 2 Chr. 6.41 Arise O LORD into thy rest thou and the ark of thy strength 9 Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness and let thy saints shout for joy 10 For thy servant Davids sake turn not away the face of thine anointed 11 The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David he will not turn from it * 2 Sa. 7.12 1 Kin. 8.25 2 Chr. 6.16 Lu. 1.69 Act. 2.30 Of the fruit of †Heb. thy belly thy body will I
11 for his kingdom 14 for his providence 17 for his saving mercy ¶ Davids psalm of praise I Will extol thee my God O King and I will bless thy name for ever and ever 2 Every day will I bless thee and I will praise thy name for ever and ever 3 Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised †Heb. and of his greatness there is no searth and his greatness is unsearchable 4 One generation shall praise thy works to another and shall declare thy mighty acts 5 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty and of thy wondrous †Heb. thines or words works 6 And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts and I will †Heb. declare 〈◊〉 declare thy greatness 7 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness and shall sing of thy righteousness 8 * Exod. 34.6 7. Nu. 14.18 Psal 86.5 15. and 102.8 The LORD is gracious and full of compassion slow to anger and †Heb. great in mercy of great mercy 9 The LORD is good to all and his tender mercies are over all his works 10 All thy works shall praise thee O LORD and thy saints shall bless thee 11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom and talk of thy power 12 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts and the glorious majesty of his kingdom 13 Thy kingdom is †Heb. a kingdom of all ages an everlasting kingdom and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations 14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall and raiseth up all those that be bowed down 15 The eyes of all ‖ Or look unto thee wait upon thee and thou-givest them their meat in due season 16 Thou openest thine hand and satisfiest the desire of every living thing 17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways and ‖ Or merciful or bâ—â—â—tiful holy in all his works 18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him to all that call upon him in truth 19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him he also will hear their cry and will save them 20 The LORD preserveth all them that love him but all the wicked will he destroy 21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever PSAL. CXLVI 1 The psalmist voweth perpetual praises to God 3 He exborteth not to trust in man 5 God for his power justice mercy and kingdom is onely worthy to be trusted †Heb. Hal e lessujah PRaise ye the LORD Praise the LORD O my soul 2 While I live will I praise the LORD I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being 3 * Psal 118.8 9. Put not your trust in princes nor in the son of man in whom there is no ‖ Or salvation help 4 His breath goeth forth he returneth to his earth in that very day his thoughts perish 5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help whose hope is in the LORD his God 6 Which made heaven and earth the sea and all that therein is which keepeth truth for ever 7 Which executeth judgement for the oppressed which giveth food to the hungry the LORD looseth the prisoners 8 The LORD openeth the eyes of the blinde the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down the LORD loveth the righteous 9 The LORD preserveth the strangers he relieveth the fatherless and widow but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down 10 * Exod. 15.18 The LORD shall reign for ever even thy God O Zion unto all generations Praise ye the LORD PSAL. CXLVII 1 The prophet exhorteth to praise God for his care of the church 4 his power 6 and his mercy 7 to praise him for his providence 12 to praise him for his blessings upon the kingdom 15 for his power over the meteors 19 and for his ordinances in the church PRaise ye the LORD for it is good to sing praises unto our God for it is pleasant and praise is comely 2 The LORD doth build up Jerusalem he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel 3 He healeth the broken in heart and bindeth up their †Heb. griefs wounds 4 He telleth the number of the stars he calleth them all by their names 5 Great is our Lord and of great power †Heb. of his understanding there is no number his understanding is infinite 6 The LORD listeth up the meek he casteth the wicked down to the ground 7 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving sing praise upon the harp unto our God 8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds who prepareth rain for the earth who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains 9 * Job 38.41 Psal 104.27 28. He giveth to the beast his food and to the young ravens which cry 10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man 11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him in those that hope in his mercy 12 Praise the LORD O Jerusalem praise thy God O Zion 13 For he hath strengthned the bars of thy gates he hath blessed thy children within thee 14 †Heb. who maketh thy border peace He maketh peace in thy borders and filleth thee with the †Heb. fat of wheat finest of the wheat 15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth his word runneth very swiftly 16 He giveth snow like wool he scattereth the hoar frost like ashes 17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels who can stand before his cold 18 He sendeth out his word and melteth them he causeth his wind to blow and the waters flow 19 He sheweth †Heb. his words his word unto Jacob his statutes and his judgements unto Israel 20 He hath not dealt so with any nation and as for his judgements they have not known them Praise ye the LORD PSAL. CXLVIII 1 The psalmist exhorteth the celestial 7 the terrestrial 11 and the rational creatures to praise God †Heb. Hallelujah PRaise ye the LORD Praise ye the LORD from the heavens praise him in the heights 2 Praise ye him all his angels praise ye him all his hosts 3 Praise ye him sun and moon praise him all ye stars of light 4 Praise him ye heavens of heavens and ye waters that be above the heavens 5 Let them praise the name of the LORD for he commanded and they were created 6 He hath also stablished them for ever and ever he hath made a decree which shall not pass 7 Praise the LORD from the earth ye dragons and all deeps 8 Fire and hail snow and vapour stormy wind fulfilling his word 9 Mountains and all hills fruitful trees and all cedars 10 Beasts and all cattel creeping things and †Heb. birds of wing flying fowl 11 Kings of the earth and all people princes and all judges of the earth 12 Both young
knowledge aright * Verse 28. Ch. 12.23 13.16 but the mouth of fools †Heb. belcheth or bubbleth poureth out foolishness 3 * Job 34.21 Chap. 5.21 Jer. 16.17 32.19 Heb. 4.13 The eyes of the LORD are in every place beholding the evil and the good 4 †Heb. the healing of the tongue A wholesom tongue is a tree of life but perversness therein is a breaâ—h in the spirit 5 * Ch. 10.1 A fool despiseth his fathers instruction but he that regardeth reproof is prudent 6 In the house of the righteous is much treasure but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble 7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge but the heart of the foolish doth not so 8 * Ch. 21.27 Isa 1.11 66.3 Jer. 6.20 7 22. Amos 5.22 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD but the prayer of the upright is his delight 9 The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness 10 ‖ Or instruction Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way and he that hateth reproof shall die 11 * Job 26.6 Hell and destruction are before the LORD how much more then the hearts of the children of men 12 A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him neither will he go unto the wise 13 * Ch. 17.22 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken 14 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness 15 All the days of the afflicted are evil but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast 16 * Ps 37.16 Chap. 16.8 1 Tim. 6.6 Better is little with the fear of the LORD then great treasure and trouble therewith 17 * Ch. 17.1 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is then a stalled ox and hatred therewith 18 * Ch. 26.21 29.22 A wrathful man stirreth up strife but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife 19 The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns but the way of the righteous †Heb. is raised up as a causey is made plain 20 * Ch. 10.1 A wise son maketh a glad father but a foolish man despiseth his mother 21 * Ch. 10.23 Folly is joy to him that is †Heb. void of heart destitute of wisdom but a man of understanding walketh uprightly 22 * Ch. 11.14 Without counsel purposes are disappointed but in the multitude of counsellours they are established 23 A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth and a word spoken †Heb. in his season in due season how good is it 24 * Phil. 3.20 Col. 3.1 2. The way of life is above to the wise that he may depart from hell beneath 25 * Chap. 12.7 14.11 The LORD will destroy the house of the proud but he will establish the border of the widow 26 * Ch. 6.18 The thought of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD but the words of the pure are †Heb. words of pleasantness pleasant words 27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house but he that hateth gifts shall live 28 The heart of the righteous studieth to answer but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things 29 * Ps 34.16 The LORD is far from the wicked but * Ps 145.18 he heareth the prayer of the righteous 30 The light of the eyes rejoyceth the heart and a good report maketh the bones fat 31 The ear that heareth the reproof of â—ife abideth among the wise 32 He that refuseth ‖ Or correction instruct on despiseth his own soul but he that ‖ Or obeâ—eth heareth reproof †Heb. possesseth an heart getteth understanding 33 The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom and * Ch. 18.12 before honour is humility CHAP. XVI THe * Verse 9. Ch. 19.21 20.24 Jer. 10.23 ‖ Or disposings preparations of the heart in man and the answer of the tongue is from the LORD 2 * Chap. 21.2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes but the LORD weigheth the spirits 3 * Psal 37.5 and 55.22 Mat. 6.25 Luk. 12.22 1 Pet. 5.7 †Heb. roll Commit thy works unto the LORD and thy thoughts shall be established 4 The LORD hath made all things for himself * Job 21.30 yea even the wicked for the day of evil 5 * Chap. 6.17 8.13 Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD though hand joyn in hand he shall not be †Heb. held innocent unpunished 6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil 7 When a mans ways please the LORD he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him 8 * Ps 37.16 Chap. 15.16 Better is a little with righteousness then great revenues without right 9 * Verse 1. A mans heart deviseth his way but the LORD directeth his steps 10 †Heb. Divination A divine sentence is in the lips of the king his mouth transgresseth not in judgement 11 * Lev. 19.36 Chap. 11.1 A just weight and balance are the LORDS †Heb. all the stones all the weights of the bag are his work 12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness for the throne is established by righteousness 13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings and they love him that speaketh right 14 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death but a wise man will pacifie it 15 In the light of the kings countenance is life and * Chap. 19.12 his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain 16 * Chap. 8.11 How much better is it to get wisdom then gold and to get understanding rather to be chosen then silver 17 The high-way of the upright is to depart from evil he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul 18 * Chap. 11.2 18.12 Pride goeth before destruction an haughty spirit before a fall 19 Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly then to divide the spoil with the proud 20 ‖ Or He that understandeth a matter He that handleth a matter wisely shall finde good and whoso * Psal 2.12 34.8 and 125.1 Isa 30.18 Jer. 17.7 trusteth in the LORD happy is he 21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning 22 * Ch. 13.14 Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it but the instruction of fools is folly 23 The heart of the wise †Heb. maketh wise teacheth his mouth and addeth learning to his lips 24 Pleasant words are as an honey-comb sweet to the soul and health to the
bones 25 * Chap. 14.12 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man but the end thereof are the ways of death 26 †Heb. The soul of him that laboureth He that laboureth laboureth for himself for his mouth †Heb. boweth unto him craveth it of him 27 †Heb. A man of Belial An ungodly man diggeth up evil and in his lips there is as a burning fire 28 * Ch. 6.14 19. 15.18 and 26.21 and 29.22 A froward man †Heb. sendeth forth soweth strife and a whisperer separateth chief friends 29 A violent man enticeth his neighbour and leadeth him into the way that is not good 30 He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass 31 The hoary head is a crown of glory if it be found in the way of righteousness 32 He that is slow to anger is better then the mighty and he that ruleth his spirit then he that taketh a city 33 The lot is cast into the lap but the whole disposing is of the LORD CHAP. XVII BEtter is * Chap. 15.17 a dry morsel and quietness therewith then a house full of ‖ Or good cheer sacrifices with strife 2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren 3 * Psal 26.2 Chap. 27.21 Jer. 17.10 Mal. 3.3 The fining-pot is for silver and the furnace for gold but the LORD trieth the hearts 4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue 5 * Chap. 14.31 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his maker and he that is glad at calamities shall not be †Heb. held innocent unpunished 6 * Ps 127.3 and 128.3 Childrens children are the crown of old men and the glory of children are their fathers 7 †Heb. A lip of excellency Excellent speech becometh not a fool much less do †Heb. a lip of lying lying lips a prince 8 * Chap. 18.16 A gift is as †Heb. a stone of grace a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it whithersoever it turneth it prospereth 9 * Chap. 10.12 He that covereth a transgression ‖ Or procureth seeketh love but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends 10 ‖ Or A reproof aweth more a wise man then to strike a fool an hundred time A reproof entreth more into a wise man then an hundred stripes into a fool 11 An evil man seeketh onely rebellion therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him 12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man rather then a fool in his folly 13 Whoso * Rom. 12.17 1 Thes 5.15 1 Pet. 3.9 rewardeth evil for good evil shall not depart from his house 14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water therefore leave off contention before it be meddled with 15 * Ex. 23.7 Ch. 24.24 Isa 5.23 He that justifieth the wicked and he that condemneth the just even they both are abomination to the LORD 16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom seeing he hath no heart to it 17 * Ch. 18.24 A friend loveth at all times and a brother is born for adversity 18 * Ch. 6.1 11.15 A man void of †Heb. heart understanding striketh hands and becometh surety in the presence of his friend 19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction 20 †Heb. the froward of heart He that hath a froward heart findeth no good and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief 21 * Ch. 10.1 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow and the father of a fool hath no joy 22 * Ch. 15.13 12.25 A merry heart doeth good ‖ Or to a medicine like a medicine but a broken spirit drieth the bones 23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgement 24 * Eccles 2.14 and 8.1 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth 25 * Ch. 10.1 and 15.20 and 19.13 A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her that bare him 26 Also to punish the just is not good nor to strike princes for equity 27 * Jam. 1.19 He that hath knowledge spareth his words and a man of understanding is of ‖ Or a cool spirit an excellent spirit 28 * Job 13.5 Even a fool when he holdeth his peace is counted wise and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding CHAP. XVIII ‖ Or He that separateth himself seeketh according to his desire and intermeddleth in every business THrough desire a man having separated himself seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom 2 A fool hath no delight in understanding but that his heart may discover it self 3 When the wicked cometh then cometh also contempt and with ignominy reproach 4 * Ch. 20.5 The words of a mans mouth are as deep waters and the well-spring of wisdom as a flowing brook 5 * Le. 19.15 Deu. 1.17 and 16.9 Ch. 24.23 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked to overthrow the righteous in judgement 6 A fools lips enter into contention his mouth calleth for strukes 7 * Ch. 10.14 12.13 13.3 A fools mouth is his destruction his lips are the snare of his soul 8 * Ch. 12.18 and 26.22 The words of a ‖ Or whisperer tale-bearer are ‖ Or like as when men are wounded as wounds and they go down into the †Heb. chambers innermost parts of the belly 9 He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster 10 * Ps 18.2 27.1 144.2 The name of the LORD is a strong tower the righteous runneth into it and †Heb. is set aloft is safe 11 * Ch. 10.15 The rich mans wealth is his strong city and as an high wall in his own conceit 12 * Ch. 11.2 15.33 and 16.18 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty and before honour is humility 13 He that †Heb. returneth a word answereth a matter before he heareth it it is folly and shame unto him 14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity but a wounded spirit who can bear 15 The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge 16 * Ch. 17.8 A mans gift maketh room for him and bringeth him before great men 17 He that is first in his own cause seemeth just but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him 18 The lot causeth contentions to cease and parteth between the mighty 19 A brother offended is harder to be won then a
thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks and †Heb. set thy heart look well to thy herds 24 For †Heb. strength riches are not for ever and doth the crown endure †Heb. to generation and generaâ—ion to every generation 25 The hay appeareth and the tender grass sheweth it self and herbs of the mountains are gathered 26 The lambs are for thy clothing and the goats are the price of the field 27 And thou shalt have goats milk enough for thy food for the food of thy houshold and for †Heb. life maintenance for thy maidens CHAP. XXVIII General observations of impiety and religious integrity THe * Le. 26.36 wicked flee when no man pursueth but the righteous are bold as a lion 2 For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof but ‖ Or by men of understanding wisdom shall they likewise be prolonged by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged 3 A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain †Heb. without food which leaveth no food 4 They that forsake the law praise the wicked but such as keep the law contend with them 5 Evil men understand not judgement but they that seek the LORD understand all things 6 * Ch. 19.1 Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness then he that is perverse in his ways though he be rich 7 * Ch. 29.3 Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son but he that ‖ Or feedeth gluttons is a companion of riotous men shameth his father 8 * Ch. 13.22 Eccles 2.16 He that by usury and †Heb. by increase unjust gain in creaseth his substance he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor 9 He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law even his prayer shall be abomination 10 * Ch. 26.27 Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way he shall fall himself into his own pit but the upright shall have good things in possession 11 The rich man is wise †Heb. in his eyes in his own conceit but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out 12 * Ver. 28. Ch. 11.10 Eccles 10.6 When righteous men do rejoyce there is great glory but when the wicked rise a man is ‖ Or sought for hidden 13 * Ps 22 5. 1 Joh. 1.9 10. He that covereth his sins shall not prosper but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy 14 Happy is the man that feareth alway * Ro. 11.20 but he that hardneth his heart shall fall into mischief 15 As a roaring lion and a ranging bear so is a wicked ruler over the poor people 16 The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressour but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days 17 * Gen. 9.6 Ex. 21.14 A man that doeth violence to the bloud of any person shall flee to the pit let no man stay him 18 * Ch. 10.25 Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once 19 * Ch. 13.11 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough 20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings * Ch. 13.11 23.4 â— Tim. 6.9 but he that maketh hast to be rich shall not be ‖ Or unpunnished innocent 21 * Ch. 18.5 Ec 24 2â— To have respect of persons is not good for for a piece of bread that man will transgress 22 ‖ Or he that hath an evil eye hasteth to be rich ver 20. He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him 23 * Ch. 27.6 He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall finde more favour then he that flattereth with the tongue 24 Whoso robbeth his father or his mother and saith It is no transgression the same is the companion of †Heb. a man deâ—tâ—oying a destroyer 25 * Ch. 13.10 He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat 26 He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool but whoso walketh wisely he shall be delivered 27 * Deu. 19.8 Ch 22.9 He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse 28 * Ver. 12. Ch. 19.2 When the wicked rise man hide themselves but when they perish the righteous increase CHAP. XXIX 1 Observations of publick government 15 and of private 22 Of anger pride theeverâ— câ—wardise and corruption †Heb. A man of reproofs HE that being often reproved hardneth his neck shall suddenly be destroyed and that without remedy 2 * Ch. 11.10 23.28 Eccles 10.5 When the righteous are ‖ Or increased in authority the people rejoyce but when the wicked beareth rule the people mourn 3 * Ch. 10.1 15.20 27.11 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoyceth his father * Ch. 5.9 â—8 7 Lu. 15.13 but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance 4 The king by judgement stablisheth the land but †Heb. a man of oblations he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it 5 A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet 6 In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare but the righteous doth sing and rejoyce 7 * Job 2â— 16 The righteous considereth the cause of the poor but the wicked regardeth not to know it 8 Scornful men ‖ Or set a city on fire bring a city into a snare but wise men turn away wrath 9 If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man whether he rage or laugh there is no rest 10 †Heb. men of bloud The bloud-thirsty hate the upright but the just seek his soul 11 A fool uttereth all his minde but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards 12 If a ruler hearken to lies all his servants are wicked 13 * Ch. 1â— 2 The poor and ‖ Or the usurer the deceitful man meet together the LORD lightneth both their eyes 14 * Ch 20 28. The king that faithfully judgeth the poor his throne shall be established for ever 15 * Ver. 27. The rod and reproof give wisdom but * Chap. 10.1 and 17 2â— 25. a childe left to himself bringeth his mother to shame 16 When the wicked are multiplied transgression increaseth * Ps 37.36 58.10 91.8 â— but the righteous shall see their fall 17 * Ch. 13.24 22.15 23.13 14. Correct thy son and he shall give thee rest yea he shall give delight unto thy soul 18 Where there is no vision the people ‖ Or it made naked perish but he that keepeth the saw happy is he 19 A servant will not be corrected by
righteously and plead the cause of the poor and needy 10 ¶ * Ch. 12.4 Who can finde a vertuous woman for her price is far above rubies 11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her so that he shall have no need of spoil 12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life 13 She seeketh wool and flax and worketh willingly with her hands 14 She is like the merchants ships she bringeth her food from afar 15 She riseth also while it is yet night and giveth meat to her hous-hold and a portion to her maidens 16 She considereth a field and †Heb. taketh buyeth it with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard 17 She girdeth her loyns with strength and strengthneth her arms 18 †Heb. She tasteth She perceiveth that her merchandise is good her candle goeth not out by night 19 She layeth her hands to the spindle and her hands hold the distaff 20 †Heb. She spreadeth She stretcheth out her hand to the poor yea she reacheth forth her hands to the needy 21 She is not afraid of the snow for her houshold for all her houshold are clothed with ‖ Or double garments scarlet 22 She maketh her self coverings of tapestry her clothing is silk and purple 23 Her husband is known in the gates when he sitteth among the elders of the land 24 She maketh fine linen and selleth it and delivereth girdles unto the merchant 25 Strength and honour are her clothing and she shall rejoyce in time to come 26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom and in her tongue is the law of kindness 27 She looketh well to the ways of her houshold and eateth not the bread of idleness 28 Her children arise up and call her blessed her husband also and he praiseth her 29 Many daughters ‖ Or have gotten riches have done vertuously but thou excellest them all 30 Favour is deceitful and beauty is vain but a woman that feareth the LORD she shall be praised 31 Give her of the fruit of her hands and let her own works praise her in the gates ¶ ECCLESIASTES or the PREACHER CHAP. I. 1 The preacher sheweth that all humane courses are vain 4 because the creatures are restless in their courses 9 they bring forth nothing new and all old things are forgotten 12 and because he hath found it so in the studies of wisdom THe word of the preacher the son of David king of Jerusalem 2 * Ps 39.5 6. 62.9 144.4 Ch. 12.8 Vanity of vanities saith the preacher vanity of vanities all is vanity 3 * Ch. 2.22 3 9. What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun 4 One generation passeth away and another generation cometh * Ps 104.5 119.90 but the earth abideth for ever 5 The sun also ariseth and the sun goeth down and †Heb. panteth hasteth to his place where he arose 6 The wind goâ—th toward the south and turneth about unto the north it whirlâ—th about continually and the wind returneth again according to his circuits 7 * Job 38.10 Ps 104.8.9 All the rivers run into the sea yet the sea is not full unto the place from whence the rivers come thither they †Heb. return to go return again 8 All things are full of labour man cannot utter it the eye is not satisfied with seeing nor the ear filled with hearing 9 * Ch. 3.15 The thing that hath been it is that which shall be and that which is done is that which shall be done and there is no new thing under the sun 10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said See this is new it hath been already of old time which was before us 11 There is no remembrance of former things neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after 12 ¶ I the preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem 13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven this sore travel hath God given to the sons of man ‖ Or to afflict them to be exercised therewith 14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun and behold all is vanity and vexation of spirit 15 * Ch. 7.13 That which is crooked cannot be made straight and †Heb. defect that which is wanting cannot be numbred 16 I communed with mine own heart saying Lo I am come to great estate and have gotten * 1 Kin. 4.30 10.7 23. more wisdom then all they that have been before me in Jerusalem yea my heart †Heb. had seen much had great experience of wisdom and knowledge 17 * Ch. 2.12 7.25 And I gave my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit 18 For in much wisdom is much grief and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow CHAP. II. 1 The vanity of humane courses in the works of pleasure 12 Though the wise be better then the fool yet both have one event 18 The vanity of humane labour in leaving it they know not to whom 24 Nothing better then joy in our labour but that is Gods gift I Said in mine heart Go to now I will prove thee with mirth therefore enjoy pleasure and behold this also is vanity 2 I said of laughter It is mad and of mirth What doeth it 3 * Ch 1.17 I sought in mine heart †Heb. to draw my flesh with wine to give my self unto wine yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom and to lay hold on folly till I might see what was that good for the sons of men which they should do under the heaven †Heb. the number of the days of their life all the days of their life 4 I made me great works I builded me houses I planted me vineyards 5 I made me gardens and orchards and I planted trees in them of all kinde of fruits 6 I made me pools of water to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees 7 I got me servants and maidens and had †Heb. sons of my house servants born in my house also I had great possessions of great and small cattel above all that were in Jerusalem before me 8 * 1 Kin. 9.28 10.10 14 21 c. I gathered me also silver and gold and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces I gat me men-fingers and women-fingers and the delights of the sons of men as †Heb. musical instrument instruments musical instruments and that of all sorts 9 So I was great and increased more then all that were before me in Jerusalem also my wisdom remained with me 10 And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them I withheld not my heart from any joy for my heart rejoyced in
darkness and his name shall be covered with darkness 5 Moreover he hath not seen the sun nor known any thing this hath more rest then the other 6 ¶ Yea though he live a thousand years twice told yet hath he seen no good do not all go to one place 7 All the labour of man is for his mouth and yet the †Heb. soul appetite is not filled 8 For what hath the wise more then the fool what hath the poor that knoweth to walk before the living 9 ¶ Better is the sight of the eyes †Heb. then the walking of the soul then the wandring of the desire this is also vanity and vexatioâ— of spirit 10 That which hath been is named already and it is known that it is man neither may he contend with him that is mightier then he 11 ¶ Seeing there be many things that increase vanity what is man the better 12 For who knoweth what is good for man in this life †Heb. the number of the days of the life of his vanity all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as * Ps 144.4 a shadow for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun CHAP. VII 1 Remedies against vanity are a good name 2 mortification 7 patients 11 wisdom 23 The difficulty of wisdom A * Prov. 25.30 22.1 Good name is better then precious ointment and the day of death then the day of ones birth 2 ¶ It is better to go to the house of mourning then to go to the house of feasting for that is the end of all men and the living will lay it to his heart 3 ‖ Or Anger Sorrow is better then laughter for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better 4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth 5 * Prov. 13.18 15.31.32 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise then for a man to hear the song of fools 6 For as the †Heb. sound crackling of thorns under a pot so is the laughter of the fool this also is vanity 7 ¶ Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad * Deut. 16.19 and a gift destroyeth the heart 8 Better is the end of a thing then the beginning thereof and the patient in spirit is better then the proud in spirit 9 * Prov. 14.17 16.32 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry for anger resteth in the bosom of fools 10 Say not thou What is the cause that the former days were better then these for thou dost not enquire †Heb. out of wisdom wisely concerning this 11 ¶ Wisdom ‖ Or as good at an inheritance yea better too is good with an inheritance and by it there is profit to them that see the sun 12 For wisdom is a †Heb. shadow defence and money is a defence but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom giveth life to them that have it 13 Consider the work of God for * Ch. 1.15 who can make that straight which he hath made crooked 14 In the day of prosperity be joyful but in the day of adversity consider God also hath †Heb. made set the one over against the other to the end that man should finde nothing after him 15 All things have I seen in the days of my vanity there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness 16 Be not righteous overmuch neither make thyself over-wise why shouldest thou †Heb. be desolate destroy thy self 17 Be not overmuch wicked neither be thou foolish why shouldest thou die †Heb. not in thy time before thy time 18 It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this yea also from this withdraw not thine hand for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all 19 * Prov. 21.22 24.5 Chap. 9.16 Wisdom strengthneth the wise more then ten mighty men which are in the city 20 * 1 King 8 46. Prov. 20.9 1 Joh. 1.8 For there is not a just man upon earth that doeth good and sinneth not 21 Also †Heb. give not 〈◊〉 beant take no heed unto all words that are spoken lest thou hear thy servant curse thee 22 For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thy self likewise hast cursed others 23 ¶ All this have I proved by wisdom I said I will be wise but it was far from me 24 That which is far off and exceeding deep who can finde it out 25 †Heb. I and my heart compassed I applied mine heart to know and to search and to seek out wisdom and the reason of things and to know the wickedness of folly even of foolishness and madness 26 * Prov. 22.14 And I finde more bitter then death the woman whose heart is snares and nets and her hands as bands †Heb. he that is good before God whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her but the sinner shall be taken by her 27 Behold this have I found saith the preacher ‖ Or weighing one thing after another to finde out the reason counting one by one to finde out the account 28 Which yet my soul seeketh but I finde not one man among a thousand have I found but a woman among all those have I not forme 29 Lo this enely have I found * Gen. 1 â—â— that God hath made man upright but they have sought out many inventions CHAP. VIII 1 Kings are greatly to be respected 6 The divine providence is to be observed 12 It is better with the godly in adversity then with the wicked in prosperity 16 The work of God is unsearchable WHo is as the wise man and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing * Pr. 17.24 a mans wisdom maketh his face to shine and †Heb. the strength the boldness of his face shall be changed 2 I counsel thee to keep the kings commandment and that in regard of the oath of God 3 Be not hasty to go out of his sight stand not in an evil thing for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him 4 Where the word of a king is there is power and who may say unto him What doest thou 5 Whoso keepeth the commandment †Heb. shall know shall feel no evil thing and a wise mans heart discerneth both time and judgement 6 ¶ Because to every purpose there is time and judgement therefore the misery of man is great upon him 7 For he knoweth not that which shall be for who can tell him ‖ Or how it shall be when it shall be 8 There is no man that hath power * Job 14.5 over the spirit to retain the spirit neither hath be power in the day of death and there is no ‖ Or easting off weapons discharge in
that war neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it 9 All this have I seen and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt 10 And so I saw the wicked buried who had come and gone from the place of the holy and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done this is also vanity 11 Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily therefore the heart of the sons of men is â—â—â—ly set in them to do evil 12 ¶ Though a sinner do evil an hundred times and his days be prolonged yet surely I know that * Ps 37.11 18 19. it shall be well with them that fear God which fear before him 13 But it shall not be well with the wicked neither shall he prolong his days which are as a shadow because he feareth not before God 14 There is a vanity which is done upon the earth that there be just men unto whom it * Ps 13.14 hapneth according to the work of the wicked again there be wicked men to whom it hapneth according to the work of the righteous I said that this also is vanity 15 * Ch. 3.22 Then I commended mirth because a man hath no better thing under the sun then to eat and to drink and to be merry for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life which God giveth him under the sun 16 ¶ When I applied mine heart to know wisdom and to see the business that is done upon the earth for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes 17 Then I behold all the work of God that a man cannot finde out the work that is done under the sun because though a man labour to seek it out yet he shall not finde it yea further though a wise man think to know it yet shall be not be able to finde it CHAP. IX 1 Like things happen to good and bad 4 There is a necessity of death unto men 7 Comfort is all their portion in this life 11 Gods providence ruleth over all 13 Wisdom is better then strength FOr all this †Heb. I gave or sit to my heart I considered in my heart even to declare all this that the righteous and the wise and their works are in the hand of God no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them 2 * Ps 73.3 12 13. Psal 3.15 All things come alike to all there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked to the good and to the clean and to the unclean to him that sacrificeth and to him that sacrificeth not as is the good so is the sinner and he that sweareth as be that feareth an oath 3 This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun that there is one event unto all yea also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil and madness is in their heart while they live and after that they go to the dead 4 ¶ For to him that is joyned to all the living there is hope for a living dog is better then a dead lion 5 For the living know that they shall die but the dead know not any thing neither have they any more a reward for the memory of them is forgotten 6 Also their love and their hatred and their envy is now perished neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun 7 ¶ Go thy way eat thy bread with joy and drink thy wine with a merry heart for God now accepteth thy works 8 Let thy garments be always white and let thy head lack no ointment 9 †Heb. see or enjoy life Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity which he hath given thee under the sun all the days of thy vanity * Ch. 2.24 3.13 5.18 for that is thy portion in this life and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun 10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do do it with thy might for there is no work nor device nor knowledge nor wisdom in the grave whither thou goest 11 ¶ I returned and saw under the sun that the race is not to the swilt nor the battel to the strong neither yet bread to the wise nor yet riches to men of understanding nor yet favour to men of skill but time and chance hapneth to them all 12 For man also knoweth not his time as the fishes that are taken in an evil net as the birds that are caught in the snare so are the sons of men * Pr. 29.6 snared in an evil time when it falleth suddenly upon them 13 ¶ This wisdom have I seen also under the sun and it seemed great unto me 14 There was a little city and few men within it and there came a great king against it besieged it built great bulwarks against it 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man and he by his wisdom delivered the city yet no man remembred that same poor man 16 * Pr. 21.22 Ch. 7.19 Then said I Wisdom is better then strength nevertheless the poor mans wisdom is despised and his words are not heard 17 The words of wâ—se men are heard in quiet more then the cry of him that ruleth among fools 18 Wisdom is better then weapons of war but one sinner destroyeth much good CHAP. X 1 Observations of wisdom and folly â—6 Of â—iot 18 â—lotifuâ—â—â—is 19 and maâ—â—y 20 Mens thoughts of kings ought to be reverent †Heb. Flies of death DEad flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour 2 A wise mans heart is at his right hand but a fools heart is at his lest 3 Yea also when he that is a fool walketh by the way †Heb. his heart his wisdom faileth him and he saith to every one that he is a fool 4 It the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee leave not thy place for yeelding pacifieth great offences 5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun as an errour which proceedeth †Heb. from before from the ruler 6 Folly is set †Heb. in great heights in great dignity and the rich sit in low place 7 I have seen servants * Pr. 30.22 upon horses and princes walking as servants upon the earth 8 * Ps 7.15 Pr. 26.27 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it and whoso breaketh an hedge a serpent shall bite him 9 Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby 10 If the iron be blunt and he do not whet the edge then must he put to more
for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish 9 And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia He is come forth to make war with thee and when he heard it he sent messengers to Hezekiah saying 10 Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah saying Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee saying Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria 11 Behold thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by destroying them utterly and shalt thou be delivered 12 Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed as Gozan and Haran and Rezeph and the children of Eden which were in Telassar 13 Where is the king of Hamath and the king of Arphad and the king of the city of Sepharvaim Hena and Ivah 14 ¶ And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the LORD and spread it before the LORD 15 And Hezekiah prayed unto the LORD saying 16 O LORD of hosts God of Israel that dwellest between the cherubims thou art the God even thou alone of all the kingdoms of the earth thou hast made heaven and earth 17 Incline thine ear O LORD and hear open thine eyes O LORD and see and hear all the words of Sennacherib which hath sent to reproach the living God 18 Of a truth LORD the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the †Heb. lands nations and their countreys 19 And have †Heb. given cast their gods into the fire for they were no gods but the work of mens hands wood and stone therefore they have destroyed them 20 Now therefore O LORD our God save us from his hand that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD even thou onely 21 ¶ Then Isaiah the son of Amòz sent unto Hezekiah saying Thus saith the LORD God of Israel Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria 22 This is the word which the LORD hath spoken concerning him The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee and laughed thee to scorn the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee 23 Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice and lifted up thine eyes on high even against the holy One of Israel 24 †Heb. By the hand of thy servants By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord and hast said By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains to the sides of Lebanon and I will cut down †Heb. the talness of the cedars thereof and the choice of the fir trees thereof the tall cedars thereof and the choice fir-trees thereof and I will enter into the height of his border and ‖ Or the forest and his fruitful field the forest of his Carmel 25 I have dâ—gged and drunk water and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the ‖ Or fineed and closed besieged places 26 ‖ Or Hast thou not beard how I have made it long ago and formed it of ancient times should I now bring it to be laid waste and defenced cities to be ruinous heaps Hast thou not heard long ago how I have done it and of ancient times that I have formed it now have I brought it to pass that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps 27 Therefore their inhabitants were †Heb. short of hand of small power they were dismayed and confounded they were as the grass of the field and as the green herb as the grass on the hous-tops and as corn blasted before it be grown up 28 But I know thy ‖ Or sitting abode and thy going out and thy coming in and thy rage against me 29 Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears therefore will I put my book in thy nose and my bridle in thy lips and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest 30 And this shall be a signe unto thee Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself and the second year that which springeth of the same and in the third year sowe ye and reap and plant vineyards and eat the fruit thereof 31 And †Heb. the escaping of the house of Judah that remaineth the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward and bear fruit upward 32 For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant and †Heb. the escaping they that escape out of mount Zion the * 2 Kin. 19.31 Ch. 9.7 zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this 33 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria He shall not come into this city nor shoot an arrow there nor come before it with shields nor cast a bank against it 34 By the way that he came by the same shall he return and shall not come into this city saith the LORD 35 For I will * 2 Kin. 20.6 defend this city to save it for mine own sake and for my servant Davids sake 36 Then the * 2 Kin 19.35 angel of the LORD went forth and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred and fourscore and five thousand and when they arose early in the morning behold they were all dead corpses 37 ¶ So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and went and returned and dwelt at Nineveh 38 And it came to pass as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword and they escaped into the land of †Heb. Ararat Armenia and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead CHAP. XXXVIII 1 Hezekiah having received a messave of death by prayer hath his life lengthned 8 The sun goeth ten degrees backward for a signe of that promise 9 His song of thanksgiving IN * 2 Kin. 20.1 2 Chr. 32.24 those days was Hezekiah sick unto death and Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him and said unto him Thus saith the LORD †Heb. Give charge concerning thy house Set thine house in order for thou shalt die and not live 2 Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall and prayed unto the LORD 3 And said Remember now O LORD I beseech thee how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart and have done that which is good in thy sight and Hezekiah wept †Heb. with great weeping sore 4 ¶ Then came the word of the LORD to Isaian saying 5 Go and say to Hezekiah Thus saith the LORD the God of David thy father I have heard thy prayer I have seen thy tears behold I will add unto thy days fifteen years 6 And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of
Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah which they have done to provoke me to anger they their kings their princes their priests and their prophets and the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem 33 And they have turned unto me the †Heb. neck * Chap. 2.27 back and not the face though I taught them rising up early and teaching them yet they have not hearkned to receive instruction 34 But they * Chap. 23.11 set their abominations in the house which is called by my name to defile it 35 And they built the high places of Baal which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom to * Chap. 7.31 19.5 cause their sons and their daughters to paâ—s through the fire unto * Levit. 18.21 Molech which I commanded them not neither came it into my minde that they should do this abomination to cause Judah to sin 36 ¶ And now therefore thus saith the LORD the God of Israel concerning this city whereof ye say It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword and by the famine and by the pestilence 37 Behold I will * Deut. 30.3 gather them out of all countreys whither I have driven them in mine anger and in my fury and in great wrath and I will bring them again unto this place and I will cause them to dwell safely 38 And they shall be * Chap. 24.7 and 30.22 31.33 my people and I will be their God 39 And I will * Ezek. 11.19 give them one heart and one way that they may fear me †Heb. all days for ever for the good of them and of their children after them 40 And I will make an everlasting covenant with them that I will not turn away †Heb. from after them from them to do them good but I will put my fear in their hearts that they shall not depart from me 41 Yea I will rejoyce over them to do them good and I will plant them in this land †Heb. in truth or stability assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul 42 For thus saith the LORD Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them 43 And fields shall be bought in this land whereof ye say It is desolate without man or beast it is given into the hand of the Caldeans 44 Men shall buy fields for money and subscribe evidences and seal them and take witnesses in the land of Benjamin and in the places about Jerusalem and in the cities of Judah and in the cities of the mountains and in the cities of the valley and in the cities of the south for I will cause their captivity to return saith the LORD CHAP. XXXIII 1 God promiseth to the captivity a gracious return 9 a joyful state 12 a setled government 15 Christ the branch of righteousness 17 a continuance of kingdom and priesthood 20 and a stability of a blessed seed MOreover the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the second time while he was yet * Chap. 32 2.3 shut up in the court of the prison saying 2 Thus saith the LORD the * Isa 37.26 maker thereof the LORD that formed it to establish it the LORD is his name 3 Call unto me and I will answer thee and shew thee great and ‖ Or hidden mighty things which thou knowest not 4 For thus saith the LORD the God of Israel concerning the houses of this city and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah which are thrown down by the mounts and by the sword 5 They come to fight with the Caldeans but it is to fill them with the dead bodies of men whom I have slain in mine anger and in my fury and for all whose wickedness I have hid my face from this city 6 Behold I will bring it health and cure and I will cure them and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth 7 And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return and will build them as at the first 8 And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity whereby they have sinned against me and I will * Chap. 31.34 Mic. 7.18 pardon all their iniquities whereby they have sinned and whereby they have transgressed against me 9 ¶ And it shall be to me a name of joy a praise an honour before all the nations of the earth which shall hear all the good that I do unto them and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it 10 Thus saith the LORD Again there shall be heard in this place which ye say shall be desolate without man and without beast even in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate without man and without inhabitant and without beast 11 The * Chap. 7.34 16.9 voice of joy and the voice of gladness the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride the voice of them that shall say Praise the LORD of hosts for the LORD is good for his mercy endureth for ever and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD for I will cause to return the captivity of the land as at the first saith the LORD 12 Thus saith the LORD of hosts Again in this place which is desolate without man and without beast and in all the cities thereof shall be an habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down 13 In the cities of the mountains in the cities of the vale and in the cities of the south and in the land of Benjamin and in the places about Jerusalem and in the cities of Judah shall the flocks pass again under the hands of him that telleth them saith the LORD 14 Behold the days come saith the LORD that I will perform that good thing which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah 15 ¶ In those days and at that time will I cause the * Isa 11.1 4.2 Chap. 23.5 branch of righteousness to grow up unto David and he shall execute judgement and righteousness in the land 16 In those days shall Judah be saved and Jerusalem shall dwell safely and this is the name wherewith she shall be called †Heb. Jehovah-tsidkenu the LORD our righteousness 17 ¶ For thus saith the LORD †Heb. There shall not be cut off from David David shall never * 2 Sam. 7.16 1 Kings 2.4 want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel 18 Neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt-offerings and to kindle meat-offerings and to do sacrifice continually 19 ¶ And the word of the LORD
lion in secret places 11 He hath turned aside my ways and pulled me in pieces he hath made me desolate 12 He hath bent his bowe and set me as a mark for the arrow 13 He hath caused the †Heb. sonâ— arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins 14 I was a * Jer. 20.7 derision to all my people and their song all the day 15 He hath filled me with †Heb. bitternesses bitterness he hath made me drunken with wormwood 16 He hath also broken my teeth with gravel-stones he hath ‖ Or. rolled me in the ashes covered me with ashes 17 And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace I forgat †Heb. good prosperity 18 And I said My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD 19 ‖ Or remember Remembring mine affliction and my misery the wormwood and the gall 20 My soul hath them still in remembrance and is †Heb. bowed humbled in me 21 This I †Heb. make to return to my heart recal to my minde therefore have I hope 22 ¶ It is of the LORDS mercies that we are not consumed because his compassions fail not 23 They are new every morning great is thy faithfulness 24 The LORD is my * Ps 15.5 73.26 and 119.57 Jer 10.15 portion saith my soul therefore will I hope in him 25 The LORD is good unto them that wait for him to the soul that seeketh him 26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD 27 It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth 28 He sitteth alone and keepeth silence because he hath born it upon him 29 He putteth his mouth in the dust if so be there may be hope 30 He giveth his check to him that smiteth him he is filled full with reproach 31 For the Lord will not cast off for ever 32 But though he cause grief yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies 33 For he doth not afflict †Heb. from his heart willingly nor grieve the children of men 34 To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth 35 To turn aside the right of a man before the face of ‖ Or a superiâ—â—â— the most High 36 To subvert a man in his cause the Lord ‖ Or seeth not approveth not 37 ¶ Who is he * Ps 33.9 that saith and it cometh to pass when the Lord commandeth it not 38 Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not * Am. 3.6 evil and good 39 Wherefore doth a living man ‖ Or murmurs complain a man for the punishment of his sins 40 Let us search and try our ways and turn again to the LORD 41 Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens 42 We have transgressed and have rebelled thou hast not pardoned 43 Thou hast covered with anger and persecuted us thou hast slain thou hast not pitied 44 Thou hast covered thy self with a cloud that our prayer should not pass through 45 Thou hast made us as the * 1 Cor. 4.13 off-scouring and refuse in the midst of the people 46 All our enemies have opened their mouths against us 47 * Is 24.17 Fear and a snare is come upon us desolation and destruction 48 Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people 49 Mine eye trickleth down and ceaseth not without any intermission 50 Till the LORD look down and behold from heaven 52 Mine eye affecteth †Heb. my sâ—ul mine heart ‖ Or more then all because of all the daughters of my city 52 Mine enemies chased me sore like a bird without cause 53 They have cut off my life in the dungeon and cast a stone upon me 54 Waters flowed over mine head then I said I am cut off 55 ¶ I called upon thy name O LORD out of the low dungeon 56 Thou hast heard my voice hide not thine ear at my breathing at my cry 57 Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee thou saidst Fear not 58 O LORD thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul thou hast redeemed my life 59 O LORD thou hast seen my wrong judge thou my cause 60 Thou hast seen all their vengeance and all their imaginations against me 61 Thou hast heard their reproach O LORD and all their imaginations against me 62 The lips of those that rose up against me and their device against me all the day 63 Behold their sitting down and their rising up I am their musick 64 ¶ Render unto them a recompence O LORD according to the work of their hands 65 Give them ‖ Or obstinacy of heart sorrow of heart thy curse unto them 66 Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the * Ps 8.3 heavens of the LORD CHAP. IV. 1 Zion bewalleth her pitiful estate 13 She confesseth her sins 21 Edom is threatned 22 Zion is comforted HOw is the gold become dim how is the most fine gold changed the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street 2 The precious sons of Zion comparable to fine gold how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers the work of the hands of the potter 3 Even the ‖ Or stâ—â—alveâ— sea-monsters draw out the breast they give suck to their young ones the daughter of my people is become cruel like the ostriches in the wilderness 4 The tongue of the sucking childe cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst the young children ask bread and no man breaketh it unto them 5 They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills 6 For the ‖ Or iniquity punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater then the punishment of the sin of Sodom that was * Gen. 19.35 overthrown as in a moment and no hands stayed on her 7 Her Nazarites were purer then snow they were whiter then milk they were more ruddy in body then rubies their polishing was of sapphire 8 Their visage is †Heb. carker then blackness blacker then a coal they are not known in the streets their skin cleaveth to their bones it is withered it is become like a stick 9 They that be slain with the sword are better then they that be slain with hunger for these †Heb. â—low out pine away stricken through for want of the fruits of the field 10 The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children they were their * Deu. 28.57 2 Kin. 6.29 meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people 11 The LORD hath accomplished his fury he hath poured out his fierce anger and hath kindled a fire in Zion and it hath devoured the foundations thereof 12 The kings of the earth and all
in Daniel before the king in haste and said thus unto him †Cald. 〈…〉 â—ave â—ound I have found a man of the †Cald. children of clecaptivity of â—udah captives of Judah that will make known unto the king the interpretation 26 The king answered and said to Daniel whose name was Belteshazzar Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen and the interpretation thereof 27 Daniel answered in the presence of the king and said The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wis men the astrologers the magicians the soothsayers shew unto the king 28 But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets and †Cald. â—ath made known maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days Thy dream and the visions of thy head upon thy bed are these 29 As for thee O king thy thoughts †Cald. came up came into thy mindes upon thy bed what should come to pass hereafter and he that revealeth secrets maketh known unto thee what shall come to pass 30 But as for me this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more then any living but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart 31 ¶ Thou O king †Cald. wast sâ—ting sawest and behold a great image this great image whose brightness was excellent stood before thee and the form thereof was terrible 32 This images head was of fine gold his breast and his arms of silver his belly and his ‖ Or sides thighs of brass 33 His legs of iron his feet part of iron and part of clay 34 Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out ‖ Or which was not in bands as ver 45. without hands which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay and brake them to pieces 35 Then was the iron the clay the brass the silver and the gold broken to pieces together and became like the chaff of the summer-threshing-floors and the wind carried them away that no place was found for them and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth 36 ¶ This is the dream and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king 37 Thou O king art a king of kings for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom power and strength and glory 38 And wheresoever the children of men dwell the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand and hath made thee ruler over them all thou art this head of gold 39 And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferiour to thee and another third kingdom of brass which shall bear rule over all the earth 40 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things and as iron that breaketh all these shall it break in pieces and bruise 41 And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes part of potters clay and part of iron the kingdom shall be divided but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay 42 And as the toes of the feet were part of iron and part of clay so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly ‖ Or brieâ—â— broken 43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixâ— with miry clay they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men but they shall not cleave †Cald. 〈◊〉 with this one to another even as iron is not mixed with clay 44 And in †Cald. their days the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom * Ch. 4. â— â—4 6.26 7.14 27. Mic 4.7 Lu. 1.33 which shall never be destroyed and the †Cald. kingdom thereof kingdom shall not be left to other people but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdom and it shall stand for ever 45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain ‖ Or which was not in band without hands and that it brake in pieces the iron the brass the clay the silver and the gold the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass †Cald. â—fter this hereafter and the dream is certain and the interpretation thereof sure 46 ¶ Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face and worshipped Daniel and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him 47 The king answered unto Daniel and said Of a truth it is that your God is a God of gods and a Lord of kings and a revealer of secrets seeing thou couldest reveal this secret 48 Then the king made Daniel a great man and gave him many great gifts and made him ruler over the whose province of Babylon and * Ch. â— 9 chief of the governours over all the wise men of Babylon 49 Then Daniel requested of the king and he set Shadrach Meshach and Abed-nego over the affairs of the province of Babylon but Daniel sat in the gate of the king CHAP. III. 1 Nebuchadnezzar dedicateth a god â—en image in Dura 8 Sâ—adraâ—h Mesâ—ach and Abed-nego are accused for 〈◊〉 â—â—rshipping the image 13 They being threatned make a good consâ—sâ—on 19 God deliversseth them out of the furnace 2. Nebuchadnezzar sâ—me the miracle blesseth God NEbuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold whose height was threescore cubits and the breadth thereof six cubits he set it up in the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon 2 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes the governours and the captains the judges the treasurers the counsellours the sheriffs and all the rulers of the provinces to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up 3 Then the princes the governours and captains the judges the treasurers the counsellours the sheriffs and all the rulers of the provinces were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up 4 Then an herauld cried †Cald. with miâ—â—â— aloud To you †Cald. they command it is commanded O people nations and languages 5 That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet flute harp sackbut psaltery ‖ Or sining †Cald. sympâ—oâ—â— dulcimer and all kinds of musick ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up 6 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace 7 Therefore at that time when all the people heard the sound of the cornet flute harp sackbut psaltery and all kinds of musick all the people the nations and the languages fell down and worshipped the golden
shall be strong above him and have dominion his dominion shall be a great dominion 6 And in the end of years they †Heb. shall alsâ—ciare themselves shall joyn themselves together for the kings daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make †Heb. rights an agreement but she shall not retain the power of the arm neither shall he stand nor his arm but she shall be given up and they that brought her and ‖ Or whom she brought forth he that begat her and he that strengthned her in these timâ—s 7 But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate which shall come with an army and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north and shall deal against them and shall prevail 8 And shall also carry caâ—tives into Egypt their gods with their princes and with †Heb. vessels of 〈◊〉 desire their precious vessels of silver and of gold and he shall continue mo years then the king of the north 9 So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom and shall return into his own land 10 But his sons ‖ Or. shall war shall be stirred up and shall assemble a multitude of great forces and one shall certainly come and overflow and pass through then shall â—e return and be stirred up even to his fortress 11 And the king of the south shall be moved with choler and shall come forth and fight with him even with the king of the north and he shall set forth a great multitude but the multitude shall be given into his hand 12 And when he hath taken away the multitude his heart shall be lifted up and he shall cast down many ten thousands but he shall not be strengthned by it 13 For the king of the north shall return and shall set forth a multitude greater then the former and shall certainly come †Heb. at the end of times of years after certain years with a great army and with much riches 14 And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south also †Heb. the children of robbers the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision but they shall fall 15 So the king of the north shall come and cast up a mount and take †Heb. the city of munitions the most fenced cities and the arms of the south shall not withstand neither †Heb. the people of his choices his chosen people neither shall there be any strength to withstand 16 But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will and none shall stand before him and he shall stand in the ‖ Or goodly land †Heb. the land of ornament glorious land which by his hand shall be consumed 17 He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom and ‖ Or muth uprightness or equal conditions upright ones with him thus shall he do and he shall give him the daughter of women †Heb. to corrupt corrupting her but the shall not stand on his side neither be for him 18 After this shall he turn his face unto the isles and shall take many but a prince †Heb. for him for his own behalf shall cause †Heb. his reproach the reproach offered by him to cease without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him 19 Then he shall turn his face towards the fort of his own land but he shall stumble and fall and not be found 20 Then shall stand up in his estate †Heb. one that causeth an exactour to past over a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom but within few days he shall be destroyed neither in †Heb. angers anger nor in battel 21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom but he shall come in peaceably and obtain the kingdom by flatteries 22 And with the arms of a floud shall they be overflown from before him and shall be broken yea also the prince of the covenant 23 And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully for he shall come up and shall become strong with a small people 24 He shall enter ‖ Or into the peaceableâ— and fat c. peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province and he shall do that which his fathers have not done nor his fathers fathers he shall scatter among them the prey and spoil and riches yea and he shall †Heb. think his thoughts forecast his devices against the strong holds even for a time 25 And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battel with a very great and mighty army but he shall not stand for they shall forecast devices against him 26 Yea they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him and his army shall overflow and many shall fall down slain 27 And both these kings †Heb. their hearts hearts shall be to do mischief and they shall speak lies at one table but it shall not prosper for yet the end shall be at the time appointed 28 Then shall he return into his land with great riches and his heart shall be against the holy covenant and he shall do exploits and return to his own land 29 At the time appointed he shall return and come toward the south but it shall not be as the former or as the latter 30 ¶ For the ships of Chittim shall come against him therefore he shall be grieved and return and have indignation against the holy covenant so shall he do he shall even return and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant 31 And arms shall stand on his part and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength and shall take away the daily sacrifice and they shall place the abomination that ‖ Or astonisheth maketh desolate 32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he ‖ Or cause to dissemble corrupt by flatteries but the people that do know their God shall be strong and do exploits 33 And they that understand among the people shall instruct many yet they shall fall by the sword and by flame by captivity and by spoil many days 34 Now when they shall fall they shall be holpen with a little help but many shall cleave to them with flatteries 35 And some of them of understanding shall fall to try ‖ Or by them them and to purge and to make them white even to the time of the end because it is yet for a time appointed 36 And the king shall do according to his will and he shall exalt himself and magnifie himself above every god and
are the teeth of a lion and he hath the cheek-teeth of a great lion 7 He hath laid my vine waste and †Heb. laid my fig tree for a barking barked my fig-tree he hath made it clean bare and cast it away the branches thereof are made white 8 ¶ Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth 9 The meat-offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the LORD the priests the LORDS ministers mourn 10 The field is wasted the land mourneth for the corn is wasted the new wine is ‖ Or ashamed dried up the oyl languâ—sheth 11 Be ye ashamed O ye husbandmen howl O ye vine-dressers for the wheat and for the barley because the harvest of the field is perished 12 The vine is dried up and the fig-tree languisheth the pomegranate-tree the palm tree also and the apple-tree even all the trees of the field are withered because joy is withered away from the sons of men 13 Gird your selves and lament ye priests howl ye ministers of the altar come lie all night in sackcloth ye ministers of my God for the meat-offering and the drink-offering is withholden from the house of your God 14 ¶ * Ch. 2.15 Sanctifie ye a fast call a ‖ Or day of restraint solemn assembly gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God and cry unto the LORD 15 Alas for the day for * Isa 13.6 the day of the LORD is at hand and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come 16 Is not the meat cut off before our eyes yea joy and gladness from the house of our God 17 The †Heb. grains seed is rotten under their clods the garners are laid desolate the barns are broken down for the corn is withered 18 How do the beasts groan the herds of cattel are perplexed because they have no pasture yea the flocks of sheep are made desolate 19 O LORD to thee will I cry for the fire hath devoured the ‖ Or â—abitations pastures of the wilderness and the flame hath burnt all the trees of the filed 20 The beasts of the field cry also unto thee for the rivers of waters are dried up and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness CHAP. II. 1 He sheweth unto Zion the terribleness of Gods judgement 12 He exhorteth to repentance 15 prescribeth a fast 18 promiseth a blessing thereon 21 He comforteth Zion with present 28 and future blessings BLow ye the ‖ Or â—â—lâ—tâ— trumpet in Zion and found an alarm in my holy mountain let all the inhabitants of the land tremble for the day of the LORD cometh for it is nigh at hand 2 A day of darkness and of gloominess a day of clouds and of thick darkness as the morning spread upon the mountains a great people and a strong there hath not been ever the like neither shall be any more after it even to the years †Heb. of generation and generation of many generations 3 A fire devoureth before them and behinde them a flame burneth the land is as the garden of Eden before them and behinde them a desolate wilderness yea and nothing shall escape them 4 The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses and as hors-men so shall they run 5 Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble as a strong people set in battel aray 6 Before their face the people shall be much pained all faces shall gather †Heb. poâ— blackness 7 They shall run like mighty men they shall climb the wall like men of war and they shall march every one on his ways and they shall not break their ranks 8 Neither shall one thrust another they shall walk every one in his path and when they fall upon the ‖ Or 〈◊〉 sword they shall not be wounded 9 They shall run to and fro in the city they shall run upon the wall they shall climb up upon the houses they shall enter in at the windows like a thief 10 The earth shall quake before them the heavens shall tremble * Isa 1â— 10 Ezek. 32.7 the sun and the moon shall be dark and the stars shall withdraw their shining 11 And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army for his camp is very great for he is strong that executeth his word for the * Jer. 30. â— Am. 5 1â— Zeph. 1.15 day of the LORD is great and very terrible and who can abide it 12 ¶ Therefore also now saith the LORD * Jer. 4. â— Turn ye even to me with all your heart and with fasting and with weeping and with mourning 13 And rent your heart and not your garments and turn unto the LORD your God for he is * Ex. 34.6 Psal 86.5 â—on 4.2 gracious and merciful slow to anger and of great kindness and repenteth him of the evil 14 * son 3.9 Who knoweth if he will return and repent and leave a blessing behinde him even a meat-offering and a drink-offering unto the LORD your God 15 ¶ Blow the trumpet in Zion * Ch. 3.14 sanctifie a fast call a solemn assembly 16 Gather the people sanctifie the congregation assemble the elders gather the children and those that suck the breasts let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber and the bride out of her closet 17 Let the priests the ministers of the LORD weep between the porch and the altar and let them say Spare thy people O LORD and give not thine heritage to reproach that the heâ—then should ‖ Or use a by-word against them rule over them * Psal 42.10 70.10 115.2 wherefore should they say among the people Where is their God 18 ¶ Then will the LORD be jealous for his land and pity his people 19 Yea the LORD will answer and say unto his people Behold I will send you corn and wine and oyl and ye shall be satisfied therewith and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen 20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army and will drive him into a land barren and desolate with his face toward the east-sea and his hinder part towards the utmost sea and his stink shall come up and his ill savour shall come up because †Heb. he hath magnified to do he hath done great things 21 ¶ Fear not O land be glad and rejoyce for the LORD will do great things 22 Be not afraid ye beasts of the field for the pastures of the wilderness do spring for the tree beareth her fruit the fig-tree and the vine do yeeld their strength 23 Be glad then ye children of Zion and rejoyce in the LORD your God for he hath given you ‖ Or a teacher of righteousness the former rain
in an ephah the final damnation of Babylon THen I turned and lift up mine eyes and looked and behold a flying roll 2 And he said unto me What seest thou And I answered I see a flying roll the length thereof is twenty cubits and the breadth thereof ten cubits 3 Then said he unto me This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth for ‖ Or every one of this people that stealeth holdeth himself â—uiltless as it doth every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it 4 I will bring it forth saith the LORD of hosts and it shall enter into the house of the thief and into the house of him that sweareth falsly by my name and it shall remain in the midst of his house and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof 5 ¶ Then the angel that talked with me went forth and said unto me Lift up now thine eyes and see what is this that goeth forth 6 And I said What is it And he said This is an ephah that goeth 7 And behold there was lift up a ‖ Or weighty piece talent of lead and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah 8 And he said This is wickedness and he cast it into the midst of the ephah and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof 9 Then lift I up mine eyes and looked and behold there came out two women and the wind was in their wings for they had wings like the wings of a stork and they lift up the ephah between the earth and the heaven 10 Then said I to the angel that talked with me Whither do these bear the ephah 11 And he said unto me To build it an house in the land of Shinar and it shall be established and set there upon her own base CHAP. VI. 1 The vision of the four chariots 9 By the crowns of Joshua is shewed the temple and kingdom of Christ the Branch ANd I turned and lift up mine eyes and looked and behold there came four chariots out from between two mountains and the mountains were mountains of brass 2 In the first chariot were red horses and in the second chariot black horses 3 And in the third chariot white horses and in the fourth chariot grisled and ‖ Or strong bay horses 4 Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me What are these my lord 5 And the angel answered and said unto me These are the four ‖ Or windeâ— spirits of the heavens which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth 6 The black horses which are therein go forth into the north-countrey and the white go forth after them and the grisled go forth toward the south-countrey 7 And the bay went forth and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth and he said Get ye hence walk to and fro through the earth So they walked to and fro through the earth 8 Then cried he upon me and spake unto me saying Behold these that go toward the north-countrey have quieted my spirit in the north-countrey 9 ¶ And the word of the LORD came unto me saying 10 Take of them of the captivity even of Heldai of Tobijah and of Jedaiah which are come from Babylon and come thou the same day and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah 11 Then take silver and gold and make crowns and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech the high priest 12 And speak unto him saying Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts saying Behold the man whose name is the * Ch. 3.8 BRANCH and he shall ‖ Or branch up from under him grow up out of his place and he shall built the temple of the LORD 13 Even he shall build the temple of the LORD and he shall bear the glory and shall sit and rule upon his throne and he shall be a priest upon his throne and the counsel of peace shall be between them both 14 And the crowns shall be to Helem and to Tobijah and to Jedaiah and to Hen the son of Zephaniah for a memorial in the temple of the LORD 15 And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the LORD and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you And this shall come to pass if ye will diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God CHAP. VII 1 The captives enquire of fasting 4 Zechariah reproveth their fasting 8 Sin the cause of their captivity ANd it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth moneth even in Chisleu 2 When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regem-melech and their men †Heb. to intreat the face of the LORD to pray before the LORD 3 And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts and to the prophets saying Should I weep in the fifth moneth separating my self as I have done these so many years 4 ¶ Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me saying 5 Speak unto all the people of the land and to the priests saying When ye * Is 58.5 fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh moneth even those seventy years did ye at all fast unto me even to me 6 And when ye did eat and when ye did drink ‖ Or be not ye they that c. did not ye eat for your selves and drink for your selves 7 ‖ Or. Are not these the words Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried †Heb. by the hand of c. by the former prophets when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity and the cities thereof round about her when men inhabited the south and the plain 8 ¶ And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah saying 9 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts saying †Heb. judge judgement of truth Execute true judgement and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother 10 And * Ex. 22 21 22. Isa 1.23 Jer. 5.28 oppress not the widow nor the fatherless the stranger nor the poor and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart 11 But they refused to hearken and †Heb. they gave a back-sliding shoulder pulled away the shoulder and †Heb. made heavy stopped their ears that they should not hear 12 Yea they made their hearts as an adamant-stone lest they should hear the law and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit †Heb. by the hand of by the former prophets therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts 13 Therefore it is
of your ground neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field saith the LORD of hosts 12 And all nations shall call you blessed for ye shall be a delightsom land saith the LORD of hosts 13 ¶ Your words have been * Job 21.14 stout against me saith the LORD yet ye say What have we spoken so much against thee 14 Ye have said It is vain to serve God and what profit is it that we have kept †Heb. his observation his ordinance and that we have walked †Heb. in black mournfully before the LORD of hosts 15 And now we call the proud happy yea they that work wickedness †Heb. are built are set up yea they that * Ps 95.9 tempt God are even delivered 16 ¶ Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another and the LORD hearkned and heard it and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD and that thought upon his name 17 And they shall be mine saith the LORD of hosts in that day when I make up my ‖ Or special treasure jewels and I will spare them as a man spareth his own son that serveth him 18 Then shall ye return and discern between the righteous and the wicked between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not CHAP. IV. 1 Gods judgement on the wicked 2 and his blessing on the good 4 He exhorteth to the study of the law 5 and telleth of Elijahs coming and office FOr behold the day cometh that shall burn as an oven and all the proud yea and all that do wickedly shall be stubble and the day that cometh shall burn them up saith the LORD of hosts that it shall leave them neither root nor branch 2 ¶ But unto you that fear my name shall the * Luk. 1.78 sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings and ye shall go forth and grow up as calves of the stall 3 And ye shall tread down the wicked for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this saith the LORD of hosts 4 ¶ Remember ye the * Exod. 20.3 law of Moses my servant which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel with the statutes and judgements 5 ¶ Behold I will send you * Mat. 11.14 Mar. 9.11 Luk. 1.17 Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD 6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children and the heart of the children to their fathers lest I come and smite the earth with a curse The end of the Prophets APOCRYPHA I. ESDRAS CHAP. I. 1 Josias his charge to the priests and Levites 7 A great pass-over is kept 32 His death is much lamented 34 His successours 53 The temple eity and people are destroyed 56 Therest are carried unto Babylon ANd Josias held the * 2 Kings 23.21 2 Chr. 35.1 feast of the pass-over in Jerusalem unto his Lord and offered the pass-over the fourteenth day of the first moneth 2 Having set the priests according to their daily courses being arayed in long garments in the temple of the Lord. 3 And he spake unto the Levites the holy ministers of Israel that they should hallow themselves unto the Lord to set the holy ark of the Lord in the house that king Solomon the son of David had built 4 And said Ye shall no more bear the ark upon your shoulders now therefore serve the Lord your God and minister unto his people Israel and prepare you after your families and kindreds 5 According as David the king of Israel prescribed and according to the magnificence of Solomon his son and standing in the temple according to the several dignity of the families of you the Levites who minister in the presence of your brethren the children of Israel 6 Offer the pass-over in order and make ready the sacrifices for your brethren and keep the pass-over according to the commandment of the Lord which was given unto Moses 7 And unto the people that was found there Josias gave thirty thousand lambs and kids and three thousand calves these things were given of the kings allowance according as he promised to the people to the priests and to the Levites 8 And Helkias Zacharias and ‖ Or Jâ—â—iâ—l Syelus the governours of the temple gave to the priests for the pass-over two thousand and six hundred sheep and three hundred calves 9 And Jeconias and Samaias and Nathanael his brother and Assabias and Ochiel and Joram captains over thousands gave to the Levites for the pass-over five thousand sheep and ‖ Or fâ—â—e hundred calves 2 Chr. 35.9 seven hundred calves 10 And when these things were done the priests and Levites having the unleavened bread stood in very comely order according to the kindreds 11 And according to the several dignities of the fathers before the people to offer to the Lord as it is written in the book of Moses * 2 Chr. 35.13 and so of the â—â—â—locks and thus did they in the morning 12 And they rosted the pass-over with fire as appertaineth as for the sacrifices they sod them in brass pots and pans ‖ Or with good sâ—â—d or willingly 2 Chr. 35.13 with a good savour 13 And set them before all the people and afterward they prepared for themselves and for the priests their brethren the sons of Aaron 14 For the priests offered the fat until night and the Levites prepared for themselves and the priests their brethren the sons of Aaron 15 The holy singers also the sons of Asaph were in their order according to the appointment * 2. Chr. 35.15 of David and Asaph of David to wit Asaph Zacharias and Jeduthun who was * 2 Chr. 35.15 the kings stâ—â— of the kings retinue 16 Moreover the porters were at every gate it was not lawful for any to go from his ordinary service for their brethren the Levites prepared for them 17 Thus were the things that belonged to the sacrifices of the Lord accomplished in that day that they might hold the pass-over 18 And offer sacrifices upon the altar of the LORD according to the commandment of king Josias 19 So the children of Israel which were present held the pass-over at that time and the feast of sweet bread seven days 20 And such a pass-over was not kept in Israel since the time of the prophet Samuel 21 Yea all the kings of Israel held not such a pass-over as Josias and the priests and the Levites and the Jews held with all Israel that were found dwelling at Jerusalem 22 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josias was this pass-over kept 23 And the works of Josias were upright before his Lord with an heart full of godliness 24 As for the things that came to pass in his time they were written in former times concerning those
come for this world is full of unrighteousness and infirmities 28 But as concerning the things whereof thou askest me I will tell thee for the evil is sown but the destruction thereof is not yet come 29 If therefore that which is sown be not turned upside down and if the place where the evil is sown pass not away then cannot it come that is sown with good 30 For the grain of evil seed hath been sown in the heart of Adam from the beginning and how much ungodliness hath it brought up unto this time and how much shall it yet bring forth until the ‖ Or floor time of threshing come 31 Ponder now by thyself how great fruit of wickedness the grain of evil seed hath brought forth 32 And when the ears shall be cut down which are without number how great a floor shall they fill 33 Then I answered and said How and when shall these things come to pass wherefore are our years few and evil 34 And he answered me saying Do not thou hasten above the most Highest for thy haste is in vain to be above him for thou hast much exceeded 35 Did not the souls also of the righteous ask question of these things in their chambers saying How long shall I hope on this fashion when cometh the fruit of the floor of our reward 36 And unto these things ‖ Or Jeremiel Uriel the archangel gave them answer and said Even when the number of seeds is filled in you for he hath weighed the world in the balance 37 By measure hath he measured the times and by number hath he numbred the times and he doth not move nor stir them until the said measure be fulfilled 38 Then answered I and said O Lord that bearest rule even we all are full of impiety 39 And for our sakes peradventure it is that the floors of the righteous are not filled because of the sins of them that dwell upon the earth 40 So he answered me and said Go thy way to a woman with childe and ask of her when she hath fulfilled her nine moneths if her womb may keep the birth any longer within her 41 Then said I No Lord that can she not And he said unto me In the grave the chambers of souls are like the womb of a woman 42 For like as a woman that travaileth maketh haste to escape the necessity of the travail even so do these places haste to deliver those things that are committed unto them 43 From the beginning look what thou desirest to see it shall be shewed thee 44 Then answered I and said If I have found favour in thy sight and if it be possible and if I be meet therefore 45 Shew me then whether there be more to come then is past or more past then is to come 46 What is past I know but what is for to come I know not 47 And he said unto me Stand up upon the right side and I shall expound the similitude unto thee 48 So I stood and saw and behold an hot burning oven passed by before me and it happened that when the flame was gone by I looked and behold the smoke remained still 49 After this there passed by before me a watery cloud and sent down much rain with a storm and when the stormy rain was past the drops remained still 50 Then said he unto me Consider with thyself as the rain is more then the drops and as the fire is greater then the smoke but the drops and the smoke remain behinde so the ‖ Or measure quantity which is past did more exceed 51 Then I prayed and said May I live thinkest thou until that time or ‖ Or who shall be Manuscript what shall happen in those days 52 He answered me and said As for the tokens whereof thou askest me I may tell thee of them in part but as touching thy life I am not sent to shew thee for I do not know it CHAP. V. 1 The signes of the â—â—mes to come 23 He asketh why God choosing but one people did cast them off 30 He is taught that Gods judgements are unsearchable 46 and that God doeth not all at once NEvertheless as concerning the tokens behold the days shall come that they which dwell upon earth ‖ Or shall be found with great wealth shall be taken in a great number and the way of truth shall be hidden and the land shall be barren of faith 2 But * Matth. 2â— 12 iniquity shall be increased above that which now thou seest or that thou hast heard long ago 3 And the land ‖ Or that thou â—â—eadest upon and seest that thou seest now to have root shalt thou see wasted suddenly 4 But if the most High grant thee to live thou shalt see after the third trumpet that the sun shall suddenly shine again in the night and the moon thrice in the day 5 And bloud shall drop out of the wood and the stone shall give his voice and the people shall be troubled 6 And even he shall rule whom they look not for that dwell upon the earth and the fowls shall take their flight away together 7 And the Sodomitish sea shall cast out fish and make a noise in the night which many have not known but they shall all hear the voice thereof 8 There shall be a confusion also in many places and the fire shall be oft ‖ Or stoked sent out again and the wilde beasts shall change their places and menstruous women shall bring forth monsters 9 And salt waters shall be sound in the sweet and all friends shall destroy one another then shall wit hide it self and understanding withdraw it sell into his secret chamber 10 And shall be sought of many and yet not be sound then shall unrighteousness and incontinency be multiplyed upon earth 11 One land also shall ask another and say Is righteousness that maketh a man righteous gone through thee And it shall say No. 12 At the same time shall men hope but nothing obtain they shall labour but their ways shall not ‖ Or be dirested prosper 13 To shew thee such tokens I have leave and if thou wilt pray again and weep as now and fast seven days thou shalt hear yet greater things 14 Then I awaked and an extreme fearfulness went through all my body and my minde was troubled so that it sainted 15 So the angel that was come to talk with me held me comforted me and set me up upon my feet 16 And in the second night it came to pass that Salathiel the captain of the people came unto me saying Where hast thou been and why is thy countenance so heavy 17 Knowest thou not that Israel is committed unto thee in the land of their captivity 18 Up then and eat bread and forsake us not as the shepherd that leaveth his flock in the hands of cruel wolves 19 Then said I unto him Go thy ways from me
thy ways after them let us never see of thee either son or daughter 10 When she heard these things she was very sorrowful so that she thought to have strangled her self and she said I am the onely daughter of my father and if I do this it shall be a reproach unto him and I shall bring his old age with sorrow unto the grave 11 Then she prayed toward the window and said Blessed art thou O Lord my God and thine holy and glorious name is blessed and honourable for ever let all thy works praise thee for ever 12 And now O Lord I set mine eyes and my face toward thee 13 And say Take me out of the earth that I may hear no more the reproach 14 Thou knowest Lord that I am pure from all sin with man 15 And that I never polluted my name nor the name of my father in the land of my captivity I am the onely daughter of my father neither hath he any childe to be his heir neither any near ‖ Or brother kinsman nor any son of his alive to whom I may keep my self for a wife my seven husbands are already dead and why should I live but if it please not thee that I should die command some regard to be had of me and pity taken of me that I hear no more reproach 16 So the prayers of them both were heard before the majesty of the great God 17 And Raphael was sent to heal them both that is to scale away the whiteness of Tobits eyes and to give Sara the daughter of Raguel for a wife to Tobias the son of Tobit and to binde Asmodeus the evil spirit because she belonged to Tobias by right of inheritance The self-same time came Tobit home and entred into his house and Sara the daughter of Raguel came down from her upper chamber CHAP. IV. 3 Tobit giveth instructions to his son Tobias 20 and telleth him of money left with Gabael in Media IN that day Tobit remembred the money which he had committed to Gabael in Rages of Media 2 And said with himself I have wished for death wherefore do I not call for my son Tobias that I may signifie to him of the money before I die 3 And when he had called him he said My son when I am dead bury me and despise not thy mother * Exod. 20.12 Ecclus 7.27 but honour her all the days of thy life and do that which shall please her and grieve her not 4 Remember my son that she saw many dangers for thee when thou wast in her womb and when she is dead bury her by me in one grave 5 My son be mindful of the Lord our God all thy days and let not thy will be set to sin or to transgress his commandments do uprightly all thy life long and follow not the ways of unrighteousness 6 For if thou deal truly thy doings shall prosperously succeed to thee and to all them that live justly 7 * Prov. 3.9 Ecclus 4.1 14.13 Luk. 14.13 Give alms of thy substance and when thou givest alms let not thine eye be envious neither turn thy face from any poor and the face of God shall not be turned away from thee 8 If thou hast abundance * Ecclus 35.10 give alms accordingly if thou have but a little be not afraid to give according to that little 9 For thou layest up a good treasure for thy self against the day of necessity 10 * Ecclus 29.13 Because that alms do deliver from death and suffereth not to come into darkness 11 For alms is a good gift unto all that give it in the sight of the most High 12 Beware of all * 1 Thes 4.3 whoredom my son and chiefly take a wife of the seed of thy fathers and take not a strange woman to wife which is not of thy fathers tribe for we are the children of the prophers Noe Abraham Isaac and Jacob remember my son that our fathers from the beginning even that they all married wives of their own kindred and were blessed in their children and their seed shall inherit the land 13 Now therefore my son love thy brethren and despise not in thy heart thy brethren the sons and daughters of thy people in not taking a wife of them for in pride is destruction and much trouble and in lewdness is decay and great want for lewdness is the mother of famine 14 Let not the * Levit. 1◠13 Deut. 24.14 15. wages of any man which hath wrought for thee tarry with thee but give him it out of hand for if thou serve God he will also repay thee be circumspect my son in all things thou doest and be wise in all thy conversation 15 * Mat. 7.12 Luk. 6.31 Do that to no man which thou hatest drink not wine to make thee drunken neither let drunkenness go with thee in thy journey 16 * Luk. 14.13 Give of thy bread to the hungry and of thy garment to them that are naked and according to thine abundance * Mat. 6.1 give alms and let not thine eye be envious when thou givest alms 17 Pour out thy bread on the burial of the just but give nothing to the wicked 18 Ask counsel of all that are wise and despise not any counsel that is profitable 19 Bless the Lord thy God alway and desire of him that thy ways may be directed and that all thy paths and counsels may prosper for every nation hath not counsel but the Lord himself giveth all good things and he humbleth whom he will as he will now therefore my son remember my commandments neither let them be put out of thy minde 20 And now I signifie this to thee that I committed ten talents to Gabael the son of Gabrias at Rages in Media 21 And fear not my son that we are made poor for thou hast much wealth if thou fear God and depart from all sin and do that which is pleasing in his sight CHAP. V. 4 Young Tobias seeketh a guide into Media 6 The angel will go with him 12 and sayeth he is his kinsman 16 Tobias and the angel depart together 17 But his mother is grieved for her sons departing TObias then answered and said Father I will do all things which thou hast commanded me 2 But how can I receive the money seeing I know him not 3 Then he gave him the hand-writing and said unto him Seek thee a man which may go with thee whiles I yet live and I will give him wages and go and receive the money 4 Therefore when he went to seek a man he found Raphael that was an angel 5 But he knew not and he said unto him Canst thou go with me to Rages and knowest thou those places well 6 To whom the angel said I will go with thee and I know the way well for I have lodged with our brother Gabael 7 Then Tobias said unto him Tarry for me till I tell my
loved her 4 For she is ‖ Or â—uther privy to the mysteries of the knowledge of God and a ‖ Or choosâ—â— lover of his works 5 If riches be a possession to be desired in this life what is richer then wisdom that worketh all things 6 And if * Exod. 31.3 6. prudence work who of all that are is a more cunning workman then she 7 And if a man love righteousness her labours are vertues for she teacheth temperance and prudence justice and fortitude which are such things as men can have nothing more profitable in their life 8 If a man desire much experience she knoweth things of old and conjectureth aright what is to come she knoweth the subtilties of speeches and can expound dark sentences she foreseeth signs and wonders and the events of seasons and times 9 Therefore I purposed to take her to me to live with me knowing that she †Gr. will would be a counsellour of good things and a comfort in cares and grief 10 For her sake I shall have estimation among the multitude and honour with the elders though I be young 11 I shall be found of a quick conceit in judgement and shall be admired in the sight of great men 12 * Job 29.8 9 10. When I hold my tongue they shall bide my leisure and when I speak they shall give good ear unto me if I talk much they shall lay their hands upon their moâ—th 13 Moreover by the means of her I shall obtain immortality and leave behinde me an everlasting memorial to them that come after me 14 I shall ‖ Or govern set the people in order and the nations shall be subject unto me 15 Horrible tyrants shall be afraid when they do but hear of me I shall ‖ Or appear be found good among the multitude and valiant in war 16 ‖ Or being entred into mine house After I am come into mine house I will repose my self with her for her conversation hath no bitterness and to live with her hath no sorrow but mirth and joy 17 Now when I considered these things in my self and * Prov. 7.3 pondered them in my heart how that to be allied unto wisdom is immortality 18 And great pleasure it is to have her friendship and in the works of her hands are infinite riches and in the exercise of conference with her prudence and in talking with her a ‖ Or fame good report I went about seeking how to ‖ Or marry her take her to me 19 For I was a witty childe and had a good spirit 20 Yea rather being good I came into a body undefiled 21 Nevertheless when I perceived that I could not otherwise obtain her except God gave her me and that was a point of wisdom also to know whose gift she was I ‖ Or went prayed unto the Lord and besought him and with my whole heart I said CHAP. IX 1 A prayer unto God for his wisdom 6 without which the best man is nothing worth 13 neither can he tell how to please God O God of my fathers and Lord of mercy who hast made all things with thy word 2 And ordained man through thy wisdom that he should * Gen. 1.28 have dominion over the creatures which thou hast made 3 And order the world according to equity and righteousness and execute judgement with an upright heart 4 Give * 1 King 3.9 me wisdom that sitteth by thy throne and reject me not from among thy children 5 For I * Ps 116.16 thy servant and son of thine hand-maid am a feeble person and of a short time and too young for the understanding of judgement and laws 6 For though a man be never so perfect among the children of men yet if thy wisdom be not with him he shall be nothing regarded 7 Thou hast chosen me to be a * 1 Chr. 28.5 2 Chr. 1.9 king of thy people and a judge of thy sons and daughters 8 Thou hast commanded me to build a temple upon thy holy mount and an altar in the city wherein thou dwellest a resemblance of the holy tabernacle which thou hast prepared from the beginning 9 And * Pro. 8.22 Joh. 1.2 3 10. wisdom was with thee which knoweth thy works and was present when thou madest the world and knew what was acceptable in thy sight and right in thy commandments 10 O send her out of thy holy heavens and from the throne of thy glory that being present she may labour with me that I may know what is pleasing unto thee 11 For she knoweth and understandeth all things and she shall lead me soberly in my doings and preserve me ‖ Or by her power or glory in her power 12 So shall my works be acceptable and then shall I judge thy people righteously and be worthy to sit in my fathers seat 13 For * Is 40.13 Rom. 11.34 1 Cor. 2.16 what man is he that can know the counsel of God or who can think what the will of the Lord is 14 For the thoughts of mortal men are ‖ Or fearful miserable and our devices are but uncertain 15 For the corruptible body presseth down the soul and the earthy tabernacle weigheth down the minde that museth upon many things 16 And hardly do we guess aright at things that are upon earth and with labour do we finde the things that are †Gr. at hand before us but the things that are in heaven who hath searched out 17 And thy counsel who hath known except thou give wisdom and send thy holy spirit from above 18 For so the ways of them which lived on the earth were reformed and men were taught the things that are pleasing unto thee and were saved through wisdom CHAP. X. 1 What wisdom did for Adam 4 Noe 5 Abraham 6 Lot and against the five cities 10 for Jacob 12 Joseph 16 Moses 17 and the Israelites SHe preserved the first-formed father of the world that was created alone and brought him out of his fall 2 And * Gen. 1.28 gave him power to rule all things 3 * Gen. 4.8 But when the unrighteous went away from her in his anger he perished also in the sury wherewith he murdered his brother 4 For whose cause the * Gen. 7 2â— earth being drowned with the floud wisdom again preserved it and directed the course of the righteous in a piece of wood of small value 5 Moreover * Gen. 11.9 the nations in their wicked conspiracy being confounded she found out the righteous and preserved him blameless unto God and * Gen. 22.10 kept him strong ‖ Or in against his tender compassion toward his son 6 * Gen. 19.16 When the ungodly perished she delivered the righteous man who fled from the fire which fell down upon †Gr. Pentapoâ—â—â— the five cities 7 Of whose wickedness even to this day the waste land that smoketh
XV. 2 Wisdom embraceth those that fear God 7 The wicked shall not get her 11 We may not charge God with our faults 14 For be made and left us to our selves HE that feareth the Lord will do good and he that hath the knowledge of the law shall obtain her 2 And as a mother shall she meet him and receive him as a wife married of a virgin 3 With the bread of understanding shall she feed him and give him the water of wisdom to drink 4 He shall be stayed upon her and shall not be moved and shall relie upon her and shall not be confounded 5 She shall exalthim above his neighbours and in the midst of the congregation shall she open his mouth 6 He shall finde joy and a crown of gladness and she shall cause him to inherit an everlasting name 7 But foolish men shall not attain unto her and sinners shall not see her 8 For she is far from pride and men that are liars cannot remember her 9 ‖ Or a parable Praise is not seemly in the mouth of a sinner for ‖ Or be was not sent of c. it was not sent him of the Lord. 10 For ‖ Or rather a parable praise shall be uttered in wisdom and the Lord will prosper it 11 Say not thou It is through the Lord that I fell away for thou oughtest not to do the things that he hateth 12 Say not thou He hath caused me to err for he hath no need of the sinful man 13 The Lord hateth all abomination and they that fear God love it not 14 He himself * Gen. 1.26 made man from the beginning and left him in the hand of his counsel 15 If thou wilt to keep the commandments and to perform acceptable faithfulness 16 He hath set sire and water before thee stretch forth thy hand unto whether thou wilt 17 * Jer. 21.8 Before man is life and death and whether him liketh shall be given him 18 For the wisdom of the Lord is great and he is mighty in power and beholdeth all things 19 And * Psal 33.18 his eyes are upon them that fear him and he knoweth every work of man 20 He hath commanded no man to do wickedly neither hath he given any man licence to sin CHAP. XVI 1 It is better to have none then many lewd ebildren 6 The wicked are not spared for their number 12 Both the wrath and the mercy of the Lord are great 17 The wicked cannot be bid 20 Gods works are unsearchable DEsire not a multitude of unprofitable children neither delight in ungodly sons 2 Though they multiply rejoyce not in them except the fear of the Lord be with them 3 Trust not thou in their life neither respect their multitude for one that is just is better then a thousand and better it is to die without children then to have them that are ungodly 4 For by one that hath understanding shall the city be replenished but the ‖ Or tribe kindred of the wicked shall speedily become delolate 5 Many such things have I seen with mine eyes and mine ear hath heard greater things then these 6 * Ch. 21.9 In the congregation of the ungodly shall a fire be kindled and in a rebellious nation wrath ‖ Or hath been is set on fire 7 * Gen. 6 4. He was not pacified towards the old giants who fell away in the strength of their foolishness 8 * Gen. 19.24 Neither spared he the place where Lot sojourned but abhorred them for their pride 9 He pitied not the people of perdition who were taken away in their sins 10 * Num. 14.11 16.20 21.6 Nor the six hundred thousand footmen who were gathered together in the hardness of their hearts 11 And if there be one still-necked among the people it is marvel if he escape unpunished for * Chap. 5.6 mercy and wrath are with him he is mighty to forgive and to poor out displeasure 12 As his mercy is great so is his correction also he judgeth a man according to his works 13 The sinner shall not escape with his spoils and the patience of the godly shall not be trustrate 14 Make way for every work of mercy for every man shall sinde according to his works 15 The Lord hardened Pharaoh that he should not know him that his powerful works might be known to the world 16 His mercy is manifest to every creature and he hath separated his light from the darkness with an ‖ Or 〈◊〉 partition adamant 17 Say not thou I will hide my self from the Lord shall any remember me from above I shall not be remembred among so many people for what is my soul among such an infinite number of createres 18 * 1 King 8.27 2 Chr. 6.18 2 Per. 3.10 Behold the heaven and the heaven of heavens the deep and the earth and all that therein is shall be moved when he shall visit 19 The mountains also and foundations of the earth shall be shaken with trembling when the Lord looketh upon them 20 No heart can think upon these things worthily and who is able to conceive his ways 21 It is a tempest which no man can see for the most part of his works are hid 22 Who can declare the works of his justice or who can endure them for his covenant is afar off and the trial of all things is in the end 23 He that wanteth understanding will think upon vain things and a foolish man erring imagineth follies 24 Myson hearken unto me and learn knowledge and mark my words with thy heart 25 I will shew forth doctrine in weight and declare his knowledge exactly 26 The works of the Lord are done in judgement from the beginning and from the time he made them he disposed the parts thereof 27 He garnished his works for ever and in his hand are the ‖ Or beginnings chief of them unto all generations they neither labour nor are weary not cease from their works 28 None of them hindreth another and they shall never disobey his word 29 After this the Lord looked upon the earth and filled it with his blessings 30 With all manner of living things hath he covered the face thereof and they shall return into it again CHAP. XVII 1 How God created and furnished man 14 Avoid all sin 19 For God seeth all things 25 Turn to him while thoulivest THe Lord * Gen. 1.27 5.2 Wild. 2.23 7.1 6. created man of the earth and turned him into it again 2 He gave them few days and a short time and power also over the things therein 3 He endued them with strength by themselves and * Gen. 1.26 ◠Cor. 11.7 Col. 3.10 made them according to his image 4 And put the fear ‖ Or of him of man upon all flesh and gave him dominion over beasts and fowls 5 They received the use of the five operations
of the Lord and in the sixth place he imparted them understanding and in the seventh speech an interpreter of the cogitations thereof 6 Counsel and a tongue and eyes ears and a heart gave he them to understand 7 Withal he filled them with the knowledge of understanding and shewed them good and evil 8 He set his eye upon their hearts that he might shew them the greatness of his works 9 He gave them to glory in his marvellous acts for ever that they might declare his works with understanding 10 And the elect shall praise his holy name 11 Beside this he gave them knowledge and the law of life for an heritage 12 He made an everlasting covenant with them and shewed them his judgements 13 Their eyes saw the majesty of his glory and their ears heard his glorious voice 14 And he said unto them Beware of all unrighteousness and he * Exod. 20. 21. 22. 23. gave every man commandment concerning his neighbour 15 Their ways are ever before him and shall not be hid from his eyes 16 Every man from his youth is given to evil neither could they make to themselves fleshy hearts for stony 17 For * Deut. 32.8.9 in the division of the nations of the whole earth he set a * Rom. 13 1. ruler over every people but * Deu. 4 2â— 10.15 Israel is the Lords portion 18 Whom being his first-born he nourisheth with discipline and giving him the light of his love doth not forsake him 19 Therefore all their works are as the sun before him and his eyes are continually upon their ways 20 None of their unrighteous deeds are hid from him but all their sins are before the Lord. 21 But the Lord being gracious and knowing his workmanship neither left nor forsook them but spared them 22 The * Chap. 29.12 13. alms of a man is as a fignet with him and he will keep the good deeds of man as the apple of the eye and give repentance to his sons and daughters 23 * Matth. 25.21 35 Afterwards he will rise up and reward them and render their recompence upon their heads 24 * Acts 3.19 But unto them that repent he granted them return and comforted those that failed in patience 25 * â—er 3.12 Return unto the Lord and forsake thy sins make thy prayer before his face and ‖ Or lessen thy offence offend less 26 Turn again to the most High and turn away from iniquity for he will lead thee out of darkness into the ‖ Or illumination sight of health and hate thou abounation vehemently 27 * Psal 6 5. Is 38.18 19â— Who shall praise the most High in the grave in stead of them which live and give thanks 28 Thanksgiving perisheth from the dead as from one that is not the living and found in heart shall praise the Lord. 29 How great is the loving kindness of the Lord our God and his compassion unto such as turn unto him in holiness 30 For all things cannot be in men because the son of man is not importal 31 * Job 25.4 5â— What is brighter then the sun yet the light thereof faileth and flesh and bloud will imagine evil 32 He vieweâ—t the power of the height of heaven and all men are but earth and â—thes CHAP. XVIII 4 Gods works are to be wondred at 9 Mans life is short 11 God is merâ—â—â—â—d 15 Do not blewish thy good deeds withâ—ll words 22 Defer not to be justified 3â— Follow not thy lusts Hâ— that liveth for ever * Gen. 1. 〈◊〉 created all things in general 2 The Lord onely is righteous and there is none other but he 3 Who governeth the world with the palm of his hand and all things they his will for he is the King of all by his power * Lev. 10 1â— dividing 〈◊〉 things among them from profane 4 To whom hath he given power to declare his works * Psal 10â— 2 and who shall find out his noble acts 5 Who shall number the strength of his majesty and who shall also tell out his mercies 6 As for the wondrous works of the Lord there may nothing be taken from them neither may any thing be put unto them neither can the ground of them be found out 7 When a man hath done then he beginneth and when he leaveth off then he shall be doubtful 8 What is man and whereto serveth he what is his good and what is his evil 9 * Psal 90.10 The number of a mans days at the most are an hundred years 10 As a drop of water unto the sea and a gravel-stone in comparison of the sand so are a * 2 Pet. 3.8 thousand years to the days of eternity 11 Therefore is God patient with them and poureth forth his mercy upon them 12 He saw and perceived their end to be evil therefore he multiplied his compassion 13 The mercy of man is toward his neighbour but the mercy of the Lord is upon all flesh he reproveth and nurtureth and teacheth and bringeth again as a shepherd his flock 14 He hath mercy on them that receive discipline and that diligently seek after his judgements 15 * Chap. 41 22. Myson blemish not thy good deeds neither use uncomfortable words when thou givest any thing 16 Shall not the dew asswage the heat so is a word better then a gift 17 Lo is not a word better then a gift but both are with a gracious man 18 A fool will upbraid churlishly and a gift of the envious consumeth the eyes 19 Learn before thou speak and use physick or ever thou be sick 20 Before judgement * 1 Cor. 11.28 35. examine thy self and in the day of visitation thou shalt finde mercy 21 Humble thy self before thou be sick and in the time of sins shew repentance 22 Let nothing hinder thee to pay thy vow in due time and defer not until death to be justified 23 Before thou prayest prepare thy self and be not as one that tempteth the Lord. 24 * Chap. 7.17 36. Think upon the wrath that shall be at the end and the time of vengeance when he shall turn away his face 25 When thou hast enough remember the time of hunger and when thou art rich think upon poverty and need 26 From the morning until the evening the time is changed and all things are soon done before the Lord. 27 * Prov. 28.14 A wise man will fear in every thing and in the day of sinning he will beware of offence but a fool will not observe time 28 Every man of understanding knoweth wisdom and will give praise unto him that found her 29 They that were of understanding in sayings became also wise themselves and poured forth exquisite parables 30 * Rom. 6.6 13.14 Go not after thy lusts but refrain thy self from thine appetites 31 If thou givest thy soul the desires that please her she will
the Lord is judge and with him is * Deut. 10.17 2 Chr. 19.7 Job 34.19 Wisd 6â— Acts 10 34. Rom. 2.11 Gal. 2.5 Ephes 6.9 Coloss 3.25 1 Pet. 1.17 no respect of persons 13 He will not accept any person against a poor man but will hear the prayer of the oppressed 14 He will not despise the supplication of the fatherless nor the widow when she poureth out her complaint 15 Do not the tears run down the widows cheeks and is not her cry against him that causeth them to fall 16 He that serveth the Lord shall be accepted with favour and his prayer shall reach unto the clouds 17 The prayer of the humble pierceth the clouds and till it come nigh he will not be comforted and will not depart till the most High shall behold to judge righteously and execute judgement 18 For the Lord will not be slack neither will the Mighty be patient towards them till he have smitten in sunder the loyns of the unmerciful and repayed vengeance to the heathen till he have taken away the multitude of the ‖ Or crued oppressours proud and broken the sceptre of the unrighteous 19 Till he have rendred to every man according to his deeds and to the works of men according to their devices till he have judged the cause of his people and made them to rejoyce in his mercy 20 Mercy is †Gr. fâ—r seasonable in the time of affliction as clouds of rain in the time of drought CHAP. XXXVI 1 A prayer for the church against the enemies thereof 18 A good heart and a froward 21 Of a good wife HAve mercy upon us O Lord God of all and behold us 2 And send thy fear upon all the nations that seek not after thee 3 * Jer. 10.25 Lift up thy hand ‖ Or upon against the strange nations and let them see thy power 4 As thou wast sanctified in us before them so be thou magnified among them before us 5 And let them know thee as we have known thee that there is no God but onely thou O God 6 Shew new signs and make other strange wonders glorify thy hand and thy right arm that they may set forth thy wondrous works 7 Raise up indignation and pour out wrath take away the adversary and destroy the enemy 8 Make the time short remember the †Gr. oath covenant and let them declare thy wonderful works 9 Let him that escapeth be consumed by the rage of the fire and let them perish that oppress the people 10 Smite in sunder the heads of the rulers of the heathen that say There is none other but we 11 Gather all the tribes of Jacob together and inherit thou them as from the beginning 12 O Lord have mercy upon the people that is called by thy name and upon Israel * Exod. 4.22 whom thou hast named thy first-born 13 O be merciful unto Jerusalem thy holy city the place of thy rest 14 Fill Sion ‖ Or. that it may magnify thine oracles with thine unspeakable oracles and thy people with thy glory 15 Give testimony unto those that thou hast possessed from the beginning and raise up ‖ Or. prophesies prophets that have been in thy name 16 Reward them that wait for thee and let thy prophets be found faithful 17 O Lord hear the prayer of thy ‖ Or supplients servants according to the * Num. 6.23 blessing of Aaron over thy people that all they which dwell upon the earth may know that thou art the Lord the eternal God 18 The belly devoureth all meats yet is one meat better then another 19 * Job 34.3 As the palate tasteth divers kinds of venison so doth an heart of understanding false speeches 20 A froward heart causeth heaviness but a man of experience will recompense him 21 A woman will receive every man yet is one daughter better then another 22 The beauty of a woman cheereth the countenance and a man loveth nothing better 23 If there be kindness meekness and comfort in her tongue then is not her husband like ‖ Or common other men 24 He that getteth a wife beginneth ‖ Or to thrive a possession a help like unto himself and a pillar of rest 25 Where no hedge is there the possession is spoiled and he that hath no wife will wander up and down mourning 26 Who will trust a thief well-appointed that skippeth from city to city so who will beleeve a man that hath no house and lodgeth wheresoever the night taketh him CHAP. XXXVII 1 How to know friends and counsellours 12 The discretion and wisdom of a godly man blesseth him 27 Learn to refrain thine appetite EVery friend saith I am his friend also but there is a friend which is onely a friend in name 2 Is it not a grief unto death when a companion and friend is turned to an enemy 3 O wicked imagination whence camest thou in to cover the earth with deceit 4 There is a companion which rejoyceth in the prosperity of a friend but in the time of trouble will be against him 5 There is a companion which helpeth his friend for the belly and taketh up the buckler ‖ Or in presence of the enemy against the enemy 6 Forget not thy friend in thy minde and be not unmindful of him in thy riches 7 Every councellour extolleth counsel but there is some that councelleth for himself 8 Beware of a counsellour and know before ‖ Or what use there is of him what need he hath for he will counsel for himself lest he cast the lot upon thee 9 And say unto thee Thy way is good and afterward he stand on the other side to see what shall be fall thee 10 Consult not with one that suspecteth thee and hide thy counsel from such as envy thee 11 Neither consult with a woman touching her of whom she is jealous neither with a coward in matters of war nor with a merchant concerning exchange nor with a buyer of selling nor with an envious man of thankfulness nor with an unmerciful man touching kindness nor with the slothful for any work nor with an hireling for a year of finishing work nor with an idle servant of much business hearken not unto these in any mattter of counsel 12 But be continually with a godly man whom thou knowest to keep the commandments of the Lord whose minde is according to thy minde and will sorrow with thee if thou shalt miscarry 13 And let the counsel of thine own heart stand for there is no man more faithful unto thee then it 14 For a mans minde is sometime wont to tell him more then seven watchmen that sit above in an high tower 15 And above all this pray to the most High that he will direct thy way in truth 16 Let reason go before every enterprise and counsel before every action 17 The countenance is a signe of changing of the heart 18
princes he will travel through strange countreys for he hath tried the good and the evil among men 5 He will give his heart to resort early to the Lord that made him and will pray before the most High and will open his mouth in prayer and make supplication for his sins 6 When the great Lord will he shall be filled with the spirit of understanding he shall pour out wise sentences and give thanks unto the Lord in his prayer 7 He shall direct his counsel and knowledge and in his secrets shall he meditate 8 He shall shew forth that which he hath learned and shall glory in the law of the covenant of the Lord. 9 Many shall commend his understanding and so long as the world endureth it shall not be blotted out his memorial shall not depart away and his name shall live from generation to generation 10 * Chap. 44.15 Nations shall shew forth his wisdom and the congregation shall declare his praise 11 If he die he shall leave a greater name then a thousand and if he live he shall ‖ Or gain unto it increase it 12 Yet have I more to say which I have thought upon for I am filled as the moon at the full 13 Hearken unto me ye holy children and bud forth as a rose growing by the ‖ Or rivers of water brook of the field 14 And give ye a sweet savour as frankincense and flourish as a lilie send forth a smell and sing a song of praise bless the Lord in all his works 15 Magnifie his name and shew forth his praise with the songs of your lips and with harps and in praising him you shall say after this manner 16 * Gen. 1.21 Mark 7 3â— All the works of the Lord are exceeding good and whatsoever he commandeth shall be accomplished in due season 17 And none may say What is this wherefore is that for at time convenient they shall all be sought out at his commandment the waters stood as an heap at the words of his mouth the receptacles of waters 18 At his commandment is done whatsoever pleaseth him and none can hinder when he will save 19 The works of all flesh are before him and nothing can be hid from his eyes 20 He seeth from everlasting to everlasting and there is nothing wonderful before him 21 A man need not to say What is this wherefore is that for he hath made all things for their uses 22 His blessing covered the dry land as a river and watered it as a floud 23 As he hath turned the waters into saltness so shall the heathen inherit his wrath 24 * Hos 14.5 As his ways are plain unto the holy so are they stumbling-blocks unto the wicked 25 For the good are good things created from the beginning so evil things for sinners 26 The principal things for the whole use of mans life are water fire iron and salt flour of wheat honey milk and the bloud of the grape and oyl and clothing 27 All these things are for good to the godly so to the sinners they are turned into evil 28 There be spirits that are created for vengeance which in their fury lay on sore strokes in the time of destruction they pour out their force and appease the wrath of him that made them 29 Fire and hail and famine and death all these were created for vengeance 30 Teeth of wilde beasts and scorpions ‖ Or vipert serpents and the sword punishing the wicked to destruction 31 They shall rejoyce in his commandment and they shall be ready upon earth when need is and when their time is come they shall not transgress his word 32 Therefore from the beginning I was resolved and thought upon these things and have left them in writing 33 All the works of the Lord are good and he will give every needful thing in due season 34 So that a man cannot say This is worse then that for in time they shall all be well approved 35 And therefore praise ye the Lord with the whole heart and mouth and bless the name of the Lord. CHAP. XL. 1 Many miseries in a mans life 12 The reward of unrighteousness and the fruit of true dealing 17 A vertuous wife and an honest friend rejoyce the heart but the fear of the Lord is above all 28 A beggars life is hateful GReat * Eccleâ— 1.3 travel is created for every man and an heavy yoke is upon the sons of Adam from the day that they go out of their mothers womb till the day that they return to the mother of all things 2 Their imagination of things to come and the day of death trouble their thoughts and cause fear of heart 3 From him that sitteth on a throne of glory unto him that is humbled in earth and ashes 4 From him that weareth purple and a crown ‖ Or to the 〈…〉 unto him that is clothed with a linen frock 5 Wrath and envie trouble and unquietness fear of death and anger and strife and in the time of rest upon his bed his night sleep do change his knowledge 6 A little or nothing is his rest and afterward he is in his sleep as in a day of keeping watch troubled in the vision of his heart as if he were escaped out of a battel 7 When all is safe he awaketh maâ—velleth that the fear was nothing 8 Such things happen unto all flesh both man and beast and that is seven-fold more upon sinners 9 * Chap. 39.29.30 Death and bloud-shed strife and sword calamities famine tribulation and the scourge 10 These things are created for the wicked and for their sakes came the * Gen. 7.11 floud 11 * Gen. 3.19 Ch. 41.10 All things that are of the earth shall turn to the earth again and that which is of the * Eccles 1. â— waters doth return into the sea 12 All †Gr. bribes bribery and injustice shall be blotted out but true dealing shall endure for ever 13 The goods of the unjust shall be dried up like a river and shall vanish with a noise like a great thunder in rain 14 While he openeth his hand he shall rejoyce so shall transgressours come to nought 15 The children of the ungodly shall not bring forth many branches but are as unclean roots upon a hard rock 16 * Job 8.11 16.12 The weed growing upon every water and * Gen. 41.3 bank of a river shall be pulled up before all grass 17 Bountifulness is as ‖ Or. a garden that is blessed a most fruitful garden and mercifulness endureth for ever 18 To labour and * Phil. 4.11 1 Tim. 6.6 to be content with that a man hath is a sweet life but he that findeth a treasure is above them both 19 Children and the building of a city continue a mans name but a blameless wife is counted above them both 20 Wine and musick rejoyce the heart but
them out and stopped up the gates with stones 48 Whereupon Judas sent unto them in peaceable manner saying Let us pass through your land to go into our own countrey and none shall do you any hurt we will onely pass through on foot howbeit they would not open unto him 49 Wherefore Judas commanded a proclamation to be made throughout the host that every man should pitch his tent in the place where he was 50 So the souldiers pitched and assaulted the city all that day and all that night till at the length the city was delivered into his hands 51 Who then slew all the males with the edge of the sword and rased the city and took the spoils thereof and passed through the city over them that were slain 52 After this went they over Jordan into the great plain before Bethsan 53 And Judas gathered together those that ‖ Or went hindmost Num. 10.25 came behinde and ‖ Or comforted or incouraged exhorted the people all the way through till they came into the land of Judea 54 So they went up to mount Sion with joy and gladness where they offered ‖ peace-offerings Joseph Antiq. 12.12 burnt-offerings because not one of them were slain until they had returned in peace 55 Now what time as Judas and Jonathan were in the land of Galaad and Simon his brother in Galilee before Ptolemais 56 Joseph the son of Zacharias and Azarias captains of the garisons heard of the valiant acts and warlike deeds which they had done 57 Wherefore they said Let us also get us a name and go fight against the heathen that are round about us 58 So when they had given charge unto the garison that was with them they went towards Jamnia 59 Then came Gorgias and his men out of the city †Gr. to meet them in battel to fight against them 60 And so it was that Juseph and Azarias were put to flight and pursued unto the borders of Judea and there were slain that day of the people of Israel about two thousand men 61 Thus was there a great overthrow among the children of Israel because they were not obedient unto Judas and his brethren but thought to do some valiant act 62 Moreover these men came not of the seed of those by whose hand deliverance was given unto Israel 63 Howbeit the man Judas and his brethren were greatly renowned in the sight of all Israel and of all the heathen wheresoever their name was heard of 64 Insomuch as the people assembled unto them with joyful acclamations 65 Afterward went Judas forth with his brethren and sought against the children of Esau in the land toward the south where he smote Hebron and the †Gr. daughters towns thereof and pulled down the fortress of it and burnt the towres thereof round about 66 Form thence he removed to go into the land of †Gr. strangers the Philistines and passed through Samaria 67 At that time certain priests desirous to shew their valour were slain in battel for that they went out to fight unadvisedly 68 So Judas turned to Azotus in the land of the Philistines and when he had pulled down their altars and burnt their carved images with fire and spoiled their cities he returned into the land of Judea CHAP. VI. 8 Antiochus dieth 12 and confesseth that he is plagued for the wrong done to Jerusalem 20 Judas besiegeth those in the towre at Jerusalem 28 They procure Antiochus the younger to come into Judea 51 He besiegeth Sion 60 and maketh peace with Israel 61 yet overthroweth the wall of Sion ABout that time king Antiochus travelling through the high countreys heard say that Elymais in the countrey of Persia was a city greatly renowned for riches silver and gold 2 And that there was in it a very rich temple wherein were ‖ Or shields coverings of gold and breast-plates and ‖ Or. armour shields which Alexander son of Philip the Macedonian king who reigned first among the Grecians had left there 3 Wherefore he came and sought to take the city and to spoil it but he was not able because they of the city having had warning thereof 4 Rose up against him in battel so he fled and departed thence with great heaviness and returned to Babylon 5 Moreover there came one who brought him tidings into Persia that the armies which went against the sand of Judea were put to flight 6 And that Lysias who went forth first with a great power was driven away of the Jews and that they were made strong by the armour and power and store of spoils which they had gotten of the armies whom they had destroyed 7 Also that they had pulled down the abomination which he had set up upon the altar in Jerusalem and that they had compassed about the sanctuary with high walls as before and his city Bethsura 8 Now when the king heard these words he was astonished and sore moved whereupon he laid him down upon his bed and fell sick for grief because it had not belfn him as he looked for 9 And there he continued many days for his grief was ever more and more and he made account that he should die 10 Wherefore he called for all his friends and said unto them The sleep is gone from mine eyes and my heart faileth for very care 11 And I thought with my self Into what tribulation am I come and how great a floud of misery is it wherein now I am for I was bountiful and beloved in my power 12 But now I remember the evils that I did at Jerusalem and that I took all the vessels of gold and silver that were therein and sent to destroy the inhabitants of Judea without a cause 13 I perceive therefore that for this cause these troubles are come upon me and behold I perish through great grief in a strange land 14 Then called he for Philip one of his friends whom he made ruler over all his realm 15 And gave him the crown and his robe and his signet to the end ‖ Or he should take his son Antiochus to him he should bring up his son Antiochus and nourish him up for the kingdom 16 So king Antiochus died there in the hundred fourty and ninth year 17 Now when Lysias knew that the king was dead he set up Antiochus his son whom he had brought up being young to reign in his stead and his name he called Eupator 18 About this time they that were in the towre shut up the Israelites round about the sanctuary and sought always their hurt and the strengthning of the heathen 19 Wherefore Judas purposing to destroy them called all the people together to besiege them 20 So they came together and besieged them in the hundred and fiftieth year and he made mounts for shot against them and other engines 21 Howbeit certain of them that were besieged got forth unto whom some ungodly men of Israel joyned themselves 22 And
encourageth his men by his dream 28 Nicanor is slain BUt Nicanor hearing that Judas and his company were in the strong places about Samatis resolved without any danger to set upon them on the sabbath-day 2 Nevertheless the Jews that were compelled to go with him said O destroy not so cruelly and barbarously but give honour to that day which he that seeth all things hath honoured with holiness above other days 3 Then the most ungracious wretch demanded if there were a mighty One in heaven that had commanded the sabbath-day to be kept 4 And when they said There is in heaven a living Lord and mighty who commanded the seventh day to be kept 5 Then said the other And I also am mighty upon earth and I command to take arms and to do the kings business yet he obtained not to have his wicked will done 6 So Nicanor in exceeding pride and haughtiness determined to set up a publick monument of his victory over Judas and them that were with him 7 But Maccabeus had ever sure confidence that the Lord would help him 8 Wherefore he exhorted his people not to fear the coming of the heathen against them but to remember the help which in former times they had received from heaven and now to expect the victory and aid which should come unto them from the Almighty 9 And so comforting them out of the law and the prophets and withal patting them in minde of the battels that they won afore he made them more cheerful 10 And when he had stirred up their minds he gave them their charge shewing them therewithal the falshood of the heathen and the breach of oaths 11 Thus he armed every one of them not so much with defence of shields and spears as with comfortable and good words and besides that he told them a dream worthy to be beleeved as if it had been so indeed which did not a little rejoyce them 12 And this was his vision That Onias who had been high priest a vertuous and a good man reverend in conversation gentle in condition well spoken also and exercised from a childe in all points of vertue holding up his hands prayed for the whole body of the Jews 13 This done in like manner there appeared a man with gray hairs and exceeding glorious who was of a wonderful and excellent majesty 14 Then Onias answered saying This is a lover of the brethren who prayeth much for the people and for the holy city to wit Jeremias the prophet of God 15 Whereupon Jeremias holding forth his right hand gave to Judas a sword of gold and in giving it spake thus 16 Take this holy sword a gift from God with the which thou shalt wound the adversaries 17 Thus being well comforted by the words of Judas which were very good and able to stir them up to valour and to encourage the hearts of the young men they determined not to pitch camp but couragiously to set upon them and manfully to try the matter by conflict because the city and the sanctuary and the temple were in danger 18 For the care that they took for their wives and their children their brethren and kinsfolks was in least account with them but the greatest and principal fear was for the holy temple 19 Also they that were in the city took not the least care being troubled for the conflict abroad 20 And now when as all looked what should be the trial and the enemies were already come near and the army was set in aray and the beasts convenienty placed and the hors-men set in wings 21 Maccabeus seeing the coming of the multitude and the divers preparations of armour and the fierceness of the beasts stretched out his hands towards heaven and called upon the Lord that worketh wonders knowing that victory cometh not by arms but even as it seemeth good to him he giveth it to such as are worthy 22 Therefore in his prayer he said after this manner O Lord thou didst send thine angel in the time of Ezekias king of Judea and didst slay in the host of Sennacherib an hundred fourscore and five thousand 23 Wherefore now also O Lord of heaven send a good angel before us for a fear and dread unto them 24 And through the might of thine arm let those be stricken with terrour that come against thy holy people to blaspheme And he ended thus 25 Then Nicanor and they that were with him came forward with trumpets and songs 26 But Judas and his company encountred the enemies with invocation and prayer 27 So that fighting with their hands and praying unto God with their hearts they slew no less then thirty and five thousand men for through the appearance of God they were greatly cheered 28 Now when the battel was done returning again with joy they knew that Nicanor lay dead in his harness 29 Then they made a great shout and a noise praising the Almighty in their own language 30 And Judas who was ever the chief defender of the citizens both in body and minde and who continued his love towards his countreymen all his life commanded to strike off Nicanors head and his hand with his shoulder and bring them to Jerusalem 31 So when he was there and had called them of his nation together and set the priests before the altar he sent for them that were of the towre 32 And shewed them vile Nicanors head and the hand of that blasphemer which with proud brags he had stretched out against the holy temple of the Almighty 33 And when he had cut out the tongue of that ungodly Nicanor he commanded that they should give it by pieces unto the fowls and hang up the reward of his madness before the temple 34 So every man praised toward the heaven the glorious Lord saying Blessed be he that hath kept his own place undefiled 35 He hanged also Nicanors head upon the towre an evident and manifest signe unto all of the help of the Lord. 36 And they ordained all with a common decree in no case to let that day pass without solemnity but to celebrate the thirteenth day of the twelfth moneth which in the Syrian tongue is called Adar the day before Mardocheus day 37 Thus went it with Nicanor and from that time forth the Hebrews had the city in their power And here will I make an end 38 And if I have done well and as is fitting the story it is that which I desired but it slenderly and meanly it is that which I could attain unto 39 For as it is hurtful to drink wine or water alone and as wine mingled with water is pleasant and delighteth the tast even so speech finely framed delighteth the ears of them that read the story And here shall be an end The end of the Apocrypha THE NEW TESTAMENT OF OUR LORD and SAVIOUR JESVS CHRIST Newly translated out of the original Greek and with the former Translations diligently compared and revised By his MAJESTIES special
not cry neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets 20 A bruised reed shall he not break and smoking flax shall he not quench till he send forth judgement unto victory 21 And in his name shall the Gentiles trust 22 ¶ * Luke 11.14 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil blinde and dumb and he healed him insomuch that the blinde and dumb both spake and saw 23 And all the people were amazed and said Is not this the son of David 24 * Chap. 9. â—â— But when the Pharisees heard it they said This fellow doth not cast out devils but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils 25 And Jesus knew their thoughts and said unto them Every kingdom divided against it self is brought to desolation and every city or house divided against it self shall not stand 26 And if Satan cast out Satan he is divided against himself how shall then his kingdom stand 27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils by whom do your children cast them out therefore they shall be your judges 28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God then the kingdom of God is come unto you 29 Or else how can one enter into a strong mans house and spoil his goods except he first binde the strong man and then he will spoil his house 30 He that is not with me is against me and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad 31 ¶ Wherefore I say unto you * Mark 3.28 Luk. 12.10 1 Joh. 5.16 All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men but the blasphemy against the holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men 32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man it shall be forgiven him but whosoever speaketh against the holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven him neither in this world neither in the world to come 33 Either make the tree good and his fruit good or else make the tree corrupt and his fruit corrupt for the tree is known by his fruit 34 O generation of vipers how can ye being evil speak good things * Luke 6 4â— for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh 35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things 36 But I say unto you That every idle word that men shall speak they shall give account thereof in the day of judgement 37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified and by thy words thou shalt be condemned 38 ¶ * Chap. 16.1 Luk. 11.29 1 Cor. 1.22 Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered saying Master we would see a signe from thee 39 But he answered and said to them An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a signe and there shall no signe be given to it but the signe of the prophet Jonas 40 * Jonah 1.17 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whales belly so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth 41 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgement with this generation and shall condemn it * Jonah 3.5 because they repented at the preaching of Jonas and behold a greater then Jonas is here 42 * 1 King 10.1 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgement with this generation and shall condemn it for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon and behold a greater then Solomon is here 43 * Luke 11.24 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man he walketh through dry places seeking rest but findeth none 44 Then he saith I will return into my house from whence I came out and when he is come he findeth it empty swept and garnished 45 Then goeth he and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked then himself and they enter in and dwell there * Hebt 6. â— and 10.26 2 Pet. 2.20 and the last state of that man is worse then the first Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation 46 ¶ While he yet talked to the people * Mar. 3.31 Luke 8.20 behold his mother and his brethren stood without desiring to speak with him 47 Then one said unto him Behold thy mother and thy brethren stand without desiring to speak with thee 48 But he answered and said unto him that told him Who is my mother and who are my brethren 49 And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples and said Behold my mother and my brethren 50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven the same is my brother and sister and mother CHAP. XIII 3 The parable of the sower and the seed 18 the exposition of it 24 The parable of the tares 31 of the mustard-seed 33 of the leaven 44 of the hidden treasure 45 of the pearl 47 of the draw-net cast into the sea 53 and how Christ is contemned of his own countrey-men THe same day went Jesus out of the house * Mar. 4.1 and sat by the sea-side 2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him so that he went into a ship and sat and the whole multitude stood on the shore 3 And he spake many things unto them in parables saying * Luk. 8.5 Behold a sower went forth to sowe 4 And when he sowed some seeds fell by the ways side and the fowls came and devoured them up 5 Some fell upon stony places where they had not much earth and forthwith they sprung up because they had no deepness of earth 6 And when the sun was up they were scorched and because they had not root they withered away 7 And some fell among thorns and the thorns sprung up and choked them 8 But other fell into good ground and brought forth fruit some an hundred-fold some sixty-fold some thirty-fold 9 Who hath ears to hear let him hear 10 And the disciples came and said unto him Why speakest thou unto them in parables 11 He answered and said unto them Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven but to them it is not given 12 * Chap. 25.29 For whosoever hath to him shall be given and he shall have more abundance but whosoever hath not from him shall be taken away even that he hath 13 Therefore speak I to them in parables because they seeing see not and hearing they hear not neither do they understand 14 And in them is fulfilled the prophesie of Esaias which saith * Isa 6.9 Mark 4.12 Luk. 8.10 Joh. 12. â—0 Act. 28.26 Rom. 11.8 By hearing ye shall hear and shall not understand and seeing ye shall see and shall not perceive 15 For this peoples heart is waxed gross and their ears are dull of hearing and their eyes they have closed lest at any time
answereth the lawyer which is the first and great commandment 41 and poseth the Pharisees about the Mestias ANd Jesus answered * Luk. 14.15 Rev. 19.9 and spake unto them again by parables said 2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king which made a marriage for his son 3 And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding and they would not come 4 Again he sent forth other servants saying Tell them which are bidden Behold I have prepared my dinner my oxen and my fatlings are killed and all things are ready come unto the marriage 5 But they made light of it and went their ways one to his farm another to his merchandise 6 And the remnant took his servants and intreated them spitefully and slew them 7 But when the king heard thereof he was wroth and he sent forth his armies and destroyed those murderers and burnt up their city 8 Then saith he to his servants The wedding is ready but they which were biddden were not worthy 9 Go ye therefore into the high-ways and as many as ye shall finde bid to the marriage 10 So those servants went out into the high-ways and gathered together all as many as they found both bad and good and the wedding was furnished with guests 11 ¶ And when the king came in to see the guests he saw there a man which had not on a wedding-garment 12 And he saith unto him Friend how camest thou in hither not having a wedding-garment And he was speechless 13 Then said the king to the servants Binde him hand and foot and take him away and cast him into outer darkness there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth 14 * Ch. 20.16 For many are called but few are chosen 15 ¶ * Mark 12.13 Luk. 20.20 Then went the Pharisees and took counsel how they might intangle him in his talk 16 And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians saying Master we know that thou art true and teachest the way of God in truth neither carest thou for any man for thou regardest not the person of men 17 Tell us therefore What thinkest thou Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cesar or not 18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness and said Why tempt ye me ye hypocrites 19 Shew me the tribute money And they brought unto him a ‖ In value seven pence half-peny Chap. 20.2 peny 20 And he saith unto them Whose is this image and ‖ Or inscription superscription 21 They say unto him Cesars Then saith he unto them * Rom. 13.7 Render therefore unto Cesar the things which are Cesars and unto God the things that are Gods 22 When they had heard these words they marvelled and left him and went their way 23 ¶ * Mar. 12.18 Luk. 20.27 The same day came to him the Sadducees * Act. 23.8 which say that there is no resurrection and asked him 24 Saying Master * Deut. 25.5 Moses said If a man die having no children his brother shall marry his wife and raise up seed unto his brother 25 Now there were with us seven brethren and the first when he had married a wife deceased and having no issue left his wife unto his brother 26 Likewise the second also and the third unto the seventh 27 And last of all the woman died also 28 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven for they all had her 29 Jesus answered and said unto them Ye do err not knowing the scriptures nor the power of God 30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage but are as the angels of God in heaven 31 But as touching the resurrection of the dead have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God saying 32 * Exod. 3.6 I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob God is not the God of the dead but of the living 33 And when the multitude heard this they were astonished at his doctrine 34 ¶ * Mark 12.28 But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence they were gathered together 35 Then one of them which was a lawyer asked him a question tempting him and saying 36 Master which is the great commandment in the law 37 Jesus said unto him * Deut. 6.5 Luk. 10.27 Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy minde 38 This is the first and great commandment 39 And the second is like unto it * Levit. 19.18 Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self 40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets 41 ¶ * Mar. 12.35 While the Pharisees were gathered together Jesus asked them 42 Saying What think ye of Christ whose son is he They say unto him The son of David 43 He saith unto them How then doth David in spirit call him Lord saying 44 * Ps 110.1 The LORD said unto my Lord sit thou on my right hand till I make thine enemies thy footstool 45 If David then call him Lord how is he his son 46 And no man was able to answer him a word neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any mo questions CHAP. XXIII 1 Christ admonisheth the people to follow the good doctrine not the evil examples of the scribes and Pharisees 5 His disciples must beware of their ambition 13 He denounceth eight woes against their hypocrisie and blindness 34 and prophesieth of the destruction of Jerusalem THen spake Jesus to the multitude and to his disciples 2 Saying The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses seat 3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe that observe and do but do not ye after their works for they say and do not 4 * Luk. 11.46 For they binde heavy burdens and grievous to be born and lay them on mens shoulders but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers 5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men * Numb 15.38 Deu. 22.12 they make broad their phylacteries and enlarge the borders of their garments 6 * Mar. 12.38 39. Luk. 11.43 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts and the chief seats in the synagogues 7 And greetings in the markets and to be called of men Rabbi Rabbi 8 * Jam. 3.1 But he not ye called Rabbi for one is your Master even Christ and all ye are brethren 9 And call no man your father upon the earth * Mal. 1.6 for one is your Father which is in heaven 10 Neither be ye called masters for one is your Master even Christ 11 But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant 12 * Luk. 14.11 18.14 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted 13 ¶ But
counted John that he was a prophet indeed 33 And they answered and said unto Jesus We cannot tell And Jesus answering saith unto them Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things CHAP. XII 1 In a parable of the vineyard let out to unthankful husbandmen Christ foretelleth the reprobation of the Jews and the calling of the Gentiles 13 He avoideth the snare of the Pharisees and Herodians about paying tribute to Cesar 18 convinceth the errour of the Sadducees who denied the resurrection 28 resolveth the seribe who questioned of the first commandment 35 resuteth the opinion that the scribes held of Christ 38 bidding the people to beware of their ambition and hâ—pocrisy 41 and commendeth the poor widow for her two mites above all ANd * Mat. 27.33 he began to speak unto them by parables 〈◊〉 certain man planted a vineyard and set an hedge about it and digged a place for the wine-fat and built a towre and let it out to husbandmen and went into a far countrey 2 And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard 3 And they caught him and beat him and sent him away empty 4 And again he sent unto them another servant and at him they cast stoney and wounded him in the head and sent him away shamefully handled 5 And again he sent another and him they killed and many others beating some and killing some 6 Having yet therefore one son his welbeloved he sent him also last unto them saying They will reverence my son 7 But those husbandmen said amongst themselves This is the heir come let us kill him and the inheritance shall be ours 8 And they took him and killed him and cast him out of the vineyard 9 What shall therefore the Lord of the vineyard do he will come and destroy the husbandmen and will give the vineyard unto others 10 And have ye not read this scripture * Psal 118.22 The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner 11 This was the Lords doing and it is marvellous in our eyes 12 And they sought to lay hold on him but feared the people for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them and they lest him and went their way 13 ¶ * Mat. 22.25 And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians to catch him in his words 14 And when they were come they say unto him Master we know that thou art true and carest for no man for thou regardest not the person of men but teachest the way of God in truth Is it lawful to give tribute to Cesar or not 15 Shall we give or shall we not give But he knowing their hypocrisie said unto them Why tempt ye me bring me a ‖ Valuing of our money seven pence halspeny as Mat. 18.28 peny that I may see it 16 And they brought it and he saith unto them Whose is this image and superscription And they said unto him Cesars 17 And Jesus answering said unto them Render to Cesar the things that are Cesars and to God the things that are Gods And they marvelled at him 18 ¶ * Mat. 22.23 Then come unto him the Sadducees which say there is no resurrection and they asked him saying 19 Master Moses wrote unto us if a mans brother die and leave his wife behinde him and leave no children that his brother should take his wife and raise up seed unto his brother 20 Now there were seven brethren and the first took a wife and dying lest no seed 21 And the second took her and died neither left he any seed and the third likewise 22 And the seven had her and left no seed last of all the woman died also 23 In the resurrection therefore when they shall rise whose wife shall she be of them for the seven had her to wife 24 And Jesus answering said unto them Do ye not therefore err because ye know not the scriptures neither the power of God 25 For when they shall rise from the dead they neither marry nor are given in marriage but are as the angels which are in heaven 26 And as touching the dead that they rise have ye not read in the book of Moses how in the bush God spake unto him saying I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob 27 He is not the God of the dead but the God of the living ye therefore do greatly err 28 ¶ * Mat. 22 3â— And one of the scribes came and having heard them reasoning together and perceiving that he had answered them well asked him Which is the first commandment of all 29 And Jesus answered him The first of all the commandments is Hear O Israel the Lord our God is one Lord 30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy minde and with all thy strength this is the first commandment 31 And the second is like namely this Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself there is none other commandment greater then these 32 And the scribe said unto him Well Master thou hast said the truth for there is one God and there is none other but he 33 And to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the soul and with all the strength to love his neighbour as himself is more then all whose burnt-offerings and sacrifices 34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly he said unto him Thou art not far from the kingdom of God And no man after that durst ask him any question 35 ¶ * Mat. 22 4â— And Jesus answered and said while he taught in the temple How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David 36 For David himself said by the holy Ghost * Ps 110.1 The LORD said to my Lord Sit thou on my right hand till I make thine enemies thy footstool 37 David therefore himself calleth him Lord and whence is he then his son And the common people heard him gladly 38 ¶ And he said unto them in his doctrine * Mat. 23.5 Beware of the scribes which love to go in long clothing love salutations in the market-places 39 And the chief seats in the synagogues and the uppermost rooms at feasts 40 * Mat. 23.14 Which devour widows houses and for a pretence make long prayers these shall receive greater damnation 41 ¶ * Luk. 21.1 And Jesus sat over against the treasury and beheld how the people cast ‖ A piece of brass money See Mat. 10.29 money into the treasury and many that were rich cast in much 42 And there came a certain poor widow and she threw in two ‖ It is the seventh part of one piece of that brass money mites which make a farthing 43 And he called unto
4.2 day-spring from on high hath visited us 79 To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death to guide our feet into the way of peace 80 And the childe grew and waxed strong in spirit and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel CHAP. II. 1 Augustus taxeth all the Roman empire 6 The nativity of Christ. 8 One angel relateth it to the shepherds 13 Many sing praises to God for it 21 Christ is circumcised 22 Mary purified 28 Simeon and Anna prophesie of Christ 40 who increaseth in wisdom 46 questioneth in the temple with the doctours 51 and is obedient to his parents ANd it came to pass in those days that there went out a decree from Cesar Augustus that all the world should be ‖ Or â—â—elled taxed 2 And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governour of Syria 3 And all went to be taxed every one into his own city 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the city of Nazareth into Judea unto * Joh. 7.42 the city of David which is called Bethlehem because he was of the house and linage of David 5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife being great with childe 6 And so it was that while they were there the days were accomplished that she should be delivered 7 And she brought forth her first-born son and wrapped him in swadling clothes and laid him in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn 8 And there were in the same countrey shepherds abiding in the field keeping ‖ Or the night-watches watch over their flock by night 9 And lo the angel of the Lord came upon them and the glory of the Lord shone round about them and they were sore afraid 10 And the angel said unto them Fear not for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour which is Christ the Lord. 12 And this shall be a signe unto you Ye shall finde the babe wrapped in swadling clothes lying in a manger 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying 14 Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace good will towards men 15 And it came to pass as the angels were gone away from them into heaven the shepherds said one to another Let us now go even unto Bethlehem and see this thing which is come to pass which the Lord hath made known unto us 16 And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph and the babe lying in a manger 17 And when they had seen it they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this childe 18 And all they that heard it wondred at those things which were told them by the shepherds 19 But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart 20 And the shepherds returned glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen as it was told unto them 21 * Gen. 17.12 And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the childe his name was called * Mat. 1.21 JESUS which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb 22 And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished they brought him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 As it is written in the law of the Lord * Ex. 1â— 2 Num. 18.15 Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord 24 And to offer a sacrifice according to * Lev. 12. â— 6. that which is said in the law of the Lord A pair of turtle-doves or two young pigeons 25 And behold there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon and the same man was just and devout waiting for the consolation of Israel and the holy Ghost was upon him 26 And it was revealed unto him by the holy Ghost that he should not see death before he had seen the Lords Christ 27 And he came by the spirit into the temple and when the parents brought in the childe Jesus to do for him after the custom of the law 28 Then took he him up in his arms and blessed God and said 29 Lord now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace according to thy word 30 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation 31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people 32 A light to lighten the Gentiles and the glory of thy people Israel 33 And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him 34 And Simeon blessed them and said unto Mary his mother Behold this childe is set for the * Isa 8 1â— Rom. 9.31 fall and rising again of many in Israel and for a signe which shall be spoken against 35 Yea a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed 36 And there was one Anna a prophetess the daughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Aser she was of a great age and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity 37 And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years which departed not from the temple but served God with fastings and prayers night and day 38 And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in ‖ Or Israâ—â— Jerusalem 39 And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord they returned into Galilee to their own city Nazareth 40 And the childe grew and waxed strong in spirit filled with wisdom and the grace of God was upon him 41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem * Deâ— 16.1 every year at the feast of the pass-over 42 And when he was twelve year old they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast 43 And when they had fulfilled the days as they returned the childe Jesus tarried behinde in Jerusalem and Joseph and his mother knew not of it 44 But they supposing him to have been in the company went a days journey and they sought him among their kinsfolk and among their acquaintance 45 And when they found him not they turned back again to Jerusalem seeking him 46 And it came to pass that after three days they found him in the temple sitting in the midst of the doctours both hearing them and asking them questions 47 And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers 48 And when they saw him they were amazed and his mother said vnto him Son why hast thou thus dealt with us behold thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing 49 And he said unto them How is it that ye sought me wist ye not that I must be about my Fathers business 50 And they
and let us make three tabernacles one for thee and one for Moses and one for Elias not knowing what he said 34 While he thus spake there came a cloud and overshadowed them and they feared as they entred into the cloud 35 And there came a voice out of the cloud saying This is my beloved Son hear him 36 And when the voice was past Jesus was found alone and they kept it close and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen 37 ¶ * Mat. 17. â—4 And it came to pass that on the next day when they were come down from the hill much people met him 38 And behold a man of the company cried out saying Master I beseech thee look upon my son for he is mine onely childe 39 And so a spirit taketh him he suddenly crieth out it teareth him that he someth again bruising him hardly departeth from him 40 And I besought thy disciples to cast him out they could not 41 And Jesus answering said O faithless and perverse generation how long shall I be with you and suffer you Bring thy son hither 42 And as he was yet a coming the devil threw him down and tare him and Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the childe and delivered him again to his father 43 ¶ And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God But while they wondred every one at all things which Jesus did he said unto his disciples 44 * Mat. 1â— 22 Let these sayings sink down into your ears for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men 45 But they understood not this saying and it was hid from them that they perceived it not and they feared to ask him of that saying 46 ¶ * Mat. 18.1 Mar. 9. â—4 Then there arose a reasoning among them which of them should be greatest 47 And Jesus perceiving the thought of their heart took a childe and set him by him 48 And said unto them Whosoever shall receive this childe in my name receiveth me and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me for he that is least among you all the same shall be great 49 ¶ * Mar. 9.33 And John answered and said Master we saw one casting out devils in thy name and we forbad him because he followeth not with us 50 And Jesus said unto him Forbid him not for he that is not against us is for us 51 ¶ And it came to pass when the time was come that he should be received up he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem 52 And sent messengers before his face and they went and entred into a village of the Samaritans to make ready for him 53 And they did not receive him because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem 54 And when his disciples James and John saw his they said Lord wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven and confirme them even as * 2 Kin. 1.10 Elias did 55 But he turned and rebuked them and said Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of 56 For the Son of man is not come to destroy mens lives but to save them And they went to another village 57 ¶ * Mat. 8. â—9 And it came to pass that as they went in the way a certain man said unto him Lord I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest 58 And Jesus said unto him Foxes have hoses and birds of the air have nests but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head 59 * Mat. 8 2â— And he said unto another Follow me But he said Lord suffer me first to go bury my father 60 Jesus said unto him Let the dead bury their dead but go thou and preach the kingdom of God 61 And another also said Lord I will follow thee but let me first go bid them farewel which are at home at my house 62 And Jesus said unto him No man having put his hand to the plough and looking back is fit for the kingdom of God CHAP. X. 1 Christ sendeth out at once seventy disciples to work miracles and to preach 17 admonisheth them to be humble and wherein to rejoyce 21 thanketh his Father for his grace 23 magnifieth the happy estate of his church 25 teacheth the lawyer how to attain eternal life and to take every one for his neighbour that needeth his mercy 41 reprehendeth Martha and commendeth Mary her sister AFter * Mat. 10. â— these things the Lord appointed other seventy also and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place whither he himself would come 2 Therefore said he unto them * Mat. 9.37 The harvest truly is great but the labourers are few pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest that he would send forth labourers into his harvest 3 Go your ways * Mat. 10.16 behold I send you forth as lambs among wolves 4 Carry neither purse nor scrip nor shoes and salute no mam by the way 5 * Mat. 10.11 And into whatsoever house ye enter first say Peace be to this house 6 And if the son of peace be there your peace shall rest upon it if not it shall turn to you again 7 And in the same house remain eating and drinking such things as they give for the labourer is worthy of his hire Go not from house to house 8 And into whatsoever city ye enter and they receive you eat such things as are set before you 9 And heal the sick that are therein and say unto them The kingdom of God is come high unto you 10 But into whatsoever city ye enter and they receive you not go your ways out into the streets of the same and say 11 Even the very dust of your city which cleaveth on us we do wipe off against you notwithstanding be ye sure of this that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you 12 But I say unto you that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom then for that city 13 * Mat. 15.21 Wo unto thee Chorazin wo unto thee Bethsaida for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which have been done in you they had a great while ago repented sitting in sackcloth ashes 14 But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgement then for you 15 And thou Capernatim which art exalted to heaven shalt be thrust down to hell 16 * Mat. 10.40 He that heareth you heareth me and he that despiseth you despiseth me and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me 17 ¶ And the seventy returned again with joy saying Lord even the devils are subject unto us through thy name 18 And he said unto them I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven 19 Behold I give unto you power to tread on serpents scorpions over all the power of the enemy
all the woman died also 33 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she for seven had her to wife 34 And Jesus answering said unto them The children of this world marry and are given in marriage 35 But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world and the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage 36 Neither can they die any more for they are equal unto the angels and are the children of God being the children of the resurrection 37 Now that the dead are raised * Exod. 3.6 even Moses shewed at the bush when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jâ—â—ob 38 For he is not a God of the dead but of the living for all live unto him 39 ¶ Then certain of the scribes answering said Master thou hast well said 40 And after that they durst not ask him any question at all 41 And he said unto them * Matth. 22.42 How say they that Christ is Davids son 42 And David himself saith in the book of psalms * Psal 110.1 the LORD said unto my Lord Sit thou on my right hand 43 Till I make thine enemies thy foâ—tstool 44 David therefore calleth him Lord how is he then his son 45 ¶ Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples 46 * Matth. 23.5 Beware of the scribes which desire to walk in long robes and love greetings in the markets and the highest seats in the synagogues and the chief rooms at feasts 47 Which devour widows houses and for a shew make long prayers the same shall receive greater damnation CHAP. XXI 1 Christ commendeth the poor widow 5 He foretelleth the destruction of the temple and of the city Jerusalem 25 The signs also which shall be before the last day 34 He exhorteth them to be watchful ANd he looked up * Mark 12.41 and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury 2 And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two ‖ See Mark 12.42 mites 3 And he said Of a truth I say unto you that this poor widow hath cast in more then they all 4 For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had 5 ¶ * Matth. 24.1 And as some spake of the temple how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts he said 6 As for these things which ye behold the days will come in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another that shall not be thrown down 7 And they asked him saying Master but when shall these things be and what signe will there be when these things shall come to pass 8 And he said Take heed that ye be not deceived for many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and the time draweth near go ye not therefore after them 9 But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions be not terrified for these things must first come to pass but the end is not by and by 10 * Matth. 24.7 Then said he unto them Nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom 11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places and famines and pestilences and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven 12 But before all these they shall lay their hands on you and persecute you delivering you up to the synagogues and into prisons being brought before kings and rulers for my names sake 13 And it shall turn to you for a testimony 14 * Matth. 10.19 Settle it therefore in your hearts not to meditate before what ye shall answer 15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist 16 And ye shall be betrayed both by parents and brethren and kinsfolks and friends and some of you shall they cause to be put to death 17 And ye shall be hated of all men for my names sake 18 * Matth. 10.30 But there shall not an hair of your head perish 19 In your patience possess ye your souls 20 * Matth. 24.15 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies then know that the desolation thereof is nigh 21 Then let them which are in Judea flee to the mountains and let them which are in the midst of it depart out and let not them that are in the countreys enter thereinto 22 For these be the days of vengeance that all things which are written may be fulfilled 23 But wo unto them that are with childe and to them that give suck in those days for there shall be great distress in the land and wrath upon this people 24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword and shall be led away captive into all nations and Jerusalem shall be troden down of the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled 25 ¶ * Matth. 24.29 And there shall be signs in the sun and in the moon and in the stars and upon the earth distress of nations with perplexity the sea and the waves roaring 26 Mens hearts failing them for fear and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth for the powers of heaven shall be shaken 27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory 28 And when these things begin to come to pass then look up and lift up your heads for your redemption draweth nigh 29 And he spake to them a parable Behold the fig-tree and all the trees 30 When they now shoot forth ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand 31 So likewise ye when ye see these things come to pass know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand 32 Verily I say unto you This generation shall not pass away till all be fulfilled 33 Heaven and earth shall pass away but my words shall not pass away 34 ¶ And take heed to yourselves lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeting and drunkenness and cares of this life and so that day come upon you unawares 35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth 36 Watch ye therefore and pray always that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass and to stand before the Son of man 37 And in the day-time he was teaching in the temple and at night he went out and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives 38 And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple for to hear him CHAP. XXII 1. The Jews conspire against Christ. 3 Satan prepareth Judas to betray him 7 The apostles prepare the pasâ—â—over 19 Christ instituteth his holy supper 21 covertly
we know not whither thou goest and how can we know the way 6 Jesus saith unto him I am the way and the truth and the life no man cometh unto the Father but by me 7 If ye had known me ye should have known my Father also and from henceforth ye know him and have seen him 8 Philip saith unto him Lord shew us the Father and it sufficeth us 9 Jesus saith unto him Have I been so long time with you and yet hast thou not known me Philip he that hath seen me hath seen the Father and how sayest thou then Shew us the Father 10 Beleevest thou not that I am in the Father and the Father in me the words that I speak unto you I speak not of my self but the Father that dwelleth in me he doeth the works 11 Beleeve me that I am in the Father and the Father in me or else beleeve me for the very works sake 12 Verily verily I say unto you He that beleeveth on me the works that I do shall he do also and greater works then these shall he do because I go unto my Father 13 * Mat. 7.7 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name that will I do that the Father may be glorified in the Son 14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name I will do it 15 ¶ If ye love me keep my commandments 16 And I will pray the Father and he shall give you another Comforter that he may abide with you for ever 17 Even the Spirit of truth whom the world cannot receive because it seeth him not neither knoweth him but ye know him for he dwelleth with you and shall be in you 18 I will not leave you ‖ Or orphans comfortless I will come to you 19 Yet a little while and the world seeth me no more but ye see me because I live ye shall know that I am in my Father and you in me and I in you 21 He that hath my commandments and keepeth them he it is that loveth me and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father and I will love him and will manifest my self to him 22 Judas saith unto him not Iscariot Lord how is it that thou wilt manifest thy self unto us and not unto the world 23 Jesus answered and said unto him If a man love me he will keep my words and my Father will love him and we will come unto him and make our abode with him 24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings and the word which you hear is not mine but the Fathers which sent me 25 These things have I spoken unto you being yet present with you 26 But the Comforter which is the holy Ghost whom the Father will send in my name he shall teach you all things and bring all things to your remembrance whatsoever I have said unto you 27 Peace I leave with you my peace I give unto you not as the world giveth give I unto you Let not your heart be troubled neither let it be afraid 28 Ye have heard how I said unto you I go away and come again unto you If ye loved me ye would rejoyce because I said I go unto the Father for my Father is greater then I. 29 And now I have told you before it come to pass that when it is come to pass ye might beleeve 30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you for the prince of this world cometh and hath nothing in me 31 But that the world may know that I love the Father and as the Father gave me commandment even so I do Arise let us go hence CHAP. XV. 1 The consolation and mutual love between Christ and his members under the parable of the vine 18 A comfort in the batred and persecution of the world 26 The office of the holy Ghost and of the apostles I Am the true vine and my Father is the husbandman 2 * Mat. 15.13 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away every branch that beareth fruit he purgeth it that it may bring forth more fruit 3 * Chap. 13.10 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you 4 Abide in me and I in you As the branch cannot bear fruit of it self except it abide in the vine no more can ye except ye abide in me 5 I am the vine ye are the branches He that abidâ—th in me and I in him the same bringeth forth much fruit for ‖ Or severed from me without me ye can do nothing 6 If a man abide not in me he is cast forth as a branch and is withered and men gather them and cast them into the fire and they are burned 7 If ye abide in me and my words abide in you ye shall ask what ye will and it shall be done unto you 8 Herein is my Father glorified that ye bear much fruit so shall ye be my disciples 9 As the Father hath loved me so have I loved you continue ye in my love 10 If ye keep my commandments ye shall abide in my love even as I have kept my Fathers commandments and abide in his love 11 These things have I spoken unto you that my joy might remain in you and that your joy might be full 12 * Chap. 12.34 1 Thes 4.9 1 Joh. 3.11 This is my commandment That ye love one another as I have loved you 13 Greater love hath no man then this that a man lay down his life for his friends 14 Ye are my friends if ye do whatsoever I command you 15 Henceforth I call you not servants for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth but I have called you friends for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you 16 Ye have not chosen me but I have chosen you and * Mat. 28.29 ordained you that you should go and bring forth fruit and that your fruit should remain that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name he may give it you 17 These things I command you that ye love one another 18 If the world hate you ye know that it hated me before it hated you 19 If ye were of the world the world would love his own but because ye are not of the world but I have chosen you out of the world therefore the world hateth you 20 Remember the word that I said unto you * Mat. 10.14 Cha. 13.16 The servant is not greater then the lord If they have persecuted me they will also persecute you if they have kept my saying they will keep yours also 21 But all these things will they do unto you for my names sake because they know not him that sent me 22 If I had not come and spoken unto them they had not had sin but now they have no ‖ Or excuse cloke for their sin 23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also 24 If I had not done
the stone which was set at nought of you builders which is become the head of the corner 12 Neither is their salvation in any other for there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved 13 ¶ Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men they marvelled and they took knowledge of them that they had been with Jesus 14 And beholding the man which was healed standing with them they could say nothing against it 15 But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council they conferred among themselves 16 Saying What shall we do to these men for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem and we cannot deny it 17 But that it spread no further among the people let us straitly threaten them that they speak henceforth to no man in this name 18 And they called them and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus 19 But Peter and John answered and said unto them Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more then unto God judge ye 20 For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen heard 21 So when they had further threatned them they let them go finding nothing how they might punish them because of the people for all men glorified God for that which was done 22 For the man was above fourty years old on whom this miracle of healing was shewed 23 ¶ And being let go they went to their own company and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them 24 And when they heard that they lift up their voice to God with one accord and said Lord thou art God which hast made heaven and earth and the sea and all that in them is 25 Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said * Psal 2.1 Why did the heathen rage and the people imagine vain things 26 The kings of the earth stood up and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his Christ 27 For of a truth against thy holy childe Jesus whom thou hast anointed both Herod and Pontius Pilate with the Gentiles and the people of Israel were gathered together 28 For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done 29 And now Lord behold their threatnings and grant unto thy servants that with all boldness they may speak thy word 30 By stretching forth thine hand to heal and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy childe Jesus 31 ¶ And when they had prayed the place was shaken where they were assembled together and they were all filled with the holy Ghost and they spake the word of God with boldness 32 And the multitude of them that beleeved were of one heart and of one soul neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own but they had all things common 33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus and great grace was upon them all 34 Neither was there any among them that lacked for as many as were possessours of lands or houses sold them and brought the prices of the things that were sold 35 And laid them down at the apostles feet and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need 36 And Joses who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas which is being interpreted The son of consolation a Levite and of the countrey of Cyprus 37 Having land sold it and brought the money and laid it at the apostles feet CHAP. V. After that Ananias and Sapphira his wife for their hypocrisie at Peters rebuke had faln down dead 12 and that the rest of the apostles had wrought many miracles 14 to the increase of the faith 17 the apostles are again imprisoned 19 but delivered by an angel bidding them to preach openly to all 21 When after their teaching accordingly in the temple 29 and before the council 33 they are in danger to be killed through the advice of Gamaliel a great counsellour among the Jews they be kept alive 40 and are but beaten for which they glorifie God and cease no day from preaching BUt a certain man named Ananias with Sapphira his wife sold a possession 2 And kept back part of the price his wife also being privy to it and brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles feet 3 But Peter said Or to deceive Ananias why hath Satan filled thine heart ‖ to lie the holy Ghost and to keep back part of the price of the land 4 Whiles it remained was it not thine own and after it was sold was it not in thine own power why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart thou hast not lied unto men but unto God 5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down and gave up the ghost and great fear came on all them that heard these things 6 And the young men arose wound him up and carried him out and buried him 7 And it was about the space of three hours after when his wife not knowing what was done came in 8 And Peter answered unto her Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much And the said Yea for so much 9 Then Peter said unto her How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord behold the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door and shall carry thee out 10 Then fell she down straight-way at his feet and yeelded up the ghost and the young men came in and found her dead and carrying her forth buried her by her husband 11 And great fear came upon all the church and upon as many as heard these things 12 ¶ And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people and they were all with one accord in Solonions porch 13 And of the rest durst no man joyn himself to them but the people magnified them 14 And beleevers were the more added to the Lord multitudes both of men and women 15 Insomuch that they brought forth the sick ‖ Or in every street into the streets and laid them on beds and couches that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them 16 There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem bringing sick folks and them which were vexed with unclean spirits and they were healed every one 17 ¶ Then the high priest rose up and all they that were with him which is the sect of the Sadducees and were filled with ‖ Or enâ—y indignation 18 And laid their hands on the apostles and put them in the common prison 19 But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors and brought
kill the prisoners lest any of them should swim out and escape 43 But the centurion willing to save Paul kept them from their purpose and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea and get to land 44 And the rest some on boards and some on broken pieces of the ship And so it came to pass that they escaped all safe to land CHAP. XXVIII 1 Paul after his shipwrack is kindly entertained of the Barbarians 3 The viper on his hand hurteth him not 8 He healeth many diseases in the island 11 They depart towards Rome 17 He declareth to the Jews the cause of his coming 24 After his preaching some were perswaded and some beleeved not 30 Yet he preacheth there two years ANd when they were escaped then they knew that the island was called Melita 2 And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness for they kindled a fire and received us every one because of the present rain and because of the cold 3 And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire there came a viper out of the heat and fastned on his hand 4 And when the Barbarians law the venemous beast hang on his hand they said among themselves No doubt this man is a murderer whom though he hath escaped the sea yet vengeance suffereth not to live 5 And he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harm 6 Howbeit they looked when he should have swoln or faln down dead suddenly but after they had looked a great while and saw no harm come to him they changed their minds and said that he was a God 7 In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island whose name was Publius who received us and lodged us three days courteously 8 And it came to pass that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloudy flux to whom Paul entred in and prayed and laid his hands on him and healed him 9 So when this was done others also which had diseases in the island came and were healed 10 Who also honoured us with many honours and when we departed they laded us with such things as were necessary 11 And after three moneths we departed in a ship of Alexandria which had wintred in the isle whose signe was Castor and Pollux 12 And landing at Syracuse we tarried there three days 13 And from thence we set a compass and came to Rhegium and after one day the south-wind blew and we came the next day to Puteoâ—â— 14 Where we found brethren and were desired to tarry with them seven days and so we went toward Rome 15 And from thence when the brethren heard of us they came to meet us as far as Appii-forum and the Three taverns whom when Paul saw he thanked God and took courage 16 And when we came to Rome the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a souldier that kept him 17 And it came to pass that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together And when they were come together he said unto them Men and brethren though I have committed nothing against the people or customs of our fathers yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans 18 Who when they had examined me would have let me go because there was no cause of death in me 19 But when the Jews spake against it I was constrained to appeal unto Cesar not that I had ought to accuse my nation of 20 For this cause therefore have I called for you to see you and to speak with you because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain 21 And they said unto him We neither received letters out of Judea concerning thee neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee 22 But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest for as concerning this sect we know that every where it is spoken against 23 And when they had appointed him a day there came many to him into his lodging to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God perswading them concerning Jesus both out of the law of Moses and out of the prophets from morning till evening 24 And some beleeved the things which were spoken and some beleeved not 25 And when they agreed not among themselves they departed after that Paul had spoken one word Well spake the holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers 26 Saying * Isa 6.9 Mat. 13.14 Mar. 4.12 Luk. 8.10 Joh. 12.40 Rom. 11.8 Go unto this people and say Hearing ye shall hear and shall not understand and seeing ye shall see and not perceive 27 For the heart of this people is waxed gross and their ears are dull of hearing and their eyes have they closed lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and should be converted and I should heal them 28 Be it known therefore unto you that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles and that they will hear it 29 And when he had said these words the Jews departed and had great reasoning among themselves 30 And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house and received all that came in unto him 31 Preaching the kingdom of God and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ with all confidence no man forbidding him ¶ The epistle of PAUL the Apostle to the ROMANS CHAP. I. 1 Paul commendeth his calling to the Romans 9 and his desire to come to them 16 What his gospel is and the righteousness which it sheweth 18 God is angry with all manner of sin 21 What were the sins of the Gentiles PAul a servant of Jesus Christ called to be an apostle * Act. 13.2 separated unto the gospel of God 2 Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures 3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh 4 And †Or. determined declared to be the Son of God with power according to the spirit of holiness by the resurrection from the dead 5 By whom we have received grace and apostleship ‖ Or to the obedience of faith for obedience to the faith among all nations for his name 6 Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ 7 To all that be in Rome beloved of God called to be saints Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ 8 First I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world 9 For God is my witness whom I serve ‖ Or in my spirit with my spirit in the Gospel of his Son that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers
the Spirit 6 Therefore we are always confident knowing that whilest we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord 7 For we walk by faith not by sight 8 We are confident I say and willing rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. 9 Wherefore we ‖ Or endeavour labour that whether present or absent we may be accepted of him 10 * Rom. 14.10 For we must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ that every one may receive the things done in his body according to that he hath done whether it be good or bad 11 Knowing therefore the terrour of the Lord we perswade men but we are made manifest unto God and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences 12 For we commend not our selves again unto you but give you occasion to glory on our behalf that you may have somewhat to answer them which glory †Gr. in the face in appearance and not in heart 13 For whether we be besides our selves it is to God or whether we be sober it is for your cause 14 For the love of Christ constraineth us because we thus judge that if one died for all then were all dead 15 And that he died for all that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves but unto him which died for them and rose again 16 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh yea though we have known Christ after the flesh yet now henceforth know we him no more 17 Therefore if any man be in Christ ‖ Or let him be he is a new creature * Isa 43.19 Rev. 21.5 old things are past away behold all things are become new 18 And all things are of God who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ and hath given to us the ministery of reconciliation 19 To wit that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself not imputing their trespasses unto them and hath †Gr. put in us committed unto us the word of reconciliation 20 Now then we are ambassadours for Christ as though God did beseech you by us we pray you in Christs stead be ye reconciled to God 21 For he hath made him to be sin for us who knew no sin that we might be made the righteousness of God in him CHAP. VI. That he hath approved himself a faithful minister of Christ both by his exhortations 3 and by integrity of life 4 and by patient enduving all kinds of affliction and disgraces for the gospel 10 Of which he speaketh the more boldly amongst them because his heart is open to them 13 and he expecteth the like affection from them again 14 exhorting to flee the society and pollution of idolaters as being themselves temples of the living God WE then as workers together with him beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain 2 For he saith * Isa 49.8 I have heard thee in a time accepted and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee behold now is the accepted time behold now is the day of salvation 3 * 1 Cor. 10.32 Giving no offence in any thing that the ministery be not blamed 4 But in all things †Gr. commending approving our selves as the ministers of God in much patience in afflictions in necessities in distresses 5 In stripes in imprisonments ‖ Or â—n tossings â—o and fro in tumults in labours in watchings in fastings 6 By pureness by knowledge by long-suffering by kindness by the holy Ghost by love unfeigned 7 By the word of truth by the power of God by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left 8 By honour and dishonour by evil report and good report as deceivers and yet true 9 As unknown and yet well known as dying and behold we live as chastened and not killed 10 As sorrowful yet alway rejoycing as poor yet making many rich as having nothing and yet possessing all things 11 O ye Corinthians our mouth is open unto you our heart is enlarged 12 Ye are not straitned in us but ye are straitned in your own bowels 13 Now for a recompence in the same I speak as unto my children be ye also enlarged 14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbeleevers for what fellowâ—hip hath righteousness with unrighteousness and what communion hath light with darkness 15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial or what part hath he that beleeveth with an infidel 16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols for * 1 Cor. 3.16 ye are the temple of the living God as God hath said * Levit. 26.12 I will dwell in them and walk in them and I will be their God and they shall be my people 17 * Isa 52.11 Wherefore come out from among them and be ye separate saith the Lord and touch not the unclean thing and I will receive you 18 * Jer. 31.1 And will be a father unto you and ye shall be my sons and daughters saith the Lord Almighty CHAP. VII 1 He proceedeth in exhorting them to purity of life 2 and to bear him like affection as he doth to them 3 Whereof lest he might seem to doubt he declareth what comfort he took in his afflictions by the report which Titus gave of their godly sorrow which his former epistle had wrought in thâ—m 13 and of their loving kindness and obedience towards Titus answerable to his former boastings of them HAving therefore these promises dearly beloved let us cleanse our selves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit perfecting holiness in the fear of God 2 Receive us we have wronged no man we have corrupted no man we have defrauded no man 3 I speak not this to condemn you for I have said before that you are in our hearts to die and live with you 4 Great is my boldness of speech toward you great is my glorying of you I am filled with comfort I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation 5 For when we were come into Macedonia our flesh had no rest but we were troubled on every side without were fightings within were fears 6 Nevertheless God that comforteth those that are cast down comforted us by the coming of Titus 7 And not by his coming onely but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you when he told us your earnest desire your mourning your fervent minde toward me so that I rejoyced the more 8 For though I made you sorry with a letter I do not repent though I did repent for I perceive that the same epistle made you sorry though it were but for a season 9 Now I rejoyce not that you were made sorry but that ye sorrowed to repentance for ye were made sorry ‖ Or according to God after a godly manner that you might receive damage by us in nothing 10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance
for a short time in presence not in heart endeavoured the more and abundantly to see your face with great desire 18 Wherefore we would have come unto you even I Paul once and again but Satan hindred as 19 For what is our hope or joy or crown of ‖ Or glorying rejoycing are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming 20 For ye are our glory and joy CHAP. III. 1 S. Paul testifieth his great love to the Thessalonians partly by sending Timothy unto them to strengthen and comfort them partly by rejoycing in their well doing 10 and partly by praying for them and desiring a safe coming unto them WHerefore when we could no longer forbear we thought it good to be left at Athens alone 2 And sent Timotheus our brother and minister of God and our fellow-labourer in the gospel of Christ to establish you and to comfort you concerning your faith 3 That no man should be moved by these afflictions for your selves know that we are appointed thereunto 4 For verily when we were with you we told you before that we should suffer tribulation even as it came to pass and ye know 5 For this cause when I could no longer forbear I sent to know your faith lest by some means the tempter have tempted you and our labour be in vain 6 But now when Timotheus came from you unto us and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity and that ye have good remembrance of us always desiring greatly to see us as we also to see you 7 Therefore brethren we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith 8 For now we live if ye stand fast in the Lord. 9 For what thanks can we render to God again for you for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God 10 Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith 11 Now God himself and our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ ‖ Or guide direct our way unto you 12 And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one towards another and towards all men even as we do towards you 13 To the end he may * 1 Cor. 1.8 Ch. â— 23 stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God even our Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints CHAP. IV. He exhorteth them to go on forward in all manner of godliness 6 to live holily and justly 9 to love one another 11 and quâ—etly to follow their own business 13 and last of all to sorrow moâ—erately for the dead 17 And unto this last exhortation is annexed a brief description of the resurrection and second coming of Christ to judgement FUrthermore then we ‖ Or request exhort you by the Lord Jesus that as ye have received of us how you ought to walk and to please God so ye would abound more and more 2 For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus 3 For this is the will of God even your sanctification that ye should abstain from fornication 4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour 5 Not in the lust of concupiscence even as the Gentiles which know not God 6 That no man go beyond and ‖ Or oppress or over-reath defraud his brother ‖ Or in the matter in any matter because that the Lord is the avenger of all such as we also have forewarned you and testified 7 For God hath not called us unto uncleanness but unto holiness 8 He therefore that ‖ Or rejecteth despiseth despiseth not man but God who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit 9 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you for ye your selves are * Joh. 13.34 15.12 taught of God to love one another 10 And indeed ye do it towards all the brethren which are in all Macedonia but we beseech you brethren that ye increase more more 11 And that ye study to be quiet and to do your own business and to work with your own hands as we commanded you 12 That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without and that ye may have lack ‖ Or of no man of nothing 13 But I would not have you to be ignorant brethren concerning them which are asleep that ye sorrow not even as others which have no hope 14 For if we beleeve that Jesus died and rose again even so * 1 Cor. 15.23 them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him 15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep 16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout with the voice of the archangel and with * 1 Cor. 15.52 the trump of God and the dead in Christ shall rise first 17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 18 Wherefore ‖ Or exhort comfort one another with these words CHAP. V. 1 He proceedeth in the former description of Christs coming to judgement 16 and giveth divers precepts 23 and so concludeth the epistle BUt of the times and the seasons brethren ye have no need that I write unto you 2 For your selves know perfectly that * Mat. 24.43 44. 2 Pet. 3.10 Rev. 3.3 16.15 the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night 3 For when they shall say Peace and safety then sudden destruction cometh upon them as travail upon a woman with childe and they shall not escape 4 But ye brethren are not in darkness that that day should overtake you as a thief 5 Ye are all the children of light and the children of the day we are not of the night nor of darkness 6 Therefore let us not sleep as do others but let us watch be sober 7 For they that sleep sleep in the night and they that be drunken are drunken in the night 8 But let us who are of the day be sober * Is 59.17 Eph. 6.16.17 putting on the breast-plate of faith and love and for an helmet the hope of salvation 9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ 10 Who died for us that whether we wake or sleep we should live together with him 11 Wherefore ‖ Or exhort comfort your selves together and edifie one another even as also ye do 12 And we beseech you brethren * Heb. 13 17. to know them which labour among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you 13 And to esteem them very highly in love
Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein and they to whom ‖ Or the gospel was first preached it was first preached entred not in because of unbelief 7 Again he limiteth a certain day saying in David To day after so long a time as it is said To day if ye will hear his voice harden not your hearts 8 For if ‖ That is Joshua Jesus had given them rest then would he not afterward have spoken of another day 9 There remaineth therefore a ‖ Or keeping of a sabbath rest to the people of God 10 For he that is entred into his rest he also hath ceased from his own works as God did from his 11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest lest any man fall after the same example of ‖ Or disobedience unbelief 12 For the word of God is quick and powerful and sharper then any two-edged sword piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit and of the joynts and marrow and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart 13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight but all things are naked opened unto the eys of him with whom we have to do 14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest that is passed into the heavens Jesus the Son of God let us hold fast our profession 15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities but was in all Points tempted like as we are yet without sin 16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy and finde grace to help in time of need CHAP. V. 1 The authority and honour of our Saviours priesthood 11 Negligence in the knowledge thereof is reproved FOr every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins 2 Who ‖ Or can reasonably bear with can have compassion on the ignorant and on them that are out of the way for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity 3 And by reason hereof he ought as for the people so also for himself to offer for sins 4 * 2 Chr. 26.18 And no man taketh this honour unto himself but he that is called of God as was Aaron 5 So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest but he that said unto him * Psal 2.7 Chap. 1.5 Thou art my Son to day have I begotten thee 6 As he saith also in another place * Psal 110.4 Chap. 7.17 Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec 7 Who in the days of his flesh when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death and was heard ‖ Or for his piety in that he feared 8 Though he were a Son yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered 9 And being made perfect he became the authour of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him 10 Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec 11 Of whom we have many things to say and hard to be uttered seeing ye are dull of hearing 12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God and are become such as have need of * 1 Cor. 3.2 milk and not of strong meat 13 For every one that useth milk †Gr. hath no experience is unskilful in the word of righteousness for he is a babe 14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are ‖ Or perfect of full age even those who by reason ‖ Or of an habit or perfection of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil CHAP. VI. 1 He exhorteth not to fall back from the faith 11 but to be stedfast 12 diligent and patient to wait upon God 13 because God is most sure in his promise THerefore leaving ‖ Or the word of the beginning of Christ. the principles of the doctrine of Christ let us go on unto perfection not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith towards God 2 Of the doctrine of baptisms and of laying on of hands and of resurrection of the dead and of eternal judgment 3 And this will we do if God permit 4 For * Chap. 10.26 it is impossible for those who were once enlightned have tasted of the heavenly gift and were made partakers of the holy Ghost 5 And have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the world to come 6 If they shall fall away to renew them again unto repentance seeing they crucifie to themselves the Son of God afresh and put him to an open shame 7 For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it and bringeth forth herbs meet for them ‖ Or for by whom it is dressed receiveth blessing from God 8 But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected and is nigh unto cursing whose end is to be burned 9 But beloved we are perswaded better things of you and things that accompany salvation though we thus speak 10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love which ye have shewed toward his name in that ye have ministred to the saints and do minister 11 And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end 12 That ye be not slothful but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises 13 For when God made promise to Abraham because he could sware by no greater * Gâ—n 22.16 17. he swear by himself 14 Saying Surely blessing I will bless thee and multiplying I will multiply thee 15 And so after he had patiently endured he obtained the promise 16 For men verily swear by the greater and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife 17 Wherein God willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel †Gr. interposed himself by an oath confirmed it by an oath 18 That by two immutable things in which it was impossible for God to lie we might have a strong consolation who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us 19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul both sure and stedfast and which entreth into that within the vail 20 Whither the forerunner is for us entred even Jesus made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec CHAP. VII 1 Christ Jesus is a priest after the order of Melchisedec 11 and so far more excellent then the priests of Aarons order FOr this * Gen. 1â— 18 c. Melchisedec king of
Salem priest of the most high God who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him 2 To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all first being by interpretation king of righteousness and after that also king of Salem which is king of peace 3 Without father without mother †Gr. without pedegree without descent having neither beginning of days nor end of life but made like unto the Son of God abideth a priest continually 4 Now consider how great this man was unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils 5 And verily * Num. 18.21 they that are of the sons of Levi who receive the office of the priesthood have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law that is of their brethren though they come out of the loyns of Abraham 6 But he whose ‖ Or pedegree descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham and blessed him that had the promises 7 And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better 8 And here men that die receive tithes but there he receiveth them of whom it is witnessed that he liveth 9 And as I may so say Levi also who receiveth tithes payed tithes in Abraham 10 For he was yet in the loyns of his father when Melchisedec met him 11 If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood for under it the people received the law what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec and not be called after the order of Aaron 12 For the priesthood being changed there is made of necessity a change also of the law 13 For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe of which no man gave attendance at the altar 14 For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood 15 And it is yet far more evident for that alter the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest 16 Who is made not after the law of a carnal commandment but after the power of an endless life 17 For he testifieth * Psal 110.4 Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec 18 For there is verily a disanulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof 19 For the law made nothing perfect ‖ Or but is was the bringing in but the bringing in of a better hope did by the which we draw nigh unto God 20 And in as much as not without an oath he was made priest 21 For those priests were made ‖ Or without swearing of an oath without an oath but this with an oath by him that said unto him * Psal 110.4 The Lord sware and will not repent Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec 22 By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament 23 And they truly were many priests because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death 24 But this man because he continueth ever hath an ‖ Or which pasfeth not from one to another unchangeable priesthood 25 Wherefore he is able also to save them ‖ Or evermore to the uttermost the come unto God by him seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them 26 For such an high priest became us who is holy harmless undefiled separate from sinners and made higher then the heavens 27 Who needeth not daily as * Levit. 9.7 16.6 those high priests to offer up sacrifice first for his own sins and then for the peoples for this he did once when he offered up himself 28 For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity but the word of the oath which was since the law maketh the Son who is †Gr. perfected consecrated for evermore CHAP. VIII 1 By the eternal priesthood of Christ the Levitical priesthood of Aaron is abolished 7 and the temporal covenant with the fathers by the eternal covenant of the gospel NOw of the things which we have spoken this is the sum We have such an high Priest who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens 2 A minister ‖ Or of â—oly things of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which the Lord pitched and not man 3 For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer 4 For if he were on earth he should not be a priest seeing that ‖ Or they are priests there are priests that offer gifts according to the law 5 Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle * Exod. 25. â—0 Acts 7.44 For see saith he that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount 6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministery by how much also he is the Mediatour of a better ‖ Or testament covenant which was established upon better promises 7 For if that first covenant had been faultless then should no place have been sought for the second 8 For finding fault with them he saith * Jer. 31.31 32 33 34. Behold the days come saith the Lord when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah 9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt because they continued nor in my covenant and I regarded them not saith the Lord. 10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days saith the Lord I will †Gr. give put my laws into their minde and write them ‖ Or upon in their hearts and I will be to them a God and they shall be to me a people 11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbour and every man his brother saying Know the Lord for all shall know me from the least to the greatest 12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more 13 In that he saith A new covenant he hath made the first old Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away CHAP. IX 1 The dâ—scription of the rites and bloudy sacrifices of the law 11 far inferiour to the dignity perfection of the bloud and sacrifice of Christ THen verily the first covenant had also ‖ Or ceâ—â—mâ—nits ordinances of divine service and a worldly sanctuary 2 For there was a tabernable made * â—xod 40. the first wherein was the candlestick and the table and the shew-bread which is called ‖ Or holy the sanctuary 3 And after the second vail the
He teacheth the duty of wives and husbands to each other 8 exhorting all men to unity and love 14 and to suffer persecution 19 He declareth also the benefits of Christ toward the old world LIkewise * Eph. 5.22 Col. 3.18 ye wives is in subjection to your own husbands that if any obey not the worâ— they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives 2 While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear 3 * â— Tim. 2.9 Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair and of wearing of goâ—â— or of putting on of apparel 4 But let it be the hidden man or the heart in that which is not corruptible even the ornament of a meeâ— and quiet spirit which is in the sight of God of great price 5 For after this manner in the old time the holy women also who trusted in God adorned themselves being in subjection unto their own husbands 6 Even as Sara obeyed Abraham * Gen. 18.12 calling him lord whose †Gr. children daughters ye are as long as ye do well are not afraid with any amazement 7 Likewise ye husbands dwell with them according to knowledge giving honour unto the wise as unto the weaker vessel and as being heirs together of the grace of life that your prayers be not hindâ—ed 8 Finally be ye all of one minde having compassion one of another ‖ Or loving to the brethren love as brethren be pitiful be courteous 9 * Pr. 17.13 20.22 Rom. 12.17 2 Th. 5.15 Not rendring evil for evil or raising for raising but contrariwise blessing knowing that ye are thereunto called that ye should inherit a blessing 10 * Ps 34.12 c. he that will love life and see good days let him refrain his tongue from evil and his lips that they speak no guile 11 Let him * Is 1.16 eschew evil and do good let him seek peace ensure it 12 For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous and his ears are open unto their prayers but the face of the Lord is †Gr. upon against them that do evil 13 And who is he that will harm you if ye be followers of that which is good 14 * Mat. 5.10 But and if ye suffer for righteousness sake happy are ye and * Is 8.12 13. be not afraid of their terrrour neither be troubled 15 But sanctifie the Lord God in your hearts and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and ‖ Or reverence fear 16 * Ch. 2.12 Having a good conscience that whereas they speak evil of you as of evil doers they may be ashamed that fastly accuse your good conversation in Christ 17 For it is better if the will of God be so that ye suffer for wel-doing then for evil-doing 18 For Christ also hath * Rom. 5.6 Heb. 9.38 once suffered for sins the just for the unjust that he might bring us to God being put to death in the flesh but quickned by the Spirit 19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison 20 Which sometime were disobedient * Gen. 6. when once the long-suffering of God waited in the days of Noah while the ark was a preparing wherein few that is eight souls were saved by water 21 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us nor the putting away of the fifth of the flesh but the answer of a good conscience towards God by the resurrection of Jesus Christ 22 Who is gone into heaven and is on the right hand of God angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him CHAP. IV. 1 He exhorteth them to cease from sin by the example of Christ and the consideration of the general end that now approacheth 12 and comforteth them against persecution FOrasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh arm your selves likewise with the same minde for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin 2 That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men but to the will of God 3 For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles when we walked in lasciviousness lusts excess of wine revellings banquettings and abominable idolatries 4 Wherein they think it strange that you run not with them to the same excess of riot speaking evil of you 5 Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead 6 For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead that they might be judged according to men in the flesh but live according to God in the spirit 7 But the end of all things is at hand be ye therefore sober and watch unto prayer 8 And above all things have fervent charity among your selves for * Pr. 1â— 12 charity ‖ Or will shall cover the multitude of sins 9 * Rom. 12.13 Heb. 13.2 Use hospitality one to another without grudging 10 * Rom. 12.6 As every man hath received the gift even so minister the same one to another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God 11 If any man speak let him speak as the oracles of God if any man minister let him do it as of the ability which God giveth that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever Amen 12 Beloved think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you as though some strange thing happened unto you 13 But rejoyce in as much as ye are partakers or Christs sufferings that when his glory shall be revealed ye may be glad also with exceeding joy 14 * Mat. â— 11 If ye be reproached for the name of Christ happy are ye for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you on their part he is evil spoken of but on your part he is glorified 15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer or as a thief or as an evil-doer or as a busie-body in other mens matters 16 Yet if any man suffer as a Christian let him not be ashamed but let him glorifie God on this behalf 17 For the time is come that judgement must begin at the house of God and if it first begin at us what shall the end be of them that obey not the Gospel of God 18 * Pr. 11.31 And if the righteous scarcely be saved where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear 19 Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well-doing as unto a faithful Creatour CHAP. V. 1 He exhorteth the elders to feed their flocks 5 the younger to obey 8 and all to be sober
devil sinneth from the beginning For this purpose the Son of God was manifested that he might destroy the works of the devil 9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin for his seed remaineth in him and he cannot sin because he is born of God 10 In this the children of God are manifest and the children of the devil Whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God neither he that loveth not his brother 11 For this is the ‖ Or commandment message that ye heard from the beginning * Joh. 13.34 15.12 that we should love one another 12 Not as * Gen. 4.8 Cain who was of that wicked one and slew his brother And wherefore slew he him Because his own works were evil and his brothers righteous 13 Marvel not my brethren if the world hate you 14 We know that we have passed from death unto life because we love the brethren he that loveth not his brother abideth in death 15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him 16 Hereby perceive we the love of God because he laid down his life for us and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren 17 But * Luk. 3.11 whoso hath this worlds good and seeth his brother have need and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him how dwelleth the love of God in him 18 My little children let us not love in word neither in tongue but in deed and in truth 19 And hereby we know that we are of the truth and shall †Gr. persâ—â—â—e assure our hearts before him 20 For it our heart condemn us God is greater then our heart and knoweth all things 21 Beloved if our heart condemn us not then have we confidence towards God 22 And * Mat. 21.22 Joh. 15.7 16.23 whatsoever we ask we receive of him because we keep his commandments and do those things that are pleasing in his sight 23 And * Joh. 6.29 and 17.3 this is his commandment that we should beleeve on the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another as he gave us commandment 24 And * Joh. 15. â—0 he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him and he in him and hereby we know that he abideth in us by the Spirit which he hath given us CHAP. IV. 1 He warneth them not to beleeve all teachers who boast of the Spirit but to try them by the rules of the catholick faith 7 and by many reasons exhorteth to brotherly love BEloved beleeve not every spirit but try the spirits whether they are of God because many false prophets are gone out into the world 2 Hereby know ye the spirit of God Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God 3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God and this is that spirit of antichrist whereof you have heard that it should come and even now already is it in the world 4 Ye are of God little children and have overcome them because greater is he that is in you then he that is in the world 5 They are of the world therefore speak they of the world and the world heareth them 6 We are of God * Joh. 8 47. he that knoweth God heareth us he that is not of God heareth not us Hereby know we the Spirit of truth and the spirit of errour 7 Beloved let us love one another for love is of God and every one that loveth is born of God and knoweth God 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God for God is love 9 * Joh. 3.16 In this was manifested the love of God towards us because that God sent his onely begotten Son into the world that we might live through him 10 Herein is love not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins 11 Beloved if God so loved us we ought also to love one another 12 * 1 Tim. 6.16 No man hath seen God at any time If we love one another God dwelleth in us and his love is perfected in us 13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him and he in us because he hath given us of his Spirit 14 And we have seen and do testifie that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world 15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God God dwelleth in him and he in God 16 And we have known and beleeved the love that God hath to us God is love and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God and God in him 17 Herein is †Gr. love with us our love made perfect that we may have boldness in the day of judgement because as he is so are we in this world 18 There is no fear in love but perfect love casteth out fear because fear hath torment he that feareth is not made perfect in love 19 We love him because he first loved us 20 If a man say I love God and hateth his brother he is a liar for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen how can he love God whom he hath not seen 21 And * Joh. 13.34 15.12 this commandment have we from him that he who loveth God love his brother also CHAP. V. He that loveth God loveth his children and keepeth his commandments 3 which to the faithful are light and not grievous 9 Jesus is the Son of God able to save us 14 and to bear our prayers which we make for our selves and for others WHosoever beleeveth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him 2 By this we know that we love the children of God when we love God and keep his commandments 3 For this is the love of God that we keep his commandments and * Mat. 11.30 his commandments are not grievous 4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world and this is the victory that overcometh the world even our faith 5 Who is he that overcometh the world but he that beleeveth that Jesus is the Son of God 6 This is he that came by water and bloud even Jesus Christ not by water onely but by water and bloud and it is the Spirit that beareth witness because the Spirit is truth 7 For there are three that bear record in heaven the Father the Word and the holy Ghost and these three are one 8 And there are three that bear witness in earth the spirit and the water and the bloud and these three agree in one 9 If we receive the witness of men the witness of God is greater for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son 10 He that beleeveth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself he that beleeveth
Babylon came in remembrane before God * Jer. 25.15 to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath 20 And every island fled away and the moutains were not found 21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven every stone about the weight of a talent and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail for the plague thereof was exceeding great CHAP. XVII 3 4 A woman arayed in purple and scarlet with a golden cup in her band sitteth upon the beast 5 which is great Babylon the mother of all abominations 9 The interpretation of the seven heads 12 and the ten horns 14 The victory of the Lamb. 16 The punishment of the whore ANd there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials and talked with me saying unto me Come hither I will shew unto thee the judgement of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters 2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication and the inhabiters of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication 3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet-coloured beast full of names of blasphemy having seven heads and ten horns 4 And the woman was arayed in purple and scarlet colour †Gr. guilded decked with gold and precious stone and pearls having a golden cup in her hand full or abominations and silthiness of her fornication 5 And upon her forehead was a name written MYSTERY BABYLON THE GREAT THE MOTHER OF ‖ Or fornications HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH 6 And I saw the woman drunken with the bloud of the saints and with the bloud of the martyrs of Jesus and when I saw her I wondred with great admitation 7 And the angel said unto me Wherefore didst thou marvel I will tell thee the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carrieth her which hath the seven heads and ten horns 8 The beast that thou sawest was and is not and shall ascend out of the bottom less pit and go into perdition and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world when they behold the beast that was and is not and yet is 9 And here is the minde which hath wisdom The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sitteth 10 And there are seven kings five are fain and one is and the other is not yet come and when he cometh he must continue a short space 11 And the beast that was and is not even he is the eighth and is of the seven and goeth into perdition 12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings which have received no kingdom as yet but receive power as kings one hour with the beast 13 These have one minde and shall give their power and strength unto the beast 14 These shall make war with the Lamb and the Lamb shall overcome them * 1 Tim. 6.15 Chap. 19 16 for he is Lord of lords and King of kings and they that are with him are called and chosen and faithful 15 And he saith unto me The waters which thou sawest where the whore sitteth are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues 16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast these shall hate the whore and shall make her desolate and naked and shall eat her flesh and burn her with fire 17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will and to agree and give their kingdom unto the beast until the words of God shall be fulfilled 18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city which reigneth over the kings of the earth CHAP. XVIII 2 Babylon is faln 4 The people of God commanded to depart out of her 9 The kings of the earth 11 with the merchants and mariners lament over her 20 The saints rejoyce for the judgements of God upon her ANd after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven having great power and the earth was lightned with his glory 2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice saying * Cha. 14.8 Babylon the great is fain is fain and is become the habitation of devils and the hold of every foul spirit and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird 3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the ‖ Or power abundance of her delicacies 4 And I heard another voice from heaven saying * Jer. 51.6 Come out of her my people that ye be not partakers of her sins and that ye receive not of her plagues 5 For her sins have reached unto heaven and God hath remembred her iniquities 6 Reward her even as she rewarded you and double unto her double according to her works in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double 7 How much she hath glorified her self and lived deliciously so much torment and sorrow give her for she saith in her heart I sit a * Isa 47.8 queen and am no widow and shall see no sorrow 8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day death and mourning and samine and she shall be utterly burnt with fire for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her 9 And the kings of the earth who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her * Ezek. 26. â—7 shall bewail her and lament for her when they shall see the smoke of her burning 10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment saying Alas alas that great city Babylon that mighty city for in one hour is thy judgement come 11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her for no man buyeth * Ezek. 27.27 her merchandise any more 12 The merchandise of gold and silver and precious stones and of pearls and fine linen and purple and silk and scarlet and all ‖ Or sweet thyine wood and all manner vessels of ivory and all manner vessels of most precious wood and of brass and iron and marble 13 And cinnamon and odours and ointments and frankincense and wine and oyl and fine flour and wheat and beasts and sheep and horses and chariots and ‖ Or. bodies slaves and souls of men 14 And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee and all things which were dainty and goodly are dâ—parted from thee and thou shalt finde them no more at all 15 The merchants of these things which were made rich by her shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment weeping and wailing 16 And saying Alas alas that great city that was clothed in fine linen and purple and searlet and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls 17 For in one
O God judge the earth for thou shalt inherit all nations PSAL. LXXXIII 1 A complaint to God of the enemies conspiracies 9 A prayer against them that oppress the church ¶ A song or psalm ‖ Or for Asaph of Asaph KEep not thou silence O God hold not thy peace and be not still O God 2 For lo thine enemies make a tumult and they that hate thee have lift up the head 3 They have taken crasty counsel against thy people and consulted against thy hidden ones 4 They have said Come and let us cut them off from being a nation that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance 5 For they have consulted together with one †Heb. heart consent they are confederate against thee 6 The tabernacles of Edom and the Ishmaelites of Moab and the Hagarens 7 Gebal and Ammon and Amalek the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre 8 Assur also is joyned with them †Heb. they have been an arm to the children of Lot they have holpen the children of Lot Selah 9 Do unto them as unto the * Judg. 7.22 Midianites as to * Judg. 4.15 24. Sisera as to Jabin at the brook of Kison 10 Which perished at En-dor they became as dung for the earth 11 Make their nobles like * Judg. 7.25 Oreb and like Zeeb yea all their princes as * Judg. 8.21 Zebah and as Zalmunna 12 Who said Let us take to our selves the houses of God in possession 13 O my God make them like a wheel as the stubble before the wind 14 As the fire burneth the wood and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire 15 So persecute them with thy tempest and make them afraid with thy storm 16 Fill their faces with shame that they may seek thy name O LORD 17 Let them be confounded and troubled for ever yea let them be put to shame and perish 18 That men may know that thou whose name alone is JEHOVAH art the most high over all the earth PSAL. LXXXIV 1 The prophet longing for the communion of the sanctuary 4 sheweth how blessed they are that dwell therein 8 He prayeth to be restored unto it ¶ To the chief musician upon Gittith A psalm ‖ Or of for the sons of Korsh HOw amiable are thy tabernacles O LORD of hosts 2 My soul longeth yea even fainteth for the courts of the LORD my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God 3 Yea the sparrow hath found an house and the swallow a nest for herself where she may lay her young even thine altars O LORD of hosts my King and my God 4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house they will be still praising thee Selah 5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee in whose heart are the ways of them 6 Who passing through the valley ‖ Or of mulberry-trees make him a well c. of Baca make it a well the rain also †Heb. covereth filleth the pools 7 They go ‖ Or from company to company from strength to strength every one of them in Zion appeareth before God 8 O LORD God of hosts hear my prayer give ear O God of Jacob. Selah 9 Behold O God our shield and look upon the face of thine anointed 10 For a day in thy courts is better then a thousand †Heb. I would choose rather to sit at the threshold I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God then to dwell in the tents of wickedness 11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield the LORD will give grace and glory * Psal 34.9 10. no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly 12 O LORD of hosts * Psal 2.12 blessed is the man that trusteth in thee PSAL. LXXXV 1 The psalmist out of the experience of former mercies prayeth for the continuance thereof 8 He promiseth to wait thereon out of confidence of Gods goodness ¶ To the chief musician A psalm ‖ Or of for the sons of Korah LORD thou hast been ‖ Or well pleased favourable unto thy land thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob. 2 * Psal 32.1 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people thou hast covered all their sin Selah 3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath ‖ Or thou hast turned thine anger from waxing hot thou hast turned thy self from the fierceness of thine anger 4 Turn us O God of our salvation and cause thine anger towards us to cease 5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations 6 Wilt thou not revive us again that thy people may rejoyce in thee 7 Shew us thy mercy O LORD and grant us thy salvation 8 I will hear what God the LORD will speak for he will speak peace unto his people and to his saints but let them not turn again to folly 9 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him that glory may dwell in our land 10 Mercy and truth are met together righteousness and peace have kissed each other 11 Truth shall spring out of the earth and righteousness shall look down from heaven 12 Yea the LORD shall give that which is good and our land shall yeeld her increase 13 Righteousness shall go before him and shall set us in the way of his steps PSAL. LXXXVI 1 David sâ—renothneth his prayer by the conscience of his religion 5 by the goodness and power of God 11 He desireth the continuance of former grace 14 Complaining of the proud be craveth some token of Gods goodness ¶ ‖ Or a prayer being a psalm of David A prayer of David BOw down thine ear O LORD hear me for I am poor and needy 2 Preserve my soul for I am ‖ Or one whom thou favourest holy O thou my God save thy servant that trusteth in thee 3 Be merciful unto me O Lord for I cry unto thee ‖ Or all the day daily 4 Rejoyce the soul of thy servant for unto thee O Lord do I list up my soul 5 * Joel 2.13 For thou Lord art good and ready to forgive and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee 6 Give car O LORD unto my prayer and attend to the voice of my supplications 7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee for thou wilt answer me 8 Among the gods there is none like unto thee O Lord * Deut. 3.24 neither are there any works like unto thy works 9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee O Lord and shall glorifie thy name 10 For thou art great and doest wondrous things * Deut. 6. â— and 32.39 Isa 37.16 and 44.6 Mark 12.29 1 Cor. 8.4 Ephel 4.6 thou art God alone 11 * Psal 25.3 119.33 Teach me thy way O LORD I will walk in thy truth unite my heart to fear thy name