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division_n in_o it_o it_o will_v add_v some_o light_n to_o the_o word_n under_o consideration_n if_o we_o make_v inquiry_n whether_o the_o type_n of_o the_o two_o stick_n be_v fulfil_v by_o the_o incorporate_n of_o the_o two_o nation_n into_o one_o and_o make_v of_o they_o one_o kingdom_n it_o be_v affirm_v by_o some_o that_o this_o hieroglyphical_a prophecy_n be_v fulfil_v at_o the_o return_n of_o the_o two_o tribe_n out_o of_o babylon_n for_o than_o cyrus_n king_n of_o persia_n make_v a_o proclamation_n throughout_o all_o his_o kingdom_n to_o this_o purpose_n thus_o say_v cyrus_n king_n of_o persia_n all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n have_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o heaven_n give_v i_o and_o he_o have_v charge_v i_o to_o build_v he_o a_o house_n in_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v in_o judea_n who_o be_v there_o among_o you_o of_o all_o his_o people_n the_o lord_n his_o god_n be_v with_o he_o and_o â—â—t_v he_o go_v up_o 2_o chron._n 36.22_o 23._o the_o proclamation_n except_v no_o person_n no_o tribe_n but_o give_v full_a liberty_n unto_o all_o the_o ten_o tribe_n have_v be_v now_o 204._o year_n or_o there_o about_o in_o captivity_n it_o be_v likely_a be_v weary_a of_o their_o condition_n and_o so_o willing_a to_o return_v into_o their_o own_o country_n and_o so_o they_o take_v the_o opportunity_n before_o they_o for_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o some_o of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n do_v â—eturn_v to_o jerusalem_n of_o the_o levite_n there_o be_v 74._o ezra_n 2.40_o nehem._n 7.43_o and_o of_o the_o priest_n who_o be_v of_o that_o tribe_n as_o appear_v 1_o chron._n 24.1_o 2_o 7._o exod._n 6.16_o 18_o 20._o &_o nehem_n 7.39_o there_o be_v 973._o paul_n be_v of_o the_o tâ—â—â—e_n of_o benjamin_n
be_v say_v unto_o they_o you_o be_v not_o my_o people_n there_o it_o shall_v be_v say_v unto_o they_o you_o be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n this_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n there_o he_o do_v disow_v they_o and_o there_o he_o will_v own_v they_o again_o testimony_n to_o this_o truth_n give_v jeremy_n chap._n 50.4_o 5._o in_o those_o day_n and_o in_o that_o time_n say_v the_o lord_n the_o child_n of_o israel_n shall_v come_v they_o and_o all_o the_o child_n of_o judah_n together_o go_v and_o weep_v they_o shall_v go_v and_o seek_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n they_o shall_v ask_v the_o way_n to_o zion_n with_o their_o face_n thitherward_o say_v come_v and_o let_v we_o join_v ourselves_o to_o the_o lord_n in_o a_o perpetual_a covenant_n that_o in_o isa_n 2.2_o 3._o speak_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n and_o most_o clear_o that_o isa_n 11.11_o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v in_o that_o day_n that_o the_o lord_n shall_v set_v his_o hand_n again_o the_o second_o time_n to_o recover_v the_o remnant_n of_o his_o people_n which_o shall_v be_v leave_v from_o assiria_n and_o from_o egypt_n and_o from_o pathros_n and_o from_o chush_fw-mi and_o from_o elam_n and_o from_o shinar_n and_o from_o hamath_n and_o from_o the_o land_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o in_o the_o 12._o and_o he_o shall_v set_v up_o a_o ensign_n for_o the_o nation_n and_o shall_v assemble_v the_o outcast_n of_o israel_n and_o gather_v together_o the_o disperse_a of_o judah_n from_o the_o four_o corner_n of_o the_o earth_n here_o be_v mention_n of_o a_o second_o gather_v of_o they_o from_o assyria_n which_o have_v not_o yet_o be_v fulfil_v but_o shall_v when_o the_o lamb_n stand_v upon_o mount_n zion_n with_o his_o 144000_o seal_v out_o of_o all_o the_o tribe_n rev._n 14.1_o chap._n 7.4_o consider_v isa_n 65.17_o 18_o 19_o 21_o 22._o three_o observe_v the_o lord_n know_v how_o too_o and_o can_v reconcile_v divide_v nation_n i_o will_v make_v they_o one_o nation_n in_o the_o land_n upon_o the_o mountain_n of_o israel_n the_o jew_n be_v divide_v into_o two_o nation_n or_o kingdom_n there_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n and_o they_o be_v at_o great_a enmity_n such_o enmity_n that_o they_o will_v have_v no_o commerce_n one_o with_o another_o joh._n 4.9_o the_o ten_o tribe_n go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o samaritan_n the_o other_o be_v call_v jew_n they_o be_v of_o divers_a religion_n ver_fw-la 22._o they_o have_v their_o calf_n at_o dan_n and_o bethel_n the_o true_a worship_n be_v at_o jerusalem_n the_o enmity_n grow_v so_o great_a between_o they_o that_o they_o be_v at_o open_a war_n and_o seek_v the_o destruction_n of_o one_o another_o those_o of_o israel_n and_o samaria_n slay_v in_o judah_n 120000_o valiant_a man_n in_o one_o day_n and_o carry_v away_o captive_a of_o their_o brethren_n 200000_o woman_n son_n and_o daughter_n and_o those_o they_o slay_v be_v in_o a_o rage_n reach_v up_o to_o heaven_n 2_o chron._n 28.6_o 8_o 9_o now_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o rage_n fury_n enmity_n bitterness_n be_v in_o they_o one_o against_o another_o god_n know_v how_o to_o reconcile_v they_o and_o make_v they_o one_o nation_n one_o people_n so_o that_o ephraim_n shall_v not_o envy_v judah_n and_o judah_n shall_v not_o vex_v ephraim_n isa_n 11.13_o but_o they_o shall_v agree_v and_o cordial_o love_v one_o another_o the_o jew_n and_o gentile_n be_v at_o a_o great_a distance_n than_o the_o jew_n among_o themselves_o yet_o god_n know_v how_o to_o reconcile_v they_o and_o do_v it_o eph._n 2.12_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o verse_n 23._o neither_o shall_v they_o defile_v themselves_o any_o more_o with_o their_o idol_n nor_o with_o their_o detestable_a thing_n nor_o with_o any_o of_o their_o transgression_n but_o i_o will_v save_v they_o out_o of_o all_o their_o dwell_a place_n wherein_o they_o have_v sin_v and_o will_v cleanse_v they_o so_o shall_v theybe_v my_o people_n and_o i_o will_v be_v their_o god_n in_o this_o verse_n there_o lie_v before_o we_o 1._o the_o renounce_n of_o their_o idolatrous_a way_n and_o other_o evil_n 2._o deliverance_n of_o they_o from_o the_o place_n they_o be_v captive_a in_o 3._o spiritual_a cleanse_v or_o sanctification_n of_o they_o 4._o renewal_n of_o the_o covenant_n between_o they_o and_o god_n neither_o shall_v they_o defile_v themselves_o any_o more_o with_o their_o idol_n the_o jew_n be_v much_o addict_v to_o idolatry_n no_o soon_o be_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n but_o they_o part_v with_o their_o earing_n to_o make_v a_o calf_n exod._n 32.34_o when_o they_o be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n they_o join_v themselves_o to_o baal-peor_n numb_a 25.3_o in_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n when_o in_o the_o land_n of_o canaac_n they_o serve_v other_o god_n judg._n 10.13_o and_o after_o the_o rent_n of_o jeroboam_n the_o ten_o tribe_n do_v worship_v the_o calf_n at_o dan_n and_o bethel_n 1_o king_n 12.29_o 30._o judah_n also_o tread_v in_o the_o same_o step_n commit_v adultery_n with_o stone_n and_o with_o stock_n jer._n 3.8_o 9_o but_o when_o they_o shall_v be_v unite_v into_o one_o nation_n and_o kingdom_n again_o israel_n shall_v cease_v from_o her_o calf_n and_o judah_n from_o her_o idol_n they_o shall_v no_o more_o go_v a_o whore_v after_o they_o whereby_o they_o defile_v themselves_o and_o the_o land_n nor_o with_o their_o detestable_a thing_n nor_o with_o any_o of_o their_o transgression_n sanctius_n think_v these_o three_o word_n idol_n detestable_a thing_n transgression_n to_o signify_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n to_o set_v forth_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o idol_n and_o false_a religion_n they_o be_v detestable_a and_o cause_v the_o great_a breach_n between_o god_n and_o men._n the_o word_n for_o transgression_n be_v pesha_n which_o note_v apostasy_n rebellion_n a_o proud_a and_o malicious_a violate_v of_o a_o command_n we_o may_v by_o transgression_n here_o understand_v not_o only_o their_o idolatry_n but_o their_o other_o capital_a and_o cry_a sin_n when_o god_n please_v to_o call_v and_o convert_v the_o jew_n and_o from_o they_o into_o one_o nation_n than_o they_o shall_v loathe_v themselves_o and_o their_o former_a do_n but_o i_o will_v save_v they_o out_o of_o all_o their_o dwell_a place_n wherein_o they_o have_v sin_v they_o be_v scatter_v up_o and_o down_o into_o divers_a country_n and_o into_o several_a part_n in_o those_o country_n where_o they_o settle_v themselves_o and_o sâ—nned_v by_o conform_v to_o the_o heathen_a among_o who_o they_o dwell_v ezek._n 20.32_o jer._n 44.8_o but_o in_o what_o country_n soever_o they_o be_v the_o lord_n will_v have_v a_o eye_n to_o they_o and_o deliver_v they_o and_o will_v cleanse_v they_o the_o word_n in_o hebrew_n for_o cleanse_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d taher_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o tamee_n signify_v to_o defile_v pollute_v and_o because_o a_o thing_n defile_v have_v lose_v its_o beauty_n some_o make_v taher_n to_o import_v munditiem_fw-la nitentem_fw-la shine_v or_o beautiful_a cleanse_n for_o when_o the_o filth_n of_o thing_n be_v take_v away_o there_o be_v a_o splendour_n and_o beauty_n god_n say_v here_o he_o will_v cleanse_v they_o that_o be_v from_o their_o idolatry_n and_o other_o sin_n by_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o by_o his_o holy_a spirit_n so_o shall_v they_o be_v my_o people_n and_o i_o will_v be_v their_o god_n now_o they_o lie_v in_o a_o desolate_a condition_n and_o be_v look_v at_o as_o cast_v off_o of_o god_n yea_o themselves_o conclude_v they_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o i_o ver_fw-la 11._o but_o when_o they_o be_v gather_v out_o of_o the_o country_n where_o they_o be_v disperse_v and_o cleanse_v from_o their_o iniquity_n then_o will_v i_o manifest_v to_o all_o the_o world_n that_o they_o be_v my_o people_n and_o that_o i_o be_o their_o god_n they_o themselves_o shall_v see_v and_o know_v it_o they_o shall_v acknowledge_v i_o to_o be_v their_o god_n and_o i_o will_v acknowledge_v they_o to_o be_v my_o people_n the_o covenant_n between_o we_o shall_v be_v renew_v and_o manifest_v first_o observe_v from_o the_o two_o verse_n before_o this_o and_o the_o next_o that_o when_o god_n begin_v to_o show_v mercy_n to_o his_o people_n afflict_v he_o multiply_v mercy_n upon_o they_o he_o will_v take_v they_o from_o among_o the_o heathen_a bring_v they_o into_o their_o own_o land_n make_v they_o one_o nation_n set_v one_o king_n over_o they_o continue_v they_o in_o the_o same_o condition_n take_v their_o heart_n off_o from_o iâ—â—s_n cleanse_v they_o from_o their_o defilement_n take_v they_o into_o covenant_n with_o himself_o give_v they_o david_n to_o be_v their_o king_n and_o keep_v they_o in_o do_v of_o his_o will_n here_o be_v a_o series_n of_o many_o and_o great_a mercy_n the_o like_v you_o have_v chap._n 36.24_o 25_o
9.15_o he_o be_v a_o choose_a vessel_n unto_o i_o to_o bear_v my_o name_n before_o the_o gentile_n and_o king_n and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n he_o have_v be_v a_o great_a persecutor_n blasphemous_a injurious_a but_o when_o he_o embrace_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n he_o be_v make_v the_o chief_n of_o the_o apostle_n 3._o god_n of_o his_o good_a pleasure_n and_o free_a grace_n call_v and_o recall_v who_o he_o will_n these_o danite_n have_v nothing_o in_o they_o to_o move_v god_n to_o own_v they_o for_o his_o people_n at_o first_o nothing_o to_o move_v he_o to_o recall_v they_o be_v degenerate_a and_o fall_v into_o idolatrous_a passage_n unless_o we_o make_v wickedness_n a_o argument_n thereunto_o and_o if_o so_o there_o be_v sufficient_a of_o that_o in_o the_o devil_n to_o move_v the_o lord_n to_o show_v mercy_n but_o wickedness_n provoke_v to_o destroy_v not_o to_o show_v mercy_n the_o best_a thing_n in_o man_n induce_v not_o god_n to_o show_v mercy_n that_o be_v from_o his_o will_n rom._n 9.15_o it_o be_v god_n free_a grace_n which_o take_v abraham_n at_o first_o out_o of_o a_o idolatrous_a counrry_n and_o family_n josh_n 24.23_o it_o be_v free_a grace_n that_o he_o take_v isaac_n not_o ishmael_n jacob_n not_o esau_n and_o so_o that_o he_o take_v dan_n at_o first_o and_o recall_v he_o at_o last_o and_o so_o the_o prodigal_n dan_fw-mi and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o tribe_n have_v their_o several_a portion_n be_v all_o in_o captivity_n both_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n at_o this_o time_n allot_v unto_o they_o which_o may_v represent_v unto_o we_o what_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o jew_n shall_v be_v under_o christ_n however_o now_o they_o be_v scatter_v yet_o doubtless_o there_o be_v a_o time_n wheâ—_n they_o shall_v come_v to_o zion_n and_o have_v their_o several_a portion_n in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n john_n vision_n rev._n 7._o addâ—_n great_a weight_n to_o this_o tenet_n he_o see_v twelve_o thousand_o seal_v out_o of_o every_o tribe_n which_o he_o distinguish_v from_o those_o of_o other_o nation_n who_o be_v not_o say_v to_o be_v seal_v hereby_o strong_o intimate_v they_o be_v jew_n who_o conversion_n paul_n have_v speak_v of_o rom._n 11.26_o so_o all_o israel_n shall_v be_v save_v that_o be_v all_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n shall_v come_v in_o and_o stand_v with_o the_o lamb_n on_o mount_n zion_n rev._n 14.1_o these_o tribe_n have_v their_o portion_n from_o east_n to_o west_n all_o of_o they_o which_o be_v the_o length_n of_o this_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o their_o breadth_n from_o north_n to_o south_n which_o inform_v we_o of_o the_o large_a extent_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n it_o reach_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o the_o father_n give_v he_o the_o heathen_a for_o his_o inheritance_n and_o the_o uttermost_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o his_o possession_n psal_n 2.8_o his_o dominion_n be_v to_o be_v from_o sea_n to_o sea_n and_o from_o the_o river_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n psa_n 72.8_o he_o be_v to_o be_v governor_n among_o the_o nation_n psal_n 22.28_o and_o not_o only_o of_o some_o few_o or_o many_o of_o they_o but_o of_o all_o they_o that_o shall_v inherit_v all_o nation_n psal_n 82.8_o and_o be_v king_n over_o all_o the_o earth_n zech._n 4.9_o he_o be_v from_o eternity_n appoint_a heir_n of_o all_o thing_n heb._n 1.2_o and_o he_o must_v have_v possession_n of_o all_o which_o john_n in_o his_o vision_n see_v accomplish_v rev._n 11.15_o the_o kingdom_n of_o this_o world_n be_v become_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o of_o his_o christ_n so_o that_o christ_n church_n and_o kingdom_n be_v large_a and_o extend_v to_o all_o quarter_n the_o portion_n here_o give_v to_o the_o seven_o tribe_n dan_o asher_n naphtali_n manasseh_n ephraim_n reuben_n judah_n and_o to_o the_o other_o five_o tribe_n benjamin_n simeon_n issachar_n zebulun_n gad_n in_o the_o 23_o 24_o 25_o 26_o 27_o 28_o and_o 29_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n beside_o the_o largeness_n and_o unlimitedness_n of_o the_o church_n do_v here_o inform_v we_o 1._o that_o there_o be_v sufficiency_n of_o means_n and_o mercy_n for_o all_o that_o have_v part_n in_o the_o church_n and_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n rev._n 7.15_o 16_o 17._o 2._o that_o what_o portion_n soever_o any_o one_o have_v be_v by_o divine_a appointment_n the_o lord_n allot_v every_o one_o his_o portion_n of_o what_o kind_n soever_o rom._n 12.3_o luke_n 19.19_o and_o 22.29_o 3._o that_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v communion_n between_o those_o who_o be_v of_o christ_n kingdom_n the_o tribe_n lay_v near_o together_o and_o their_o portion_n and_o be_v to_o have_v communion_n one_o with_o another_o eph._n 2.19_o 4._o that_o as_o there_o be_v several_a portion_n here_o for_o the_o tribe_n so_o there_o be_v several_a mansion_n for_o they_o in_o the_o heaven_n joh._n 14.2_o and_o not_o only_o for_o believe_a jew_n but_o gentile_n also_o rev._n 7.9_o verse_n 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o and_o by_o the_o border_n of_o judah_n from_o the_o east_n side_n unto_o the_o west_n side_n shall_v be_v the_o offering_n which_o they_o shall_v offer_v of_o five_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o reed_n in_o breadth_n and_o in_o length_n as_o one_o of_o the_o other_o part_n from_o the_o east_n side_n unto_o the_o west_n side_n and_o the_o sanctuary_n shall_v be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o it_o the_o oblation_n that_o you_o shall_v offer_v unto_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v of_o five_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o in_o length_n and_o of_o ten_o thousand_o in_o breadth_n and_o for_o they_o even_o for_o the_o priest_n shall_v be_v this_o holy_a oblation_n towards_o the_o north_n five_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o in_o length_n and_o towards_o the_o west_n ten_o thousand_o in_o breadth_n and_o towards_o the_o south_n five_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o in_o length_n and_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v in_o the_o midst_n thereof_o it_o shall_v be_v for_o the_o priest_n that_o be_v sanctify_v of_o the_o son_n of_o zadok_n which_o have_v keep_v my_o charge_n which_o go_v not_o astray_o when_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n go_v astray_o as_o the_o levite_n go_v astray_o and_o this_o oblation_n of_o the_o land_n that_o be_v offer_v shall_v be_v unto_o they_o a_o thing_n most_o holy_a by_o the_o border_n of_o the_o levite_n and_o over_o against_o the_o border_n of_o the_o priest_n the_o levite_n shall_v have_v five_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o in_o length_n and_o ten_o thousand_o in_o breadth_n and_o the_o length_n shall_v be_v five_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o and_o the_o breadth_n ten_o thousand_o and_o they_o shall_v not_o sell_v of_o it_o neither_o exchange_n nor_o alienate_v the_o first_o fruit_n of_o the_o land_n for_o it_o be_v holy_a unto_o the_o lord_n the_o offering_n of_o five_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o reed_n of_o land_n in_o length_n and_o breadth_n for_o the_o sanctuary_n the_o priest_n the_o levite_n the_o city_n and_o the_o prince_n we_o have_v in_o the_o five_o and_o forty_o chapter_n â—nd_v 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to_o pass_v in_o the_o twelve_o year_n in_o the_o twelve_o month_n in_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o month_n that_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v unto_o i_o say_v son_n of_o man_n take_v up_o a_o lamentation_n for_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o thou_o be_v like_o a_o young_a lion_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o thou_o be_v as_o a_o whale_n in_o the_o sea_n and_o thou_o come_v forth_o with_o thy_o river_n and_o trouble_v the_o water_n with_o thy_o foot_n and_o foul_v their_o river_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n i_o will_v therefore_o spread_v out_o my_o net_n over_o thou_o with_o a_o company_n of_o many_o people_n and_o they_o shall_v bring_v thou_o up_o in_o my_o net_n then_o will_v i_o leave_v thou_o upon_o the_o land_n i_o will_v cast_v thou_o forth_o upon_o the_o open_a field_n and_o will_v cause_v all_o the_o fowl_n of_o the_o heaven_n to_o remain_v upon_o thou_o and_o i_o will_v fill_v the_o beast_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n with_o thou_o and_o 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take_v up_o a_o lamentable_a pprophecy_n declare_v what_o sad_a thing_n be_v come_v upon_o pharaoh_n whether_o the_o prophet_n be_v to_o lament_v for_o the_o destruction_n of_o pharaoh_n and_o the_o egyptian_n be_v questionable_a for_o he_o and_o they_o have_v oppress_v other_o deceive_v the_o jew_n and_o these_o judgement_n of_o god_n come_v upon_o they_o for_o their_o wickedness_n be_v just_a and_o righteous_a and_o so_o matter_n of_o rejoice_v yet_o because_o he_o be_v to_o utter_v dreadful_a and_o lamentable_a thing_n rejoice_v become_v he_o not_o but_o he_o be_v to_o be_v affect_v suitable_a to_o the_o matter_n deliver_v thou_o be_v like_o a_o young_a lion_n of_o the_o nation_n wherein_o tyrannical_a king_n and_o prince_n be_v like_a unto_o young_a lion_n have_v be_v show_v in_o the_o 19_o chapter_n the_o meaning_n of_o these_o word_n be_v that_o look_v what_o a_o lion_n be_v among_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n and_o wood_n viz_o terrible_a and_o cruel_a the_o same_o be_v pharaoh_n among_o the_o nation_n young_a lion_n be_v fierce_a and_o devour_v their_o prey_n with_o greediness_n so_o be_v young_a tyrant_n and_o thou_o be_v as_o a_o whale_n in_o the_o sea_n in_o the_o 29._o ch_n ver_fw-la 3._o pharaoh_n be_v call_v hattannim_n the_o dragon_n or_o crocodile_n here_o cattannim_n as_o the_o whale_n it_o be_v tannim_n in_o both_o place_n and_o signify_v a_o dragon_n whale_n or_o sea-monster_n and_o such_o as_o a_o whale_n be_v in_o the_o sea_n viz_o troublesome_a dreadful_a and_o devour_a such_o be_v pharaoh_n on_o the_o deep_n a_o lion_n at_o land_n a_o whale_n at_o sea_n his_o dominion_n be_v large_a and_o wherever_o it_o be_v he_o mind_v the_o prey_n and_o thou_o come_v forth_o with_o thy_o river_n the_o septuagint_n have_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o the_o vulgar_a follow_v render_v ventelabas_n cornu_fw-la in_o fluminibus_fw-la tuis_fw-la thou_o do_v horn_n it_o in_o thy_o river_n the_o whale_n spout_v water_n so_o out_o at_o her_o nostril_n that_o fall_v it_o make_v a_o kind_n of_o horn_n and_o pharaoh_n dig_v or_o cut_v river_n out_o of_o nilus_n they_o be_v wind_v like_o a_o horn._n those_o be_v for_o this_o sense_n devine_n tagach_v in_o the_o text_n from_o nagach_n which_o be_v to_o strike_v with_o the_o horn_n or_o lascivire_fw-la cornu_fw-la and_o so_o vatablus_n turn_v the_o word_n lascivisti_fw-la in_o fluminibus_fw-la tuis_fw-la thou_o have_v tumble_v up_o and_o down_o and_o sport_v thyself_o in_o thy_o river_n and_o water_n other_o derive_v the_o word_n tagach_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v to_o come_v forth_o or_o cause_n to_o come_v forth_o thou_o do_v invite_v other_o nation_n to_o revolt_v from_o nabuchadnezzar_n or_o thou_o do_v come_v forth_o with_o thy_o people_n and_o trouble_v other_o nation_n with_o invasion_n and_o war_n and_o trouble_v the_o water_n with_o thy_o foot_n and_o fowl_v their_o river_n he_o trouble_v all_o at_o home_n and_o all_o abroad_o as_o the_o whale_n or_o crocodile_n trouble_v the_o sea_n and_o the_o river_n and_o let_v not_o the_o fish_n be_v quiet_a any_o where_o they_o mud_n the_o river_n make_v the_o water_n boil_v so_o do_v this_o egyptian_a pharaoh_n he_o be_v like_o nilus_n which_o have_v turbidas_fw-la aquas_fw-la troublesome_a water_n he_o trouble_v the_o water_n when_o he_o constrain_v the_o people_n to_o leave_v their_o own_o land_n and_o to_o go_v up_o to_o carchemish_v by_o euphrates_n jer._n 46.2_o and_o as_o they_o go_v they_o must_v needs_o fowl_n the_o river_n make_v their_o comfort_n as_o dead_a and_o useless_a first_o observe_v that_o time_n of_o public_a calamity_n be_v special_o to_o be_v note_v ezekiel_n set_v down_o the_o year_n month_n and_o day_n when_o the_o lord_n tell_v he_o what_o dreadful_a thing_n shall_v befall_v pharaoh_n and_o the_o egyptian_n in_o the_o twelve_o year_n the_o twelve_o month_n the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o month_n he_o must_v take_v up_o a_o lamentation_n god_n judgement_n sometime_o be_v last_v and_o the_o duration_n of_o they_o can_v be_v know_v unless_o the_o beginning_n of_o they_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o second_o observe_v lamentation_n for_o the_o sin_n and_o destruction_n of_o other_o be_v from_o the_o lord_n son_n of_o man_n take_v up_o a_o lamentation_n for_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n the_o prophet_n take_v it_o not_o up_o of_o himself_o but_o at_o the_o command_n of_o the_o lord_n chap._n 19.1_o god_n bid_v he_o take_v up_o a_o lamentation_n for_o the_o prince_n of_o israel_n chap._n 27.2_o he_o be_v enjoin_v to_o take_v up_o a_o lamentation_n for_o tyrus_n chap_n 28.12_o he_o must_v take_v up_o one_o for_o the_o king_n of_o tyrus_n lamentation_n for_o prince_n and_o state_n be_v at_o god_n appointment_n prophet_n be_v
to_o bewail_v the_o sin_n and_o ruin_n of_o prince_n and_o their_o kingdom_n when_o god_n call_v they_o thereunto_o three_o observe_v the_o evil_a quality_n and_o manner_n of_o man_n do_v make_v they_o like_v unto_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n and_o fish_n of_o the_o sea_n thou_o be_v like_o a_o young_a lion_n of_o the_o nation_n pharoah_n roar_v and_o raven_a his_o terribleness_n and_o cruelty_n make_v he_o like_o a_o lion_n and_o thou_o be_v as_o a_o whale_n in_o the_o sea_n pharoah_n tumble_v up_o and_o down_o disquiet_v the_o people_n and_o make_v a_o prey_n of_o they_o as_o fish_n transform_v he_o into_o a_o whale_n or_o sea-monster_n subtle_n person_n be_v term_v fox_n luke_n 13.32_o lascivious_a person_n be_v like_o pamper_a horse_n jer_n 5.8_o oppress_v prince_n and_o judge_n to_o lion_n and_o evening_n wolf_n zâ—ph_n 3.3_o the_o wicked_a quality_n of_o man_n do_v make_v they_o brutish_a solomon_n tell_v you_o in_o favour_n of_o this_o truth_n that_o the_o wickedness_n of_o those_o in_o the_o place_n of_o judgement_n make_v they_o beast_n eccl_n 3.16.18_o four_o observe_v god_n have_v prophet_n to_o tell_v the_o worst_a of_o prince_n of_o their_o wickedness_n pharaoh_n be_v a_o great_a king_n terrible_a as_o a_o lion_n dreadful_a as_o a_o whale_n yet_o god_n have_v a_o ezekiel_n to_o send_v to_o he_o and_o to_o tell_v he_o of_o his_o tyranny_n and_o cruelty_n go_v say_v unto_o pharaoh_n thou_o be_v as_o a_o young_a lion_n of_o the_o heathen_a and_o as_o a_o whale_n in_o the_o sea_n god_n send_v he_o to_o deal_v sharp_o with_o he_o notwithstanding_o his_o greatness_n prophet_n must_v not_o spare_v prince_n when_o send_v of_o god_n to_o reprove_v they_o five_o observe_v wicked_a king_n be_v great_a troubler_n of_o their_o own_o and_o other_o water_n they_o trouble_v their_o own_o people_n their_o own_o kingdom_n and_o other_o also_o thou_o come_v forth_o with_o thy_o river_n and_o trouble_v the_o water_n with_o thy_o foot_n and_o fowl_v their_o river_n pharaoh_n be_v neither_o quiet_a in_o egypt_n nor_o will_v let_v other_o be_v quiet_a he_o send_v out_o his_o ambassador_n to_o other_o nation_n which_o be_v as_o his_o foot_n they_o trouble_v the_o water_n the_o people_n in_o draw_v they_o into_o league_n with_o pharaoh_n in_o cause_v they_o to_o raise_v force_n to_o assist_v he_o and_o so_o foul_v their_o river_n unsettle_a their_o peace_n trouble_v their_o spirit_n and_o country_n whale_n be_v not_o more_o troublesome_a to_o the_o sea_n crocodile_n to_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n lion_n and_o wild_a beast_n to_o the_o land_n than_o tyrant_n be_v to_o their_o own_o kingdom_n and_o those_o that_o be_v near_o unto_o they_o ahab_n be_v a_o troubler_n of_o israel_n 1_o king_n 18.18_o and_o of_o judah_n also_o in_o that_o he_o draw_v jehosaephat_n and_o his_o people_n to_o join_v with_o he_o 2_o chr._n 1.8_o to_o go_v up_o to_o ramoth_n gilead_n where_o it_o have_v like_a to_o have_v cost_v he_o his_o life_n solomon_n tell_v we_o he_o that_o be_v cruel_a will_v trouble_v his_o own_o flesh_n pro_fw-la 11.17_o tyrant_n be_v cruel_a and_o they_o do_v trouble_v their_o own_o flesh_n their_o own_o subject_n and_o people_n yea_o and_o the_o flesh_n of_o stranger_n they_o make_v their_o own_o river_n and_o other_o to_o be_v muddy_a verse_n 3._o i_o will_v therefore_o spread_v out_o my_o net_n over_o thou_o these_o word_n you_o have_v chap_n 17.20_o and_o chap._n 12_o 13._o a_o net_n be_v to_o catch_v bird_n or_o fish_n here_o god_n represent_v the_o person_n of_o a_o fisherman_n and_o will_v spread_v out_o his_o net_n to_o take_v this_o whale_n the_o word_n for_o net_n be_v resh_v from_o jarash_n to_o possess_v retain_v because_o a_o net_n keep_v what_o it_o catch_v and_o retâ—_n some_o derive_v from_o retinendo_fw-la from_o its_o hold_v and_o retain_v this_o net_n with_o which_o god_n will_v catch_v the_o whale_n must_v be_v a_o great_a net_n and_o so_o it_o be_v for_o it_o be_v the_o chaldaean_a army_n which_o be_v great_a strong_a and_o sufficient_a to_o spread_v over_o all_o the_o river_n of_o egypt_n with_o a_o company_n of_o many_o people_n when_o lion_n or_o whale_n be_v to_o be_v take_v multitude_n of_o people_n get_v together_o and_o so_o here_o multitude_n of_o chaldaean_n come_v to_o take_v this_o lion_n and_o whale_n they_o shall_v bring_v thou_o up_o in_o my_o net_n thou_o lie_v in_o thy_o river_n and_o deep_a water_n think_v thyself_o safe_a without_o the_o reach_n of_o any_o but_o my_o net_n shall_v be_v so_o throw_v as_o to_o encompass_v and_o catch_v thou_o and_o these_o chaldaans_n shall_v draw_v thou_o up_o out_o of_o thy_o nilus_n yea_o out_o of_o thy_o egypt_n verse_n 4._o then_o will_v i_o leave_v thou_o upon_o the_o land_n etc._n etc._n when_o this_o great_a whale_n shall_v be_v draw_v out_o of_o his_o water_n and_o country_n god_n will_v deal_v by_o he_o as_o fisherman_n do_v by_o the_o whale_n draw_v to_o the_o shore_n they_o leave_v he_o upon_o the_o dry_a ground_n in_o open_a view_n expose_v to_o the_o fowl_n of_o heaven_n and_o beast_n of_o the_o earth_n they_o cut_v he_o in_o piece_n whereof_o some_o be_v carry_v away_o other_o be_v throw_v here_o and_o there_o so_o god_n deal_v with_o pharaoh_n he_o bring_v he_o to_o open_a shame_n and_o ruin_n he_o make_v he_o and_o his_o wealth_n a_o prey_n to_o all_o sort_n of_o people_n like_a unto_o this_o verse_n be_v that_o you_o have_v chap_n 29.5_o verse_n 5._o i_o will_v lay_v thy_o flesh_n upon_o the_o mountain_n thou_o or_o thy_o soldier_n be_v overcome_v some_o of_o you_o will_v fly_v to_o the_o mountain_n for_o relief_n but_o even_o there_o shall_v they_o be_v destitute_a of_o help_n they_o shall_v be_v slay_v on_o the_o mountain_n and_o fill_v the_o valley_n with_o thy_o height_n i_o will_v make_v such_o a_o slaughter_n of_o thy_o man_n as_o that_o they_o shall_v fill_v up_o the_o valley_n the_o body_n shall_v lie_v so_o thick_a one_o upon_o another_o as_o to_o make_v a_o height_n munster_n interpret_v it_o of_o the_o swell_a of_o the_o body_n dead_a body_n do_v swell_v much_o and_o increase_v height_n the_o vulgar_a read_v the_o word_n thus_o implebo_fw-la colle_n tuos_fw-la sanie_fw-la tuo_fw-la i_o will_v fill_v thy_o hill_n with_o the_o corruption_n flow_v from_o the_o dead_a body_n verse_n 6._o i_o will_v also_o water_v with_o thy_o blood_n the_o land_n wherein_o thou_o swim_a when_o nilus_n overflow_v than_o egypt_n be_v full_a of_o water_n so_o that_o this_o whale_n may_v swim_v up_o and_o down_o in_o the_o same_o god_n will_v cause_v such_o a_o destruction_n to_o be_v among_o the_o egyptian_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o river_n of_o blood_n which_o shall_v water_v the_o land_n hereby_o be_v set_v out_o the_o great_a abundance_n of_o blood_n that_o shall_v be_v shed_v in_o egypt_n the_o land_n be_v make_v drink_v with_o it_o even_o to_o the_o mountain_n and_o the_o river_n shall_v be_v full_a of_o thou_o not_o only_o the_o low_a place_n shall_v be_v sâ—lled_v 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