set upon thy throne 12 If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them their children also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore 13 For the LORD hath chosen Zion he hath desired it for his habitation 14 This is my rest for ever here will I dwell for I have desired it 15 I will ‖ Or surely abundantly bless her provision I will satifie her poor with bread 16 I will also clothe her priests with salvation and her saints shall shout aloud for joy 17 * Lu. 1 69 There will I make the horn of David to bud I have ordained a ‖ Or candle lamp for mine anointed 18 His enemies will I clothe with shame but upon himself shall-his crown flourish PSAL. CXXXIII The benefit of the communion of saints ¶ A song of degrees of David BEhold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell †Heb. even together together in unity 2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head that ran down upon the beard even Aarons beard that went down to the skirts of his garments 3 As the dew of Hermon and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion for there the LORD commanded the blessing even life for evermore PSAL. CXXXIV An exhortation to bless God ¶ A song of degrees BEhold bless ye the LORD all ye servants of the LORD which b◠night stand in the house of the LORD 2 Lift up your hands ‖ Or in holiness in the sanctuary and bless the LORD 3 The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion PSAL. CXXXV An exhortation to praise God for his mercy 5 for his power 8 for his judgements 15 The vanity of idols 19 An exhortation to bless God PRaise ye the LORD praise ye the name of the LORD praise him O ye servant of the LORD 2 Ye that stand in the house of the LORD in the courts of the house of our God 3 Praise ye the LORD for the LORD is good sing praises unto his name for it is pleasant 4 For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself and Israel for his peculiar treasure 5 For I know that the LORD is great that our Lord is above all gods 6 Whatsoever the LORD pleased that did he in heaven and in earth in the seas and all deep places 7 * Jer. 10.13 He causeth the vapour to ascend from the ends of the earth he maketh lightnings for the rain the bringeth the wind out of his treasuries 8 * Ex. 12.29 Who smote the first-born of Egypt †Heb. from man unto beast both of man and beast 9 Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee O Egypt upon Pharaoh and upon all his servants 10 * Num. 21.24 25 26 34 35. Who smote great nations and slew mighty kings 11 Sihon king of the Amorites and Og king of Bashan and all the kingdoms of Canaan 12 * Jol. 12.7 And gave their land for an heritage an heritage unto Israel his people 13 Thy name O LORD endureth for ever and thy memorial O LORD †Heb. to generation and generation throughout all generations 14 For the LORD will judge his people and he will repent himself concerning his servants 15 * Ps 115.4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11. The idols of the heathen are silver and gold the work of mens hands 16 They have mouths but they speak not eyes have they but they see not 17 They have ears but they hear not neither is there any breath in their mouths 18 They that make them are like unto them so is every one that trusteth in them 19 Bless the LORD O house of Israel bless the LORD O house of Aaron 20 Bless the LORD O house of Levi ye that scar the LORD bless the LORD 21 Blessed be the LORD out of Zion which dwelleth at Jerusalem Praise ye the LORD PSAL. CXXXVI An exhortation to give thanks to God for particular mercies O * Ps 106.1 107.1 118.1 Give thanks unto the LORD for he is good for his mercy endureth for ever 2 O give thanks unto the God of gods for his mercy endureth for ever 3 O give thanks to the Lord of lords for his mercy endureth for ever 4 To him who alone doeth great wonders for his mercy endureth for ever 5 * Gen. 1.1 To him that by wisdom made the heavens for his mercy endureth for ever 6 * Gen. 1.9 Jer. 10.12 To him that stretched out the earth above the waters for his mercy endureth for ever 7 * Gen. 1.14 To him that made great lights for his mercy endureth for ever 8 The sun †Heb. for the rulings by day to rule by day for his mercy endureth for ever 9 The moon stars to rule by night for his mercy endureth for ever 10 * Ex. 12.29 To him that smote Egypt in their first-born for his mercy endureth for ever 11 * Ex. 13.17 And brought out Israel from among them for his mercy endureth for ever 12 With a strong hand and with a stretched out arm for his mercy endureth for ever 13 * Ex. 14.21 22. To him which divided the Red sea into parts for his mercy endureth for ever 14 And made Israel to pass through the midst of it for his mercy endureth for ever 15 * Ex. 14.28 But †Heb. shaked off overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea for his mercy endureth for ever 16 * Ex. 15.22 To him which led his people through the wilderness for his mercy endureth for ever 17 To him which smote great kings for his mercy endureth for ever 18 * Deu. 29.7 Ps 135.10 12. And slew famous kings for his mercy endureth for ever 19 * Nu. 21.23 Sihon king of the Amorites for his mercy endureth for ever 20 * Nu. 21.33 And Og the king of Bashan for his mercy endureth for ever 21 * Jos 12.7 And gave their land for an heritage for his mercy endureth for ever 22 Even an heritage unto Israel his servant for his mercy endureth for ever 23 Who remembred us in our low estate for his mercy endureth for ever 24 And hath redeemed us from our enemies for his mercy endureth for ever 25 Who giveth food to all flesh for his mercy endureth for ever 26 O give thanks unto the God of heaven for his mercy endureth for ever PSAL. CXXXVII The constancy of the Jews in captivity 7 The prophet curseth Edom and Babel BY the rivers of Babylon there we sat down yea we wept when we remembred Zion 2 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof 3 For there they that carried us away captive required of us †Heb. the words of a song a song and they that †Heb. laid us on heaps wasted us required of us mirth saying Sing us one of the songs of Zion
that to smell thereto shall even be cut off from his people CHAP. XXXI 1 Bezaleel and Aholiab are called and made meet for the work of the tabernacle 12 The observation of the sabbath is again commanded 18 Moses receiveth the two tables ANd the LORD spake unto Moses saying 2 See I have called by name Bezaleel the * 1 Chr. â— 20. son of Uri the son of Hur of the tribe of Judah 3 And I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom and in understanding and in knowledge and in all manner of workmanship 4 To devise cunning works to work in gold in silver and in brass 5 And in cutting of stones to set them and in carving of timber to work in all manner of workmanship 6 And I behold I have given with him Aholiab the son of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan and in the hearts of all that are wise-hearted I have put wisdom that they may make all that I have commanded thee 7 The tabernacle of the congregation and the ark of the testimony and the mercy-seat that is thereupon and all the †Heb. vessels furniture of the tabernacle 8 And the table and his furniture and the pure candlestick with all his furniture and the altar of incense 9 And the altar of burnt-offering with all his furniture and the laver and his foot 10 And the clothes of service and the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons to minister in the priests office 11 And the anointing oyl and sweet incense for the holy place according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do 12 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 13 Speak thou also unto the children of Israel saying Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep for it is a signe between me and you throughout your generations that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctifie you 14 * Chap. 20.8 Deut. 5. â—2 Ezek. 20.12 Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore for it is holy unto you Every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death for whosoever doeth any work therein that soul shall be cut off from amongst his people 15 Six days may work be done but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest †Heb. holiness holy to the LORD whosoever doth any work in the sabbath-day he shall surely be put to death 16 Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath to observe the sabbath throughout their generations for a perpetual covenant 17 It is a signe between me and the children of Israel for ever for * Gen. 1.31 2. â— in six days the LORD made heaven and earth and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed 18 ¶ And he gave unto Moses when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sâ—nai * Deut. 9.10 two tables of testimony tables of stone written with the finger of God CHAP. XXXII 1 The people in the absence of Moses cause Aaron to make a calf 7 God is angred thereby 11 At the entreaty of Moses he is appeased 15 Moses cometh down with the tables 19 He breaketh them 20 He destroyeth the calf 22 Aarons excuse for himself 25 Moses causeth the idolaters to be slain 30 He prayeth for the people ANd when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron and said unto him * Act. â— 20 Up make us gods which shall go before us for as for this Moses the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt we wot not what is become of him 2 And Aaron said unto them Break off the golden ear-rings which are in the ears of your wives of your sons and of your daughters and bring them unto me 3 And all the people brake off the golden ear-rings which were in their ears and brought them unto Aaron 4 * 1 King 12 2â— Psal 1.6.19 And he received them at their hand and fashioned it with a graving tool after he had made it a molten calf and they said These be thy gods O Israel which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt 5 And when Aaron saw it he built an altar before it and Aaron made proclamation and said To morrow is a feast to the LORD 6 And they rose up early on the morrow and offered burnt-offerings and brought peace-offerings and the * 1 Cor. 10.7 people â—at down to eat and to drink and rose up to play 7 ¶ And the LORD â—aid unto Moses * Deut. â— 1â— Go get thee down for thy people which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt have corrupted themselves 8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them they have made them a molten calf and have worshipped it and have sacrificed thereunto and said These be thy gods O Israel which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt 9 And the LORD said unto Moses * Chap. 32.3 Deut. 9.13 I have seen this people and behold it is a stiff-necked people 10 Now therefore let me alone that my wrath may wax hot against them and that I may consume them and I will make of thee a great nation 11 * Psal 106.23 And Moses besought †Heb. the face of the LORD the LORD his God and said LORD why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand 12 * Numb 14.13 Wherefore should the Egyptians speak and say For mischief did he bring them out to slay them in the mountains and to consume them from the face of the earth Turn from thy fierce wrath and repent of this evil against thy people 13 Remember Abraham Isaac and Israel thy servants to whom thou swarest by thine own self and saidâ—t unto them * Gen. 12.7 and 15.7 48.16 I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed and they shall inherit it for ever 14 And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people 15 ¶ And Moses turned and went down from the mount and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand the tables were written on both their sides on the one side and on the other were they written 16 And the * Chap. 31.18 tables were the work of God and the writing was the writing of God graven upon the tables 17 And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted he said unto Moses There is a noise of war in the camp 18 And he said It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery neither is it the voice of them that cry for †Heb. â—â—akness being overcome but the noise of them that sing do I hear 19 ¶
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
approved by Moses ANd of the blue and purple and scarlet they made clothes of service to do service in the holy place and * Ch. 35 5â—â— 35.19 made the holy garments for Aaron as the LORD commanded Moses 2 And he made the ephod of gold blue and purple and scarlet and fine twined linen 3 And they did beat the gold into thin plates and cut it into wiers to work it in the blue and in the purple and in the scarlet and in the fine linen with cunning work 4 They made shoulder-pieces for it to couple it together by the two edges was it coupled together 5 And the curious girdle of his ephod that was upon it was of the same according to the work thereof of gold blue and purple and scarlet and fine twined linen as the LORD commanded Moses 6 ¶ * Ch. 28.9 And they wrought onyx-stones enclosed in ouche of gold graven as signet are graven with the names of the children of Israel 7 And he put them on the shoulders of the ephod that they should be stones for a * Ch. 28.12 memorial to the children of Israel as the LORD commanded Moses 8 ¶ And he made the breast-plate of cunning work like the work of the ephod of gold blue and purple and scarlet and fine twined linen 9 It was four-square they made the breast-plate double a span was the length thereof and a span the breadth thereof being doubled 10 And they set in it four rows of stones the first row was a ‖ Or rubâ— sardius a topaz and a carbuncle this was the first row 11 And the second row an emraud a sapphire and a diamond 12 And the third row a ligure an agate and an amethyst 13 And the fourth row a beryl an onyx and a jasper they were enclosed in ouches of gold in their enclosings 14 And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel twelve according to their names like the engravings of a signet every one with his name according to the twelve tribes 15 And they made upon the breast-plate chains at the ends of wreathen work of pure gold 16 And they made two ouches of gold and two gold rings and put the two rings in the two ends of the breast-plate 17 And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breast-plate 18 And the two ends of the two wreathen chains they fastned in the two ouches and put them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod before it 19 And they made two rings of gold and put them on the two ends of the breast-plate upon the border of it which was on the side of the ephod inward 20 And they made two other golden rings and put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath toward the forepart of it over against the other coupling thereof above the curious girdle of the ephod 21 And they did binde the breast-plate by his rings unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue that it might be above the curious girdle of the ephod and that the breast-plate might not be loosed from the ephod as the LORD commanded Moses 22 ¶ And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work all of blue 23 And there was a hole in the midst of the robe as the hole of an habergeon with a band round about the hole that it should not rent 24 And they made up on the hems of the robe pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet and twined linen 25 And they made * Ch. 23.33 bells of pure gold and put the bells between the pomegranates upon the hem of the robe round about between the pomegranates 26 A bell and a pomegranate a bell and a pomegranate round about the hem of the robe to minister in as the LORD commanded Moses 27 ¶ And they made coats of â—â—ne linen of woven work for Aaron and for his sons 28 And a mitre of fine linen and goodly bonnets of fine linen and * Ch. 28.42 linen breeches of fine twined linen 29 And a girdle of fine twined linen and blue and purple and scarlet of needle-work as the LORD commanded Moses 30 ¶ And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold and wrote upon it a writing like to the engravings of a signet * Ch. 28.36 HOLINESS TO THE LORD 31 And they tied unto it a lace of blue to fasten it on high upon the mitre as the LORD commanded Moses 32 ¶ Thus was all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation finished and the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses so did they 33 ¶ And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses the tent and all his furniture his taches his boards his bars and his pillars and his sockets 34 And the covering of rams skins died red and the covering of badgers skins and the vail of the covering 35 The ark of the testimony the staves thereof and the mercy-seat 36 The table and all the vessels thereof and the shew-bread 37 The Pure candlestick with the lamps thereof even with the lamps to be set in order and all the vessels thereof and the oyl for light 38 And the golden altar and the anointing oyl and †Heb. the incense of sweet spiâ—â—â— the sweet incense and the hanging for the tabernacle-door 39 The brasen altar and his grate of brass his staves and all his vessels the laver and his foot 40 The hangings of the court his pillars and his sockets and the hanging for the court-gate his cords and his pins and all the vessels of the service of the tabernacle for the tent of the congregation 41 The clothes of service to do service in the holy place and the holy garments for Aaron the priest and his sons garments to minister in the priests office 42 According to all that the LORD commanded Moses so the children of Israel made all the work 43 And Moses did look upon all the work and behold they had done it as the LORD had commanded even so had they done it And Moses blessed them CHAP. XL. 1 The tabernacle is commanded to be reared 9 and anointed 13 Aaron and his sons to be sanctified 16 Moses performeth all things accordingly 34 A cloud covereth the tabernacle ANd the LORD spake unto Moses saying 2 On the first day of the first moneth shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation 3 And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony and cover the ark with the vail 4 And * Ch. 26.35 thou shalt bring the table and set in order †Heb. the order thereof the things that are to be set in order upon it and thou shalt bring in the candlestick and light the lamp thereof 5 And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony and put the
land which I have given unto the children of Israel because ye rebelled against my †Heb. mouth word at the water of Meribah 25 * Ch. 33.38 Deu. 32.50 Take Aaron and Eleazar his son and bring them up unto mount Hor 26 And strip Aaron of his garments and put them upon Eleazar his son and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people and shall die there 27 And Moses did as the LORD commanded and they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation 28 And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments and put them upon Eleazar his son and * Deu. 10.6 32 50. Aaron died there in the top of the mount and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount 29 And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead they mourned for Aaron thirty days even all the house of Israel CHAP. XXI 1 Israel with some loss destroy the Canaanites at Hormah 4 The people murmuring are plagued with fiery serpents 7 They repenting are healed by a brasen serpent 10 Sundry journeys of the Israelites 21 Sihon is overcome 33 and Og. ANd when * Cha. 33.40 king Arad the Canaanite which dwelt in the south heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies then he sought against Israel and took some of them prisoners 2 And Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD said If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand then I will utterly destroy their cities 3 And the LORD hearkned to the voice of Israel and delivered up the Canaanites and they utterly destroyed them and their cities and he called the name of the place ‖ That is utter destruction Hormah 4 ¶ And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea to compass the land of Edom and the soul of the people was much ‖ Or grieved †Heb. shortned discouraged because of the way 5 And the people spake against God and against Moses Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness for there is no bread neither is there any water * Ch. 11.6 our soul lotheth this light bread 6 And * Wis 16.1 5. 1 Cor. 10.9 the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people and they bit the people and much people of Israel died 7 ¶ Therefore the people came to Moses and said We have sinned for we have spoken against the LORD and against thee pray unto the LORD that he take away the serpents from us and Moses prayed for the people 8 And the LORD said unto Moses Make thee a fiery serpent and set it upon a pole and it shall come to pass that every one that is bitten when he looketh upon it shall live 9 And * 2 Kin. 18.4 Joh. 3.14 Moses made a serpent of brass and put it upon a pole and it came to pass that if a serpent had bitten any man when he beheld the serpent of brass he lived 10 ¶ And the children of Israel set forward and * Ch. 33.43 pitched in Oboth 11 And they journeyed from Oboth and pitched at ‖ Or bâ—aps of Abarim Ije-abarim in the wilderness which is before Moab toward the sun-rising 12 ¶ From thence they removed and pitched in the valley of Zared 13 From thence they removed and pitched on the other side of Arnon which is in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites for Arnon is the border of Moab between Moab and the Amorites 14 Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the LORD ‖ Or Vabeh in Suphab What he did in the Red sea and in the brooks of Arnon 15 And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar and †Heb. leaneth lieth upon the border of Moab 16 And from thence they went to Beer that is the well whereof the LORD spake unto Moses Gather the people together and I will give them water 17 ¶ Then Israel sang this song †Heb. Ascend Spring up O well ‖ Or answer sing ye unto it 18 The princes digged the well the nobles of the people digged it by the directions of the law giver with their staves And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah 19 And from Mattanah to Nahaliel and from Nahaliel to Bamoth 20 And from Bamoth in the valley that is in the †Heb. field countrey of Moab to the top of ‖ Or the hill Pisgah which looketh toward ‖ Or the wilderness Jeshimon 21 ¶ And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites saying 22 * Deu. 2 27. Judg. 11.19 Let me pass through thy land we will not turn into the fields or into the vineyards we will not drink of the waters of the well but we will go along by the kings high-way until we be past thy borders 23 * Deu. 29.7 And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border but Sihon gathered all his people together and went out against Israel into the wilderness and he came to Jahaz and fought against Israel 24 And * Jos 12.2 Ps 135.10 11. Am. 2.9 Israel smote him with the edge of the sword and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok even unto the children of Ammon for the border of the children of Ammon was strong 25 And Israel took all these cities and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites in Heshbon and in all the †Heb. daughters villages thereof 26 For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites who had fought against the former king of Moab and taken all his land out of his hand even unto Arnon 27 Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say Come into Heshbon let the city of Sihon be built and prepared 28 For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon a flame from the city of Sihon it hath consumed Ar of Moab and the lords of the high places of Arnon 29 Wo to thee Moab thou art undone O people of * 1 Kin. 11.7 33. Chemosh he hath given his sons that escaped and his daughters into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites 30 We have shot at them Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah which reacheth unto Medeba 31 ¶ Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites 32 And Moses sent to spy out Jaazer and they took the villages thereof and drove out the Amorites that were there 33 ¶ * Deu. 3.1 29.7 And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan and Og the king of Bashan went out against them he and all his people to the battel at Edrei 34 And the LORD said unto Moses Fear him not for I have delivered him into thy hand and all his people and his land and * Ps 135.10.11 thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the
4 for his greatness 8 for his kingdom 11 for his general judgement O * 1 Chron. 16.23 Sing unto the LORD a new song sing unto the LORD all the earth 2 Sing unto the LORD bless his name shew forth his salvation from day to day 3 Declare his glory among the heathen his wonders among all people 4 For the LORD is great and greatly to be praised he is to be feared above all gods 5 For all the gods of the nations are idols but the LORD made the heavens 6 Honour and majesty are before him strength and beauty are in his sanctuary 7 Give unto the LORD O ye kindreds of the people give unto the LORD glory and strength 8 Give unto the LORD the glory †Heb. of his name due unto his name bring an offering and come into his courts 9 O worship the LORD ‖ Or in the glorious sanctuary in the beauty of holiness fear before him all the earth 10 Say among the heathen that * Psal 93.1 and 97.1 the LORD reigneth the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved he shall judge the people righteously 11 Let the heavens rejoyce and let the earth be glad let the sea roar and the fulness thereof 12 Let the field be joyful and all that is therein then shall all the trees of the wood rejoyce 13 Before the LORD for he cometh for he cometh to judge the earth he shall judge the world with righteousness and the people with his truth PSAL. XCVII 1 The majesty of Gods kingdom 7 The church rejoyceth at Gods judgements upon idolateri 10 An exhortation to godliness and gladness THe LORD reigneth let the earth rejoyce let the †Heb. many or great isles multitude of isles be glad thereof 2 Clouds and darkness are round about him * Psal 89.14 righteousness and judgement are the ‖ Or establishment habitation of his throne 3 A fire goeth before him and burneth up his enemies round about 4 His lightnings enlightned the world the earth saw trembled 5 The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth 6 The heavens declare his righteousness and all the people see his glory 7 * Ex. 20.4 Levit. 26.1 Deut. 5.8 Confounded be all they that serve graven images that boast themselves of idols * Heb. 1.6 worship him all ye gods 8 Zion heard and was glad and the daughters of Judah rejoyced because of thy judgements O LORD 9 For thou LORD art high above all the earth thou art exalted far above all gods 10 Ye that love the LORD * Ps 34.14 Amos 5.15 Rom. 12.9 hate evil he preserveth the souls of his saints he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked 11 Light is sown for the righteous and gladness for the upright in heart 12 Rejoyce in the LORD ye righteous and give thanks ‖ Or to the memorial at the remembrance of his holiness PSAL. XCVIII 1 The psalmist exhorteth the Jews 4 the Gentiles 7 and all the creatures to praise God ¶ A psalm O Sing unto the LORD a new song for he hath done marvellous things his right hand and his holy arm hath gotten him the victory 2 * Isa 52.10 The LORD hath made known his salvation his righteousness hath he ‖ Or revealed openly shewed in the sight of the heathen 3 He hath remembred his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God 4 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD all the earth make a loud noise and rejoyce and ring praise 5 Sing unto the LORD with the harp with the harp and the voice of a psalm 6 With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the LORD the King 7 Let the sea roar and the fulness thereof the world and they that dwell therein 8 Let the flouds clap their hands let the hills be joyful together 9 Before the LORD * Ps 96.13 for he cometh to judge the earth with righteousness shall he judge the world and the people with equity PSAL. XCIX 1 The prophet setting forth the kingdom of God in Zion 5 exhorteth all by the example of forefathers to worship God at his holy hill THe LORD reigneth let the people tremble he sitteth between the cherubims let the earth †Heb. stagger be moved 2 The LORD is great in Zion and he is high above all people 3 Let them praise thy great and terrible name for it is holy 4 The kings strength also loveth judgement thou dost establish equity thou executest judgement and righteousness in Jacob. 5 Exalt ye the LORD our God and worship at his footstool for ‖ Or it is holy he is holy 6 Moses and Aaron among his priests and Samuel among them that call upon his name they called upon the LORD he answered them 7 He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar they kept his testimomes and the ordinance that he gave them 8 Thou answeredst them O LORD our God thou wast a God that forgavest them though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions 9 Exalt the LORD our God and worship at his holy hill for the LORD our God is holy PSAL. C. 1 An exhortation to praise God cheerfully 3 for his greatness 4 and for his power ¶ A psalm of ‖ Or thankâ—giving praise MAke a joyful noise unto the LORD †Heb. all the earth all ye lands 2 Serve the LORD with gladness come before his presence with singing 3 Know ye that the LORD he is God it is he that hath made us ‖ Or and his we are and not we our selves we are his people the sheep of his pasture 4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving and into his courts with praise be thankful unto him and bless his name 5 Fort the LORD is good his mercy is everlasting and his truth endureth †Heb. to generation and generation to all generations PSAL. CI. David maketh a vow and profession of godliness ¶ A psalm of David I Will sing of mercy and judgement unto thee O LORD will I sing 2 I will behave my self wisely in a perfect way O when wilt thou come unto me I will walk within my house with a perfect heart 3 I will set no †Heb. thing of Belial wicked thing before mine eyes I hate the work of them that turn aside it shall not cleave to me 4 A froward heart shall depart from me I will not know a wicked person 5 Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour him will I cut off him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer 6 Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land that they may dwell with me he that walketh ‖ Or perfect in the way in a perfect way he shall serve me 7 He that worketh
saw it and †Heb. it was evil in his eyes it displeased him that there was no judgement 16 ¶ And he saw that there was no man and wondred that there was no intercessour * Ch. 63.5 therefore his arm brought salvation unto him and his righteousness it sustained him 17 * Ephes 6.14 17. 1 Thes 5.8 For he put on righteousness as a breast-plate and an helmet of salvation upon his head and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing and was clad with zeal as a cloke 18 * Ch. 63 6. According to their †Heb. recompences deeds accordingly he will repay fury to his adversaries recompence to his enemies to the islands he will repay recompence 19 So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west and his glory from the rising of the sun when the enemy shall come in * Rev. 12 15. like a flood the spirit of the LORD shall ‖ Or put him to flight lift up a standard against him 20 ¶ And * Rom. 11.26 the redeemer shall come to Zion and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob saith the LORD 21 As for me this is my covenant with them saith the LORD My spirit that is upon thee and my words which I have put in thy mouth shall not depart out of thy mouth nor out of the mouth of thy seed nor out of the mouth of thy seeds seed saith the LORD from henceforth and for ever CHAP. LX. 1 The glory of the church in the abundant access of the Gentiles 15 and the great blessings after a short affliction ARise ‖ Or be enlightned for thy light cometh shine for thy light is come and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee 2 For behold the darkness shall cover the earth and gross darkness the people but the LORD shall arise upon thee and his glory shall be seen upon thee 3 And the * Rev. 21.24 Gentiles shall come to thy light and kings to the brightness of thy rising 4 Ch. 49.18 Lift up thine eyes round about and see all they gather themselves together they come to thee thy sons shall come from far and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side 5 Then thou shalt see and flow together and thine heart shall fear and be enlarged because the ‖ Or nois◠of the se◠shall be turned toward thee abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee the ‖ Or wealth forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee 6 The multitude of camels shall cover thee the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah all they from Sheba shall come they shall bring * Ch. 61.6 gold and incense and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD 7 All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee the rams of Nebaieth shall minister unto thee they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar and I will glorifie the house of my glory 8 Who are these that flie as a cloud and as the doves to their windows 9 Surely the isles shall wait for me and the ships of Tarshish first * Gal. 4.26 to bring thy sons from far their silver and their gold with them unto the name of the LORD thy God and to the holy One of Israel because he hath glorified thee 10 And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls and their kings shall minister unto thee for in my wrath I smote thee but in my favour have I had mercy on thee 11 Therefore thy gates * Re. 21 25. shall be open continually they shall not be shut day nor night that men may bring unto thee the ‖ Or wealth forces of the Gentiles and that their kings may be brought 12 For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish yea those nations shall be utterly wasted 13 The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee the fir-tree the pine-tree and the box together to beautifie the place of my sanctuary and I will make the place of my feet glorious 14 The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee and all they that despised thee shall * Rev. 3.9 bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet and they shall call thee The city of the LORD the Zion of the holy One of Israel 15 Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated so that no man went through thee I will make thee an eternal excellency a joy of many generations 16 Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles and shalt suck the breast of kings and thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy saviour and thy redeemer the mighty One of Jacob. 17 For brass I will bring gold and for iron I will bring silver and for wood brass and for stones iron I will also make thy officers peace and thine exactours righteousness 18 Violence shall no more be heard in thy land wasting nor destruction within thy borders but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation and thy gates Praise 19 * Rev. 21.23 22. ◠The sun shall be no more thy light by day neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light and thy God thy glory 20 Thy sun shall no more go down neither shall thy moon withdraw it self for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light and the days of thy mourning shall be ended 21 Thy people also shall be all righteous they shall inherit the land for ever the branch of my planting the work of my hands that I may be glorified 22 A little one shall become a thousand and a small one a strong nation I the LORD will hasten it in his time CHAP. LXI 1 The office of Christ 4 The forwardness 7 and blessings of the faithful THE * Luke 4.18 spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek he hath sent me to blinde up the broken-hearted to proclaim liberty to the captives and the opening of the prison to them hat are bound 2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD and the day of vengeance of our God to comfort all that mourn 3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion to give unto them beauty for ashes the oyl of joy for mourning the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness that they might be called trees of righteousness the planting of the LORD that he might be glorified 4 ¶ And they shall * Chap. 58.12 build the old wastes they shall raise up the former desolations and they shall repart the waste cities the desolations of many generations 5 And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks and the sons of the alien shall be your plowman and your vine-dressers 6 But ye shall be named the priests of the LORD men shall call you the ministers of our God * Chap. 60.6 ye
the maimed and let the blinde man come into the sight of my clearness 22 Keep the old and young within thy walls 23 * Tob. â— 17 18. Wheresoever thou findest the dead †signing bury them take them and bury them and I will give thee the first place in my resurrection 24 Abide still O my people and take thy rest for thy quietness shall come 25 Nourish thy children O thou good nurse stablish their feet 26 As for the servants whom I have given thee there shall not one of them perish for I will require them from among thy number 27 Be not weary for when the day of trouble and heaviness cometh others shall weep and be sorrowful but thou shalt be merry and have abundance 28 The heathen shall envy thee but they shall be able to do nothing against thee saith the Lord. 29 My hands shall cover thee so that thy children shall not see hell 30 Be joyful O thou mother with thy children for I will deliver thee saith the Lord. 31 Remember thy children that sleep for I shall bring them out of the sides of the earth and shew mercy unto them for I am merciful saith the Lord Almighty 32 Embrace thy children until I come and ‖ Or preaâ—e shew mercy unto them for my wells run over and my grace shall not fail 33 I Esdras received a charge of the Lord upon the mount Oreb that I should go unto Israel but when I came unto then they set me at nought and despised the commandment of the Lord. 34 And therefore I say unto you O ye heathen that hear and understand Look for your Shepherd he shall give you everlasting rest for he is nigh at hand that shall come in the end of the world 35 Be ready to the reward of the kingdom for the everlasting light shall shine upon you for evermore 36 Flee the shadow of this world receive the joyfulness of your glory I testify my Saviour openly 37 O receive the gift that is given you and be glad giving thanks unto him that hath called you to the heavenly kingdom 38 Arise up and stand behold the number of those that be sealed ‖ Or for in the feast of the Lord. 39 Which are departed from the shadow of the world and have received glorious garments of the Lord. 40 Take thy number O Sion and †Lat. conclude shut up those of thine that are clothed in white which have fulfilled the law of the Lord. 41 The number of thy children whom thou longedst for is fulfilled beseech the power of the Lord that thy people which have been called from the beginning may be hallowed 42 * Rev. 7.9 I Esdras saw upon the mount Sion a great people whom I could not number and they all praised the Lord with songs 43 And in the midst of them there was a young man of a high stature taller then all the rest and upon every one of their heads he set crowns and was more exalted which I marvelled at greatly 44 So I asked the angel and said ‖ Or Lord. Sir what are these 45 He answered and said unto me These be they that have put off the mortal clothing and put on the immortal and have confessed the name of God now are they crowned and receive palms 46 Then said I unto the angel What young person is it that crowneth them and giveth them palms in their hands 47 So he answered and said unto me It is the Son of God whom they have confessed in the world Then began I greatly to commend them that stood so stifly for the name of the Lord. 48 Then the angel said unto me Go thy way and tell my people what manner of things and how great wonders of the Lord thy God thou hast seen CHAP. III. 1 Esdras is troubled 13 and acknowledgeth the sins of the people 28 yet complaineth that the heathen were lords over them being more wicked then they IN the thirtieth year after the ruine of the city I was in Babylon and lay troubled upon my bed and my thoughts came up over my heart 2 For I saw the desolation of Sion and the wealth of them that dwelt at Babylon 3 And my spirit was sore moved so that I began to speak words full of fear to the most High and said 4 O Lord who bearest rule thou spakest at the beginning when thou didst plant the earth and that thy self alone and commandedst the people 5 * Gen. 2.7 And gavest a body unto Adam without soul which was the workmanship of thine hands and didst breath into him the breath of life and he was made living before thee 6 And thou leddest him into paradise which thy right hand had planted before ever the earth came forward 7 And unto him thou gavest commandment to love thy way which he transgressed and immediately thou appointedst death in him and in his generations of whom came nations tribes people and kindreds out of number 8 * Gen. 6.12 And every people walked after their own will and did wonderful things before thee and despised thy commandments 9 * Gen. 7.10 And again in process of time thou broughtest the floud upon those that dwelt in the world and destroyedst them 10 And it came to pass in every of them that as death was to Adam so was the floud to these 11 Nevertheless one of them thou leftest namely * 1 Pet. 3.20 Noah with his houshold of whom came all righteous men 12 And it happened that when they that dwelt upon the earth began to multiply and had gotten them many children and were a great people they began again to be more ungodly then the first 13 Now when they lived so wickedly before thee * Gen. 12.1 thou didst choose thee a man from among them whose name was * Gen. 17.5 Abraham 14 Him thou lovedst and unto him onely thou shewedst thy will 15 And madest an everlasting covenant with him promising him that thou wouldest never forsake his seed 16 * Gen. 21.2 3. And unto him thou gavest Isaac and * Gen. 25.25 26. unto Isaac also thou gavest Jacob and Esau As for Jacob thou * Mal. 1.2 3. Rom. 9.13 didst choose him to thee and put by Esau and so Jacob became a great multitude 17 And it came to pass that when thou ledst his seed out of Egypt * Exod. 19.1 Deut. 4.10 thou broughtest them up to the mount Sina 18 And bowing the heavens thou didst set fast the earth movedst the whole world and madest the depths to tremble and troubledst the men of that age 19 And thy glory went through four gates of fire and of earthquake and of wind and of cold that thou mightest give the law unto the seed of Jacob ‖ and to all the generation of Israel that they should keep it with diligence and diligence unto the generation of Israel 20 And yet tookest thou not away
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
therefore and I will send thee unto Pharaoh that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt 11 ¶ And Moses sad unto God Who am I that I should go unto Pharaoh and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt 12 And he said Certainly I will be with thee and this shall be a token unto thee that I have sent thee When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt ye shall serve God upon this mountain 13 And Moses said unto God Behold when I come unto the children of Israel and shall say unto them The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you and they shall say to me What is his name What shall I say unto them 14 And God said unto Moses I AM THAT I AM And he said Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel I AM hath sent uâ— unto you 15 And God said moreover unto Moses Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel The LORD God of your fathers the God of Abraham the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob hath sent me unto you this is my name for ever and this is my memorial unto all generations 16 Go and gather the elders of Israel together and say unto them The LORD God of your fathers the God of Abraham of Isaac and of Jacob appeared unto me saying I have surely visited you and seen that which is done to you in Egypt 17 And I have said I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzâ—tes and the Hivites and the Jebusites unto a land slowing with milk and honey 18 And they shall hearken to thy voice and thou shalt come thou and the elders of Israel unto the king of Egypt and you shall say unto him The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us and now let us go we beseech thee three days journey into the wilderness that we may sacritice to the LORD our God 19 ¶ And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go ‖ Or but 〈◊〉 strong hand no not by a mighty hand 20 And I will stretch out my hand and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midâ—â— thereof after that he will let you go 21 And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians and it shall come to pass that when ye go ye shall not go empty 22 * Ch. 11.2 12.35 But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour and of her that sojourneth in her house jewels of silver and jewels of gold and raiment and ye shall put them upon your sons and upon your daughters and ye shall spoil ‖ Or Egypt the Egyptians CHAP. IV. 1 Moses rod is turned into a serpent 6 His band is leprous 10 He is lotb to be sent 14 Aaron is appointed to assist him 18 Moses departeth from Jethro 21 Gods message to Pharaob 24 Zipporah circumciseth her son 27 Aaron is sent to next Moses 31 The people beleeveth them ANd Moses answered and said But behold they will not beleeve me nor hearken unto my voice for they will say The LORD hath not appeared unto thee 2 And the LORD said unto him What is that in thine hand And he said A rod. 3 And he said Cast it on the ground and he cast it on the ground and it became a serpent and Moses fled from before it 4 And the LORD said unto Moses Put forth thy hand and take it by the tail And he put forth his hand and caught it and it became a rod in his hand 5 That they may beleeve that the LORD God of their fathers the God of Abraham the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob hath appeared unto thee 6 ¶ And the LORD said furthermore unto him Put now thine hand into thy bosome and he put his hand into his bosome and when he took it out behold his hand was leprous as snow 7 And he said Put thine hand into thy bosome again and he put his hand into his bosome again and plucked it out of his bosome and behold it was turned again as his other flesh 8 And it shall come to pass if they will not beleeve thee neither hearken to the voice of the first signe that they will beleeve the voice of the latter signe 9 And it shall come to pass if they will not beleeve also these two signs neither hearken unto thy voice that thou shalt take of the water of the river and pour it upon the dry-land and the water which thou takest out of the river †Heb. shall be and shall be shall become bloud upon the dry-land 10 ¶ And Moses said unto the LORD O my Lord I am not †Heb. a man of words eloquent neither †Heb. since yestâ—rday nor since the third day her tofore nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant but I am slow of speech and of a slow tongue 11 And the LORD said unto him Who hath made mans mouth or who maketh the dumb or deas or the seeing or the blinde have not I the LORD 12 Now therefore go and I will be * Mat. 10 1â— Mat. 1.11 Luk. 12.11 with thy mouth and teach thee what thou shalt say 13 And he said O my Lord send I pray thee by the hand of him whâ—m thou ‖ Or shouldest wilt send 14 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses and he said Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother I know that he can speak well And also behold he cometh forth to meet thee and when he sâ—â—th 15 And thou shalt speak unto him and put words in his mouth and I will be with thy mouth and with his mouth and will teach you what ye shall do 16 And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people and he shall be even he shall be to thee in stead of a mouth and * Ch. 7.1 thou shalt be to him in stead of God 17 And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand wherewith thou shalt do signs 18 ¶ And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law and said unto him Let me go I pray thee and return unto my brethren which art in Egypt and see whâ—ther they be yet alive And Jethro said to Moses Go in peace 19 And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian Go return into Egypt for all the men are dead which fought thy life 20 And Moses took his wife and his sons and set them upon an aâ—s and he returned to the land of Egypt And Moses took the rod of God in his hand 21 And the LORD said unto Moses When thou goâ—st to return into Egypt see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh which I have put in thine hand but I will harden his heart that he shall not let the people go
22 And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh Thus saith the LORD Israel is my son even my first-born 23 And I say unto thee Let my son go that he may serve me and it thou refuse to let him go behold I will slay thy son even thy first born 24 ¶ And it came to pass by the way in the inn that the LORD met him and sought to kill him 25 Then Zipporah took a sharp ‖ Or knife stone and cut off the sore-skin of her son and †Heb. made it touth cast it at his feet and said Sarely a bloudy husband art thou to me 26 So he let him go then she said A bloudy husband thou art because of the circumcision 27 ¶ And the LORD said to Aaron Go into the wilderness to meet Moses And he went and met him in the mount of God and kisâ—â—â— him 28 And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent him and all the signs which he had commanded him 29 ¶ And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel 30 And Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses and did the signs in the sight of the people 31 And the people beseeved and when they heard that the LORD had vinted the children of Israel and that he had looked upon their affliction then they bowed their heads and worshipped CHAP. V. 1 Pharaoh ebideth Moses and Aaron for their message 5 He increaseth the Israelites task 15 He checketh their complaints 19 They cry out upon Moses and Aaron 22 Moses complaineth to God ANd afterward Moses and Aaron went in and told Pharaoh Thus saith the LORD God of Israel Let my people go that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness 2 And Pharaoh said Who is the LORD that I should obey his voice to let Israel go I know not the LORD neither will I let Israel go 3 And they said * Ch. 3. â—8 The God of the Hebrews hath met with us let us go we pray thee three days journey into the desert and sacrifice unto the LORD our God lest he fall upon us with pestilence or with the sword 4 And the king of Egypt said unto them Wherefore do ye Moses and Aaron let the people from their works get you unto your burdens 5 And Pharaoh said Behold the people of the land now are many and you make them rest from their burdens 6 And Pharaoh commanded the same day the task-masters of the people and their officers saying 7 Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick as heretofore let them go and gather straw for themselves 8 And the tale of the bricks which they did make heretofore you shall lay upon them you shall not diminish ought thereof for they be idle therefore they cry saying Let us go and sacrifice to our God 9 †Heb. let the work â—e heavy upon the men Let there more work be laid upon the men that they may labour therein and let them not regard vain words 10 ¶ And the task-masters of the people went out and their officers and they spake to the people saying Thus saith Pharaoh I will not give you straw 11 Go ye get you straw where you can find it yet not ought of your work shall be diminished 12 So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw 13 And the task-masters hasted them saying Fulfil your works your †Heb. a matter of a day in biâ— day daily tasks as when there was straw 14 And the officers of the children of Israel which Pharaohs task-masters had set over them were beaten and demanded Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day as heretofore 15 ¶ Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh saying Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants 16 There is no straw given unto thy servant and they say to us Make brick and behold thy servants are beaten but the fault is in thine own people 17 But he said Ye are idle ye are idle therefore ye say Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD 18 Go therefore now and work for there shall no straw be given you yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks 19 And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case after it was said Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task 20 ¶ And they met Moses and Aaron who stood in the way as they came forth from Pharaoh 21 And they said unto them The LORD look upon you and judge because you have made our savour †Heb. to stink to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of his servants to put a sword in their hands to slay us 22 And Moses returned unto the LORD and said Lord wherefore â—aâ—t thou so evil intreated this people why is it that thou hast sent me 23 For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name he hath done evil to this people †Heb. delivering thou so it delivered neither hast thou delivered thy people at all CHAP. VI. 1 God reneweth his promise by his name JEHOVAH 14 The geneadogy of Reuben 15 of Simeon 16 of Levi of whom came Moses and Aaron THen the LORD said unto Moses Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh for with a strong hand shall he let them go and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land 2 And God spake unto Moses and said unto him I am the LORD 3 And I appeared unto Abraham unto Isaac and unto Jacob by the name of God Almighty but by my name JEHOVAH was I not knowâ— to them 4 And I have also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan the land of their pilgrimage wherein they were strangers 5 And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel whom the Egyptians keep in bondage and I have remembred my covenant 6 Wherefore say unto the children of Israel I am the LORD and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians and I will rid you out or their bondage and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm and with great judgements 7 And I will take you to me for a people and I will be to you a God and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians 8 And I will bring you in unto the land concerning the which I did †Heb. list up my hand swear to give it to Abraham to Isaac and to Jacob and I will give it you for an heritage I am the LORD 9 ¶ And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel but they hearkned not unto Moses for †Heb. shâ—rtness or
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
neither did he hearken unto them as the LORD had said 23 And Pharaoh turned and went into his house neither did he set his heart to this also 24 And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink for they could not drink of the water of the river 25 And seven dayes were fulfilled after that the LORD had smitten the river CHAP. VIII 1 Frogs are sent 8 Pharaoh sueth to Moses 12 and Moses by prayer removeth them away 16 The dust is turned into lice which the magicians could not do 20 The swarms of flies 25 Pharaoh inclineth to let the people go 32 but yet is hardened ANd the LORD spake unto Moses Go unto Pharaoh and say unto him Thus saith the LORD Let my people go that they may serve me 2 And if thou refuse to let them go behold I will smite all thy borders with frogs 3 And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly which shall go up and come into thine house and into thy bed-chamber and upon thy bed and into the house of thy servants and upon thy people and into thine ovens and into thy ‖ Or dough kneading-troughâ— 4 And the frogs shall come up both on thee and upon thy people and upon all thy servants 5 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses Say unto Aaron Stretch forth thine haâ—d with thy rod over the streams over the rivers and over the ponds and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt 6 And Aaâ—on stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt 7 * Wiâ—â— 17.7 And the Magicians did so with their inchantments and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt 8 ¶ Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said Intreat the LORD that he may take away the frogs from me and from my people and I will let the people go that they may do sacrifice unto the LORD 9 And Moses said unto Pharaoh ‖ Or have this bonour over me c. Glory over me ‖ Or arainst when when shall I intreat for thee and for thy servants and for thy people †Heb. to cut off to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses that they may remain in the river onely 10 And he said ‖ Or against to morrow To morrow And he said Be it according to thy word that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the LORD our God 11 And the frogs shall depart from thee and from thy houses and from thy servants and from thy people they shall remain in the river onely 12 And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh and Moses cried unto the LORD because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh 13 And the LORD did according to the word of Moses and the frogs died out of the houses out of the villages and out of the fields 14 And they gathered them together upon heaps and the land stank 15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite he hardned his heart and hearkned not unto them as the LORD had said 16 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses Say unto Aaron Stretch out thy rod and smite the dust of the land that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt 17 And they did so for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod and smote the dust of the earth and it became lice in man and in beaâ—t all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt 18 And the magicians did so with their inchantmentâ— to bring forth lice but they could not so there were lice upon man and upon beast 19 Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh This is the finger of God and Pharaohâ— heart was hardned and he hearkned not unto them as the LORD had said 20 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses Rise up early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh â—o he cometh forth to the water and say unto him Thus saith the LORD Let my people go that they may serve me 21 Else if thou wilt not let my people go behold I will send ‖ Or a mixture of noysome câ—asts c. swarms of flies upon thee and upon thy servants and upon thy people and into thy houses and the houses of the Egyptians shall be â—ull of swarms of flies and also the ground whereon they are 22 And I will sever in that day the laâ—d of Goshen in which my people dwell that no swarms of flies shall be there to the end thou mayest know that I am the LORD in the midâ—t of the earth 23 And I will put †Heb. a redemption a division between my people and thy people ‖ Or by to morrow to morrow shall this signe be 24 And the LORD did soâ—and * Wisd 16. â— there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh and into his servants houses and into all the land of Egypt the land was ‖ Or destroyed corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies 25 ¶ And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron and said Go ye sacriâ—ice to your God in the land 26 And Moses said It is not meet so to do for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God Lo shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes and will they not stone us 27 We will go three dayes journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the LORD our God as * Ch. 3. â—8 he shall command us 28 And Pharaoh said I will let you go that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness onely you shall not go very far away intreat for me 29 And Moses said Behold I go out from thee and I will intreat the LORD that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh from hiâ— servants and from his people to morrow but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD 30 And Moses went out from Pharaoh and intreated the LORD 31 And the LORD did according to the word of Moses and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh from his servants and from his people there remained not one 32 And Pharaoh hardned his heart at this time also neither would he let the people go CHAP. IX 1 The murrain of beasts 8 The plague of boyls and blains 12 The message about the hail 22 The plague of hail 27 Pharaoh sueth to Moses 35 but yet is hardned THen the LORD said unto Moses Go in unto Pharaoh and tell him Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews Let my people go that they may serve me 2 For if thou refuse to let them go and wilt hold them still 3 Behold the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattel which is in the field upon the horses upon the asses upon the camels upon the oxen and upon the sheep there shall be
a very grievous murrain 4 And the LORD shall sever between the cattel of Israel and the cattel of Egypt and there shall nothing die of all that is the childrens of Israel 5 And the LORD appointed a set time saying To morrow the LORD shall do this thing in the land 6 And the LORD did that thing on the morrow and all the cattel of Egypt died but of the cattel of the children of Israel died not one 7 And Pharaoh sent and behold there was not one of the cattel of the Israelites dead And the heart of Pharaoh was hardned and he did not let the people go 8 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace and let Moses sprinkle it towards the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh 9 And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt and shall he a boyl breaking forth with blains upon man and upon beast throughout all the land of Egypt 10 And they took ashes of the furnace and stood before Pharaoh and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven and it became a boyl breaking forth with blains upon man and upon beast 11 And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boyl for the boyl was upon the magicians and upon all the Egyptians 12 And the LORD hardned the heart of Pharaoh and he hearkned not unto them * Chap. 4.21 as the LORD had spoken unto Moses 13 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses Rise up early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh and lay unto him Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews Let my people go that they may serve me 14 For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart and upon thy servants and upon thy people that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth 15 For now I will stretch out my hand that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence and thou shalt be cut off from the earth 16 And in very deed for * Rom. 9. â—7 this cause have I †Heb. made thee stand raised thee up for to shew in thee my power and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth 17 As yet exalted thou thyself against my people that thou wilt not let them go 18 Behold to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now 19 Send therefore now and gather thy cattel and all that thou hast in the field for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field and shall not be brought home the hail shall come down upon them and they shall die 20 He that feared the word of the LORD amongst the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattel flee into the houses 21 And he that †Heb. set not his â—eart unto regarded not the word of the LORD left his servants and his cattel in the field 22 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt upon man and upon beast upon every herb of the field throughout the land of Egypt 23 And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven and the LORD sent thunder and hail and the fire ran along upon the ground and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt 24 So there was hail and fire mingled with the hail very grievous such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation 25 And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field both man and beast and the hail smote every herb of the field and brake every tree of the field 26 Onely in the land of Goshen where the children of Israel were was there no hail 27 ¶ And Pharaoh sent and called for Moses and Aaron and said unto them I have sinned this time the LORD is righteous and I and my people are wicked 28 Intreat the LORD for it is enough that there be no more †Heb. voices of God mighty thundrings and hail and I will let you go and ye shall stay no longer 29 And Moses said unto him Assoon as I am gone out of the city I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD and the thunder shall cease neither shall there be any more hail that thou mayest know how that the * Psal 24.1 earth is the LORDS 30 But as for thee and thy servants I know that ye will not yet fear the LORD God 31 And the flax and the barley was smitten for the barley was in the ear and the â—â—ax was bolled 32 But the wheat and the rie were not smitten for they were †Heb. bidden or dark not grown up 33 And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh and spread abroad his hands unto the LORD and the thunders and hail ceased and the rain was not poured upon the earth 34 And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased he sinned yet more and hardned his heart he and his servants 35 And the heart of Pharaoh was hardned neither would he let the children of Israel go as the LORD had spoken †Heb. by the hand of Moses by Moses CHAP. X. 1 God threatneth to send locusts 7 Pharaoh moved by his servants inclineth to let the Israelites go 12 The plague of the locusts 16 Pharaoh sueth to Moses 21 The plague of darkness 24 Pharaoh sueth unto Moses 27 but yet is hardned ANd the LORD said unto Moses Go in unto Pharaoh * Chap 4.21 for I have hardned his heart and the heart of his servants that I might shew these my signs before him 2 And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son and of thy sons son what things I have wrought in Egypt and my signs which I have done amongst them that ye may know how that I am the LORD 3 And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh and said unto him Thus saith the LORD God oâ— the Hebrews How long wilt thou refuse to humble thy self before me Let my people go that they may serve me 4 Else if thou refuse to let my people go behold to morrow will I bring the * Wisd 16.9 locusts into thy coast 5 And they shall cover the †Heb. eye face of the earth that one cannot be able to see the earth and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped which remaineth unto you from the hail and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field 6 And they shall fill thy houses and the houses of all thy servants the houses of all the Egyptians which neither thy fathers nor thy fathers fathers have seen since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day And he
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
house take it according to the number of the souls every man according to his eating shal make your count for the lamb 5 Your lamb shall be without blemish a male †Heb. son of a year of the first year ye shall take it out from the sheep or from the goats 6 And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same moneth and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it †Heb. between the two evenings in the evening 7 And they shall take of the bloud and strike it on the two side-posts and on the upper door-post of the houses wherein they shall eat it 8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night rost with fire and unleavened bread and with bitter herbs they shall eat it 9 Eat not of it raw nor sodden at all with water but rost with fire his head with his legs and with the purtenance thereof 10 And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire 11 ¶ And thus shall ye eat it with your loyns girded your shoes on your feet and your staff in your hand and ye shall eat it in haste it is the LORDS pass-over 12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night and will smite all the first-born in the land of Egypt both man and beast and against all the ‖ Or princes gods of Egypt I will execute judgement I am the LORD 13 And the bloud shall be to you for a token upon the houses where you are and when I see the bloud I will pass over you and the plague shall not he upon you †Heb. for a destruction to destroy you when I smite the land of Egypt 14 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial and you shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations you shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever 15 Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day that soul shall be cut off from Israel 16 And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you no manner of work shall be done in them save that which every †Heb. soul man must eat that onely may be done of you 17 And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread for in this self-same day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever 18 ¶ * Levit. 23.5 Numb 28.16 In the first moneth on the fourteenth day of the moneth at even ye shall eat unleavened bread until the one and twentieth day of the moneth at even 19 Seven days shall there be no leaven sound in your houses for whosoever eateth that which is leavened even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel whether he be a stranger or born in the land 20 Ye shall eat nothing leavened in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread 21 ¶ Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel and said unto them Draw out and take you a ‖ Or kid lamb according to your families and kill the pass-over 22 * Heb. 11.28 And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the bloud that is in the bason and strike the lintel and the two side-posts with the bloud that is in the bason and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning 23 For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians and when he seeth the bloud upon the lintel and on the two side-posts the LORD will pass over the door and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to sin to you 24 And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever 25 And it shall come to pass when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you according as he hath promised that ye shall keep this service 26 * Josh 4.6 And it shall come to pass when your children shall say unto you What mean you by this service 27 That ye shall say It is the sacrifice of the LORDS pass-over who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt when he smote the Egyptians and delivered our houses And the people boâ—ed the head and worshipped 28 And the children of Israel went away and did as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron so did they 29 ¶ * Chap. 11.4 And it come to pass that at midnight the LORD smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt * Wisd 18.11 from the first-born of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the first-born of the captive that was in the †Heb. house of the pit dungeon and all the first-born of cattel 30 And Pharaoh rose up in the night he and all his servants and all the Egyptians and there was a great cry in Egypt for there was not a house where there was not one dead 31 ¶ And he called for Moses and Aaron by night and said Rise up and get you forth from amongst my people both you and the children of Israel and go serve the LORD as ye have said 32 Also take your flocks and your herds as ye have said and be gone and bless me also 33 And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people that they might send them out of the land in haste for they said We be all dead men 34 And the people took their dough before it was leavened their ‖ Or dough kneading-troughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders 35 And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses and they borrowed of the Egyptians * Chap. 3.22 and 11.2 jewels of silver and jewels of gold and raiment 36 And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians so that they lent unto them such things as they required and they spoiled the Egyptians 37 ¶ And * Numb 33.3 the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth about six hundred thousand on foot that were men besides children 38 And †Heb. a great mixture a mixed multitude went up also with them and flocks and herds even very much cattel 39 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt for it was not leavened because they were thrust out of Egypt and could not tarry neither had they prepared for themselves any victual 40 ¶ Now the sojourning of the children of Israel who dwelt in Egypt was * Gen. 17.13 Act. 7.6 Gal. 3.17 four hundred and thirty years 41 And it
came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years even the self-same day it came to pass that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt 42 It is †Heb. a night of observations a night to be much observed unto the LORD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt this is that night of the LORD to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations 43 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron This is the ordinance of the pass-over there shall no stranger eat thereof 44 But every mans servant that is bought for money when thou hast circumcised him then shall he eat thereof 45 A foreiner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof 46 In one house shall it be eaten thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house * Num. 9.12 John 19.36 neither shall ye break a bone thereof 47 All the congregation of Israel shall †Heb. do it keep it 48 And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee and will keep the pass-over to the LORD let all his males be circumcised and then let him come near and keep it and he shall be as one that is born in the land for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof 49 One law shall be to him that is home-born and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you 50 Thus did all the children of Israel as the LORD commanded Moses and Aaron so did they 51 â—nd it came to pass the self-same day that the LORD did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies CHAP. XIII 1 The first-born are sanctified to God 3 The memorial of the pass-over is commanded 11 The firstlings of beasts are set apart 17 The Israelites go out of Egypt and carry Josephs bones with them 20 They come to Etham 21 God guideth them by a pillar of a cloud and a pillar of fire ANd the LORD spake unto Moses saying 2 * Chap. 22 29. and 34.19 Lev. 27.26 Num. 3.13 and 8.16 Luk. 2.23 Sanctifie unto me all the first-born whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel both of man of beast it is mine 3 ¶ And Moses said unto the people Remember this day in which ye came out from Egypt out of the house of †Heb. servants bondage for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place there shall no leavened bread be eaten 4 This day came ye out in the moneth Abib 5 ¶ And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Hivites and the Jebusites which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee a land flowing with milk and honey that thou shalt keep this service in this moneth 6 Seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the LORD 7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters 8 ¶ And thou shalt shew thy son in the day saying This is done because of that which the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt 9 And it shall be for a signe unto thee upon thine hand and for a memorial between thine eyes that the LORDS law may be in thy mouth for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt 10 Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year to year 11 ¶ And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers and shall give it thee 12 * Chap. 22.29 and 34.19 Ezek. 44.30 That thou shalt †Heb. cause to pass over set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast the males shall be the LORDS 12 And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a ‖ Or kid lamb and if thou wilt not redeem it then thou shalt break his neck and all the first-born of man amongst thy children shalt thou redeem 14 ¶ And it shall be when thy son asketh thee †Heb. to morrow in time to come saying What is this that thou shalt say unto him By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt from the house of bondage 15 And it came to pass when Pharaoh would hardly let us go that the LORD slew all the first-born in the land of Egypt both the first-born of man and the first-born of beasts therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the matrix being males but all the first-born of my children I redeem 16 And it shall be for a token upon thine hand and for frontlets between thine eyes for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt 17 ¶ And it came to pass when Pharaoh had let the people go that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines although that was near for God said Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war and they return to Egypt 18 But God led the people about through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea and the children of Israel went up ‖ Or by five in a rank harnessed out of the land of Egypt 19 And Moses took the hones of Joseph with him for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel saying * Gen. 50.25 Josh 24.32 God will surely visit you and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you 20 ¶ And * Numb 32.6 they took their journey from Saccoth and encamped in Etham in the edge of the wilderness 21 And * Numb 1â— 14 Deut. 1. â—2 Neh. â— 19 Psal â—8 14 1 Cor. 10 1. the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud to lead them the way and by nigth in a pillar of sire to give them light to go by day and night 22 He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day nor the pillar of sire by night from before the people .. CHAP. XIV 1 God instructeth the Israelites in their journey 5 Pharaoh pursueth after them 10 The Israelites murmure 13 Moses comforteth them 15 God instructeth Moses 19 The cloud removeth behinde the camp 21 The Israelites pass through the Red sea 23 which drowneth the Egyptians ANd the LORD spake unto Moses saying 2 Speak unto the children of Israel that they turn and encamp before * Numb â— 7 Pi-hahiroth between Migdol and the sea over against Baal-zephon before it shall ye encamp by the sea 3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel They are intangred in the land the wilderness hath shut them in 4 And I will harden Pharaohs heart that he shall follow after them and I
searful in praises doing wonders 12 Thou stretchedst out thy right hand the earth swallowed them 13 Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation 14 * Deut. 2.25 Josh 2.9 The people shall hear and be afraid sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina 15 Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed the mighty men of Moab trembling shall take hold upon them all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away 16 * Deut. 2.15 Josh 2.9 Fear and dread shall fall upon them by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone till thy people pass over O LORD till the people pass over which thou hast purchased 17 Thou shalt bring them in c plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance in the place O LORD which thou hast made for thee to dwell in in the Sanctuary O LORD which thy hands have established 18 The LORD shall reign for ever and ever 19 For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his hors-men into the sea and the LORD brought again the waters of the sea upon them but the children of Israel went on dry-land in the midst of the sea 20 ¶ And Miriam the prophetess the sister of Aaron took a timbrel in her hand and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances 21 And Miriam answered them Sing ye to the LORD for he hath triumphed gloriously the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea 22 So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea and they went out into the wilderness of Shur and they went three days in the wilderness and sound no water 23 ¶ And when they came to Marah they could not drink of the waters of Marah for they were bitter therefore the name of it was called †That is bitterness Marah 24 And the people murmured against Moses saying What shall we drink 25 And he cried unto the Lord and the LORD shewed him a * Ecclus 38.5 tree which when he had cast into the waters the waters were made sweet there he made for them a statute and an ordinance and there he proved them 26 And said If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God and wilt do that which is right in his sight and wilt give car to his commandments and keep all his statutes I will put none of these diseases upon thee which I have brought upon the Egyptians for I am the the LORD that healeth thee 27 ¶ * Numb 33.9 And they came to Elim where were twelve wells of water and threescore and ten palm-trees and they encamped there by the waters CHAP. XVI 1 The Israelites come to Sin 2 They murmure for want of bread 4 God promiseth them bread from heaven 11 Quails are sent 14 and manna 16 The ordering of manna 25 It was not to be found on the sabbath 32 An owner of it is preserved ANd they took their journey from Elim and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin which is between Elim and Sinai on the fifteenth day of the second moneth after their departing out of the land of Egypt 2 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness 3 And the children of Israel said unto them Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt when we sat by the flesh-pots and when we did eat bread to the full for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger 4 ¶ Then said the LORD unto Moses Behold I will rain bread from heaven for you and the people shall go out and gather †Heb. the portion of a say in his day a certain rate every day that I may prove them whether they will walk in my law or no. 5 And it shall come to pass that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in it shall be twice as much as they gather daily 6 And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel At even then ye shall know that the LORD hath brought you out from the land of Egypt 7 And in the morning then ye shall see the glory of the LORD for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD And what are we that ye murmure against 〈◊〉 8 And Moses said This shall be when the LORD shall give you in the evening â—iâ—sh to eat and in the morning bread to the fâ—ll for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmure against him And what are 〈◊〉 morning are nor against us but against the LORD 9 ¶ And Moses spake unto Aaron Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel Come near before the LORD for he hath heard your murmurings 10 And it came to pass as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel that they looked toward the wilderness and behold the glory of the LORD * Chap. 13.21 appeared in the cloud 11 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 12 I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel speak unto them saying At even ye shall eat flesh and in the morning ye shall be silled with bread and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God 13 And it came to pass that at even * Numb 11.31 the quails came up and covered the camp and in the morning the dew lay round about the host 14 And when * Numb 11.7 Psa 78.24 Wis 16.20 the dew that lay was gone up behold upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing as small as the hear frost on the ground 15 And when the children of Israel saw it they said one to another ‖ Or What is this or It is a portion It is manna for they wist not what it was And Moses said unto them * Joh. 6.31 2 Cor. 10.3 This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat 16 ¶ This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded Gather of it every man according to his eating an omer †Heb. by the poll or bead for every man according to the number of your †Heb. soult persons take ye every man for them which are in his tents 17 And the children of Israel did so and gathered some more some less 18 And when they did mete it with an omer * 2 Cor. 8.25 he that gathered much had nothing over and he that gathered little had no lack they gathered every man according to his eating 19 And Moses said Let no man leave of it till the morning 20 Notwithstanding they hearkned not unto Moses but some of them left of it until the morning and it bred worms and stank And Moses was wroth with
them 21 And they gathered it every morning every man according to his eating and when the sun waxed hot it melted 22 ¶ And it came to pass that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread two omers for one man and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses 23 And he said unto them This is that which the LORD hath said To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD bake that which ye will bake to day and seethe that ye will seethe and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning 24 And they laid it up tâ—ll the morning as Moses bade and it did not stink neither was there any worm therein 25 And Moses said Eat that to day for to day is a sabbath unto the LORD to day ye shall not finde it in the field 26 Six days ye shall gather it but on the seventh day which is the sabbath in it there shall be none 27 ¶ And it came to pass that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather and they found none 28 And the LORD said unto Moses How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws 29 See for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days abide ye every man in his place let no man go out of his place on the seventh day 30 So the people rested on the seventh day 31 And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna and it was like coriander-seed white and the taste of it was like wasers made with honey 32 ¶ And Moses said This is the thing which the LORD commandeth Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt 33 And Moses said unto Aaron Take a pot and put an omer full of manna therein and lay it up before the LORD to be kept for your generations 34 As the LORD commanded Moses so Aaron laid it up before the testimony to be kept 35 And the children of Israel did eat manna fourty years * Jos 5.12 Neh. 9.15 until they came to a land inhabited they did eat manna until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan 36 Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah CHAP. XVII 1 The people murmure for water at Rephidim 5 God sendeth them for water to the rock in Horeb. 8 Awalek is overcome by the holding up of Moses hands 15 Moses buildeth the altar JEHOVAH-nissi ANd all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin after their journeys according to the commandment of the LORD and pitched in Rephidim and there was no water for the people to drink 2 * Numb 20.4 Wherefore the people did chide with Moses and said Give us water that we may drink And Moses said unto them Why chide you with me wherefore do ye tempt the LORD 3 And the people thirsted there for water and the people murmured against Moses and said Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt to kill us and our children our cattel with thirst 4 And Moses cried unto the LORD saying What shall I do unto this people they be almost ready to stone me 5 And the LORD said unto Moses Go on before the people and take with thee of the elders of Israel and thy rod wherewith * Chap. 7.20 thou smotest the river take in thine hand and go 6 * Numb 20.9 Psa 78.15 105.41 Wis 11.4 1 Cor. 10.4 Behold I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb and thou shalt smite the rock and there shall come water out of it that the people may drink And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel 7 And he called the name of the place ‖ That is tentation Massah and ‖ That is â—biding or strife Meribah because of the chiding of the children of Israel and because they tempted the LORD saying Is the LORD among us or not 8 ¶ * Deut. 25.17 Wis 11.3 Then came Amalek and sought with Israel in Rephidim 9 And Moses said unto * Called Jesus Acts 7.45 Joshua Choose us out men and go out fight with Amalek to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand 10 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him and fought with Amalek and Moses Aaron and Hur went up to the top of the hill 11 And it came to pass when Moses held up his hand that Israel prevailed and when he let down his hand Amalek prevailed 12 But Moses hands were heavy and they took a stone and put it under him and he sat thereon and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands the one on the one side and the other on the other side and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun 13 And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword 14 And the LORD said unto Moses Write this for a memorial in a book and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua for * Numb 24 20. 1 Sam. 15.3 I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven 15 And Moses built an altar and called the name of it ‖ That is the LORD my banner JEHOVAH-niâ—li 16 For he said ‖ Or Because the hand of Amalek is against the throne of the LORD therefore c. Because †Heb. the hand upon the throne of the LORD the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation CHAP. XVIII 1 Jethro bringeth to Moses his wife and two sons 7 Moses entertaineth him 13 Jethro's counsel is accepted 27 Jethro departeth WHen * Chap. 2.16 Jethro the priest of Midian Moses father in law heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel his people and that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt 2 Then Jethro Moses father in law took Zipporah Moses wife after he had sent her back 3 And her two sons of which the * Chap. 2.22 name of the one was ‖ That is a stranger there Gerihom for he said I have been an alien in a strange land 4 And the name of the other was ‖ That is my God is an help Eliezer for the God of my father said be was mine help and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh 5 And Jethro Moses father in law came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness where he encamped at the mount of God 6 And he said unto Moses I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee and thy wife and her two sons with her 7 ¶ And Moses went out to meet his father in
4.11 mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke because the LORD descended upon it in fire and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace and the whole mount quaked greatly 19 And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long and waxed louder and louder Moses spake and God answered him by a voice 20 And the LORD came down upon mount Sinai on the top of the mount and the LORD called Moses up to the top of the mount and Moses went up 21 And the LORD said unto Moses Go down †Heb. contest charge the people lest they break through unto the LORD to gaze many of them perish 22 And let the priests also which come near to the LORD sanctifie themselves lest the LORD break forth upon them 23 And Moses said unto the LORD The people cannot come up to mount Sinai for thou charged it us saying Set bounds about the mount and sanctifie it 24 And the LORD said unto him Away get thee down and thou shalt come up thou and Aaron with thee but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the LORD lest he break forth unto them 25 So Moses went down unto the people and spake unto them CHAP. XX. 1 The ten commandments 18 The people are afraid 20 Moses comforteth them 22 Idâ—latry is forbidden 24 Of what sort the altar should be ANd God spake all these words saying 2 * Deu. 516. Psa 81.10 I am the LORD thy God which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt out of the house of †Heb. servants bondage 3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me 4 * Levit. 26.1 Psal 97.7 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above or that is in the earth beneath or that is in the water under the earth 5 Thou shalt not bow down thy self to them not serve them for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me 6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments 7 * Levit. 19.12 Deut. 5.11 Mat. 5.33 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain 8 Remember the sabbath-day to keep it holy 9 * Chap. 23.12 Ezek. 20.12 Luk. 13.14 Six days shalt thou labour and do all thy work 10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God in it thou shalt not do any work thou not thy son nor thy daughter thy man-servant not thy maid-servant nor thy cattel nor thy stranger that is within thy gates 11 For * Gen. 2.2 in six days the LORD made heaven and earth the sea and all that in them is and rested the seventh day wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day and hallowed it 12 ¶ * Deut. 5.16 Mat. 15.4 Eph. 6.2 Honour thy father and thy mother that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee 13 * Mat. 5.21 Thou shalt not kill 14 Thou shalt not commit adultery 16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour 17 * Rom. 7.7 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbours house thou shalt not covet thy neighbours wife nor his man-servant nor his maid-servant nor his ox nor his ass nor any thing that is thy neighbours 18 ¶ And * Heb. 12.18 all the people saw the thundrings and the lightnings and the noise of the trumpet and the mountain smoking and when the people saw it they removed and stood afar off 19 And they said unto Moses * Deu. 5.24 18.16 Speak thou with us and we will hear but let not God speak with us lest we die 20 And Moses said unto the people Fear not for God is come to prove you and that his fear may be before your faces that ye sin not 21 And the people stood afar off and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was 22 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven 23 Ye shall not make with me gods of silver neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold 24 ¶ An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt-offerings and thy peace-offerings thy sheep and thine oxen In all places where I record my name I will come unto thee and I will bless thee 25 And * Deu. 27.5 Josh 8.31 if thou wilt make me an altar of stone thou shalt not †Heb. built them with bewing build it of hewen stone for if thou lift up thy tool upon it thou hast polluted it 26 Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon CHAP. XXI 1 Laws for men-servants 5 For the servant whose ear is bored 7 For women-serâ—ants 12 For man-slaughter 16 For stealers of men 17 For cursers of parents 18 For smiters 22 For a hurt by chance 28 For an ox that goreth 33 For him that is an occasion of harm NOw these are the judgements which thou shalt set before them 2 * Levit. 25.39 Deut. 15.12 Jer. 34.14 If thou buy an Hebrew servant six years he shall serve and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing 3 If he came in †Heb. with his body by himself he shall go out by himself if he were married then his wife shall go out with him 4 If his master have given him a wife and she have born him sons or daughters the wife and her children shall be her masters and he shall go out by himself 5 And if the servant †Heb. saying shall say shall plainly say I love my master my wife and my children I will not go out free 6 Then his master shall bring him unto the judges he shall also bring him to the door or unto the door-post and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul and he shall serve him for ever 7 ¶ And if a man sell his daughter to be a maid-servant she shall not go out as the men-servants do 8 If she †Heb. be evil in the eyes of c. please not her master who hath betrothed her to himself then shall he let her be redeemed To sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no power seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her 9 And if he have betrothed her unto his son he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters 10 If he take him another wife her food her raiment and her duty of marriage shall he not diminish 11 And if he do not these three unto her then shall she go out free without money 12 ¶ *
unto thee 28 And * Jos 24.12 I will send hornets before thee which shall drive out the Hivite the Canaanite and the Hittite from before thee 29 I will not drive them out from before thee in one year lest the land become desolate and the beast of the field multiply against thee 30 By little and little I will drive them out from before thee until thou be increased and inherit the land 31 And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines and from the desert unto the river for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand and thou shalt drive them out before thee 32 * Ch. 34.15 Deut. 7.2 Thou shalt make no covenant with them nor with their gods 33 They shall not dwell in thy land lest they make thee sin against me for if thou serve their gods * Deut. 7.16 Jos 23.13 Judg. 2.3 it will surely be a mare unto thee CHAP. XXIV 1 Moses is called up into the mountain 3 The people promise obedience 4 Moses buildeth an altar and twelve pillars 6 He sprinkleth the bloud of the Covenant 9 The glory of God appeareth 14 Aaron and Hur have the charge of the people 15 Moses goeth into the mountain where he continueth fourty days and fourty nights ANd he said unto Moses Come up unto the LORD thou and Aaron Nadab and Abihu and seventy of the elders of Israel and worship ye afar off 2 And Moses alone shall come near the LORD but they shall not come nigh neither shall the people go up with him 3 ¶ And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD and all the judgements and all the people answered with one voice and said * Ch. 19.8 Vers 7. Deu. 5.27 All the words which the LORD hath said will we do 4 And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD and rose up early in the morning and builded an altar under the hill and twelve pillars according to the twelve tribes of Israel 5 And he sent young men of the children of Israel it offered burnt-offerings and sacrificed peace-offerings of oxen unto the LORD 6 And Moses took half of the bloud and put it in basons and half of the bloud he sprinkled on the altar 7 And he took the book of the covenant and read in the audience of the people and they said * Vers 3. All that the LORD hath said will we do and be obedient 8 And Moses took the bloud and sprinkled it on the people and said Behold * 1 Pet. 1.2 Hebr. 9.20 the bloud of the covenant which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words 9 ¶ Then went up Moses and Aaron Nadab and Abihu and seventy of the elders of Israel 10 And they saw the God of Israel and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness 11 And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand also they saw God and did eat and drink 12 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses Come up to me into the mount and be there and I will give thee tables of stone and a law commandments which I have written that thou mayest teach them 13 And Moses rose up and his minister Joshua and Moses went up into the mount of God 14 And he said unto the elders Tarry ye here for us until we come again unto you and behold Aaron and Hur are with you if any man have any matters to do let him come unto them 15 And Moses went up into the mount a cloud covered the mount 16 And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai and the cloud covered it six days and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud 17 And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel 18 And Moses went into the midst of the cloud and gat him up into the mount and * Ch. 34 2â— Deut. 9.9 Moses was in the mount fourty days and fourty nights CHAP. XXV 1 What the Israelites must offer for the making of the tabernacle 10 The form of the ark 17 The mercy-seat with the cherubims 23 The table with the furniture thereof 31 The candlestick with the instruments thereof ANd the LORD spake unto Moses saying 2 Speak unto the children of Israel that they †Heb. take for ox bring me an ‖ Or heave-offering offering * Ch. 35. â— of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering 3 And this is the offering which ye shall take of them gold and silver and brass 4 And blue and purple and scarlet and ‖ Or silk fine linen goats hair 5 And rams skins died red and badgers skins and shittim-wood 6 Oyl for the light spices for anointing oyl and for sweet incense 7 Onyx-stones and stones to be set in the * Ch. 28.4 ephod and in the * Ch. 28.15 breast-plate 8 And let them make me a sanctuary that I may dwell amongst them 9 According to all that I shew thee after the pattern of the tabernacle the pattern of all the instrument thereof even so shall ye make it 10 ¶ * Ch. 37.1 And they shall make an ark of shittim-wood two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof and a cubit and a half the height thereof 11 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold within and without shalt thou overlay it shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about 12 And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it and put them in the four corners thereof and two rings shall be in the one side of it and two rings in the other side of it 13 And thou shalt make staves of shittim-wood and overlay them with gold 14 And thou shalt put the staâ—es into the rings by the sides of the ark that the ark may be born with them 15 The staves shall be in the rings of the ark they shall not be taken from it 16 And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee 17 And thou shalt make a mercy-seat of pure gold two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof a cubit and a half the breadth thereof 18 And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold of beaten work shalt thou make them in the two ends of the mercy seat 19 And make one cherub on the one end and the other cherub on the other end even ‖ Or of the matter of the mercy-seat of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof 20 And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high covering the mercy-seat
shall be †Heb. twinâ—ed coupled together beneath and they shall be coupled together above the head of it unto one ring thus shall it be for them both they shall be for the two corners 25 And they shall be eight boards and their sockets of silver sixteen sockets two sockets under one board and two sockets under another board 26 ¶ And thou shalt make bars of shittim-wood five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle 27 And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle for the two sides west-ward 28 And the middle bar in the midst of the boards shall reach from end to end 29 And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold and make their rings of gold for places for the bars thou shalt overlay the bars with gold 30 And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle * Ch. 25.9 40. Act. 7.44 Heb. 8.5 according to the fashion thereof which was shewed thee in the mount 31 ¶ And thou shalt make a vail of blue and purple and scarlet and fine twined linen of cunning work with cherubims shall it be made 32 And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold their hooks shall be of gold upon the four sockets of silver 33 ¶ And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy 34 And thou shalt put the mercy-seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place 35 And thou shalt set the table without the vail and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south and thou shalt put the table on the north-side 36 And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent of blue and purple scarlet fine twined linen wrought with needle-work 37 And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars of shittim wood and overlay them with gold and their hooks shall be of gold and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them CHAP. XXVII 1 The altar of burnt-offering with the vessels thereof 9 The court of the tabernacle inclosed with hangings and pillars 18 The measure of the court 20 The oyl for the lamp ANd thou shalt make an altar of shittim-wood five cubits long and five cubits broad the altar shall be four-square and the height thereof shall be three cubits 2 And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof his horns shall be of the same and thou shalt overlay it with brass 3 And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes and his shovels and his basons and his flesh-hooks and his fire pans all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass 4 And thou shalt make for it a grate of net-work of brass and upon the net shalt thou make four brasen rings in the four corners thereof 5 And thou shalt put in under the compass of the altar beneath that the net may be even to the midst of the altar 6 And thou shalt make staves for the altar staves of shittim-wood and overlay them with brass 7 And the staves shall be put into the rings and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar to bear it 8 Hollow with boards shalt thou make it as †Heb. be shewed it was shewed thee in the mount so shall they make it 9 ¶ And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle for the south-side south-ward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side 10 And the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty sockets shall be of brass the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver 11 And likewise for the north-side in length there shall be hangings of an hundred cubits long and his twenty pillars and their twenty sockets of brass the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver 12 ¶ And for the breadth of the court on the west-side shall be hangings of fifty cubits their pillars ten and their sockets ten 13 And the breadth of the court on the east-side east-ward shall be fifty cubits 14 The hangings of one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits their pillars three and their sockets three 15 And on the other side shall be hangings fifteen cubits their pillars three and their sockets three 16 ¶ And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits of blue and purple and scarlet and fine twined linen wrought with needle-work and their pillars shall be four and their sockets four 17 All the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver their hooks shall be of silver and their sockets of brass 18 ¶ The length of the court shall be an hundred cubits and the breadth †Heb. fifty by fifty fifty every where and the height five cubits of fine twined linen and their sockets of brass 19 All the vessels of the tabernacle in all the service thereof and all the pins thereof and all the pins of the court shall be of brass 20 ¶ And thou shalt command the children of Israel that they bring thee pure oyl-olive beaten for the light to cause the lamp †Heb. to ascend up to burn always 21 In the tabernacle of the congregatâ—on without the vail which is before the testimony Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the LORD It shall be a statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel CHAP. XXVIII 1 Aaron and his sons are set apart for the priests office 2 Holy garments are appointed 6 The ephod 15 The breast-plate with twelve precious stones 30 The Vrim and Thummim 31. The robe of the ephod with pomegranates and bells 36 The plate of the mitre 39 The embroidered coat 40 The garments for Aarons sons ANd take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother his sons with him from among the children of Israel that he may minister unto me in the priests office even Aaron Nadab Abihu Eleazar Ithamar Aarons sons 2 And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty 3 And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise-hearted whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom that they may make Aarons garments to consecrate him that he may minister unto me in the Priests office 4 And these are the garments which they shall make a breast-plate and an ephod and a robe and a broidered coat a mitre and a girdle and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother and his sons that he may minister unto me in the priests office 5 And they shall take gold blue purple scarlet and fine linen 6 ¶ And they
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
make them 3 And thou shalt put them into one basket and bring them in the basket with the bullock and the two rams 4 And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation and shalt wash them with water 5 And thou shalt take the garments and put upon Aaron the coat and the robe of the ephod and the ephod and the breast-plate and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod 6 And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head and put the holy crown upon the mitre 7 Then shalt thou take the anointing * Ch. 30.25 oyl and pour it upon his head and anoint him 8 And thou shalt bring his sons and put coats upon them 9 And thou shalt gird them with girdles Aaron and his sons and †Heb. binde put the bonnets on them and the priests office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute and thou shalt †Heb. fill the band of * Ch. 28 4â— consecrate Aaron and his sons 10 And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation and * Lev. â— â—â— Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock 11 And thou shalt kill the bullock before the LORD by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation 12 And thou shalt take of the bloud of the bullock and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger and pour all the bloud beside the bottom of the altar 13 And * Lev. 3. â— thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards and ‖ It seemeth by anatomy and the Hebrew doctours to be the midriff the caul that is above the liver and the two kidneys and the fat that is upon them and burn them upon the altar 14 But the flesh of the bullock and his skin and his dung shalt thou burn with fire without the camp it is a sin-offering 15 ¶ Thou shalt also take one ram and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram 16 And thou shalt slay the ram and thou shalt take his bloud and sprinkle it round about upon the altar 17 And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces and wash the inwards of him and his legs and put them unto his pieces and ‖ Or upon unto his head 18 And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar it is a burnt offering unto the LORD it is a sweet savour an offering made by fire unto the LORD 19 ¶ And thou shalt take the other ram and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram 20 Then shalt thou kill the ram and take of his bloud and put it upon the up of the right ear of Aaron and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons and upon the thumb of their right hand and upon the great toe of their right foot and sprinkle the bloud upon the altar round about 21 And thou shalt take of the bloud that is upon the altar and of the anointing oyl and sprinkle it upon Aaron and upon his garments and upon his sons and upon the garments of his sons with him and he shall be hallowed and his garments and his sons and his sons garments with him 22 Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump and the fat that covereth the inwards and the caul above the liver and the two kidneys and the fat that is upon them and the right shoulder for it is a ram of consecration 23 And one loaf of bread and one cake of oyled bread and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the LORD 24 And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron and in the hands of his sons shalt †Heb. shake to and fro wave them for a wave-offering before the LORD 25 And thou shalt receive them of their hands and burn them upon the altar for a burnt-offering for a sweet savour before the LORD it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD 26 And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aarons consecrations and wave it for a wave-offering before the LORD and it shall be thy part 27 And thou shalt sanctifie the breast of the wave-offering and the shoulder of the heave-offering which is waved and which is heaved up of the ram of the consecration even of that which is for Aaron and of that which is for his sons 28 And it shall be Aarons and his sons by a statute for ever from the children of Israel for it is an heave-offering and it shall be an heave-offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their peace-offerings even their heave-offering unto the LORD 29 ¶ And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons after him to be anointed therein and to be consecrated in them 30 And †Heb. he of his sons that son that is priest in his stead shall put them on seven days when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the holy place 31 ¶ And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration and seethe his flesh in the holy place 32 And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram and the * Lev. â— 31 Mat. 12.4 bread that is in the basket by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation 33 And they shall eat those things wherewith the atonement was made to consecrate and to sanctifie them but a stranger shall not eat thereof because they are holy 34 And if ought of the flesh of the consecrations or of the bread remain unto the morning then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire it shall not be eaten because it is holy 35 And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron and to his sons according to all things which I have commanded thee seven days shalt thou consecrate them 36 And thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin-offering for atonement and thou shalt cleanse the altar when thou hast made an atonement for it and thou shalt anoint it to sanctifie it 37 Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar and sanctifie it and it shall be an altar most holy whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy 38 ¶ Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar * Num. 2â— 3 two lambs of the first year day by day continually 39 The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even 40 And with the one lamb a tenth-deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oyl and the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink-offering 41 And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even and shalt do thereto according to the meat-offering of the morning and according to the drink-offering thereof for a sweet savour an offering made by fire unto the
LORD 42 This shall be a continual burnt-offering throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD where I will meet you to speak there unto thee 43 And there I will meet with the children of Israel and ‖ Or Israel the tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory 44 And I will sanctifie the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar I will sanctifie also both Aaron and his sons to minister to me in the priests office 45 ¶ * Levit. 26.12 2 Cor. 6.16 And I will dwell amongst the children of Israel and will be their God 46 And they shall know that I am the LORD their God that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt that I may dwell amongst them I am the LORD their God CHAP. XXX 1 The altar of incense 11 The ransom of souls 17 The brasen laver 22 The holy anointing oyl 34 The composition of the perfume ANd thou shalt make an altar to burn Incense upon of shittim-wood shalt thou make it 2 A cubit shall be the length thereof and a cubit the breadth thereof four-square shall it be and two cubits shall be the height thereof the horns thereof shall be of the same 3 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold the †Heb. roof top thereof and the †Heb. walls sides thereof round about and the horns thereof and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about 4 And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it by the two †Heb. ribs corners thereof upon the two sides of it shalt thou make it and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withall 5 And thou shalt make the staves of shittim-wood and overlay them with gold 6 And thou shalt put it before the vail that is by the ark of the testimony before the mercy-seat that is over the testimony where I will meet with thee 7 And Aaron shall burn thereon †Heb. incense of spices sweet incense every morning when he dresseth the lamps he shall burn incense upon it 8 And when Aaron ‖ Or setteth up †Heb. causeth to ascend lighteth the lamps †Heb. between the two evens at even he shall burn incense upon it a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations 9 Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon nor burnt-sacrifice nor meat offering neither shall ye pour drink-offering thereon 10 And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin-offering of atonements once in the year shall he maâ—â— atonement upon it throughout your generations it is most holy unto the LORD 11 And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 12 * Num. 1.1.2 5. When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after †Heb. them that are to be numbred their number then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD when thou numbrest them that there be no plague amongst them when thou numbrest them 13 This they shall give every one that passeth among them that are numbred half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary * Lev. 27.25 Numb 3.47 Ezek. 45.12 A shekel is twenty gerahs an hall-shekel shall be the offering of the LORD 14 Every one that passeth among them that are numbred from twenty years old and above shall give an offering unto the LORD 15 The rich shall not †Heb. multiply give more and the poor shall not †Heb. diminish give less then hall a shekel when they give an offering unto the LORD to make an atonement for your souls 16 And thou shalt take the atonement-money of the children of Israel and shalt appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation that it may be a memorial unto the children of Israel before the LORD to make an atonement for your souls 17 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 18 Thou shalt also make a laver of brass and his foot also of brass to wash withal and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar and thou shalt put water therein 19 For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands their feet thereat 20 When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation they shall wash with water that they die not or when they come near to the altar to minister to burn offering made by fire unto the LORD 21 So they shall wash their hands and their feet that they die not and it shall be a statute for eâ—er to them even to him and to his seed throughout their generations 22 ¶ Moreover the LORD spake unto Moses saying 23 Take thou also unto thee principal spices of pure myrrh five hundred shekels and of sweet cinnamon half so much even two hundred and fifty shekels and of sweet calamus two hundred fifty shekels 24 And of cassia five hundred shekels after the shekel of the sanctuary and of oyl-olive an * Chap. â— 29.40 hin 25 And thou shalt make it an oyl of holy ointment an ointment compound after the art of the ‖ Or perfumer apothecary it shall be an holy anointing oyl 26 And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith and the ark of the testimony 27 And the table and all his vessels and the candlestick and his vessels and the altar of incense 28 And the altar of burnt-offering with all his vessels and the laver and his foot 29 And thou shalt sanctifie them that they may be most holy whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy 30 And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them that they may minister unto me in the priests office 31 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel saying This shall be an holy anointing oyl unto me throughout your generations 32 Upon mans flesh shall it not be poured neither shall ye make any other like it after the composition of it it is holy and it shall be holy unto you 33 Whosoever compoundeth any like it or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger shall even be cut off from his people 34 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses Take unto thee sweet spices stacte and onycha and galbanum these sweet spices with pure frankincense of each shall there be a like weight 35 And thou shalt make it a perfume a confection after the art of the apothecary †Heb. sâ—ited tempered together pure and holy 36 And thou shalt beat some of it very small and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation where I will meet with thee it shall be unto you most holy 37 And as for the perfume which thou shalt make you shall not make to your selves according to the composition thereof it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD 38 Whosoever shall make like unto
And it came to pass assoon as he came nigh unto the camp that he saw the calf and the dancing and Moses anger waxed hot and he cast the tables out of his hands and brake them beneath the mount 20 * Deut. 9.21 And he took the calf which they had made and burnt it in the fire and ground it to powder and strawed it upon the water and made the children of Israel drink of it 21 And Moses said unto Aaron What did this people unto thee that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them 22 And Aaron said Let not the anger of my lord wax hot thou knowest the people that they are set on mischief 23 For they said unto me Make us gods which shall go before us for as for this Moses the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt we wot not what is become of him 24 And I said unto them Whosoever hath any gold let them break it off So they gave it me then I cast it into the fire and there came out this calf 25 ¶ And when Moses saw that the people were naked for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame amongst †Heb. those that rose up against them their enemies 26 Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp and said Who is on the LORDS side let him come unto me And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him 27 And he said unto them Thus saith the LORD God of Israel Put every man his sword by his side and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp and slay every man his brother and every man his companion and every man his neighbour 28 And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men 29 ‖ Or And Moses said Consecrate your selves to day to the LORD because every man hath been against his son and against his brother c. For Moses had said †Heb. Fill your hands Consecrate your selves to day to the LORD even every man upon his son and upon his brother that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day 30 ¶ And it came to pass on the morrow that Moses said unto the people Ye have sinned a great sin and now I will go up unto the LORD peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin 31 And Moses returned unto the LORD and said Oh this people have sinned a great sin and have made them gods of gold 32 Yet now if thou wilt forgive their sin and if not blot me I pray thee out of thy book which thou hast written 33 And the LORD said unto Moses Whosoever hath sinned against me him will I blot out of my book 34 Therefore now go lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee Behold mine Angel shall go before thee Nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them 35 And the LORD plagued the people because they made the calf which Aaron made CHAP. XXXIII 1 The Lord refuseth to go as he had promised with the people 4 The people mourn thereat 7 The tabernacle is removed out of the camp 9 The Lord talketh familiarly with Moses 12 Moses desireth to see the glory of God ANd the LORD said unto Moses Depart and go up hence thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt unto the land which I sware unto Abraham to Isaac and to Jacob saying * Gen. 12.7 Unto thy seed will I give it 2 * Deut. 7.22 Josh 24.11 And I will send an Angel before thee and I will drive out the Canaanite the Amorite and the Hittite and the Perizzite the Hivite and the Jebusite 3 Unto a land flowing with milk honey for I will not go up in the midst of thee for thou art a * Chap. 32.9 Deut. 9.13 stiff-necked people lest I consume thee in the way 4 ¶ And when the people heard these evil tidings they mourned and no man did put on him his ornaments 5 For the LORD had said unto Moses Say unto the children of Israel Ye are a stiff-necked people I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment and consume thee therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee that I may know what to do unto thee 6 And the children of Israel stript themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb. 7 And Moses took the tabernacle and pitched it without the camp afar off from the camp and called it the tabernacle of the congregation And it came to pass that every one which sought the LORD went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation which was without the camp 8 And it came to pass when Moses went out unto the tabernacle that all the people rose up and stood every man at his tent-door and looked after Moses until he was gone into the tabernacle 9 And it came to pass as Moses entred into the tabernacle the cloudy pillar descended and stood at the door of the tabernacle and the LORD talked with Moses 10 And all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand at the tabernacle-door all the people rose up worshipped every man in his tent-door 11 And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face as a man speaketh unto his friend And he tuâ—ned again into the camp but his servant Joshua the son of Nun a young man departed not out of the tabernacle 12 ¶ And Moses said unto the LORD See thou sayest unto me Bring up this people and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me Yet thou hast said I know thee by name and thou hast also found grace in my sight 13 Now therefore I pray thee if I have found grace in thy sight shew me now thy way that I may know thee that I may finde grace in thy sight and consider that this nation is thy people 14 And he said My presence shall go with thee I will give thee rest 15 And he said unto him If thy presence go not with me carry us not up hence 16 For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight Is it not in that thou goest with us So shall we be separated I and thy people from all the people that are upon the face of the earth 17 And the LORD said unto Moses I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken for thou hast found grace in my sight I know thee by name 18 And he said I beseech thee shew me thy glory 19 And he said I will make all my goodness pass before thee and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee * Rom. 9.15 and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy 20 And he said Thou canst not see my face
the other side thereof 19 Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch a knop and a flower and three bowls made like almonds in another branch a knop and a flower so throughout the six branches going out of the candlestick 20 And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds his knops and his flowers 21 And a knop under two branches of the same and a knop under two branches of the same and a knop under two branches of the same according to the six branches going out of it 22 Their knops and their branches were of the same all of it was one beaten work of pure gold 23 And he made his seven lamps and his snuffers and his snuff-dishes of pure gold 24 Of a talent of pure gold made he it and all the vessels thereof 25 ¶ * Ch. 30.1 And he made the incense altar of shittim-wood the length of it was a cubit and the breadâ—h of it a cubit it was four-square and two cubits was the height of it the horns thereof were of the same 26 And he overlaid it with pure gold both the top of it and the sides thereof round about and the horns of it also he made unto it a crown of gold round about 27 And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof by the two corners of it upon the two sides thereof to be places for the staves to bear it withal 28 And he made the staves of shittim-wood and overlaid them with gold 29 ¶ And he made * Ch. 30.35 the holy anointing oyl and the pure incense of sweet spices according to the work of the apothecary CHAP. XXXVIII 1 The altar of burnt-offering 8 The laver of brass 9 The court 21 The sum of that the people offered ANd * Ch. 27.1 he made the altar of burnt-offering of shittim-wood five cubits was the length thereof and five cubits the breadth thereof it was four-square and three cubits the height thereof 2 And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it the horns thereof were of the same and he overlaid it with brass 3 And he made all the vessels of the altar the pots and the shovels and the baâ—ons and the flesh-hooks and the sire-pans all the vessels thereof made he of brass 4 And he made for the altar a brasen grate of net-work under the compass thereof beneath unto the midst of it 5 And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass to be places for the staves 6 And he made the staves of shittim-wood overlaid them with brass 7 And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar to bear it withal he made the altar hollow with boards 8 ¶ And he made the laver of brass and the foot of it of brass of the ‖ Or brassâ— glasses looking-glasses of the women †Heb. assembling by troupt assembling which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation 9 ¶ And he made the court on the south-side south-ward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen an hundred cubits 10 Their pillars were twenty and their brasen sockets twenty the books of the pillars and their fillets were of silver 11 And for the north-side the hangings were an hundred cubits their pillars were twenty and their sockets of brass twenty the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver 12 And for the west-side were hangings of fifty cubits their pillars ten and their sockets ten the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver 13 And for the east-side east-ward fifty cubits 14 The hangings of the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits their pillars three and their sockets three 15 And for the other side of the court-gate on this hand and that hand were hangings of fifteen cubits their pillars three and their sockets three 16 All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen 17 And the sockets for the pillars were of brass the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver and the overlaying of their chapiters of silver and all the pillars of the court woe filleted with silver 18 And the hanging for the gate of the court was needle-work of blue and purple and scarlet and fine twined linen and twenty cubits was the length and the height in the breadth was five cubits answerable to the hangings of the court 19 And their pillars were four and their sockets of brass sour their hooks of silver and the overlaying of their chapiters and their fillets of silver 20 And all the * Ch. 2â— 19 pins of the tabernacle and of the court round about were of brass 21 ¶ This is the sum of the tabernacle even of the tabernacle of testimony as it was counted according to the commandment of Moses for the service of the Levites by the hand of Ithamar son to Aaron the priest 22 And Bezaleel the son of Uri the son of Hur of the tribe of Judah made all that the LORD commanded Moses 23 And with him was Aholiab son of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan an engraver and a cunning workman and an embroiderer in blue and in purple and in scarlet and fine linen 24 All the gold that was occupied for the work in all the work of the holy place even the gold of the offering was twenty and nine talents and seven hundred and thirty shekels after the shekel of the sanctuary 25 And the silver of them that were numbred of the congregation was an hundred talents and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and fifteen shekels after the shekel of the sanctuary 26 A bekah for †Hâ—b a poâ—l every man that is half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary for every one that went to be numbred from twenty years old and upward for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men 27 And of the hundred talents of silver were cast the sockets of the sanctuary and the sockets of the vail an hundred sockets of the hundred talents a talent for a socket 28 And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars and overlaid their chapiters and filleted them 29 And the brass of the offering was seventy talents and two thousand and four hundred shekels 30 And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation and the brasen altar and the brasen grate for it and all the vessels of the altar 31 And the sockets of the court round about and the sockets of the court-gate and all the pins of the tabernacle and all the pins of the court round about CHAP. XXXIX 1 The clothes of the service and holy garments 2 The ephod 8 The breast-plate 22 The robe of the ephod 27 The coats mitre and girdle of fine linen 30 The plate of the holy crown 32 All is viewed and
hanging of the door to the tabernacle 6 And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt-offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation 7 And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar and shalt put water therein 8 And thou shalt set up the court round about and hang up the hanging at the court-gate 9 And thou shalt take the anointing oyl and anoint the tabernacle and all that is therein and shalt hallow it and all the vessels thereof and it shall be holy 10 And thou shalt anoint the altar of the burnt-offering and all his vessels and sanctifie the altar and it shall be an altar †Heb. holiness of holinesses most holy 11 And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot and sanctifie it 12 And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation and wash them with water 13 And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments and anoint him sanctifie him that he may minister unto me in the priests office 14 And thou shalt bring his sons and clothe them with coats 15 And thou shalt anoint them as thou didst anoint their father that they may minister unto me in the priests office for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priest-hood throughout their generations 16 Thus did Moses according to all that the LORD commanded him so did he 17 ¶ And it came to pass in the first moneth in the second year on the first day of the moneth that the * Num. 7. â—â— tabernacle was reared up 18 And Moses reared up the tabernacle and fastned his sockets and set up the boards thereof and put in the bars thereof and reared up his pillars 19 And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent above upon it as the LORD commanded Moses 20 ¶ And he took and put the testimony into the ark and set the staves on the ark and put the mercy-seat above upon the ark 21 And he brought the ark into the tabernacle and * Ch. 35. â—â— set up the vail of the covering and covered the ark of the testimony as the LORD commanded Moses 22 ¶ And he put the table in the tent of the congregation upon the side of the tabernacle north-ward without the vail 23 And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD as the LORD had commanded Moses 24 ¶ And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation over against the table on the side of the tabernacle south-ward 25 And he lighted the lamps before the LORD as the LORD commanded Moses 26 ¶ And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail 27 And he burnt sweet incense thereon as the LORD commanded Moses 28 ¶ And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle 29 And he put the altar of burnt-offering by the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation and offered upon it the burnt-offering and the meat-offering as the * Ch. 30. â—â— LORD commanded Moses 30 ¶ And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar and put water there to wash withal 31 And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat 32 When they went into the tent of the congregation when they came near unto the altar they washed as the LORD commanded Moses 33 And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar and set up the hanging of the court-gate so Moses finished the work 34 ¶ * Numb 9.15 1 King 8.10 Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle 35 And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation because the cloud abode thereon and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle 36 And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle the children of Israel †Heb. journeyed went onward in all their journeys 37 But if the cloud were not taken up then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up 38 For the cloud of the LORD was upon the tabernacle by day and fire was on it by night in the sight of all the house of Israel throughout all their journeys The third book of Moses called LEVITICUS CHAP. I. 1 The burnt-offerings 3 of the herd 10 of the fâ—ocks 14 of the fowls ANd the LORD called unto Moses and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation saying 2 Speak unto the children of Israel and say unto them If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD ye shall bring your offering of the cattel even of the herd and of the flock 3 If his offering be a brunt-sacrifice of the herd let him offer a male without blemish he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD 4 * Eâ—od 19.10 And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him 5 And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD and the priests Aarons sons shall bring the bloâ—d and sprinkle the bloud round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation 6 And he shall flay the burnt-offering and cut it into his pieces 7 And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar and lay the wood in order upon the fire 8 And the priests Aarons sons shall lay the parts the head the fat in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar 9 But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water and the priest shall burn all on the altar to be a burnt-sacrifice an offering made by fire of a sweet favour unto the LORD 10 ¶ And if his offering be of the flocks namely of the sheep or of the goats for a burnt-sacrifice he shall bring it a male without blemish 11 And he shall kill it on the side of the altar north-ward before the LORD and the priests Aarons sons shall sprinkle his bloud round â—â—out upon the altar 12 And he shall cut it into his pieces with his head and his fat and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar 13 But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water and the priests shall bring it all and burn it upon the altar it is a burnt-sacrifice an offering made by fire of a sweet savour unto the LORD 14 ¶ And if the burnt-sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls then he shall bring his offering of turtle-doves or of young pigeons 15 And the priest shall bring it unto the altar and ‖ Or pinch of the
bead with the nail wring off his head and burn it on the altar and the bloud thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar 16 And he shall pluck away his crop with ‖ Or the filth thereof his feathers and cast it beside the altar on the east-part by the place of the ashes 17 And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof but shall not divide it asunder and the priest shall burn it upon the altar upon the wood that is upon the fire it is a burnt-sacrifice an offering made by fire of a sweet savour unto the LORD CHAP. II. 1 The meat-offering of flour with oyl and incense 4 either baken in the oven 5 or on a plate 7 or in a frying-pan 12 or of the first-fruits in the ear 13 The salt of the meat-offering ANd when any will offer a meat-offering unto the LORD his offering shall be of fine flour and he shall pour oyl upon it and put frankincense thereon 2 And he shall bring it to Aarons sons the priests and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof and of the oyl thereof with all the frankincense thereof and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar to be an offering made by fire of a sweet savour unto the LORD 3 And * Ecclus 7.31 the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aarons and his sons it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire 4 ¶ And if thou bring an oblation of a meat-offering baken in the oven it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oyl or unleavened waters anointed with oyl 5 ¶ And if thy oblation be a meat-offering baken ‖ Or on a flat plate or slite in a pan it shall be of fine flour unleavened mingled with oyl 6 Thou shalt part it in pieces pour oyl thereon it is a meat-offering 7 ¶ And if thy oblation be a meat-offering baken in the frying-pan it shall be made of fine flour with oyl 8 And thou shalt bring the meat offering that is made of these things unto the LORD and when it is presented unto the priest he shall bring it unto the altar 9 And the priest shall take from the meat-offering * Pet. 2. a memorial thereof and shall burn it upon the altar it is an * Exod. 29.18 offering made by fire of a sweet savour unto the LORD 10 And that which is lest of the meat-offering shall be Aarons and his sons it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire 11 No meat-offering which ye shall bring unto the LORD shall be made with leaven for ye shall burn no leaven nor any honey in any offering of the LORD made by fire 12 ¶ As for the oblation of the first-fruits ye shall offer them unto the LORD but they shall not †Heb. astend be burnt on the altar for a sweet savour 13 And every oblation of thy meat-offering * Mar. 9. â—â— shalt thou season with salt neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat-offering with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt 14 And if thou offer a meat-offering of thy first-fruits unto the LORD thou shalt offer for the meat-offering of thy first-fruits green ears of corn dried by the fire even corn beaten out of full ears 15 And thou shalt put oyl upon it and lay frankincense thereon it is a meat-offering 16 And the priest shall burn the memorial of it part of the beaten corn thereof and part of the oyl thereof with all the frankincense thereof it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD CHAP. III. 1 The peace-offering of the herd 6 of the flock 7 either a lamb 12 or a goat ANd if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace-offering if he offer it of the herd whether it be a male or female he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD 2 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation and Aarons sons the priests shall sprinkle the bloud upon the altar round about 3 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace-offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD * Exod. 29.21 the ‖ Or suâ—t fat that covereth the inwards and all the fat that is upon the inwards 4 And the two kidneys and the fat that is on them which is by the flanks and the ‖ Or midriff over the liver and over the kidneys caul above the liver with the kidneys it shall he take away 5 And Aarons sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt-sacrifice which is upon the wood that is on the fire it is an offering made by fire of a sweet savour unto the LORD 6 ¶ And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace-offering unto the LORD be of the flock male or female he shall offer it without blemish 7 If he offer a lamb for his offering then shall he offer it before the LORD 8 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation and Aarons sons shall sprinkle the bloud thereof round about upon the altar 9 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace-offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD the fat thereof and the whole rump it shall be take off hard by the back-bone and the fat that covereth the inwards and all the fat that is upon the inwards 10 And the two kidneys and the fat that is upon them which is by the flanks and the caul above the liver with the kidneys it shall be take away 11 And the priest shall burn it upon the altar it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD 12 ¶ And if his offering be a goat then he shall offer it before the LORD 13 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the bloud thereof upon the altar round about 14 And he shall offer thereof his offering even an offering made by fire unto the LORD the fat that covereth the inwards and all the fat that is upon the inwards 15 And the two kidneys and the fat that is upon them which is by the flanks and the caul above the liver with the kidneys it shall he take away 16 And the priest shall burn them upon the altar it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour * Ch. 7.25 All the fat is the LORDS 17 It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings that ye eat neither fat nor * Gen. 9.4 Chap. 7.25 17.14 bloud CHAP. IV. 1 The sin-offering of ignorance 3 for the priest 13 for the
the fat of the peace-offerings 13 The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar it shall never go out 14 ¶ * Ch. 2.1 〈◊〉 15.4 And this is the law of the meat-offering the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the LORD before the altar 15 And he shall take of it his handful of the flour of the meat-offering and of the oyl thereof and all the frankincense which is upon the meat-offering and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour even the * Chap. â— 9 memorial of it unto the LORD 16 And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation they shall eat it 17 It â—â—all not be baken with leaven I have given it unto them for their portion of my offerings made by fire it is most holy as is the sin-offering and as the trespass-offering 18 All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it It shall be a statute for ever in your generations concerning the offerings of the LORD made by fire * â—xod 1â— 37 Every one that toucheth them shall be holy 19 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 20 This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons which they shall offer unto the LORD in the day when he is anointed the tenth part of an * Exod. 16.36 ephah of fine flour for 2 meat-offering perpetual half of it in the morning and half thereof at night 21 In a pan it shall be made with oyl and when it is baken thou shalt bring it in and the baken pieces of the meat-offering shalt thou offer for a sweet savour unto the LORD 22 And the priest of his sons that is anointed in his stead shall offer it It is a statute for ever unto the LORD it shall be whollâ— burnt 23 For every meat-offering for the priest shall be wholly burnt it shall not be eaten 24 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 25 Speak unto Aaton and to 〈…〉 saying This is the law of the sin-offering In the place where the burnt-offâ—ring is killed shall the sin-offering be killed before the LORD it is moâ—t holy 26 The priest that offâ—râ—th â—t for sin shall eat it in the holy place shall it be eaten in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation 27 Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy and when there is sprinkled of the bloud thereof upon any garment thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in the holy place 28 But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden * Chap. 11.33 shall be broken and if it be sodden in a brasen pot it shall be both scoured and rinsed in water 29 All the males among the priests shall eat thereof it is most holy 30 * Hebr. 13.11 And no sin-offering whereof any of the bloud is brought into the tabernacle of the congregation to reconcile withal in the holy place shall be eaten it shall be burnt in the fire CHAP. VII 1 The law of the trespass-offering 11 and of the peace-offerings 12 whether it be for a thanksgiving 16 or a vow or a free-will-offering 22 The fat 26 and the bloud are forbidden 28 The priests portion in the peace-offâ—rings LIkewise this is the law of the trespass-offering it is most holy 2 In the place where they kill the burnt-offering shall they kill the trespass-offering and the bloud thereof shall he sprinkle round about upon the altar 3 And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof the rump and the fat that covereth the inwards 4 And the two kidneys and the fat that is on them which is by the flanks and the caul that is above the liver with the kidneys it shall he take away 5 And the priest shall burn them upon the altar for an offering made by fire unto the LORD it is a trespass-offering 6 Every male among the priests shall eat thereof it shall be eaten in the holy place it is most holy 7 As the sin-offering is so is the trespass-offering there is one law for them the priest that maketh atonement therewith shall have it 8 And the priest that offereth any mans burnt-offering even the priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt-offering which he hath offered 9 And all the meat-offering that is baken in the oven and all that is dressed in the frying-pan and ‖ Or on the flat plate or slice in the pan shall be the priests that offereth it 10 And every meat-offering mingled with oyl and dry shall all the sons of Aaron have one as much as another 11 And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace-offerings which he shall offer unto the LORD 12 If he offer it for a thanksgiving then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oyl and unleavened wafers anointed with oyl and cakes mingled with oyl of fine flour fryed 13 Besides the cakes he shall offer for his offering leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace-offerings 14 And of it he shall offer one out of the whole oblation for an heave-offering unto the LORD and it shall be the priests that sprinkleth the bloud of the peace-offerings 15 And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace-offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day that it is offered he shall not leave any of it until the morning 16 But if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow or a voluntary offering it shall be eaten the same day that he offereth his sacrifice and on the morrow also the remainder of it shall be eaten 17 But the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire 18 And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace-offerings be eaten at all on the third day it shall not be accepted neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it it shall be an abomination and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity 19 And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten it shall be burnt with fire and as for the flesh all that be clean shall eat thereof 20 But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offerings that pertain unto the LORD * Chap 15.3 having his uncleanness upon him even that soul shall be cut off from his people 21 Moreover the soul that shall touch any unclean thing as the uncleanness of man or any unclean beast or any abominable unclean thing and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offerings which pertain unto the LORD even that soul shall be cut off from his people 22 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 23 Speak unto the children of Israel saying * Chap. 3.17 Ye shall eat no manner fat of ox or of sheep or of goat 24 And the fat of the
†Heb carcase beast that dieth of it self and the fat of that which is torn with beasts may be used in any other use but ye shall in no wise eat of it 25 For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast of which men offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people 26 * Gen. 9.4 Chap. 3.17 17.14 Moreover ye shall eat no manner of bloud whether it be of fowl or of beast in any of your dwellings 27 Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any manner of bloud even that soul shall be cut off from his people 28 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 29 Speak unto the children of Israel saying He that offereth the sacrifice of his peace offerings unto the LORD shall bring his oblation unto the LORD of the sacrifice of his peace-offerings 30 His own hands shall bring the offerings of the LORD made by fire the fat with the breast it shall he bring that * Exod 29.24 the breast may be waved for a wave-offering before the LORD 31 And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar but the breast shall be Aarons and his sons 32 And the right shoulder shall ye give unto the priest for an heave-offering of the sacrifices of your peace-offerings 33 He among the sons of Aaron that offereth the bloud of the peace-offerings and the fat shall have the right shoulder for his part 34 For the wave-breast and the heave-shoulder have I taken of the children of Israel from off the sacrifices of their peace-offerings and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons by a statute for ever from among the children of Israel 35 ¶ This is the portion of the anointing of Aaron and of the anointing of his sons out of the offerings of the LORD made by fire in the day when he presented them to minister unto the LORD in the priests office 36 Which the LORD commanded to be given them of the children of Israel in the day that he anointed them by a statute for ever throughout their generations 37 This is the law of the burnt-offering of the meat-offering and of the sin-offering and of the trespass-offering and of the consecrations and of the sacrifice of the peace-offerings 38 Which the LORD commanded Moses in mount Sinai in the day that he commanded the children of Israel to offer their oblations unto the LORD in the wilderness of Sinai CHAP. VIII 1 Moses consecrateth Aaron and his sons 14 Their sin-offering 18 Their burnt-offering 22 The ram of consecrations 31 The place and time of their consecration ANd the LORD spake unto Moses saying 2 Take Aaron and his sons with him and * Ex. 28.2 4 the garments and * Ex. 30.24 the anointing oyl and a bullock for the sin-offering and two rams and a basket of unleavened bread 3 And gather thou all the congregation together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation 4 And Moses did as the LORD commanded him and the assembly was gathered together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation 5 And Moses said unto the congregation * Exod. 29.4 This is the thing which the LORD commanded to be done 6 And Moses brought Aaron his sons washed them with water 7 And he put upon him the coat and girded him with the girdle and clothed him with the robe and put the ephod upon him and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod and bound it unto him therewith 8 And he put the breast-plate upon him also he * Exod. 28.30 put in the breast-plate the Urim and Thummim 9 And he put the mitre upon his head also upon the mitre even upon his forefront did he put the golden plate the holy crown as the LORD * Exod. 28.39 c. commanded Moses 10 And Moses took the anointing oyl and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein and sanctified them 11 And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times and anointed the altar all his vessels both the laver his foot to sanctifie them 12 And he * Ps 133.2 Ecclus 45.15 poured of the anointing oyl upon Aarons head and anointed him to sanctifie him 13 And Moses brought Aarons sons and put coats upon them and girded them with girdles and †Heb. bound put bonnets upon them as the LORD commanded Moses 14 * Exod. 29.1 And he brought the bullock for the sin-offering and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin-offering 15 And he slew it and Moses took the bloud and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger and purified the altar and poured the bloud at the bottom of the altar and sanctified it to make reconciliation upon it 16 And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards and the caul above the liver and the two kidneys and their fat and Moses burned it upon the altar 17 But the bullock and his hide his flesh and his dung he burnt with fire without the camp as the LORD * Ex. 29.14 commanded Moses 18 ¶ And he brought the ram for the burnt-offering and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram 19 And he killed it and Moses sprinkled the bloud upon the altar round about 20 And he cut the ram into pieces and Moses burnt the head and the pieces and the fat 21 And he washed the inwards and the legs in water and Moses burnt the whole ram upon the altar it was a burnt-sacrifice for a sweet savour and an offering made by fire unto the LORD as the LORD commanded Moses 22 ¶ And * Ex. 29.31 he brought the other ram the ram of consecration and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram 23 And he slew it and Moses took of the bloud of it and put it upon the tip of Aarons right ear and upon the thumb of his right hand and upon the great toe of his right foot 24 And he brought Aarons sons and Moses put of the bloud upon the tip of their right ear and upon the thumbs of their right hands upon the great toes of their right feet and Moses sprinkled the bloud upon the altar round about 25 And he took the fat and the rump and all the fat that was upon the inwards and the caul above the liver and the two kidneys and their fat and the right shoulder 26 And out of the basket of unleavened bread that was before the LORD he took one unleavened cake and a cake of oyled bread and one wafer and put them on the fat and upon the right shoulder 27 And he put all * Ex. 27.24 c. upon Aarons hands and upon his sons hands and waved them for a wave-offering before the LORD 28 And Moses took them
from off their hands and burnt them on the altar upon the burnt-offering they were consecrations for a sweet savour it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD 29 And Moses took the breast and waved it for a wave offering before the LORD for of the ram of consecration it was Moses * Exe. 29.26 part as the LORD commanded Moses 30 And Moses took of the anointing oyl and of the bloud which was upon the altar and sprinkled it upon Aaron and upon his garments and upon his sons and upon his sons garments with him and sanctified Aaron and his garments and his sons and his sons garments with him 31 ¶ And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons Boyl the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation and there * Ex. 29 31. eat it with the bread that is in the basket of consecrations as I commanded saying Aaron and his sons shall eat it 32 And that which remaineth of the flesh and of the bread shall ye burn with fire 33 And ye shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation in seven days until the days of your consecration be at an end for * Ex. 29 31. seven days shall he consecrate you 34 As he hath done this day so the LORD hath commanded to do to make an atonement for you 35 Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and nigâ—t seven days and keep the charge of the LORD that ye die not for so I am commanded 36 So Aaron and his sons did all things which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses CHAP. IX 1 The first offerings of Aaron for himself and the people 8 The sin-offering 12 and the burnt-offering for himself 15 The offerings for the people 23 Moses and Aaron bless the people 24 Fire cometh from the Lord upon the altar ANd it came to pass on the eighth day that Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel 2 And he said unto Aaron * Ex. 29.1 Take thee a young call for a sin-offering and a ram for a burnt-offering without blemish and offer them before the LORD 3 And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak saying Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin-offering and a calf and a lamb both of the first year without blemish for a burnt offering 4 Also a bullock and a ram for peace-offerings to sacrifice before the LORD and a meat-offering mingled with oyl for to day the LORD will appear unto you 5 ¶ And they brought that which Moses commanded before the tabernacle of the congregation and all the congregation drew near and stood before the LORD 6 And Moses said This is the thing which the LORD commanded that ye should do and the glory of the LORD shall appear unto you 7 And Moses said unto Aaron Go unto the altar and offer thy sin-offering and thy burnt-offering and make an atonement for thy self and for the people and offer the offering of the people and make an atonement for them as the LORD commanded 8 ¶ Aaron therefore went unto the altar and slew the calf of the sin-offering which was for himself 9 And the sons of Aaron brought the bloud unto him and he dipt his finger in the bloud and put it upon the horns of the altar and poured out the bloud at the bottom of the altar 10 But the fat and the kidneys and the caul above the liver of the sin-offering he burnt upon the altar as the LORD commanded Moses 11 And the flesh and the hide he burnt with fire without the camp 12 And he slew the burnt-offering and Aarons sons presented unto him the bloud which he sprinkled round about upon the altar 13 And they presented the burnt-offering unto him with the pieces thereof and the head and he burnt them upon the altar 14 And he did wash the inwards and the legs and burnt them upon the burnt-offering on the altar 15 ¶ And he brought the peoples offering and took the goat which was the sin offering for the people and slew it and offered it for sin as the first 16 And he brought the burnt-offering and offered it according to the ‖ Or ordinance manner 17 And he brought the meat-offering and †Heb. filled his hand out of it took an handful thereof and burnt it upon the altar * Ex. 39.38 beside the burnt-sacrifice of the morning 18 He slew also the bullock and the ram for a sacrifice of peace-offerings which was for the people and Aarons sons presented unto him the bloud which he sprinkled upon the altar round about 19 And the fat of the bullock and of the ram the rump and that which covereth the inwards and the kidneys and the caul above the liver 20 And they put the fat upon the breasts he burnt the fat upon the altar 21 And the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved for a wave-offering before the LORD as Moses commanded 22 And Aaron lift up his hand towards the people and blessed them and came down from offering of the sin-offering and the burnt-offering and peace-offerings 23 And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation and came out and blessed the people and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people 24 And * Gen. 4.4 1 Kin. 18.38 2 Chro. 7.1 2 Mac. 2.10 11. there came a fire out from before the LORD and consumed upon the altar the burnt-offering and the fat which when all the people saw they shouted and tell on their faces CHAP. X. 1 Nadab and Abihu for offering of strange fire are burnt by fire 6 Aaron and his sons are forbidden to mourn for them 8 The priests are forbidden wine when they are to go into the tabernacle 12 The law of eating the hâ—ly things 16 Aarons excuse for transgressing thereof ANd * Num. â— 4 26.6 1 Chr. 24.2 Nadab and Abihu the sons of Aaron took either of them his censer and put fire therein and put incense thereon and offered strange fire before the LORD which he commanded them not 2 And there went out fire from the LORD and devoured them and they died before the LORD 3 Then Moses said unto Aaron This is it that the LORD spake saying I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me and before all tâ—e people I will be glorified And Aaron held his peace 4 And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron and said unto them Come near carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp 5 So they went near and carried them in their coats out of the camp as Moses had said 6 And Moses said unto Aaron and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar his sons Uncover not your heads neither rend your clothes lest you die and lest wrath come upon all the people but let your brethren the
whole house of Israel bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled 7 And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation lest you die for the anointing oyl of the LORD is upon you And they did according to the word of Moses 8 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Aaron saying 9 Do not drink wine nor strong drink thou nor thy sons with thee when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation lest ye die It shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations 10 And that ye may put difference between hoâ—y and unholy and between unclean and clean 11 And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the LORD hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses 12 ¶ And Moses spake unto Aaron and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamâ—r his sons that were left Take the meat-offering that remaineth of the offerings of the LORD made by fire and eat it without leaven beside the altar for it is most holy 13 And ye shall eat it in the holy place because it is thy due and thy sonâ— due of the sacrifices of the LORD made by fire for so I am commandâ—d 14 And * Exod. â—9 24 the wave-breast and heave-shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place thou and thy sons and thy daughters with thee for they be thy due and thy sons due which are given out of the sacrifices of peace-offerings of the children of Israel 15 The heave-shoulder and the wave-breast shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat to wave it for a wave-offering before the LORD and it shall be thine and thy sons with thee by a statute for ever as the LORD hath commanded 16 ¶ And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin-offering and behold it was burnt and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar the sons of Aaron which were left alive saying 17 Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin-offering in the holy place seeing it is most holy and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation to make atonement for them before the LORD 18 Behold the bloud of it was not brought in within the holy place ye should indeed have eaten it in the holy place * Chap. 6.26 as I commanded 19 And Aaron said unto Moses Behold this day have they offered their sin-offering and their burnt-offering before the LORD and such things have befallen me and if I had eaten the sin-offering to day should it have been accepted in the sight of the LORD 20 And when Moses heard that he was content CHAP. XI 1 What beasts may 4 and what may not be eaten 9 What fishes 13 What fowls 29 The creeping things which are unclean ANd the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron saying unto them 2 Speak unto the children of Israel saying * Deu. 14.4 Act. 10 1â— These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth 3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof and is cloven-footed and cheweth the cud among the beasts that shall ye eat 4 Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud or of them that divide the hoof as the camel because he cheweth the cud but divideth not the hoof he is unclean to you 5 And the coney because he cheweth the cud but divideth not the hoof he is unclean unto you 6 And the hare because he cheweth the cud but divideth not the hoof he is unclean unto you 7 And * 2 Maâ— 6.18 the swine though he divide the hoof and be cloven-footed yet he cheweth not the cud he is unclean to you 8 Of their flesh shall ye not eat and their carcase shall ye not touch they are unclean to you 9 ¶ These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters whatsoever hath fins scales in the waters in the seas in the rivers them shall ye eat 10 And all that have not fins nor scales in the seas and in the rivers of all that move in the waters and of any living thing which is in the waters they shall be an abomination unto you 11 They shall be even an abomination unto you ye shall not eat of their flesh but you shall have their carcases in abomination 12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters that shall be an abomination unto you 13 ¶ And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls they shall not be eaten they are an abomination the eagle and the ossifrage and the ospray 14 And the vulture and the kite after his kinde 15 Every raven after his kinde 16 And the owl and the night-hauk and the cuckow and the hauk after his kinde 17 And the little owl and the cormorant and the great owl 18 And the swan and the pelican and the gier-eagle 19 And the stork and the heron after her kinde and the lapwing and the bat 20 All fowls that creep going upon all four shall be an abomination unto you 21 Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four which have legs above their feet to leap withal upon the earth 22 Even these of them ye may eat the locust after his kinde and the bald locust after his kinde and the beetle after his kinde and the grashopper after his kinde 23 But all other flying creeping things which have four feet shall be an abomination unto you 24 And for these ye shall be unclean whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even 25 And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the even 26 The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof and is not cloven-footed nor cheweth the cud are unclean unto you every one that toucheth them shall be unclean 27 And whatsoever goeth upon his paws among all manner of beasts that go on all four those are unclean unto you whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even 28 And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the even they are unclean unto you 29 ¶ These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth the weasel and the mouse and the tortoise after his kinde 30 And the ferret and the chameleon and the lyzard and the snail and the mole 31 These are unclean to you among all that creep whosoever doth touch them when they be dead shall be unclean until the even 32 And upon whatsoever any of them when they are dead doth fall it shall be unclean whether it be any vessel of wood or raiment or skin or sack whatsoever vessel it be wherein any work is done it must be put into water and it shall be unclean until the even so it shall be cleansed 33 And every earthen vessel whereinto any of them falleth whatsoever is in it shall
in water and be unclean until the even 17 And every garment and every skin whereon is the seed of copulation shall be washed with water and be unclean until the even 18 The woman also with whom man shall lie with seed of copulation they shall both bathe themselves in water and be unclean until the even 19 ¶ And if a woman have an issue and her issue in her flesh be bloud she shall be †Heb. in her separation put apart seven days and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even 20 And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean 21 And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the even 22 And whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the even 23 And if it be on her bed or on any thing whereon she sitteth when he toucheth it he shall be unclean until the even 24 And if any man lie with her at all and her flowers be upon him he shall be unclean seven days and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean 25 And if a woman have an issue of her bloud many days out of the time of her separation or if it run beyond the time of her separation all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation she shall be unclean 26 Every bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the bed of her separation and whatsoever she sitteth upon shall be unclean as the uncleanness of her separation 27 And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean and shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water be unclean until the even 28 But if she be cleansed of her issue then she shall number to her self seven days and after that she shall be clean 29 And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtles or two young pigeons and bring them unto the priest to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation 30 And the priest shall offer the one for a sin-offering and the other for a burnt-offering and the priest shall make an atonement for her before the LORD for the issue of her uncleanness 31 Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness that they die not in their uncleanness when they defile my tabernacle that is among them 32 This is the law of him that hath an issue and of him whose seed goeth from him and is defiled therewith 33 And of her that is sick of her flowers and of him that hath an issue of the man and of the woman and of him that lieth with her which is unclean CHAP. XVI 1 How the high priest must enter into the hâ—ly place 11 The sin-offering for himself 15 The sin-offering for the people 20 The scape-goat 29 The yearly feast of the expâ—ations ANd the LORD spake unto Moses after * Chap. 10.2 the death of the two sons of Aaron when they offered before the LORD and died 2 And the LORD said unto Moses Speak unto Aaron thy brother that he * Ex. 30.10 Hebr. 9.7 come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy-seat which is upon the ark that he die not for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy-seat 3 Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place with a young bullock for a sin-offering and a ram for a burnt-offering 4 He shall put on the holy linen coat and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh and shall be girded with the linen girdle and with the linen mitre shall he be attired these are holy garments therefore shall he wash his flesh in water and so put them on 5 And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt-offering 6 And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin-offering which is for himself and * Hebr. 9.7 make an atonement for himself and for his house 7 And he shall take the two goats and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation 8 And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats one lot for the LORD and the other lot for the †Heb. Azazâ—l scape-goat 9 And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORDS lot †Heb. went up fell and offer him for a sin-offering 10 But the goat on which the lot fell to be the scape-goat shall be presented alive before the LORD to make an atonement with him and to let him go for a scape-goat into the wilderness 11 And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself and shall make an atonement for himself and for his house and shall kill the bullock of the sin-offering which is for himself 12 And he shall take a censer-full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small and bring it within the vail 13 And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy-seat that is upon the testimony that he die not 14 And * Hebr. â— 13 10.4 he shall take of the bloud of the bullock and * Cha. 4. â— sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat east-ward and before the mercy-seat shall he sprinkle of the bloud with his finger seven times 15 ¶ Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering that is for the people and bring his bloud within the vail and do with that bloud as he did with the bloud of the bullock and sprinkle it upon the mercy-seat and before the mercy seat 16 And he shall make an atonement for the holy place because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel and because of their transgressions in all their sins and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation that †Heb. dwelleth remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness 17 * Luk. 1 1â— And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place until he come out and have made an atonement for himself and for his houshold and for all the congregation of Israel 18 And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the LORD and make an atonement for it and shall take of the bloud of the bullock of the bloud of the goat put it upon the horns of the altar round about 19 And he shall sprinkle of the bloud upon it with his finger seven times and cleanse it and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel
20 ¶ And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place the tabernacle of the congregation the altar he shall bring the live goat 21 And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel and all their transgressions in all their sins putting them upon the head of the goat and shall send him away by the hand of †Heb. a man of opportunity a fit man into the wilderness 22 And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land †Heb. of separation not inhabited and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness 23 And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation and shall put off the linen garments which he put on when he went into the holy place and shall leave them there 24 And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place and put on his garments and come forth and offer his burnt-offering and the burnt-offering of the people and make an atonement for himself and for the people 25 And the fat of the sin-offering shall he burn upon the altar 26 And he that let go the goat for the scape-goat shall wash his clothes and bathe his flesh in water and afterward come into the camp 27 * Cha. â— 20 Heb. 13 1â— And the bullock for the sin-offering and the goat for the sin-offering whose bloud was brought in to make atonement in the holy place shall one carry forth without the camp and they shall burn in the fire their skins and their flesh and their dung 28 And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes and bathe his flesh in water and afterward he shall come into the camp 29 ¶ And this shall be a statute for ever unto you that in the seventh moneth on the tenth day of the moneth ye shall afflict your souls and do no work at all whether it be one of your own countrey of a stranger that sojourneth among you 30 For on that day shall the priest make an atonement foâ— you to cleanse you that ye may be clean from all your sins before the LORD 31 It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you and ye shall afflict your souls by a statute for ever 32 And the priest whom he shall anoint and whom he shall †Heb. till his hand consecrate to minister in the priests office in his fathers stead shall make the atonement and shall put on the linen clothes even the holy garments 33 And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary and â—e shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation and for the altar and he shall make an atonement for the priests and for all the people of the congregation 34 And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins * Exod. 30.10 Hebr. â— 7 once a year And he did as the LORD commanded Moses CHAP. XVII 1 The bloud of all slain beasts must be offered to the Lord at the door of the tabernacle 7 They must not offer to devils 10 All eating of bloud is forbidden 15 and all that dâ—th alone or is torn ANd the LORD spake unto Moses saying 2 Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons and unto all the children of Israel and say unto them This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded saying 3 What man soever there be of the house of Israel that killeth an ox or lamb or goat in the camp or that killeth it out of the camp 4 And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation to offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD bloud shall be imputed unto that man he hath shed bloud and that man shall be cut off from among his people 5 To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices which they offer in the open field even that they may brâ—ng them unto the LORD unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation unto the priest and ofter them for peace-offerings unto the LORD 6 And the priest shall sprinkle the bloud upon the altar of the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation and burn the sat for a * Exod. 20.18 Chap. 4.31 sweet savour unto the LORD 7 And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils after whom they have gone a whoring This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generaâ—ions 8 ¶ And thou shalt say unto them whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel or of the strangers which sojourn among you that offereth a burnt-offering or sacrifice 9 And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation to offer it unto the LORD even that man shall be cut off from among his people 10 ¶ And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel or of the strangers that sojourn among you that eateth any manner of bloud I will even set my face against that soul that eateth bloud and will cut him off from among his people 11 For the life of the flesh is in the bloud and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls for it is the bloud that maketh an atonement for the soul 12 Therefore I said unto the children of Israel No soul of you shall eat bloud neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat bloud 13 And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel or of the strangers that sojourn among you †Heb. that hunteth any hunting which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten he shall even pour out the bloud thereof and cover it with dust 14 * Gen. 9.4 For it is the life of all flesh the bloud of it is for the life thereof therefore I said unto the children of Israel Ye shall eat the bloud of no manner of flesh for the life of all flesh is the bloud thereof whosoever eateth it shall be cut off 15 And every soul that eateth †Heb. a carcase that which died of it self or that which was torn with beasts whether it be one of your own countrey or a stranger he shall both wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the even then shall he be clean 16 But if he wash them not nor bathe his flesh then he shall bear his iniquity CHAP. XVIII 1Vnlawful marriages 19Vnlawful lusts ANd the LORD spake unto Moses saying 2 Speak unto the children of Israel and say unto them I am the LORD your God 3 After the doings of the land of Egypt wherein ye dwelt shall ye not do and after the doings of the land of Canaan whither I bring you shall ye not do neither shall ye walk in their ordinances 4 Ye shall do my judgements and
nor of thy fathers sister for he uncovereth his near kin they shall bear their iniquity 20 And if a man shall lie with his uncles wife he hath uncovered his uncles nakedness they shall bear their sin they shall die childless 21 And if a man shall take his brothers wife â—t is †Heb. a separation an unclean thing he hath uncovered his brothers nakedness they shall be childless 22 ¶ Ye shall therefore keep all my * Chap. 18.26 statutes and all my judgements and do them that the land whither I bring you to dwell therein * Chap. 18.25 spue you not out 23 And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation which I cast out before you for they committed all these things and * Deut. 9.5 therefore I abhorred them 24 But I have said unto you Ye shall inherit their land I will give it unto you to possess it a land that floweth with milk and honey I am the LORD your God which have separated you from other people 25 * Chap. 11.2 Deut. 14.4 Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean between unclean fowls and clean and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast or by fowl or by any manner of living thing that ‖ Or moveth creepeth on the ground which I have separated from you as unclean 26 And ye shall be holy unto me * Vers 7. Chap. 19.2 1 Pet. â— 16 for I the LORD am holy and have severed you from other people that ye should be mine 27 ¶ * Deut. 18.11 1 Sam. 28.7 A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit or that is a wizard shall surely be put to death they shall stone them with stones their bloud sâ—all be upon them CHAP. XXI 1 Of the priests mourning 6 Of their hâ—liness 8 Of their estimation 7 13 Of their marriages 16 The priests that have blemishes must not miniâ—ter in the sanctuary ANd the LORD said unto Moses Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron and say unto them There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people 2 But for his kin that is near unto him that is for his mother and for his father and for his son and for his daughter and for his brother 3 And for his sister a virgin that is nigh unto him which hath had no husband for her may he be defiled 4 But ‖ Or being an husband among his people be shall not defile himself for his wife c. he shall not defile himself being a chief man among his people to profane himself 5 * Chap. 19.27 They shall not make baldness upon their head neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard nor make any cuttings in their flesh 6 They shall be holy unto their God and not profane the name of their God for the offerings of the LORD made by fire and the bread of their God they do offer therefore they shall be holy 7 They shall not take a wife that is a whore or profane neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband for he is holy unto his God 8 Thou shalt sanctifie him therefore for he offereth the bread of thy God he shall be holy unto thee for I the LORD which sanctifie you am holy 9 ¶ And the daughter of any priest if she profane her self by playing the whore she profaneth her father she shall be burnt with fire 10 And he that is the high priest among his brethren upon whose head the anointing oyl was poured and that is consecrated to put on the garments shall not uncover his head nor rend his clothes 11 Neither shall he go in to any dead body nor defile himself for his father or for his mother 12 Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary nor profane the sanctuary of his God for the crown of the anointing oyl of his God is upon him I am the LORD 13 And he shall take a wife in her virginâ—ty 14 A widow or a divorced woman or profane or an harlot these shall he not take but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife 15 Neither shall he profane his seed among his people for I the LORD do sanctifie him 16 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 17 Speak unto Aaron saying Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any blemish let him not approach to offer the ‖ Or food bread of his God 18 For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish he shall not approach a blinde man or a lame or he that hath a flat nose or any thing * Chap. 22.23 superfluous 19 Or a man that is broken-footed or broken-handed 20 Or crook-backt or ‖ Or too slender a dwarf or that hath a blemish in his eye or be scurvy or scabbed or hath his stones broken 21 No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire he hath a blemish he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God 22 He shall eat the bread of his God both of the most holy and of the holy 23 Onely he shall not go in unto the vail nor come nigh unto the altar because he hath a blemish that he profane not my sanctuarieâ— for I the LORD do sanctifie them 24 And Moses told it unto Aaron and to his sons and unto all the children of Israel CHAP. XXII 1 The priests in their uncleanness must abstain from the holy things 6 How they shall be cleansed 10 Who of the priests house may eat of the holy things 17 The sacrifices must be without blemish 26 The age of the sacrifice 29 The law of eating the sacrifice of thanksgiving ANd the LORD spake unto Moses saying 2 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me I am the LORD 3 Say unto them Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations that goeth unto the holy things which the children of Israel hallow unto the LORD having his uncleanness upon him that soul shall be cut off from my presence I am the LORD 4 What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper or hath * Chap. 15.2 a †Heb. running of the reins running issue he shall not eat of the holy things until he be clean And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead or a man whose seed goeth from him 5 Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing whereby he may be made unclean or a man of whom he may take uncleanness whatsoever uncleanness he hath 6 The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even and shall not eat of the holy things unless he wash his flesh with water
7 And when the sun is down he shall be clean and shall afterward eat of the holy things because it is his food 8 * Exod. 22.21 Ezek. 44.31 That which dieth of it self or is torn with beasts he shall not eat to defile himself therewith I am the LORD 9 They shall therefore keep mine ordinance lest they bear sin for it and die therefore if they profane it I the LORD do sanctifie them 10 There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing a sojourner of the priest or an hired servant shall not eat of the holy thing 11 But if the priest buy any foul †Heb. with the purchase of his money with his money he shall eat of it and he that is born in his house they shall eat of his meat 12 If the priests daughter also be married unto †Heb. a man a stranger a stranger she may not eat of an offering of the holy things 13 But if the priests daughter be a widow or divorced and have no childe and is returned unto her fathers house * Chap. 10.14 as in her youth she shall eat of her fathers meat but there shall no stranger eat thereof 14 ¶ And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it and shall give it unto the priest with the holy thing 15 And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel which they offer unto the LORD 16 Or ‖ Or lade themselves with the iniquity of trespass in their eating suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass when they eat their holy things for I the LORD do sanctifie them 17 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 18 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons and unto all the children of Israel and say unto them Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel or of the strangers in Israel that will offer his oblation for all his vows and for all his free-will-offerings which they will offer unto the LORD for a burnt offering 19 Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish of the beeves of the sheep or of the goats 20 * Deut. 15.21 17.1 But whatsoever hath a blemish that shall ye not offer for it shall not be acceptable for you 21 And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto the LORD to accomplish his vow or a free-will-offering in beeves or ‖ Or goats sheep it shall be perfect to be accepted there shall be no blemish therein 22 Blinde or broken or maimed or having a wen or scurvy or scabbed ye shall not offer these unto the LORD nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the LORD 23 Either a bullock or a ‖ Or kid lamb that hath any thing * Chap 21.18 superfluous or lacking in his parts that mayest thou offer for a free-will-offering but for a vow it shall not be accepted 24 Ye shall not offer unto the LORD that which is bruised or crushed or broken or cut neither shall you make any offering thereof in your land 25 Neither from a strangers hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these because their corruption is in them and blemishes be in them they shall not be accepted for you 26 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 27 When a bullock or a sheep or a goat is brought forth then it shall be seven days under the dam and from the eighth day thenceforth it shall be accepted for an offering made by fire unto the LORD 28 And whether it be cow or ‖ Or she-goat ew ye shall not kill it * Deut. 22.6 and her young both in one day 29 And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD offer it at your own will 30 On the same day it shall be eaten up ye shall leave * Chap. 7.15 none of it until the morrow I am the LORD 31 Therefore shall ye keep my commandments and do them I am the LORD 32 Neither shall ye profane my holy name but * Chap. 10.3 I will be hallowed among the children of Israel I am the LORD which hallow you 33 That brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God I am the LORD CHAP. XXIII 1 The feasts of the Lord. 3 The sabbath 4 The pass-over 9 The sheaf of first-fruits 15 The feast of pentecost 22 Gleanings to be left for the poor 23 The feast of trumpets 26 The day of atonement 33 The feast of tabernacles ANd the LORD spake unto Moses saying 2 Speak unto the children of Israel and say unto them Concerning the feasts of the LORD which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations even these are my feasts 3 * Ex. 20.9 Deut. 5.13 Luk. 13.14 Six days shall work be done but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest an holy convocation ye shall do no work therein it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings 4 ¶ These are the feasts of the LORD even holy convocations which ye shall proclaim in their seasons 5 * Exod. 12.18 Numb 28.16 In the fourteenth day of the first moneth at even is the LORDS pass over 6 And on the fifteenth day of the same moneth is the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD seven days ye must eat unleavened brâ—ad 7 In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation ye shall do no servile work therein 8 But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days in the seventh day is an holy convocation ye shall do no servile work therein 9 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 10 Speak unto the children of Israel and say unto them When ye be come into the land which I give unto you and shall reap the harvest thereof then ye shall bring a ‖ Or handful †Heb. amer sheaf of the first-fruits of your harvest unto the priest 11 And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD to be accepted for you on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it 12 And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he-lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt-offering unto the LORD 13 And the meat-offering thereof shall be two tenth-deals of fine flour mingled with oyl an offering made by fire unto the LORD for a sweet savour and the drink-offering thereof shall be of wine the fourth part of an hin 14 And ye shall eat neither bread nor parched corn nor green ears until the self-same day that ye have brought an offering unto your God It shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings 15 ¶ And * Deut. 16.9 ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave-offering seven sabbaths shall be compleat 16 Even unto the
morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days and ye shall offer a new-meat-offering unto the LORD 17 Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave-loaves of two tenth-deals they shall be of fine flour they shall be baken with leaven they are the first-fruits unto the LORD 18 And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year and one young bullock and two rams they shall be for a burnt-offering unto the LORD with their meat-offering their drink-offerings even an offering made by fire of sweet savour unto the LORD 19 Then ye shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin-offering and two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace-offerings 20 And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the first-fruits for a wave-offering before the LORD with the two lambs they shall be holy to the LORD for the priest 21 And ye shall proclaim on the self-same day that it may be an holy convocation unto you ye shall do no servile work therein It shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations 22 ¶ And * Chap. 19.9 when ye reap the harvest of your land thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest * Deut. 24.19 neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest thou shalt leave them unto the poor and to the stranger I am the LORD your God 23 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 24 Speak unto the children of Israel saying In the * Num. 29.1 seventh moneth in the first day of the moneth shall ye have a sabbath a memorial of blowing of trumpets an holy convocation 25 Ye shall do no servile work therein but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD 26 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 27 * Chap. 16.30 Numb 29.7 Also on the tenth day of this seventh moneth there shall be a day of atonement it shall be an holy convocation unto you and ye shall afflict your souls and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD 28 And ye shall do no work in that same day for it is a day of atonement to make an atonement for you before the LORD your God 29 For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day he shall be cut off from among his people 30 And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day the same soul will I destroy from among his people 31 Ye shall do no manner of work It shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings 32 It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest and ye shall afflict your souls in the ninth day of the moneth at even from even unto even shall ye †Heb. rest celebrate your sabbath 33 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 34 Speak unto the children of Israel saying * Numb 29.12 The fifteenth day of this seventh moneth shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the LORD 35 On the first day shall be an holy convocation ye shall do no servile work therein 36 Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD * Joh. 7.37 on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD it is a †Heb. day of restraint solemn assembly and ye shall do no servile work therein 37 These are the feasts of the LORD which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations to offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD a burnt-offering and a meat-offering a sacrifice and drink-offerings ever thing upon his day 38 Beside the sabbaths of the LORD and beside your gifts and beside all your vows and beside all your free-will-offerings which ye give unto the LORD 39 Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh moneth when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days on the first day shall be a sabbath and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath 40 And ye shall take you on the first day the †Heb. fruit boughs of goodly trees branches of palm-trees and the boughs of thick trees and willows of the brook and ye shall rejoyce before the LORD your God seven days 41 And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the year It shall be a statute for ever in your generations ye shall celebrate it in the seventh moneth 42 Ye shall dwell in booths seven days all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths 43 That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt I am the LORD your God 44 And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD CHAP. XXIV 1 The oyl for the lamps 5 The shew-bread 10 Shelomiths son blasphemeth 13 The law of blasphemy 17 Of murder 18 Of damage 23 The Hasphemer is stoned ANd the LORD spake unto Moses saying 2 Command the children of Israel that they bring unto thee pure oyl-olive beaten for the light †Heb to cause to ascend to cause the lamps to burn continually 3 Without the vail of the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation shall Aaron order it from the evening unto the morning before the LORD continually It shall be a statute for ever in your generations 4 He shall order the lamps upon * Exod. 31.8 the pure candlestick before the LORD continually 5 ¶ And thou shalt take fine flour and bake twelve * Exod. 25.30 cakes thereof two tenth-deals shall be in one cake 6 And thou shalt set them in two rows six on a row upon the pure table before the LORD 7 And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row that it may be on the bread for a memorial even an offering made by fire unto the LORD 8 Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant 9 And * Exod. 29.33 Chap. 8.31 Mat. 12.4 it shall be Aarons and his sons and they shall eat it in the holy place for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute 10 ¶ And the son of an Israelitish woman whose father was an Egyptian went out among the children of Israel and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp 11 And the Israelitish womans son blasphemed the Name of the LORD and cursed and they brought him unto Moses and his mothers name was Shelomith the daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan 12 And they * Numb 15.34 put him in ward †Heb. to expound unto them according to
shall first set forth 10 ¶ On the south-side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur 11 And his host and those that were numbred thereof were fourty and six thousand and five hundred 12 And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simâ—on and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai 13 And his host and those that were numbred of them were fifty and â—ine thousand and three hundred 14 Then the tribe of Gad and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel 15 And his host and those that were numbred of them were fourty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty 16 All that were numbred in the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty throughout their armies and they shall set forth in the second rank 17 ¶ Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp as they encamp so shall they set forward every man in his place by their standards 18 ¶ On the west-side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud 19 And his host and those that were numbred of them were fourty thousand and five hundred 20 And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur 21 And his host and those that were numbred of them were thirty and two thousand and two hundred 22 Then the tribe of Benjamin and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni 23 And his host and those that were numbred of them were thirty and five thousand and four hundred 24 All that were numbred of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred throughout their armies and they shall go forward in the third rank 25 ¶ The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north-side by their armies and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai 26 And his host and those that were numbred of them were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred 27 And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran 28 And his host and those that were numbred of them were fourty and one thousand and five hundred 29 Then the tribe of Naphtali and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan 30 And his host and those that were numbred of them were fifty and three thousand and four hundred 31 All they that were numbred in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred they shall go hindmost with their standards 32 ¶ These are those which were numbred of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers all those that were numbred of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty 33 But the Levites were not numbred among the children of Israel as the LORD commanded Moses 34 And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses so they pitched by their standards and so they set forward every one after their families according to the house of their fathers CHAP. III. 1 The sons of Aaron 5 The Levites are given to the priests for the service of the tabernacleâ— 11 in stead of the first-born 14 The Levites are numbred by their families 21 The families number and charge of the Gershonites 27 of the Koâ—athites 33 of the Merarites 38 The place and charge of Moses and Aaron 40 The first-born are freed by the Levites 44 The overplus are redeemed THese also are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the LORD spake with Moses in mount Sinai 2 And these are the names of the sons of Aaron Nadab the * Exod. 6.23 first-born and Abihu Eleazar and Ithamar 3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron the priests which were anointed †Heb. whose hand be filled whom he consecrated to minister in the priests office 4 * Lev. 10.1 Ch. 26.61 1 Chr. 24.2 And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD when they offered strange fire before the LORD in the wilderness of Sinai and they had no children and Eleazar and Ithamar ministred in the priests office in the sight of Aaron their father 5 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 6 Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them before Aaron the priest that they may minister unto him 7 And they shall keep his charge and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation to do the service of the tabernacle 8 And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation and the charge of the children of Israel to do the service of the tabernacle 9 And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel 10 And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons and they shall wait on their priests office and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death 11 ¶ And the LORD spake unte Moses saying 12 And I behold I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel in stead of all the first-born that openeth the matrice among the children of Israel therefore the Levites shall be mine 13 Because all the first-born are mine * Exod. 13.2 Lev. 27.26 Chap. 8.16 Luk. 2.23 for on the day that I smote all the first born in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the first-born in Israel both man and beast mine they shall be I am the LORD 14 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai saying 15 Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers by their families every male from a moneth old and upward shalt thou number them 16 And Moses numbred them according to the †Heb. mouth word of the LORD as he was commanded 17 * Gen. 46.11 Exod. 6.16 Ch. 26.57 1 Chro. 6.1 And these were the sons of Levi by their names Gershon and Kohath and Merari 18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families Libni and Shimei 19 And the sons of Kohath by their families Amram and Izehar Hebron and Uzziel 20 And the sons of Merari by their families Mahli and Mushi these are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers 21 Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites and the family
of the Shimites these are the families of the Gershonites 22 Those that were numbred of them according to the number of all the males from a moneth old and upward even those that were numbred of them were seven thousand and five hundred 23 The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behinde the tabernacle west-ward 24 And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael 25 And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle and the tent the covering thereof and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation 26 And the hangings of the court and the curtain for the door of the court which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about and the cords of it for all the service thereof 27 ¶ And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites and the family of the Izeharites and the family of the Hebronites and the family of the Uzzielites these are the families of the Kohathites 28 In the number of all the males from a moneth old and uâ—ward were eight thousand six hundred keeping the charge of the sanctâ—ary 29 The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle south-ward 30 And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel 31 And their charge shall be the ark and the table and the candlestick and the altars and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister and the hanging and all the service thereof 32 And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary 33 ¶ Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites these are the families of Merari 34 And those that were numbred of them according to the number of all the males from a moneth old and upward were six thousand and two hundred 35 And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle north-ward 36 And †Heb. the office of the charge under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle and the bars thereof and the pillars thereof and the sockets thereof and all the vessels thereof and all that serveth thereto 37 And the pillars of the court round about and their sockets and their pins and their cords 38 ¶ But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east even before the tabernacle of the congregation east-ward shall be Moses and Aaron and his sons keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death 39 All that were numbred of the Levites which Moses and Aaron numbred at the commandment of the LORD throughout their families all the males from a moneth old and upward were twenty and two thousand 40 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses Number all the first-born of the males of the children of Israel from a moneth old and upward and take the number of their names 41 And thou shalt take the Levites for me I am the LORD in stead of all the first-born among the children of Israel and the cattel of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattel of the children of Israel 42 And Moses numbred as the LORD commanded him all the first-born among the children of Israel 43 And all the first-born males by the number of names from a moneth old and upward of those that were numbred of them were twenty and two thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen 44 And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 45 Take the Levites in stead of all the first-born among the children of Israel and the cattel of the Levites in stead of their cattel and the Levites shall be mine I am the LORD 46 And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the first-born of the children of Israel which are more then the Levites 47 Thou shalt even take five shekels a piece by the poll after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them * Exod. 30.13 Lev. 27.25 Ch. 18.16 Ezek. 45.12 the shekel is twenty gerahs 48 And thou shalt give the money wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons 49 And Moses took the redemption-money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites 50 Of the first-born of the children of Israel took he the money a thousand three hundred and threescore and five shekels after the shekel of the sanctuary 51 And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons according to the word of the LORD as the LORD commanded Moses CHAP. IV. 1 The age and time of the Levites service 4 The carriage of the Kohathites when the priests have taken down the tabernacle 16 The charge of Eleazar 17 The office of the priests 21 The carriage of the Gershonites 29 The carriage of the Merarites 34 The number of the Kohathites 38 of the Gershonites 42 and of the Merarites ANd the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron saying 2 Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi after their families by the house of their fathers 3 From thirty years old upward even until fifty years old all that enter into the host to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation 4 This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation about the most holy things 5 ¶ And when the camp setteth forward Aaron shall come and his sons and they shall take down the covering vail and cover the ark of testimony with it 6 And shall put thereon the covering of badgers skins and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue and shall put in the staves thereof 7 And upon the * Ex. 25.30 table of shew-bread they shall spread a cloth of blue and put thereon the dishes and the spoons and the bowls and covers to ‖ Or pour out withal cover withal and the continual bread shall be thereon 8 And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet and cover the same with a covering of badgers skins and shall put in the staves thereof 9 And they shall take a cloth of blue and cover the * Exod. 25.31 candlestick of the light * Exod. 25.37 38. and his lamps and his tongs and his snuff-dishes and all the oyl-vessels thereof wherewith they mâ—nister unto it 10 And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers skins and shall put it upon a bar 11 And
upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue cover it with a covering of badgers skins and shall put to the staves thereof 12 And they shall take all the instruments of ministery wherewith they minister in the sanctuary and put them in a cloth of blue and cover them with a covering of badgers skins and shall put them on a bar 13 And they shall take away the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth thereon 14 And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof wherewith they minister about it even the censers the flesh-hooks and the shovels and the ‖ Or. bowlâ— basons all the vessels of the altar and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers skins and put to the staves of it 15 And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary and all the vessels of the sanctuary as the camp is to set forward after that the sons of Koâ—ath shall come to bear it but they shall not touch any holy thing lest they die These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation 16 ¶ And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the oyl for the light and the * Exod. 3â— 34 sweet incense and the daily meat-offering and the * Exod. 30.23 anointing oyl and the oversight of all the tabernacle and of all that therein is in the sanctuary and in the vessels thereof 17 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron saying 18 Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites 19 But thus do unto them that they may live and not die when they approach unto the most holy things Aaron and his sons shall go in and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden 20 But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered lest they die 21 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 22 Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon throughout the houses of their fathers by their families 23 From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them all that enter in †Heb. to war the warfare to perform the service to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation 24 This is the service of the families of the Gershonites to serve and for ‖ Or carriage burdens 25 And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle and the tabernacle of the congregation his covering and the covering of the badgers skins that is above upon it and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation 26 And the hangings of the court and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about and their cords and all the instruments of their service and all that is made for them so shall they serve 27 At the †Heb. mouth appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites in all their burdens and in all their service and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens 28 This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest 29 ¶ As for the sons of Merari thou shalt number them after their families by the house of their fathers 30 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them every one that entreth in to the †Heb. warfare service to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation 31 And this is the charge of their burden according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation * Exod. 26.15 the boards of the tabernacle and the bars thereof and the pillars thereof and sookets thereof 32 And the pillars of the court round about and their sockets and their pins and their cords with all their instruments and with all their services and by name ye shall reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden 33 This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest 34 ¶ And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbred the sons of the Kohathites after their families and after the house of their fathers 35 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old every one that entreth in to the service for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation 36 And those that were numbred of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty 37 These were they that were numbred of the families of the Kohathites all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation which Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses 38 And those that were numbred of the sons of Gershon throughout their families and by the house of their fathers 39 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old every one that entreth in to the service for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation 40 Even those that were numbred of them throughout their families by the houses of their fathers were two thousand and fix hundred and thirty 41 These are they that were numbred of the families of the sons of Gershon of all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation whom Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the LORD 42 ¶ And those that were numbred of the families of the sons of Merari throughout their families by the house of their fathers 43 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old every one that entreth in to the service for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation 44 Even those that were numbred of them after their families were three thousand and two hundred 45 These be those that were numbred of the families of the sons of Merari whom Moses and Aaron numbred according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses 46 All those that were numbred of the Levites whom Moses and Aaron and the chief of Israel numbred after their families and after the house of their fathers 47 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old every one that came to do the service of the ministery and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation 48 Even those that were numbred of them were eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore 49 According to the commandment of the LORD they were numbred by the hand of Moses every one according to his service and according to his burden thus were they numbred of him as the LORD
he is holy unto the LORD 9 And if any man die very suddenly by him and he hath defiled the head of his consecration then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing on the seventh day shall he shave it 10 And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtles or two young pigeons to the priest to the door or the tabernacle of the congregation 11 And the priest shall offer the one for a sin-offering and the other for a burnt-offering and make an atonement for him for that he sinned by the dead and shall hallow his head that same day 12 And he shall consecrate unto the LORD the days of his separation shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass-offering but the days that were before shall †Heb. fall be lost because his separation was defiled 13 ¶ And this is the law of the Nazarite When the days of his separation are fulfilled he shall be brought unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation 14 And he shall offer his offering unto the LORD one he-lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt-offering and one ew-lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin-offering and one ram without blemish for peace-offerings 15 And a basket of unleavened bread cakes of fine flour mingled with oyl and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with oyl and their meat-offering and their drink-offerings 16 And the priest shall bring them before the LORD and shall offer his sin-offering and his burnt-offering 17 And he shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto the LORD with the basket of unleavened bread the priest shall offer also his meat-offering and his drink offering 18 * Act 21.24 And the Nazarite shall shave the head of his separation at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation and shall take the hair of the head of his separation and put it in the fire which is under the sacrifice of the peace-offerings 19 And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram and one unleavened cake out of the basket and one unleavened water and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazarite after the hair of his separation is shaven 20 And the priest shall wave them * Exod. 29.27 for a wave-offering before the LORD this is holy for the priest with the wave-breast and heave-shoulder and after that the Nazarite may drink wine 21 This is the law of the Nazarite who hath vowed and of his offering unto the LORD for his separation besides that that his hand shall get according to the vow which he vowed so he must do after the law of his separation 22 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 23 Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons saying On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel saying unto them 24 The LORD bless thee and keep thee 25 The LORD make his face shine upon thee and be gracious unto thee 26 The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee and give thee peace 27 And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel and I will bless them CHAP. VII 1 The offering of the princes at the dedication of the tabernacle 10 Their several offerings at the dedication of the altar 89 God speaketh to Moses from the mercy-seat ANd it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully * Exed 40.18 set up the tabernacle and had anointed it and sanctified it and all the instruments thereof both the altar and all the vessels thereof and had anointed them and sanctified them 2 That the princes of Israel heads of the house of their fathers who were the princes of the tribes †Heb. who stood and were over them that were numbred offered 3 And they brought their offering before the LORD six covered wagons and twelve oxen a wagon for two of the princes and for each one an ox and they brought them before the tabernacle 4 And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 5 Take it of them that they may be to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation and thou shalt give them unto the Levites to every man according to his service 6 And Moses took the wagons and the oxen and gave them unto the Levites 7 Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon according to their service 8 And four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari according unto their service under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest 9 But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their shoulders 10 ¶ And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the day that it was anointed even the princes offered their offering before the altar 11 And the LORD said unto Moses They shall offer their offering each prince on his da◠for the dedicating of the altar 12 ¶ And he that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab of the tribe of Judah 13 And his offering was one silver charger the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels one silver bowl of seventy shekels after the shekel of the sanctuary both of them were full of fine flour mingled with oyl for a * Levit. 2.1 meat-offering 14 One spoon of ten shekels of gold full of incense 15 One young bullock one ram one lamb of the first year for a burnt-offering 16 One kid of the goats for a * Levit. 4.23 sin-offering 17 And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings two oxen five rams five he-goats five lambs of the first year This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab 18 ¶ On the second day Nethaneel the son of Zuar prince of Issachar did offer 19 He offered for his offering one silver charger the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels one silver bowl of seventy shekels after the shekel of the sanctuary both of them full of fine flour mingled with oyl for a meat-offering 20 One spoon of gold of ten shekels full of incense 21 One young bullock one ram one lamb of the first year for a burnt-offering 22 One kid of the goats for a sin-offering 23 And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings two oxen five rams five he-goats five lambs of the first year This was the offering of Nethaneel the son of Zuar 24 ¶ On the third day Eliab the son of Helon prince of the children of Zebulun did offer 25 His offering was one silver charger the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels one silver howl of seventy shekels after the shekel of the sanctuary both of them full of fine flour mingled with oyl for a meat-offering 26 One golden spoon of ten shekels full of incense 27 One young bullock one ram one lamb of the first year for a burnt-offering 28 One kid of the goats for a
lambs of the first year twelve with their meat-offering and the kids of the goats for sin-offering twelve 88 And all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace-offerings were twenty and four bullocks the rams sixty the he-goats sixty the lambs of the first year sixty This was the dedication of the altar after that it was anointed 89 And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the congregation to speak with ‖ That is God him then he heard the voice of one speaking unto him from off the mercy seat that was upon the ark of testimony from between the two cherubims and he spake unto him CHAP. VIII 1 How the lamps are to be lighted 5 The consecration of the Levites 23 The age and time of their service ANd the LORD spake unto Moses saying 2 Speak unto Aaron and say unto him When thou * Exod. 25.37 and 40.25 lightest the lamps the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick 3 And Aaron did so he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick as the LORD commanded Moses 4 * Ex. 25.31 And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold unto the shaft thereof unto the flowers thereof was * Exod. 25.18 beaten work according unto the pattern which the LORD had shewed Moses so he made the candlestick 5 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 6 Take the Levites from among the children of Israel and cleanse them 7 And thus shalt thou do unto them to cleanse them Sprinkle water of purifying upon them and †Heb. let them cause a rasour to pass over c. let them shave all their flesh and let them wash their clothes and so make themselves clean 8 Then let them take a young bullock with his meat-offering even fine flour mingled with oyl and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin-offering 9 And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the congregation and thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the children of Israel together 10 And thou shalt bring the Levites before the LORD and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites 11 And â—aron shall †Heb. wave offer the Levites before the LORD for an †Heb. wave-offering offering of the children of Israel that †Heb. they may be to execute c. they may execute the service of the LORD 12 And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks and thou shalt offer the one for a sin-offering and the other for a burnt-offering unto the LORD to make an atonement for the Levites 13 And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron and before his sons and offer them for an offering unto the LORD 14 Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel and the Levites shall be * Chap. 3.45 mine 15 And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation and thou shalt cleanse them and offer them for an offering 16 For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel in stead of such as open every womb even in stead of the first-born of all the children of Israel have I taken them unto me 17 * Exod. 13.2 Chap. 3.13 Luk. 2.23 For all the first-born of the children of Israel are mine both man and beast on the day that I smote every first-born in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for my self 18 And I have taken the Levites for all the first-born of the children of Israel 19 And I have given the Levites as †Heb. given a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation and to make an atonement for the children of Israel that there be no plague among the children of Israel when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary 20 And Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the children of Israel did to the Levites according unto all that the LORD commanded Moses concerning the Levites so did the children of Israel uâ—to them 21 And the Levites were purified and they washed their clothes and Aaron offered them as an offering before the LORD and Aaron made an atonement for them to cleanse them 22 And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron and before his sons as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites so did they unto them 23 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 24 This is it that belongeth unto the Levites from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in †Heb. to war the warfare of c. to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation 25 And from the age of fifty years they shall †Heb. return from the warfare of the service cease waiting upon the service thereof and shall serve no more 26 But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation to keep the charge and shall do no service Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charge CHAP. IX 1 The pass-over is commanded again 6 A second pass-over allowed for them that were unclean or absent 15 The cloud guiâ—eth the removings and encampings of the Israelites ANd the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai in the first moneth of the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt saying 2 Let the children of Israel also keep * Exod. 12.1 c. Levit. 23.5 Chap. 28.16 Deut. 16.2 the pass-over at his appointed season 3 In the fourteenth day of this moneth †Heb. between the two evenings at even ye shall keep it in his appointed season according to all the rites of it and according to all the ceremonies thereof shall ye keep it 4 And Moses spake unto the children of Israel that they should keep the pass-over 5 And they kept the pass-over on the fourteenth day of the first moneth at even in the wilderness of Sinai according to all that the LORD commanded Moses so did the children of Israel 6 ¶ And there were certain men who were defiled by the dead body of a man that they could not keep the pass-over on that day and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day 7 And those men said unto him We are defiled by the dead body of a man wherefore are we kept back that we may not offer an offering of the LORD in his appointed season among the children of Israel 8 And Moses said unto them Stand still and I will hear what the LORD will command concerning you 9 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 10 Speak unto the children of Israel saying If any man of you or of your posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body or be
Moses forbid them 29 And Moses said unto him Enviest thou for my sake would God that all the LORDS people were prophets and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them 30 And Moses gat him into the camp he and the elders of Israel 31 ¶ And there went forth a * Ex. 16.13 Ps 78.26 wind from the LORD brought quails from the sea and let them fall by the camp †Heb. as it were the way of a day as it were a days journey on this side and as it were a days journey on the other side round about the camp and as it were two cubits high upon the face of the earth 32 And the people stood up all that day and all that night and all the next day and they gathered the quails he that gathered least gathered ten homers and they spread them all abroad for themselves round about the camp 33 And while the * Ps 78.30 31. flesh was yet between their teeth ere it was chewed the wrath of the LORD was kindled against the people and the LORD smote the people with a very great plague 34 And he called the name of that place ‖ That is The graves of lust Kibroth-hattaavah because there they buried the people that lusted 35 And the people journeyed from Kibroth-hattaavah unto Hazeroth and †Heb. they were in c. abode at Hazeroth CHAP. XII 1 God rebuketh the sedition of Miriam and Aaron 10 Miriams leprosie is healed at the prayer of Moses 14 God commandeth her to be shut out of the host ANd Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the ‖ Or Cushite Ethiopian woman whom he had married for he had †Heb. taken married an Ethiopian woman 2 And they said Hath the LORD indeed spoken onely by Moses hath he not spoken also by us And the LORD heard it 3 Now the man Moses was * Ecclus. 95.4 very meek above all the men which were upon the face of the earth 4 And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses and unto Aaron and unto Miriam Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation And they three came out 5 And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud and stood in the door of the tabernacle and called Aaron and Miriam and they both came forth 6 And he said Hear now my words If there be a prophet among you I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision and will speak unto him in a dream 7 My servant Moses is not so * Heb. 3.2 who is faithful in all mine house 8 With him will I speak * Ex 33 11 mouth to mouth even apparently and not in dark speeches and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses 9 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them and he departed 10 And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle and behold Miriam became leprous white as snow and Aaron looked upon Miriam and behold she was leprous 11 And Aaron said unto Moses Alas my lord I beseech thee lay not the sin upon us wherein we have done foolishly and wherein we have sinned 12 Let her nor be as one dead of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mothers womb 13 And Moses cried unto the LORD saying Heal her now O God I beseech thee 14 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses If her father had but spit in her face should she not be ashamed seven days let her be * Levit. 13 4◠shut out from the camp seven days and after that let her be received in again 15 And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again 16 And afterward the people removed from Hazeroth and pitched in the wilderness of Paran CHAP. XIII 1 The names of the men who were sent to search the land 17 Their instructions 21 Their acts 26 Their relation ANd the LORD spake unto Moses saying 2 Send thou men that they may search the land of Canaan which I give unto the children of Israel of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man every one a ruler among them 3 And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of Paran all those men were heads of the children of Israel 4 And these were their names Of the tribe of Reuben Shammua the son of Zaccur 5 Of the tribe of Simeon Shaphat the son of Hori 6 Of the tribe of Judah Caleb the son of Jephunneh 7 Of the tribe of Issachar Igal the son of Joseph 8 Of the tribe of Ephraim Oshea the son of Nun. 9 Of the tribe of Benjamin Palti the son of Raphu 10 Of the tribe of Zebulun Gaddiel the son of Sodi 11 Of the tribe of Joseph namely of the tribe of Manasseh Gaddi the son of Susi 12 Of the tribe of Dan Ammiel the son of Gemalli 13 Of the tribe of Asher Sethur the son of Michael 14 Of the tribe of Naphtali Nahbi the son of Vophsi 15 Of the tribe of Gad Geuel the son of Machi 16 These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua 17 ¶ And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan and said unto them Get you up this way south-ward and go up into the mountain 18 And see the land what it is and the people that dwelleth therein whether they be strong or weak few or many 19 And what the land is that they dwell in whether it be good or bad and what cities they be that they dwell in whether in tents or in strong holds 20 And what the land is whether it be fat or lean whether there be wood therein or not And be ye of good courage and bring of the fruit of the land now the time was the time of the first-ripe-grapes 21 ¶ So they went up and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob as men come to Hamath 22 And they ascended by the south and came unto Hebron where Ahiman Sheshai and Talmai the children of Anak were now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt 23 * Deu. 1.24 And they came unto the ‖ Or valley brook of Eshcol and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes and they bare it between two upon a staff and they brought of the pomegranates and of the figs. 24 The place was called the ‖ Or valley brook ‖ That is a cluster of grapes Eshcol because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence 25 And they returned from searching of the land after fourty days 26 ¶ And they went and came to Moses and to Aaron and to all the congregation of the children of Israel unto
the wilderness of Paran to Kadesh and brought back word unto them and unto all the congregation and shewed them the fruit of the land 27 And they told him and said We came unto the land whither thou sentest us and surely it floweth with * Exod. 33.3 milk and honey and this is the fruit of it 28 Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land and the cities are walled and very great and moreover we saw the children of Anak there 29 The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south and the Hittites and the Jebusites and the Amorites dwell in the mountains and the Canaanites dwell by the sea and by the coast of Jordan 30 And Caleb stilled the people before Moses and said Let us go up at once and possess it for we are well able to overcome it 31 But the men that went up with him said We be not able to go up against the people for they are stronger then we 32 And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel saying The land through which we have gone to search it is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof and all the people that we saw in it are †Heb. men of statures men of great stature 33 And there we saw the giants the sons of Anak which come of the giants and we were in our own sight as grashoppers and so we were in their sight CHAP. XIV 1 The people murmure at the news 6 Joshua and Caleb labour to still them 11 God threatneth them 13 Moses pershâ—adeth God and obtaineth pardon 26 The murmurers are deprived of entring into the land 36 The men who raised the evil report die by a plague 40 The people that would invade the land against the will of God are smitten ANd all the congregation lifted up their voice and cried and the people wept that night 2 And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron and the whole congregation said unto them Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt or would God we had died in this wilderness 3 And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land to fall by the sword that our wives and our children should be a prey were it not better for us to return into Egypt 4 And they said one to another Let us make a captain and let us return into Egypt 5 Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel 6 ¶ And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh which were of them that searched the land rent their clothes 7 And they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel saying The land which we passed through to search it is an exceeding good land 8 If the LORD delight in us then he will bring us into this land and give it us a land which floweth with milk and honey 9 Onely rebel not ye against the LORD neither fear ye the people of the land for they are bread for us their †Heb. scadow defence is departed from them and the LORD is with us fear them not 10 But all the congregation bade stone them with stones and the glory of the LORD appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the children of Israel 11 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses How long will this people provoke me and how long will it be ere they beleeve me for all the signs which I have shewed among them 12 I will smite them with the pestilence and disinherit them and will make of thee a great nation and mightier then they 13 ¶ And * Exod. 32.12 Moses said unto the LORD Then the Egyptians shall hear it for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them 14 And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land for they have heard that thou LORD art among this people that thou LORD art seen face to face and that * Exod. â—â— 21 thy cloud standeth over them and that thou goest before them by day-time in apillar of a cloud and in a pillar of fire by night 15 Now if thou shalt kill all this people as one man then the nations which have heard the same of thee will speak saying 16 Because the LORD was not * Deut. 9.28 able to bring this people into the land which he sware unto them therefore he hath slain them in the wilderness 17 And now I beseech thee let the power of my Lord be great according as thou hast spoken saying 18 The LORD is * Ex. 34.6 Ps 103.8 long-suffering and of great mercy forgiving iniquity and transgression and by no means clearing the guilty * Ex. 20.5 and 34.7 visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation 19 Pardon I beseech thee the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy and as thou hast forgiven this people from Egypt even ‖ Or hitherto until now 20 And the LORD said I have pardoned according to thy word 21 But as truly as I live all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD 22 Because all those men which have seen my glory and my miracles which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness and have tempted me now these ten times and have not hearkned to my voice 23 †Heb. if they see the land Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers neither shall any of them that provoked me see it 24 But my servant * Josh 14.6 Caleb because he had another spirit with him and hath followed me fully him will I bring into the land whereinto he went and his seed shall possess it 25 Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwelt in the valley To morrow turn you and get you into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea 26 ¶ And the LORD stake unto Moses and unto Aaron saying 27 How long shall I bear with this evil congregation which murmure against me I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel which they murmure against me 28 Say unto them * Ch. 26.65 and 32.11 Deu. 1.35 As truly as I live saith the LORD as ye have spoken in mine ears so will I do to you 29 Your carcases shall fall in this wilderness and all that were numbred of you according to your whole number from twenty years old and upward which have murmured against me 30 Doubtless ye shall not come into the land concerning which I †Heb. lifted up my hand sware to make you dwell therein save Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun. 31 But your little ones which ye said should be a prey them will I bring in and they shall know the land which ye have despised 32 But as for you your
him that †Heb. doeth sinneth through ignorance both for him that is born amongst the children of Israel and for the stranger that sojourneth among them 30 ¶ But the soul that doeth ought †Heb. with an high hand presumptuously whether he be born in the land or a stranger the same reproacheth the LORD and that soul shall be cut off from among his people 31 Because he hath despised the word of the LORD and hath broken his commandment that soul shall utterly be cut off his iniquity shall be upon him 32 ¶ And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath-day 33 And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron and unto all the congregation 34 And they put him * Lev. 24.12 in ward because it was not declared what should be done to him 35 And the LORD said unto Moses The man shall be surely put to death all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp 36 And all the congregation brought him without the camp and stoned him with stones and he died as the LORD commanded Moses 37 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 38 Speak unto the children of Israel and bid * Deut. 22.12 Mat. 23.5 them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue 39 And it shall be unto you for a fringe that ye may look upon it and remember all the commandments of the LORD and do them and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes after which ye use to go a whoring 40 That ye may remember and do all my commandments and be holy unto your God 41 I am the LORD your God which brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God I am the LORD your God CHAP. XVI 1 The rebellion of Korah Dathan and Abiram 23 Moses separateth the people from the rebels tents 31 The earth swalloweth up Korah and a fire consumeth others 36 The censers are reserved to holy use 41 Fourteen thousand and seven hundred are slain by a plague for murmuring against Moses and Aaron 46 Aaron by incense stayeth the plague NOw * Ch. 27.3 Ecclus 45.18 Jude 11. Korah the son of Izhar the son of Kohath the son of Levi and Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab and On the son of Peleth sons of Reuben took men 2 And they rose up before Moses with certain of the children of Israel two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly * Ch. 26.9 famous in the congregation men of renown 3 And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron and said unto them †Heb. It is much for you Ye take too much upon you seeing all the congregation are holy everyone of them and the LORD is among them wherefore then lift you up your selves above the congregation of the LORD 4 And when Moses heard it he fell upon his face 5 And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company saying Even to morrow the LORD will shew who are his and who is holy and will cause him to come near unto him even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him 6 This do take you censers Korah and all his company 7 And put fire therein and put incense in them before the LORD to morrow and it shall be that the man whom the LORD doth choose he shall be holy ye take too much upon you ye sons of Levi. 8 And Moses said unto Korah Hear I pray you ye sons of Levi 9 Seemeth it but a small thing unto you that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them 10 And he hath brought thee near to him and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee and seek ye the priesthood also 11 For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the LORD and what is Aaron that ye murmure against him 12 ¶ And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab which said We will not come up 13 Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness except thou make thy self altogether a prince over us 14 Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards wilt thou †Heb. here out put out the eyes of these men we will not come up 15 And Moses was very wroth and said unto the LORD * Gen. 4 4. Respect not thou their offering I have not taken one ass from them neither have I hurt one of them 16 And Moses said unto Korah Be thou and all thy company before the LORD thou and they and Aaron to morrow 17 And take every man his censer and put incense in them and bring ye before the LORD every man his censer two hundred and fifty censers thou also and Aaron each of you his censer 18 And they took every man his censer and put fire in them and said incense thereon and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron 19 And Korah gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the congregation 20 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron saying 21 Separate your selves from among this congregation that I may consume them in a moment 22 And they fell upon their faces and said O God the God of the spirits of all flesh shall one man sin and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation 23 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 24 Speak unto the congregation saying Get you up from about the taberlacle of Korah Dathan and Abiram 25 And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram and the elders of Israel followed him 26 And he spake unto the congregation saying Depart I pray you from the tents of these wicked men and touch nothing of theirs lest ye be consumed in all their sins 27 So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah Dathan and Abiram on every side and Dathan and Abiram came out and stood in the door of their tents and their wives and their sons and their little children 28 And Moses said Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works for I have not done them of mine own minde 29 If these men die †Heb. as every man dieth the common death of all men or if they be visited after the visitation of all men then
the LORD hath not sent me 30 But if the LORD †Heb. create a creature make a new thing and the earth open her mouth and swallow them up with all that appertain unto them and they go down quick into the pit then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD 31 ¶ * Ch. 27.3 Deut. 11.6 Ps 106.17 And it came to pass as he had made an end of speaking all these words that the ground clave asunder that was under them 32 And the earth opened her mouth and swallowed them up their houses and all the men that appertained unto Korah and all their goods 33 They and all that appertained to them went down alive into the pit and the earth closed upon them and they perished from among the congregation 34 And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them for they said Lest the earth swallow us up also 35 And there came out a fire from the LORD and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense 36 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 37 Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest that he take up the censers out of the burning and scatter thou the fire yonder for they are hallowed 38 The censers of these sinners against their own souls let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar for they offered them before the LORD therefore they are hallowed and they shall be a signe unto the children of Israel 39 And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers wherewith they that were burnt had offered and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar 40 To be a memorial unto the children of Israel that no stranger which is not of the seed of Aaron come near to offer incense before the LORD that he be not as Korah and as his company as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses 41 ¶ But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron saying Ye have killed the people of the LORD 42 And it came to pass when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation and behold the cloud covered it and the glory of the LORD appeared 43 And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation 44 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 45 Get you up from among this congregation that I may consume them as in a moment and they fell upon their faces 46 ¶ And Moses said unto Aaron Take a censer and put fire therein from off the altar and put on incense and go quickly unto the congregation and make an atonement for them for there is wrath gone out from the LORD the plague is begun 47 And Aaron took as Moses commanded and ran into the midst of the congregation and behold the plague was begun among the people and he put on incense and made an atonement for the people 48 And he stood between the dead and the living and the plague was stayed 49 Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred beside them that died about the matter of Korah 50 And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation and the plague was stayed CHAP. XVII 1 Aarons rod among all the rods of the tribes onely flourisheth 10 It is left for a monument against the rebels ANd the LORD spake unto Moses saying 2 Speak unto the children of Israel and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods write thou every mans name upon his rod. 3 And thou shalt write Aarons name upon the rod of Levi for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers 4 And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony * Exod. 25.22 where I will meet with you 5 And it shall come to pass that the mans rod whom I shall choose shall blossom and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel whereby they murmure against you 6 ¶ And Moses spake unto the children of Israel and every one of their princes gave him †Heb. a rod for one prince a rod for one prince a rod apiece for each prince one according to their fathers houses even twelve rods and the rod of Aaron was among their rods 7 And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness 8 And it came to pass that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness and behold the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded and brought forth buds and bloomed blossoms and yeelded almonds 9 And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD unto all the children of Israel and they looked and took every man his rod. 10 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses Bring * Hebr. 9.4 Aarons rod again before the testimony to be kept for a token against the †Heb. children of rebellion rebels and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me that they die not 11 And Moses did so as the LORD commanded him so did he 12 And the children of Israel spake unto Moses saying Behold we die we perish we all perish 13 Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die shall we be consumed with dying CHAP. XVIII 1 The charge of the priests and Levites 9 The priests portion 21 The Levites portion 25 The beave-offering to the priests out of the Levites portion ANd the LORD said unto Aaron Thou and thy sons and thy fathers house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood 2 And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi the tribe of thy father bring thou with thee that they may be joyned unto thee and minister unto thee but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister before the tabernacle of witness 3 And they shall keep thy charge and the charge of all the tabernacle onely they shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar that neither they nor you also die 4 And they shall be joyned unto thee and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation for all the service of the tabernacle and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you 5 And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary and the charge of the altar that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel 6 And I behold I have * Chap. 3.45 taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel to you they are given as a gift for the LORD to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation
7 Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priests office for every thing of the altar and within the vail and ye shall serve I have given your priests office unto you as a service of gift and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death 8 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Aaron Behold I also have given thee the charge of mine heave-offerings of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel unto thee have I given them by reason of the anointing to thy sons by an ordinance for ever 9 This shall be thine of the most holy things reserved from the fire every oblation of theirs every meat-offering of theirs and every sin offering of theirs and every trespass offering of theirs which they shall render unto me shall be most holy for thee and for thy sons 10 In the most holy place shalt thou eat it every male shall eat it it shall be holy unto thee 11 And this is thine the heave offering of their gift with all the wave-offerings of the children of Israel I have given them unto * Levi◠1◠14 thee and to thy sons and to thy daughters with thee by a statute for ever every one that is clean in thy house shall eat of it 12 All the †Heb. sat best of the oyl and all the best of the wine and of the wheat the first-fruits of them which they shall offer unto the LORD them have I given thee 13 And whatsoever is first ripe in the land which they shall bring unto the LORD shall be thine every one that is clean in thine house shall eat of it 14 * Levit. 27.28 Every thing devoted in Israel shall be thine 15 Everything that openeth * Ex. 13.2 22.29 Lev. 26.27 Chap. 3.12 the matrix in all flesh which they bring unto the LORD whether it be of men or beasts shall be thine nevertheless the first-born of man shalt thou surely redeem and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem 16 And those that are to be redeemed from a moneth old shalt thou redeem according to thine estimation for the money of five shekels after the shekel of the sanctuary * Ex. 30.12 Lev. 27.25 Ch. 3.47 Ez. 45.12 which is twenty gerahs 17 But the firstling of a cow or the firstling of a sheep or the firstling of a goat thou shalt not redeem they are holy thou shalt sprinkle their bloud upon the altar and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire for a sweet savour unto the LORD 18 And the flesh of them shall be thine as the * Ex. 29.26 wave-breast and as the right shoulder are thine 19 All the heave-offerings of the holy things which the children of Israel offer unto the LORD have I given thee and thy sons and thy daughters with thee by a statute for ever it is a covenant of salt for ever before the LORD unto thee and to thy seed with thee 20 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Aaron Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land neither shalt thou have any part among them * Deut. 10.9 and 18.2 Jos 13.14 33. Ez 44.28 I am thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel 21 And behold I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance for their service which they serve even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation 22 Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation * Heb. to die lest they bear sin †and die 23 But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation and they shall bear their iniquity It shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance 24 But the tithes of the children of Israel which they offer as an heave-offering unto the LORD I have given to the Levites to inherit therefore I have said unto them Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance 25 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 26 Thus speak unto the Levites and say unto them When ye take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance then ye shall offer up an heave-offering of it for the LORD even a tenth part of the tithe 27 And this your heave-offering shall be reckoned unto you as though it were the corn of the threshing-floor and as the fulness of the wine-press 28 Thus you also shall offer an heave-offering unto the LORD of all your tithes which ye receive of the children of Israel and ye shall give thereof the LORDs heave-offering to Aaron the priest 29 Out of all your gifts ye shall offer every heave-offering of the LORD of all the †Heb. sat best thereof even the hallowed part thereof out of it 30 Therefore thou shalt say unto them When ye have heaved the best thereof from it then it shall be counted unto the Levites as the increase of the threshing-floor and as the encrease of the wine press 31 And ye shall eat it in every place ye and your housholds for it is your reward for your service in the tabernacle of the congregation 32 And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it when ye have heaved from it the best of it neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel lest ye die CHAP. XIX 1 The water of separation made of the ashes of a red heifr 11 The law for the use of it in purification of the unclean ANd the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron saying 2 This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded saying Speak unto the children of Israel that they bring thee a red heifer without spot wherein is no blemish and upon which never came yoke 3 And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest that he may bring her * Heb. 13.11 forth without the camp and one shall slay her before his face 4 And Eleazar the priest shall take of her bloud with his finger and * Heb. 9.13 sprinkle of her bloud directly before the tabernacle of the congregation seven times 5 And one shall burn the heifet in his sight * Ex. 29.14 Levit. 4.11 12. her skin and her flesh and her bloud with her dung shall he burn 6 And the priest shall take cedar-wood and hyssop and scarlet and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer 7 Then the priest shall wash his clothes and he shall bathe his flesh in water and afterward he shall come into the camp and the priest shall be unclean until the even 8 And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water and bathe his flesh in water and shall be unclean until the even 9 And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer and lay them up without
the camp in a clean place and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water of separation it is a purification for sin 10 And he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the even and it shall be unto the children of Israel and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them for a statute for ever 11 ¶ He that toucheth the dead body of any †Heb. soul of man man shall be unclean seven days 12 He shall purifie himself with it on the third day and on the seventh day he shall be clean but if he purifie not himself the third day then the seventh day he shall not be clean 13 Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead and purifieth not himself defileth the tabernacle of the LORD and that soul shall be cut off from Israel because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him he shall be unclean his uncleanness is yet upon him 14 This is the law when a man dieth in a tent all that come into the tent and all that is in the tent shall be unclean seven days 15 And every open vessel which hath no covering bound upon it is unclean 16 And whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open fields or a dead body or a bone of a man or a grave shall be unclean seven days 17 And for an unclean person they shall take of the †Heb. dust ashes of the burnt heifer of purification for sin and †Heb. living waters shall be given running water shall be put thereto in a vessel 18 And a clean person shall take hyssop and dip it in the water and sprinkle it upon the tent and upon all the vessels and upon the persons that were there and upon him that touched a bone or one slain or one dead or a grave 19 And the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day and on the seventh day he shall purifie himself and wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and shall be clean at even 20 But the man that shall be unclean and shall not purifie himself that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the LORD the water of separation hath not been sprinkled upon him he is unclean 21 And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them that he that sprinkleth the water of separation shall wash his clothes and he that toucheth the water of separation shall be unclean until even 22 And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even CHAP. XX. 1 The children of Israel come to Zin where Miriam dieth 2 They murmure for want of water 7 Moses smiting the rock bringeth forth water at Meribah 14 Moses at Kadesh desireth passage through Edom which is denied him 22 At mount Hor Aaron resigneth his place to Eleazar and dieth THen came the children of Israel even the whole congregation into the desert of Zin in the first moneth and the people abode in Kadesh and Miriam died there and was buried there 2 And there was no water for the congregation and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron 3 And the people * Ex. 17.2 chode with Moses and spake saying Would God that we had died * Ch. 11.33 when our brethren died before the LORD 4 And why have ye brought up the congregation of the LORD into this wilderness that we and our cattel should die there 5 And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt to bring us in unto this evil place it is no place of seed or of figs or vines or of pomegranates neither is there any water to drink 6 And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation and they fell upon their faces and the glory of the LORD appeared unto them 7 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 8 Take the rod and gather thou the assembly together thou and Aaron thy brother and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes and it shall give forth his water and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink 9 And Moses took the rod from before the LORD as he commmanded him 10 And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock and he said unto them Hear now ye rebels must we fetch you water out of this rock 11 And Moses lift up his hand and with his rod he smote the rock twice and the water came out abundantly and the congregation drank and their beasts also 12 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron Because ye beleeved me not to sanctifie me in the eyes of the children of Israel therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them 13 * Pâ— 1â—6 32 c. This is the water of ‖ That is strite Meribah because the children of Israel strove with the LORD and he was sanctified in them 14 ¶ And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king or Edom Thus saith thy brother Israel thou knowest all the travel that hath †Heb. found us befallen us 15 How our fathers went down into Egypt and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time and the Egyptians vexed us and our fathers 16 And when we cried unto the LORD he heard our voice and sent an Angel and hath brought us forth out of Egypt and behold we are in kadesh a city in the uttermost of thy border 17 Let us pass I pray thee through thy countrey we will not pass through the fields or through the vineyards neither will we drink of the water of the wells we will go by the kings high-way we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left until we have passed thy borders 18 And Edom said unto him Thou shalt not pass by me lest I come out against thee with the sword 19 And the children of Israel said unto him We will go by the high-way and if I and my cattel drink of thy water then I will pay for it I will onely without doing any thing else go through on my feet 20 And he said Thou shalt not go through And Edom came out against him with much people and with a strong hand 21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border wherefore Israel turned away from him 22 ¶ And the children of Israel even the whole congregation journeyed from * Chap. 33.37 kadesh and came unto mount Hor. 23 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor by the coast of the land of Edom saying 24 Aaron shall be gathered unto his people for he shall not enter into the
Chap. 16.2 famous in the congregation who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah when they strove against the LORD 10 And the earth opened her mouth and swallowed them up together with Korah when that company died what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men and they became a signe 11 Notwithstanding the children of Korah died not 12 ¶ The sons of Simeon after their families of Nemuel the family of the Nemuelites of Jamin the family of the Jaminites of Jachin the family of the Jachinites 13 Of Zerah the family of the Zarhites of Shaul the family of the Shaulites 14 These are the families of the Simeonites twenty and two thousand and two hundred 15 ¶ The children of Gad after their families of Zephon the family of the Zephonites of Haggâ—â— the family of the Haggites of Shuni the family of the Shunites 16 Of Ozni the family of the Oznites of Eri the family of the Erites 17 Of Arod the family of the Arodâ—tes of Areli the family of the Arelites 18 These are the families of the children of Gad according to those that were numbred of them fourty thousand and five hundred 19 ¶ * Gen. 38.2 c. and 46.12 The sons of Judah were Er and Onan and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan 20 And the sons of Judah after their families were of Shelah the family of the Shelanites of Pharez the family of the Pharezites of Zerah the family of the Zarhites 21 And the sons of Pharez were of Hesron the family of the Hesronites of Hamul the family of the Hamulites 22 These are the families of Judah according to those that were numbred of them threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred 23 ¶ Of the sons of Issachar after their families of Tola the family of the Tolaites of Pua the family of the Punites 24 Of Jashub the family of the Jashubites of Shimron the family of the Shimronites 25 These are the families of Issachar according to those that were numbred of them threescore and four thousand and three hundred 26 ¶ Of the sons of Zebulun after there families of Sered the family of the Sardites of Elon the family of the Elonites of Jahleel the family of the Jahleelites 27 These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those that were numbred of them threescore thousand and five hundred 28 ¶ The sons of Joseph after their families were Manasseh and Ephraim 29 Of the sons of Manasseh of * Josh 17.1 Machir the family of the Machirites and Machir begat Gilead of Gilead come the family of the Gileadites 30 These are the sons of Gilead of Jeezer the family of the Jeezerites of Helek the family of the Helekites 31 And of Asriel the family of the Asrielites and of Shechem the family of the Shechemites 32 And of Shemida the family of the Shemidaites and of Hepher the family of the Hepherites 33 ¶ And * Chap. 27.1 Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons but daughters and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah and Noah Hoglah Milcah and Tirzah 34 These are the families of Manasseh and those that were numbred of them fifty and two thousand and seven hundred 35 ¶ These are the sons of Ephraim after their families of Shuthelah the family of the Shuthalhites of Becher the family of the Bachrites of Tahan the family of the Tahanites 36 And these are the sons of Shuthelah of Eran the family of the Eranites 37 These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbred of them thirty and two thousand and five hundred These are the sons of Joseph after their families 38 ¶ The sons of Benjamin after their families of Bela the family of the Belaites of Ashbel the family of the Ashbelites of Ahiram the family of the Ahiramites 39 Of Shupham the family of the Shuphamites of Hupham the family of the Huphamites 40 And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman of Ard the family of the Ardites and of Naaman the family of the Naamites 41 These are the sons of Benjamin after their families and they that were numbred of them were fourty and five thousand and six hundred 42 ¶ These are the sons of Dan after their families of Shuham the family of the Shuhamites These are the families of Dan after their families 43 All the families of the Shuhamites according to those that were numbred of them were threescore and four thousand and four hundred 44 ¶ Of the children of Asher after their families of Jimna the family of the Jimnites of Jesui the family of the Jesuites of Beriah the family of the Beriites 45 Of the sons of Beriah of Heber the family of the Heberites of Malchiel the family of the Malchielites 46 And the name of the daughter of Asher was Sarah 47 These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those that were numbred of them who were fifty and three thousand and four hundred 48 Of the sons of Naphtali after their families of Jahzeel the family of the Jahzeelites of Guni the family of the Gunites 49 Of Jezer the family of the Jezerites of Shillem the family of the Shillemites 50 These are the families of Naphtali according to their families and they that were numbred of them were fourty and five thousand and four hundred 51 These were the numbred of the children of Israel six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty 52 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 53 Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names 54 * Ch. 33.54 To many thou shalt †Heb. multiply his inheritance give the more inheritance and to few thou shalt †Heb. diminish his inheritance give the less inheritance to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbred of him 55 Notwithstanding the land shall be * Ch. 33.54 Josh 11.23 and 14.2 divided by lot according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit 56 According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between manâ— and few 57 ¶ * Ex. 6.16 17 18 19. And these are they that were numbred of the Levites after their families of Gershon the family of the Gershonites of Kohath the family of the Kohathites of Merari the family of the Merarites 58 These are the families of the Levites the family of the Libnites the family of the Hebronites the family of the Mahlites the family of the Mushites the family of the Korathites and Kohath begat Amram 59 And the name of Amrams wife was * Ex. 2 1 2. and 6.20 Jochebed the daughter of Levi whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses and Miriam their sister 60 And unto Aaron was born Nadab and Abihu Eleazar Ithamar 61 And * Lev.
10.2 Chap. 3.4 1 Chr. 24 2. Nadab and Abihu died when they offered strange fire before the LORD 62 And those that were numbred of them were twenty and three thousand all males from a moneth old and upward for they were not numbred among the children of Israel because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel 63 ¶ These are they that were numbred by Moses and Eleazar the priest who numbred the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho 64 But among these there was not a man of them whom Moses and Aaron the priest numbred when they numbred the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai 65 For the LORD had said of them They * Ch. 14.28 1 Co. 10.5 ◠shall surely die in the wilderness And there was not left a man of them save Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun. CHAP. XXVII 1 The daughters of Zelophehad sue for an inheritance 6 The law of inheritances 12 Moses being told of his death sueth for a successour 18 Joshua is appointed to succeed him THen came the daughters of * Ch. 26.33 Josh 17.3 Zelophehad the son of Hepher the son of Gilead the son of Machir the son of Manasseh of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph and these are the names of his daughters Mahlah Noah and Hoglah and Milcah and Tirzah 2 And they stood before Moses and before Eleazar the priest and before the princes and all the congregation by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation saying 3 Our father * Ch. 14.35 26.64 65. died in the wilderness and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah but died in his own sin and had no sons 4 Why should the name of our father be †Heb. diminished done away from among his family because he hath no son Give unto us therefore a possession among the brethren of our father 5 And Moses brought their cause before the LORD 6 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 7 The daughters of Zelophehad speak right thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their fathers brethren and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them 8 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel saying If a man die and have no son then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter 9 And if he have no daughter then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren 10 And if he have no brethren then ye shall give his inheritance unto his fathers brethren 11 And if his father have no brethren then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family and he shall possess it and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgement as the LORD commanded Moses 12 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses * Deut. 32.49 Get thee up into this mount Abarim and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel 13 And when thou hast seen it thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people as * Ch. 20.24 Aaron thy brother was gathered 14 For ye * Ch. 20.24 rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin in the strife of the congregation to sanctifie me at the water before their eyes that is the * Ex. 17.7 water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin 15 ¶ And Moses spake unto the LORD saying 16 Let the LORD the God of the spirits of all flesh set a man over the congregation 17 Which may go out before them and which may go in before them and which may lead them out and which may bring them in that the congregation of the LORD be not as sheep which have no shepherd 18 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses Take thee Joshua the son of Nun a man in whom is the spirit and lay thine hand upon him 19 And set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation and give him a charge in their sight 20 And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient 21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest who shall ask counsel for him * Exod. 28.30 after the judgement of Urim before the LORD at his word shall they go out and at his word they shall come in both he and all the children of Israel with him even all the congregation 22 And Moses did as the LORD commanded him and he took Joshua and set him before Eleazar the priest before all the congregation 23 And he laid his hands upon him and gave him a charge as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses CHAP. XXVIII 1 Offerings are be observed 3 The continual burnt-offering 9 The offering on the sabbath 11 on the new-moons 16 at the pass-over 26 in the day of first-fruits ANd the LORD spake unto Moses saying 2 Command the children of Israel and say unto them My offering and my bread for my sacrifices made by fire for †Heb. a savour of my rest a sweet savour unto me shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season 3 And thou shalt say unto them * Exod. 29.38 This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto the LORD two lambs of the first year without pot †Heb. in a day day by day for a continual burnt-offering 4 The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning and the other lamb shalt thou offer †Heb. between the two evenines at even 5 And a tenth part of an Ephah of flour for a * Lev. 2.1 meat-offering mingled with the fourth part of an * Ex. 29.40 hin of beaten oyl 6 It is a continual burnt-offering which was ordained in mount Sinai for a sweet savour a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD 7 And the drink-offering thereof shall be the fourth part of an hin for the one lamb in the holy place shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the LORD for a drink offering 8 And the other lamb shalt thou offer at even as the meat-offering of the morning and as the drink-offering thereof thou shalt offer it a sacrifice made by fire of a sweet savour unto the LORD 9 ¶ And on the sabbath-day two lambs of the first year without spot and two tenth deals of flour for a meat-offering mingled with oyl and the drink offering thereof 10 This is the burnt offering of every sabbath beside the continual burnt-offering and his drink offering 11 ¶ And in the beginnings of your moneths ye shall offer a burnt-offering unto the LORD two young bullocks and one ram seven lambs of the first year without spot 12 And three tenth deals of flour for a meat-offering mingled with oyl for one
saying 11 Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt * Chap. 14.28 29. from twenty years old and upward shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham unto Isaac and unto Jacob because they have not †Heb. fulfilled after me wholly followed me 12 Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite and Joshua the son of Nun for they have wholly followed the LORD 13 And the LORDS anger was kindled against Israel and the made them wander in the wilderness fourty years until all the generation that had done evil in the sight of the LORD was consumed 14 And behold ye are risen up in your fathers stead an increase of sinful men to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel 15 For if ye turn away from after him he will yet again leave them in the wilderness and ye shall destroy all this people 16 ¶ And they came near unto him and said We will build sheep-folds here for our cattel and cities for our little ones 17 But we our selves will go ready armed before the children of Israel until we have brought them unto their place and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land 18 We will not return unto our houses until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance 19 For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan or forward because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan east-ward 20 ¶ And * Josh 1.13 Moses said unto them If ye will do this thing if ye will go armed before the LORD to war 21 And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the LORD until he hath driven out his enemies from before him 22 And the land be subdued before the LORD then afterward ye shall return and be guiltless before the LORD and before Israel and this land shall be your possession before the LORD 23 But if ye will not do so behold ye have sinned against the LORD and be sure your sin will finde you out 24 Build ye cities for your little ones and folds for your sheep and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth 25 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses saving Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth 26 Our little ones our wives our flocks and all our cattel shall be there in the cities of Gilead 27 * Josh 4.12 But thy servants will pass over every man armed for war before the LORD to battel as my lord saith 28 So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel 29 And Moses said unto them If the children of God and the children of Reuben will pass with you over Jordan every man armed to battel before the LORD and the land shall be subdued before you then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession 30 But if they will not pass over with you armed they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan 31 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered saying As the LORD hath said unto thy servants so will we do 32 We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan that the possession of our inheritance on this side Jordan may be ours 33 And * Deut. 2.12 Jof 12.8 22.4 Moses gave unto them even to the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben and unto halt the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan the land with the citâ—es thereof in the coasts even the cities of the countrey round about 34 ¶ And the children of Gad built Dibon and Ataroth and Aroer 35 And Atroth Shophan and Jâ—zer and Jogbehah 36 And Beth nimrah and Beth-haran fenced cities and solds for sheep 37 And the children of Reuben built Hâ—shbon and Elealeh and Kiâ—jathaim 38 And Nebo and Baal-meon their names being changed and Shibmah and †Heb. they called by names the names of the cities gave other names unto the cities which they builded 39 And the children of * Gen. 50.23 Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and took it and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it 40 And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh and he dwelt therein 41 And * Deut. 3.14 Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof and called them Havothâ—â—air 42 And Nobah went and took Kenath and the villages thereof and called it Nobah after his own name CHAP. XXXIII 1 Two and fourty journeys of the Israelites 50 The Canaanites aye to be destroyed THese are the journeys of the children of Israel which went forth out of the land of Egypt with their armies under the hand of Moses and Aaron 2 And Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys by the commandment of the LORD and these are their journeys according to their goings out 3 And they * Exod. 12.37 departed from Rameses in the first moneth on the fifteenth day of the first moneth on the morrow after the pass-over the children of Israel went out with an high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians 4 For the Egyptians buried all their first-born which the LORD had smitten among them upon their gods also the LORD executed judgements 5 And the children of Israel removed from Rameses and pitched in Succoth 6 And they departed from * Exod. 13.20 Succoth and pitched in Etham which is in the edge of the wilderness 7 And they removed from Etham and turned again unto Pi hahiroth which is before Baal-zephon and they pitched before Migdol 8 And they departed from before Pi-hahiroth and * Exod. 15.22 passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness and went three days journey in the wilderness of Etham and pitched in Marah 9 And they removed from Marah and * Exod. 15.27 came unto Elim and in Elim were twelve fountains of water and threescore and ten palm-trees and they pitched there 10 And they removed from Elim and encamped by the Red sea 11 And they removed from the Red sea and encamped in the * Exod. 16. â— wilderness of Sin 12 And they took their journey out of the wilderness of Sin and encamped in Dophkah 13 And they departed from Dophkah and encamped in Alush 14 And they removed from Alush and encamped at * Exod. 17. â— Rephidim where was no water for the people to drink 15 And they departed from Rephidim and pitched in the * Ex. 19.1 wilderness of Sinai 16 And they removed from the desert of Sinai and pitched * Ch. 11.24 〈◊〉 That is the graves of lusi at ‖ Kibroth-hattaavah 17 And they departed from Kibroth-hattaavah and * Câ— 11.35 encamped
at Hazeroth 18 And they departed from Hazeroth and pitched in Rithmah 19 And they departed from Rithmah and pitched at Rimmon-parez 20 And they departed from Rimmon-parez and pitched in Libnah 21 And they removed from Libnah and pitched at Rissah 22 And they journeyed from Rissah and pitched in Kehelathah 23 And they went from Kehelathah and pitched in mount Shapher 24 And they removed from mount Shapher and encamped in Haradah 25 And they removed from Haradah and pitched in Makheloth 26 And they removed from Makheloth and encamped at Tahath 27 And they departed from Tahath and pitched at Tarah 28 And they removed from Tarah and pitched in Mithcah 29 And they went from Mithcah and pitched in Hashmonah 30 And they departed from Hashmonah and * Deut. 10.6 encamped at Moseroth 31 And they departed from Moseroth and pitched in Bene-jaakan 32 And they removed from Bene-jaakan and encamped at Horhagidgad 33 And they went from Hor-hagidgad and pitched in Jotbathah 34 And they removed from Jotbathah and encamped at Ebronah 35 And they deparâ—ed from Ebronah and encamped at Ezion-gaber 36 And they removed from Ezion-gaber and pitched in the * Ch. 20.1 wilderness of Zin which is Kadesh 37 And they removed from * Ch. 20.22 Kadesh and pitched in mount Hor in the edge of the land of Edom. 38 And * Ch. 20.25 Deut. 32.50 Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the LORD and died there in the fourtieth year after the children of Israeâ— were come out of the land of Egypt in the first day of the fifth moneth 39 And Aaron was an hundred and twenty and three years old when he died in mount Hor. 40 And * Chap. 27.1 c. king Arad the Canaanite which dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan heard of the coming of the children of Israel 41 And they departed from mount * Chap. 21.4 Hor and pitched in Zalmonah 42 And they departed from Zalmonah and pitched in Punon 43 And they departed from Punon and pitched in Oboth 44 And they departed from Oboth and pitched in ‖ Or heaps of Abarim Ije-abarim in the border of Moab 45 And they departed from Iim and pitched in Dibon-gad 46 And they removed from Dibon-gad and encamped in Almon-diblathaim 47 And they removed from Almon-diblathaim and pitched in the mountains of Abarim before Nebo 48 And they departed from the mountains of Abarim and pitched in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho 49 And they pitched by Jordan from Beth-jesimoth even unto ‖ Or the plains of Shittim * Ch. 25.1 Abel shâ—tâ—im in the plains of Meab 50 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho saying 51 Speak unto the children of Israel and say unto them * Deut. â— 2 Josh 11.12 When ye are passed over Jordan into the land of Canaan 52 Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you and destroy all their pictures and destroy all their molten images and quite pluck down all their high places 53 And ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land and dwell therein for I have given you the land to possess it 54 And * Ch. 26.53 ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families and to the mo ye shall †Heb. multiply his inheritance give the more inheritance and to the sewer ye shall †Heb. diminish his inheritance give the less inheritance every mans inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit 55 But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you then it shall come to pass that those which ye let remain of them shall be * Josh 23 13. Judg. 2.3 pricks in your eyes and thorns in your sides and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell 56 Moreover it shall come to pass that I shall do unto you as I thought to do unto them CHAP. XXXIV 1 The borders of the land 16 The names of the men which shall divide the land ANd the LORD spake unto Moses saying 2 Command the children of Israel and say unto them When ye come into the land of Canaan this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof 3 Then * Josh 15 1 your south-quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom and your south-border shall be the outmost coast of the salt-sea east-ward 4 And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim and pass on to Zin and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadesh-barnea and shall go on to Hazar-addar and pass on to Azmon 5 And the border shall fetch a compass from Azmon unto the river of Egypt and the goings out of it shall be at the sea 6 And as for the western-border you shall even have the great sea for a border this shall be your west-border 7 And this shall be your north-border from the great sea you shall point out for you mount Hor. 8 From mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of Hamath and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad 9 ¶ And the border shall go on to Ziphron and the goings out of it shall be at Hazar-enan this shall be your north-border 10 And ye shall point out your east-border from Hazar-enan to Shepham 11 And the coast shall go down to Shepham to Riblah on the east-side of Ain and the border shall descend and shall reach unto the †Heb shoulder side of the sea of Chinnereth east-ward 12 And the border shall go down to Jordan and the goings out of it shall be at the salt-sea This shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about 13 And Moses commanded the children of Israel saying This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes and to the half-tribe 14 * Ch. 32.33 Jos 14.2.5 For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers have received their inheritance and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance 15 The two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho east-ward toward the sun-rising 16 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 17 These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you * Josh 19 51. Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun. 18 And ye shall take one prince of every tribe to divide the land by inheritance 19 And the names of the men are these Of the tribe of Judah Caleb the son
house went out unto them and said unto them Nay my brethren nay I pray you do not so wickedly seeing that this man is come into mine house do not this folly 24 Behold here is my daughter a maiden and his concubine them I will bring out now and humble ye them and do with them what seemeth good unto you but unto this man do not †Heb. the matter of this folly so vile a thing 25 But the men would not hearken to him so the man took his concubine and brought her forth unto them and they knew her and abused her all the night until the morning and when the day began to spring they let her go 26 Then came the woman in the dawning of the day and fell down at the door of the mans house where her lord was till it was light 27 And her lord rose up in the morning and opened the doors of the house and went out to go his way and behold the woman his concubine was falâ— down at the door of the house and her hands were upon the threshold 28 And he said unto her Up and let us be going but none answered Then the man took her up vpon an ass and the man rose up and gat him unto his place 29 ¶ And when he was come into his house he took a knife and laid hold on his concubine and divided her together with her bones into twelve pieces and sent her into all the coasts of Israel 30 And it was so that all that saw it said there was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day consider of it take advice and speak your minds CHAP. XX. 1 The Levite in a general assembly declareth his wrong 8 The decree of the assembly 12 The Benjamites being cited make head against the Israelites 18 The Israelites in two battels lose fourty thousand 26 They destroy by a stratagem all the Benjamites except six hundred THen all the children of Israel went out and the congregation was gathered together as one man from Dan even to Beer-sheba with the land of Gilead unto the LORD in Mizpeh 2 And the chief of all the people even of all the tribes of Israel presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword 3 Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh Then said the children of Israel Tell us how was this wickedness 4 And †Heb. the man the Levite the Levite the husband of the woman that was slain answered and said I came into Gibeah that belongeth to Benjamin I and my concubine to lodge 5 And the men of Gibeah rose against me and beset the house round about upon me by night and thought to have slain me and my concubine have they †Heb. humbled forced that she is dead 6 And I took my concubine and cut her in pieces and sent her throughout all the countrey of the inheritance of Israel for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel 7 Behold ye are all children of Israel give here your advice and counsel 8 ¶ And all the people arose as one man saying We will not any of us go to his tent neither will we any of us turn into his house 9 But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah we will go up by lot against it 10 And we will take ten men of an hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel and an hundred of a thousand and a thousand out of ten thousand to fetch victual for the people that they may do when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin according to all the folly that they have wrought in Israel 11 So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city †Heb. fellows knit together as one man 12 ¶ And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin saying What wickedness is this that is done among you 13 Now therefore deliver us the men the children of Belial which are in Gibeah that we may put them to death and put away evil from Israel But the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel 14 But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah to go out to battel against the children of Israel 15 And the children of Benjamin were numbred at that time out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword beside the inhabitants of Gibeah which were numbred seven hundred chosen men 16 Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men * Chap. 3.15 left-handed every one could sling stones at an hair breadth and not miss 17 And the men of Israel beside Benjamin were numbred four hundred thousand men that drew sword all these were men of war 18 ¶ And the children of Israel arose and went up to the house of God and asked counsel of God and said Which of us shall go up first to the battâ—l against the children of Benjamin And the LORD said Judah shall go up first 19 And the children of Israel rose up in the morning and encamped against Gibeah 20 And the men of Israel went out to battel against Benjamin and the men of Israel put themselves in aray to fight against them at Gibeah 21 And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men 22 And the people the men of Israel encouraged themselves and set their battel again in aray in the place where they put themselves in aray the first day 23 And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until even and asked counsel of the LORD saying Shall I go up again to battel against the children of Benjamin my brother And the LORD said Go up against him 24 And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day 25 And Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second day and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen thousand men all these drew the sword 26 ¶ Then all the children of Israel and all the people went up and came unto the house of God and wept and sat there before the LORD and fasted that day until even and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before the LORD 27 And the children of Israel enquired of the LORD for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days 28 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron stood before it in those days saying Shall I yet again go out to battel against the children of Benjamin my brother or shall I cease And the LORD said Go up for to morrow I will deliver them into thine hand 29 And Israel set liers in
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
sea on the right side of the house east ward over against the south 40 ¶ And Hiram made the lavers and the shovels and the basons so Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the LORD 41 The two pillars and the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the two pillars and the two net-works to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars 42 And four hundred pomegranates for the two net-works even two rows of pomegranates for one net-work to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were †Heb. upon the face of 〈◊〉 pillars upon the pillars 43 And the ten bases and ten lavers on the bases 44 And one sea and twelve oxen under the sea 45 And the pots and the shovels and the basons and all these vessels which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD were of †Heb. made bright oâ— sâ—oures bright brass 46 In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them †Heb. in the thickâ—â—â— of the ground in the clay-ground between Succoth and Zarthan 47 And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed †Heb. for the exceeding multitude because they were exceeding many neither was the weight of the brass †Heb. searched found out 48 And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD the altar of gold and the table of gold whereupon the shew-bread was 49 And the candlesticks of pure gold five on the right side and five on the left before the oracle with the flowers and the lamps and the tongs of gold 50 And the bowls and the snuffers and the basons and the spoons and the †Heb. asâ—â—pans censers of pure gold and the hinges of gold both for the doors of the inner house the most holy place and for the doors of the house to wit of the temple 51 So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the LORD and Solomon brought in the †Heb. 〈◊〉 thâ—â—â—s of David things * 2 Chrâ— 5.1 which David his father had dedicated even the silver and the gold and the vessels did he put among the treasures of the house of the LORD CHAP. VIII 1 The feast of the dedication of the temple 12 54 Solomons blessing 22 Solomons prayer 62 His sacrifice of peace offerings THen * 2 Chro. 5.2 Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes the †Heb. priâ—â—â—â— chief of the fathers of the children of Israel unto king Solomon in Jerusalem that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David which is Zion 2 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the moneth Ethanim which is the seventh moneth 3 And all the elders of Israel came and the priests took up the ark 4 And they brought up the ark of the LORD and the tabernacle of the congregation and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle even those did the priests and the Levites bring up 5 And king Solomon and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him were with him before the ark sacrificing sheep and oxen that could not be told nor numbred for multitude 6 And the priest-brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place into the oracle of the house to the most holy place even under the wings of the cherubims 7 For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark and the cherubims covered the ark the staves thereof above 8 And they drew out the staves that the †Heb. heard ends of the staves were seen out in the ‖ Or arkâ— as 2 Chr. 5. â— holy place before the oracle and they were not seen without and there they are unto this day 9 There was nothing in the ark * Deu. 10.5 save the two tables of stone which MOses put there at Horeb ‖ Or where when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel when they came out of the land of Egypt 10 And it came to pass when the priests were come out of the holy place that the cloud * Exod. 4â— 34 filled the house of the LORD 11 So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD 12 ¶ Then spake Solomon The LORD * 2 Chr. 6.1 said that he would dwell in the thick darkness 13 I have surely built thee an house to dwell in a settled place for thee to abide in for ever 14 And the king turned his face about and blessed all the congregation of Israel and all the congregation of Israel stood 15 And he said Blessed be the LORD God of Israel which spake with his mouth unto David my father and hath with his hand fulfilled it saying 16 Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house that my name might be therein but I chose * 2 Sam. 7.8 David to be over my people Israel 17 And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel 18 And the LORD said unto David my father Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name thou didst well that it was in thine heart 19 Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loyns he shall build the house unto my name 20 And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake and I am risen up in the room of David my father and sit on the throne of Israel as the LORD promised and have built an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel 21 And I have set there a place for the ark wherein is the covenant of the LORD which he made with our fathers when he brought them out of the land of Egypt 22 ¶ And Solomon stood before * 2 Chr. 6.12 the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel and spread forth his hands toward heaven 23 And he said * 2 Mac. 2.8 LORD God of Israel there is no God like thee in heaven above or on earth beneath who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart 24 Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him thou spakest also with thy mouth and hast fulfilled it with thine hand as it is this day 25 Therefore now LORD God of Israel keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him saying * Chap. 2.4 2 Sâ—m 7.12 †Heb. There shall
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
armour in the house of their gods and fastned his head in the temple of Dagon 11 ¶ And when all Jabesh-gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul 12 They arose all the valiant men and took away the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons and brought them to Jabesh and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh and fasted seven days 13 ¶ So Saul died for his transgression which he †Heb. transgressed committed against the LORD * 1 Sam. 15.23 even against the word of the LORD which he kept not and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit * 1 Sam. 28.7 to enquire of it 14 And enquired not of the LORD therefore he slew him and turned the kingdom unto David the son of †Heb. Isai Jesse CHAP. XI 1 David by a general consent is made king at Hebron 4 He winneth the castle of Zion from the Jebusites by Joabs valour 10 A catalogue of Davids mighty men THen * 2 Sam. 5.1 all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron saying Behold we are thy bone and thy flesh 2 And moreover †Heb both yesterday and the third day in time past even when Saul was king thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel and the LORD thy God said unto thee Thou shalt ‖ Or rule feed my people Israel and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel 3 Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD and they anointed David king over Israel according to the word of the LORD †Heb. by the hand of by * 1 Sam. 16.13 Samuel 4 ¶ And David and all Israel * 2 Sam. 5.6 went to Jerusalem which is Jebus where the Jebusites were the inhabitants of the land 5 And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David Thou shalt not come hither Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion which is the city of David 6 And David said Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be †Heb. head chief and captain So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up and was chief 7 And David dwelt in the castle therefore they called ‖ That is Zion 2 Sam. 5.7 iâ— The city of David 8 And he built the city round about even from Millo round about and loab †Heb. revived repaired the rest of the city 9 So David †Heb. went in going and increasing waxed greater and greater for the LORD of hosts was with him 10 ¶ * â— Sam. 23.8 These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had who ‖ Or â—â—ld strongly with him strengthned themselves with him in his kingdom and with all Israel to make him king according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel 11 And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had Jashobeam ‖ Or son of Hachmoni an Hachmonite the chief of the captains he lift up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time 12 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite who was one of the three mighties 13 He was with David at ‖ Or Ephisdamrim 1 Sam. 17.1 Pas-dammim and there the Philistines were gathered together to battel where was a parcel of ground full of barley and the people fled from before the Philistines 14 And they ‖ Or stood set themselves in the midst of that parcel and delivered it and slew the Philistines and the LORD saved them by a great ‖ Or salvation deliverance 15 ¶ Now ‖ Or three captains over the thirty three of the thirty captains * 2 Sam. 13.12 went down to the rock to David into the cave of Adullam and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim 16 And David was then in the hold and the Philistines garison was then at Beth-lehem 17 And David longed and said Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem that is at the gate 18 And the three brake through the host of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem that was by the gate and took it and brought it to David but David would not drink of it but poured it out to the LORD 19 And said My God forbid it me that I should do this thing shall I drink the bloud of these men †Heb. with their lives that have put their lives in jeopardy for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it therefore he would not drink it These things did these three mightiest 20 ¶ And Abishai the brother of Joab he was chief of the three for lifting up his spear against three hundred he slew them and had a name among the three 21 * 1 Sam. 23.19 c. Or the three he was more honourable then the two for he was their captain howbeit he attained not unto the first three 22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel †Heb. great of deeds who had done many acts he slew two lion-like men of Moab also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy-day 23 And he slew an Egyptian †Heb. a maâ— of measure a man of great stature five cubits high and in the Egyptians hand was a spear like a weavers beam and he went down to him with a staff and pluckt the spear out of the Egyptians hand and slew him with his own spear 24 These thing did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and had the name among the three mighties 25 Behold he was honourable among the thirty but attained not to the first three and David set him over his guard 26 ¶ Also the valiant men of the armies were Asah-el the brother of Joab Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem 27 Shammoth the ‖ Or Harodite 2 Sam. 23.25 Harorite Helez the Pelonite 28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite Abiezer the Antothite 29 Sibbecai the Hushathite Ilai the Ahohite 30 Maharai the Netophathite Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite 31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah that pertained to the children of Benjamin Benaiah the Pirathonite 32 Hurai of the brooks of Gaash Abiel the Arbathite 33 Azmaveth the Baharumite Eliahba the Shaalbonite 34 The sons of Hashem the Gizonite Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite 35 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite Eliphal the son of Ur 36 Hepher the Mecherathite Anijah the Pelonite 37 Hezro the Carmelite Naarai the son of Ezbai 38 Joel the brother of Nathan Mibhar ‖ Or the Haggerite the son of Haggeri 39 Zelek the Ammonite Naharai the Berothite the armour-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah 40 Ira the Ithrite Gareb the Ithrite 41 Uriah the Hittite Zabad the son of Ahlai 42 Adina the son of Saiza the Reubenite a captain of
Jahath ‖ Or Zizah vers 1â— Zina and Jeush and Beriah These four were the sons of Shimei 11 And Jahath was the chief and Zizah the second but Jeush and Beriah †Heb did not multiply 〈◊〉 had not many sons therefore they were in one reckoning according to their fathers house 12 ¶ The sons of Kohath Amram Izhar Hebron and Uzziel four 13 The sons of * Ex. 6.20 Amram Aaron and Moses and * Ex. 28.1 Hebr. 5.4 Aaron was separated that he should sanctifie the most holy things he and his sons for ever to burn incense before the LORD to minister unto him and to bless in his name for ever 14 Now concerning Moses the man of God his sons were named of the tribe of Levi. 15 * Ex. 2.22 18.3 4. The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer 16 Of the sons of Gershom Shebuel was the chief 17 And the sons of Eliezer were * Ch. 26.25 Rehabiah ‖ Or the first the chief And Eliezer had none other sons but the sons of Rehabiah †Heb. were highly multiplied were very many 18 Of the sons of Izhar Shelomith the chief 19 Of the sons of Hebron Jeriah the first Amariah the second Jehaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth 20 Of the sons of Uzziel Micah the first and Jesiah the second 21 ¶ The sons of Merari Mahli and Mushi the sons of Mahli Eleazar and Kish 22 And Eleazar died and had no sons but daughters and their ‖ Or kinsmen brethren the sons of Kish took them 23 The sons of Mushi Mahli and Eder and Jeremoth three 24 ¶ These were the sons of * Numb 10.17 21. Levi after the house of their fathers even the chief or the fathers as they were counted by number of names by their polls that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD from the age of * Numb 1.3 twenty years and upward 25 For David said The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his people ‖ Or and be dwelleth in Jerusalem c. that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever 26 And also unto the Levites they shall no more carry the tabernacle nor any vessels of it for the service thereof 27 For by the last words of David the Levites were †Heb. numbers numbred from twenty years old and above 28 Because †Heb. thirstation â—as at the hand of the sons of Aaron their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD in the courts and in the chambers and in the purifying of all holy things and the work of the service of the house of God 29 Both for the shew-bread and for * Lev. 6.20 Chap. 9.29 c. the fine flour for meat-offering and for the unleavened cakes and for that which is baked in the ‖ Or â—â—ot plate pan and for that which is fryed and for all manner of measure and cise 30 And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD and likewise at even 31 And to offer all burnt-sacrifices unto the LORD in the sabbaths in the new moons and on the set feasts by number according to the order commanded unto them continually before the LORD 32 And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation and the charge of the holy place and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren in the service of the house of the LORD CHAP. XXIV 1 The divisions of the sons of Aaron by lot into four and twenty orders 20 The Kohathites 27 and the Merarites divided by lot NOw these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron * Lev. 10.1 6. The sons of Aaron Nadaband Abihu Eleazar and Ithamar 2 But * Numb 3.4 26.61 Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no children therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priests office 3 And David distributed them both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar according to their offices in their service 4 And there were mo chief men found of the sons of Eleazar then of the sons of Ithamar and thus were they divided Among the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers 5 Thus were they divided by lot one sort with another for the governours of the sanctuary and governours of the house of God were of the sons of Eleazar and of the sons of Ithamar 6 And Shemiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe one of the Levites wrote them before the king and the princes and Zadok the priest and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites one †Heb. bouse of the father principal houshold being taken for Eleazar and one taken for Ithamar 7 Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib the second to Jedaiah 8 The third to Harim the fourth to Seorim 9 The fifth to Malchijah the sixth to Mijamin 10 The seventh to Hakkoz the eighth to * Luk. 1.5 Abijah 11 The ninth to Jeshuah the tenth to Shecaniah 12 The eleventh to Eliashib the twelfth to Jakim 13 The thirteenth to Huppah the fourteenth to Jeshebeab 14 The fifteenth to Bilgah the sixteenth to Immer 15 The seventeenth to Hezir the eighteenth to Aphses 16 The nineteenth to Pethahiah the twentieth to Jehezekel 17 The one and twentieth to Jachin the two and twentieth to Gamul 18 The three and twentieth to Delaiah the four and twentieth to Maaziah 19 These were the orderings of them in their service to come into the house of the LORD according to their manner under Aaron their father as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him 20 ¶ And the rest of the sons of Levi were these Of the sons of Amram Shubael of the sons of Shubael Jehdeiah 21 Concerning Rehabiah of the sons of Rehabiah the first was Isshiah 22 Of the Izharites Shelomoth of the sons of Shelomoth Jahath 23 And the sons of * Ch. 22.19 26 3â— Hebron Jeriah the first Amariah the second Jahaziel the third Jekameam the fourth 24 Of the sons of Uzziel Michah of the sons of Michah Shamir 25 The brother of Michah was Isshiah of the sons of Isshiah Zechariah 26 The sons of Merari were Mahli Mushi the sons of Jaaziah Beno 27 ¶ The sons of Merari by Jaaziah Beno and Shoham and Zaccur and Ibri 28 Or Mahli came Eleazar who had no sons 29 Concerning Kish the son of Kish was Jerahmeel 30 The sons also of Mushi Mahli and Eder and Jerimoth These were the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers 31 There likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king and Zadok and Ahimelech and the chief of the fathers of the priests and
and all the instruments put he among the treasures of the house of God 2 ¶ * 1 King 8.2 c. Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel unto Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David which is Zion 3 Wherefore all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king in the feast which was in the seventh moneth 4 And all the elders of Israel came and the Levites took up the ark 5 And they brought up the ark and the tabernacle of the congregation and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle these did the priests and the Levites bring up 6 Also king Solomon and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him before the ark sacrificed sheep and oxen which could not be told nor numbred for multitude 7 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place to the oracle of the house into the most holy place even under the wings of the cherubims 8 For the cherubims spread forth their wings over the place of the ark and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above 9 And they drew our the staves of the ark that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle but they were not seen without And ‖ Or they are there as 1 King 8.8 there it is unto this day 10 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses * Deut. 10.2 5. put therein at Horeb ‖ Or where when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel when they came out of Egypt 11 ¶ And it came to pass when the priests were come out of the holy place for all the priests that were †Heb. sound present were sanctified and did not then wait by course 12 * 1 Chr. 25.1 Also the Levites which were the singers all of them of Asaph of Heman of Jeduthun with their sons and their brethren being arayed in white linen having cymbals and psalteries and harps stood at the east-end of the altar and with them an hundred and twenty priests scunding with trumpets 13 It came even to pass as the trumpeters and singers were as one to make one sound to be heard in prassing and thanking the LORD and when they lift up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick and praised the LORD saying * Psal 136. For he is good for his mercy endureth for ever that then the house was filled with a cloud even the house of the LORD 14 So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God CHAP. VI. 1 Solomon having blessed the people blesseth God 12 Solomons prayer in the conscoration of the temple upon the brasen scaffold THen * 1 King 8.12 c. said Solomon The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the * Levit. 16.2 thick darkness 2 But I have built an house of habitation for thee and a place for thy dwelling for ever 3 And the king turned his face and blessed the whole congregation of Israel and all the congregation of Israel stood 4 And he said Blessed be the LORD God of Israel who hath with his hands fulfilled that which he spake with his mouth to my father David saying 5 Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build an house in that my name might be there neither chose I any man to be a ruler over my people Israel 6 But I have chosen Jerusalem that my name might be there and have chosen Davin to be ruler over my people Israel 7 Now * 2 Sam. 7.2 1 Chr. 28.2 it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel 8 But the LORD said to David my father Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name thou didst well in that it was in thine heart 9 Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house but thy son which shall come forth out of thy loyns he shall build the house for my name 10 The LORD therefore hath performed his word that he hath spoken for I am risen up in the room of David my father and am set on the throne of Israel as the LORD promised and have built the house for the name of the LORD God of Israel 11 And in it have I put the ark wherein is the covenant of the LORD that he made with the children of Israel 12 ¶ And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel and spread forth his hands 13 For Solomon had made a brasen scaffold of five cubits †Heb. the length thereof c. long and five cubits broad and three cubits high and had set it in the midst of the court and upon it he stood and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel and spread forth his hand towards heaven 14 And said O LORD God of Israel * Exod. 15.11 there is no God like thee in the heaven nor in the earth which keepest covenant and shewest mercy unto thy servants that walk before thee with all their hearts 15 Thou which hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him and spakest with thy mouth and hast fulfilled it with thine hand as it is this day 16 Now therefore O LORD God of Israel keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him saying * 1 Sam. 7.12 1 King 2.4 6.12 †Heb. there shall not a man be cut off There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel * Psal 132.12 yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law as thou hast walked before me 17 Now then O LORD God of Israel let thy word be verified which thou hast spoken unto they servant David 18 But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth * Chap. 2.6 Isa 66. 1. Acts 7.49 behold heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee how much less this house which I have built 19 Have respect therefore to the prayer of they servant and to his supplication O LORD my God to hearken unto the cry and the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee 20 That thine eyes may be open upon this house day and night upon the place whereof thou hast said that thou wouldest put thy name there to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant prayeth ‖ Or in the place towards this place 21 Hearken therefore unto the
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
where the treasures were †Cald. made to descend laid up in Babylon 2 And there was found at ‖ Or Echatana or in a coffer Achmetha in the palace that is in the province of the Medes a roll and therein was a record thus written 3 In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem Let the house be builded the place where they offered sacrifices and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid the height thereof threescore cubits and the breadth thereof threescore cubits 4 With three rows of great stones and a row of new timber and let the expences be given out of the kings house 5 And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem and brought unto Babylon be restored and †Cald. go brought again unto the temple which is at Jerusalem every one to his place and place them in the house of God 6 Now therefore Tatnai governour beyond the river Shethar-boznai and †Cald. their societies your companions the Apharsachites which are beyond the river be ye far from thence 7 Let the work of this house of God alone let the governour of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place 8 Moreover †Cald. by me a decree is made I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God that of the kings goods even of the tribute beyond the river forthwith expences be given unto these men that they be not †Cald. made to cease hindred 9 And that which they have need of both young bullocks and rams and lambs for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven wheat salt wine and oyl according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem let it be given them day by day without fail 10 That they may offer sacrifices †Cald. â—f rest of sweet savours unto the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and of his sons 11 Also I have made a decree that whosoever shall alter this word let timber be pulled down from his house and being set up †Cald. let him be destroyed let him be hanged thereon and let his house be made a dunghil for this 12 And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem I Darius have made a decree let it be done with speed 13 ¶ Then Tatnai governour on this side the river Shethar-boznai and their companions according to that which Darius the king had sent so they did speedily 14 And the elders of the Jews builded and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo and they builded and finished it according to the commandment of the God of Israel and according to the †Cald. â—â—â—ree commandment of Cyrus and Darius and Artaxerxes king of Persia 15 And this house was finished on the third day of the moneth Adar which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king 16 ¶ And the children of Israel the priests and the Levites and the rest of †Cald. the sons of the transportation the children of the captivity kept the dedication of this house of God with joy 17 And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks two hundred rams four hundred lambs and for a sin-offering for all Israel twelve he-goats according to the number of the tribes of Israel 18 And they set the priests in their divisions and the Levites in their courses for the service of God which is at Jerusalem †Cald. according to the writâ—nâ— * Râ—m 3.6 â— 9 as it is written in the book of Moles 19 And the children of the captivity kept the pass-over upon the fourteenth day of the first moneth 20 For the priests and the Levites were purified together all of them were pure and killed the pass-over for all the children of the captivity and for their brethren the priests and for themselves 21 And the children of Israel which were come again out of captivity and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land to seek the LORD God of Israel did eat 22 And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy for the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God the God of Israel CHAP. VII 1 Ezra goeth up to Jerusalem 11 The gracious commission of Artaxerxes to Ezra 27 Ezra blesseth God for his savour NOw after these things in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia Ezra the son of Seraiah the son of Azariah the son of Hilkiah 2 The son of Shallum the son of Zadok the son of Ahitub 3 The son of Amariah the son of Azariah the son of Meraioth 4 The son of Zerahiah the son of Uzzi the son of Bukki 5 The son of Abishua the son of Phinehas the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron the chief priest 6 This Ezra went up from Babylon and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses which the LORD God of Israel had given and the king granted him all his request according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him 7 And there went up some of the children of Israel and of the priests and the Levites and the singers and the porters and the Nethinims unto Jerusalem in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king 8 And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth moneth which was in the seventh year of the king 9 For upon the first day of the first moneth †Heb. was the foundation of the going up began he to go up from Babylon and on the first day of the fifth moneth came he to Jerusalem according to the good hand of his God upon him 10 For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD and to do it and to teach in Israel statutes and judgements 11 ¶ Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest the scribe even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD and of his statutes to Israel 12 Artaxerxes king of kings ‖ Or To Ezra the priest a perfect scribe of the law of the God of heaven peace c. Unto Ezra the priest a scribe of the law of the God of heaven perfect peace and at such a time 13 I make a decree that all they of the people of Israel and of his priests and Levites in my realm which are minded of their own
sling-stones are turned with him into stubble 29 Darts are counted as stubble he laugheth at the shaking of a spear 30 †Heb. sharp pieces of the potsheâ—â—d Sharp stones are under him he spreadeth sharp-pointed things upon the mire 31 He maketh the deep to boyl like a pot he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment 32 He maketh a path to shine after him one would think the deep to be hoary 33 Upon earth there is not his like ‖ Or who behave themselves without fear who is made without fear 34 He beholdeth all high things he is a king over all the children of pride CHAP. XLII 1 Job submitteth himself unto God 7 God preferring Jobs cause maketh his friends submit themselves and accepteth him 10 He magnifieth and blesseth Job 16 Jobs age and death THen Job answered the LORD and said 2 I know that thou canst do every thing and that ‖ Or no thought of thine can be hindred no thought can be withholden from thee 3 * Chap. 38.2 Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge therefore have I uttered that I understood not things too wonderful for me which I knew not 4 Hear I beseech thee and I will speak I will demand of thee and declare thou unto me 5 I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear but now mine eye seeth thee 6 Wherefore I abhor my self and repent in dust and ashes 7 ¶ And it was so that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite My wrath is kindled against thee and against thy two friends for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right as my servant Job hath 8 Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams and go to my servant â—ob and offer up for your selves a burnt-offering and my servant Job shall pray for you for †Heb. his face or person him will I accept lest I deal with you after your folly in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right like my servant Job 9 So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did according as the LORD commanded them the LORD also accepted †Heb. the face of Job Job 10 And the LORD turned the captivity of Job when he prayed for his friends also the LORD †Heb. added all that had been to Job unto the double gave Job twice as much as he had before 11 Then came there unto him all his brethren and all his sisters and all they that had been of his acquaintance before and did eat bread with him in his house and they bemoaned him and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him every man also gave him a piece of money and every one an ear-ring of gold 12 So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more then his beginning for he had fourteen thousand sheep and six thousand camels and a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand she-asses 13 He had also seven sons and three daughters 14 And he called the name of the first Jemima and the name of the second Kezia and the name of the third Keren-happuch 15 And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren 16 After this lived Job an hundred and fourty years and saw his sons and his sons sons even four generations 17 So Job died being old and full of days ¶ The book of PSALMS PSAL. I. 1 The happiness of the godly 4 The unhappiness of the ungodly BLessed * Pro. 4.14 is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ‖ Or wicked ungodly nor standeth in the way of sinners nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD * Josh 1.8 Psal 119.1 and in his law doth he meditate day and night 3 And he shall be like a tree * Jer. 17.8 planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not †Heb. fade wither and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper 4 The ungodly are not so but are * Psal 35.5 Isa 17.13 like the chaff which the wind driveth away 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgement nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous 6 For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous but the way of the ungodly shall perish PSAL. II. 1 The kingdom of Christ 10 Kings are exhorted to accept it WHy * Acts 4.25 do the heathen ‖ Or tumultuously assemble rage and the people †Heb. meditate imagine a vain thing 2 The kings of the earth set themselves and the rulers take counsel together against the LORD and against his anointed saying 3 Let us break their bands asunder cast away their cords from us 4 * Pro. 1.26 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh the LORD shall have them in derision 5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath and ‖ Or trouble vex them in his sore displeasure 6 Yet have I †Heb. anointed set my king †Heb. upon Zion the kill of my holiness upon my holy hill of Zion 7 I will declare ‖ Or for a decree the decree the LORD hath said unto me * Acts 13.33 Heb. 1.5 Thou art my son this day have I begotten thee 8 * Psal 72.8 Ask of me and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession 9 * Rev. 2.27 19.15 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potters vessel 10 Be wise now therefore O ye kings be instructed ye judges of the earth 11 Serve the LORD with fear and rejoyce with trembling 12 Kiss the son lest he be angry and ye perish from the way when his wrath is kindled but a little * Prov. 16.20 Isa 30.18 Jer. 17.7 Rom. 9.33 and 10.11 1 Pet. 2.6 blessed are all they that put their trust in him PSAL. III. The security of Gods protection ¶ A psalm of David * 2 Sam. 15 14. when he fled from Absalom his son LORD how are they increased that trouble me many are they that rise up against me 2 Many there be which say of my soul There is no help for him in God Selah 3 But thou O LORD art a shield ‖ Or about for me my glory and the sister up of mine head 4 I cried unto the LORD with my voice and he heard me out of his holy hill Selah 5 * Psal 4 8. I said me dâ—wn and at I awaked for the LORD sustained me 6 * Psal 27.3 I will not â—e afâ—â—â—â— of ten thousands of people that have set themselves against me round aboâ—t
1.15 Behold he travaileth with iniquity and hath conceived mischief and brought forth falshood 15 †Heb. he hath digged a pit He made a pit and digged it * Psal 9.15 10.2 Prov. 5.22 and is faln into the ditch which he made 16 His mischief shall return upon his own head and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate 17 I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high PSAL. VIII Gods glory is magnified by his works and by his love to man ¶ To the chief musician upon Gittith A psalm of David O LORD our Lord how excellent is thy name in all the earth who hast set thy glory above the heavens 2 * Mat. 21.16 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou †Heb. founded ordained strength because of thine enemies that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger 3 When I consider thy heavens the work of thy singers the moon and the stars which thou hast ordained 4 * Job 7.17 Psal 144.3 Heb. 2.6 What is man that thou art mindful of him and the son of man that thou visitest him 5 For thou hast made him a little lower then the angels and hast crowned him with glory and honour 6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands * 1 Cor. 15.27 thou hast put all things under his feet 7 †Heb. flocks and oxen all of them All sheep and oxen yea and the beasts of the field 8 The fowl of the air and the fish of the sea and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas 9 O LORD our Lord how excellent is thy name in all the earth PSAL. IX 1 David praiseth God for executing of judgement 11 He inciteth others to praise him 13 He prayeth that he may have cause to praise him ¶ To the chief musician upon Muthlabben A psalm of David I Will praise thee O LORD with my whole heart I will shew forth all thy marvellous works 2 I will be glad and rejoyce in thee I will sing praise to thy name O thou most High 3 When mine enemies are turned back they shall fall and perish at thy presence 4 For †Heb. thou hast made my judgement thou hast maintained my right and my cause thou sattest in the throne judging †Heb. in righteousness right 5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen thou hast destroyed the wicked thou hast put out their name for ever and ever 6 ‖ Or the destructions of the enemy are come to a perpetual end and their cities hast thou destroyed c. O thou enemy destructions are come to a perpetual end and thou hast destroyed cities their memorial is perished with them 7 But the LORD shall endure for ever he hath prepared his throne for judgement 8 And * Psal 95.13 98. ◠he shall judge the world in righteousness he shall minister judgement to the people in uprightness 9 * Psal 37.39 46.1 91.1 The LORD also will be †Heb. an high place a refuge for the oppressed a refuge in times of trouble 10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee for thou LORD hast not forsaken them that seek thee 11 Sing praises to the LORD which dwelleth in Zion declare among the people his doings 12 * Gen. 9.5 When he maketh inquisition for bloud he remembreth them he forgetteth not the cry of the ‖ Or afflicted humble 13 Have mercy upon me O LORD consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me thou that liftest me up from the gates of death 14 That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion I will rejoyce in thy salvation 15 * Psal 7.16 The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made in the net which they hid is their own foot taken 16 The LORD is known by the judgement which he executeth the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands Higgaion Selah 17 The wicked shall be turned into hell and all the nations that forget God 18 For the needy shall not alway be forgotten the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever 19 Arise O LORD let not man prevail let the heathen be judged in thy sight 20 Put them in fear O LORD that the nations may know themselves to be but men Selah PSAL. X. 1 David complaineth to God of the outrage of the wicked 12 He prayeth for remedy 16 He professeth his confidence WHy standest thou afar off O LORD why hidest thou thy self in times of trouble 2 †Heb. in the pride of the wicked he doth persecute The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor * Psal 7.16 and 9.16 Prov. 5.22 let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined 3 For the wicked boasteth of his †Heb. souls hearts desire and ‖ Or the covetous blesseth himself he abhorreth the LORD blesseth the covetous whom the LORD abhorreth 4 The wicked through the pride of his countenance will not seek after God ‖ Or all his thoughts are there is no God God is not in all his * Psal 14.1 53.1 thoughts 5 His ways are always grievous thy judgements are far above out of his sight as for all his enemies he puffeth at them 6 He hath said in his heart I shall not be moved for I shall †Heb. unto generation and generation never be in adversity 7 * Rom. 3.14 His mouth is full of cursing and †Heb. deceits deceit and fraud under his tongue is mischief and ‖ Or iniquity vanity 8 He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages in the secret places doth he murder the innocent his eyes †Heb. hide themselves are privily set against the poor 9 He lieth in wait †Heb. in the secret places secretly as a lion in his den he lieth in wait to catch the poor he doth catch the poor when he draweth him into his net 10 †Heb. he breaketh himself He croucheth and humbleth himself that the poor may fall ‖ Or into his strong parts by his strong ones 11 He hath said in his heart God hath forgotten * Psal 94.7 he hideth his face he will never see it 12 Arise O LORD O God lift up thine hand forget not the ‖ Or afflicted humble 13 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God he hath said in his heart Thou wilt not require it 14 Thou hast seen it for thou beholdest mischief and spite to requite it with thy hand the poor †Heb. leaveth committeth himself unto thee thou art the helper of the fatherless 15 Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man seek out his wickedness till thou finde none 16 * Psal 29.10 and 145.13 and 146.10 Jer. 10.10 Lam. 5.19 The
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
like hindes feet and setteth me upon my high places 34 He teacheth my hands to war so that a bowe of steel is broken by mine arms 35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation and thy right hand hath holden me up ‖ Or with thy meekness thou bast multiplied me thy gentleness hath made me great 36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me that †Heb. mine anklet my feet did not slip 37 I have pursued mine enemies and overtaken them neither did I turn again till they were consumed 38 I have wounded them that they were not able to rise they are fain under my feet 39 For thou hast girded me with strength unto battel thou hast ‖ Heb. caused to box subdued under me those that rose up against me 40 Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies that I might destroy them that hate me 41 The cried but there was none to save them even unto the LORD but he answered them not 42 Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets 43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people and thou hast made me the head of the heathen a people whom I have not known shall serve me 44 †Heb. at the bearing of the ear Assoon as they hear of me they shall obey me †Heb. the sons of the stranger the strangers shall ‖ Or yeeld stâ—â—ned obedience †Heb lie submit themselves unto me 45 The strangers shall fade away and be afraid out of their close places 46 The LORD liveth and blessed be my rock and let the God of my salvation be exalted 47 It is God that †Heb giveth avengements for me avengeth me and ‖ Or destroyeth subdueth the people under me 48 He delivereth me from mine enemies yea thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me thou hast delivered me from the †Heb. man of violence violent man 49 * Rom. 15.9 Therefore will I ‖ Or confess give thanks unto thee O LORD among the heathen and sing praises unto thy name 50 Great deliverance giveth he to his king and sheweth mercy to his anointed to David and to his seed for evermore PSAL. XIX 1 The creatures shew Gods glory 7 the word his grace 12 David prayeth for grace ¶ To the chief musician A psalm of David THe * Gen. 1.6 heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament sheweth his handy-work 2 Day unto day uttereth speech and night unto night sheweth knowledge 3 There is no speech nor language ‖ Or without these their voice is heard †Heb. without their voice heard where their voice is not heard 4 * Ro. 10.18 ‖ Or their rule or direction Their line is gone out through all the earth and their words to the end of the world in them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun 5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber and rejoyceth as a strong man to run a race 6 His going forth is from the end of the heaven and his circuit unto the ends of it and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof 7 The ‖ Or doctrine law of the LORD is perfect ‖ Or restoring converting the soul the testimony of the LORD is sure making wise the simple 8 The statutes of the LORD are right rejoycing the heart the commandment of the LORD is pure enlightning the eyes 9 The fear of the LORD is clean enduring for ever the judgements of the LORD are †Heb. truth true and righteous altogether 10 More to be desired are they then gold * Psal 119.72 127. Prov. 8.19 yea then much fine gold * Psal 119.103 sweeter also then honey and †Heb. the dropping of honey-combs the honey-comb 11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned and in keeping of them there is great reward 12 Who can understand his errours cleanse thou me from secret faults 13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins let them not have dominion over me then shall I be upright and I shall be innocent from ‖ Or much the great transgression 14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight O LORD †Heb. my rock my strength and my redeemer PSAL. XX. 1 The church blesseth the king in his exploits 7 Her confidence in Gods succour ¶ To the chief musician A psalm of David THe LORD hear thee in the day of trouble the name of the God of Jacob †Heb. see thee on an hâ—â—h place defend thee 2 Send †Heb. try help thee help from the sanctuary and †Heb. support thee strengthen thee out of Zion 3 Remember all thy offerings †Heb. turn to ashes or maâ—e fat accept thy burnt-sacrifice Selah 4 Grant thee according to thine own heart and fulfil all thy counsel 5 We will rejoyce in thy salvation and in the name of our God we will set up our banners the LORD fulfil all thy petitions 6 Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed he will hear him †Heb. from the heaven of his holiness from his holy heaven †Heb. by the strength of the salvation of his right hand with the saving strength of his right hand 7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses but we will remember the name of the LORD our God 8 They are brought down and faln but we are risen and stand upright 9 Save LORD let the king hear us when we call PSAL. XXI 1 A thanksgiving for victory 7 Confidence of further success ¶ To the chief musician A palm of David THe king shall joy in thy strength O LORD and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoyce 2 Thou hast given him his hearts desire and hast not withholden the request of his lips Selah 3 For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness thou sâ—ttest a crown of pure gold on his head 4 He asked life of thee and thou gavest it him even length of days for ever and ever 5 His glory is great in thy salvation honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him 6 For thou hast †Heb. â—et him to 〈◊〉 blessings made him most blessed for ever thou hast †Heb. â—ladded him with joy made him exceeding glad with thy countenance 7 For the king trusteth in the LORD and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved 8 Thine hand shall finde out all thine enemies thy right hand shall finde out those that hate thee 9 Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath and the fire shall devour them 10 Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth and their seed from among the children of men
king in raiment of needle-work the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee 15 With gladness and rejoycing shall they be brought they shall enter into the kings palace 16 In stead of thy fathers shall be thy children whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth 17 I will make thy name to be remembred in all generations therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever PSAL. XLVI 1 The confidence which the church hath in God 8 An exhortation to behold it ¶ To the chief musician ‖ Or of for the sons of Korah A song upon Alamoth GOd is our refuge and strength a very present help in trouble 2 Therefore will not we fear though the earth be removed and though the mountains be carried into †Heb. the heart of the sâ—as the midst of the sea 3 Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof Selah 4 There is a river the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High 5 God is in the midst of â—er she shall not be mâ—ved God shall heâ—p her †Heb. when the morning appeareth and that early 6 The heathen raged the kingdoms were moved he uttered his voice the earth melted 7 The LORD of hosts is with us the God of Jacob is †Heb. an high place for us our refuge Selah 8 Come behold the works of the LORD what desolations he hath made in the earth 9 He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth he breaketh the howe and cutteth the spear in sunder he burneth the chariot in the fire 10 Be still and know that I am God I will be exalted among the heathen I will be exalted in the earth 11 The LORD of hosts is with us the God of Jacob is our refuge Selah PSAL. XLVII 1 The nations are exhorted chearfully to entertain the kingdom of Christ ¶ To the chief musician A psalm ‖ Or of for the sons of Korah O Clap your hands all ye people shout unto God with the voice of triumph 2 For the LORD most High is terrible he is a great King over all the earth 3 He shall subdue the people under us and the nations under our feet 4 He shall choose our inheritance for us the excellency of Jacob whom he loved Selah 5 God is gone up with a shout the LORD with the sound of a trumpet 6 Sing praises to God sing praises sing praises unto our King sing praises 7 For God is the King of all the earth sing ye praises ‖ Or every one that hath understanding with understanding 8 God reigneth over the heathen God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness 9 ‖ Or the voluntary of the people are gathered unto the people of the God of Abraham The princes of the people are gathered together even the people of the God of Abraham for the shields of the earth belong unto God he is greatly exalted PSAL. XLVIII The ornaments and priviledges of the church ¶ A long and psalm ‖ Or of for the sons of Korah GReat is the LORD and greatly to be praised in the city of our God in the mountain of his holiness 2 Beautiful for situation the joy of the whole earth is mount Zion on the sides of the north the city of the great king 3 God is known in her palaces for a refuge 4 For lo the kings were assembled they passed by together 5 They saw it and so they marvelled they were troubled and hasted away 6 Fear took hold upon them there and pain as of a woman in travail 7 Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind 8 As we have heard so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts in the city of our God God will establish it for ever Selah 9 We have thought of thy loving kindness O God in the midst of thy temple 10 According to thy name O God so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth thy right hand is full of righteousness 11 Let mount Zion rejoyce let the daughters of Judah be glad because of thy judgements 12 Walk about Zion and go round about her tell the towers thereof 13 †Heb. set your heart to her bulwarks Mark ye well her bulwarks ‖ Or raise up consider her palaces that ye may tell it to the generation following 14 For this God is our God for ever and ever he will be our guide even unto death PSAL. XLIX 1 An earnest perswasion to build the faith of resurrection not on worldly power but on God 16 Worldly prosperity is not to be admired ¶ To the chief musician A psalm ‖ Or of for the sons of Korah HEar this all ye people give ear all ye inhabitants of the world 2 Both low and high rich and poor together 3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding 4 * Ps â—8 2 Mat. 13.35 I will incline mine ear to a parable I will open my dark saying upon the harp 5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about 6 They that trust in their wealth and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches 7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother nor give to God a ransom for him 8 For the redemption of their soul is precious and it ceaseth for ever 9 That he should still live for ever end not see corruption 10 For he seeth that wise men die likewise the fool and the brutish person perish and leave their wealth to others 11 Their inward thought is that their houses shall continue for ever and their dwelling places †Heb. to generation and generation to all generations they call their lands after their own names 12 Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not he is like the beasts that perish 13 This their way is their folly yet their posterity †Heb. delight in their mouth approve their sayings Selah 14 Like sheep they are laid in the grave death shall seed on them and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning and their ‖ Or strength beauty shall consume ‖ Or the grave being an habitation to every one of them in the grave from their dwelling 15 But God will redeem my soul †Heb. from the hand of the grave from the power of ‖ Or hell the grave for he shall receive me Selah 16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich when the glory of his house is increased 17 * Job 27.19 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away his glory shall not descend after him 18 Though †Heb. in his life whiles he lived he blessed his soul and men will praise thee when thou doest well to thy self 19
†Heb. the soul shall go He shall go to the generation of his fathers they shall never see light 20 Man that is in honour and understandeth not is like the beasts that perish PSAL. L. 1 The majesty of God in the church 5 His order to gather saints 7 The pleasure of God is not in ceremonies 14 but in sincerity of obediance ¶ A psalm ‖ Or for Asaph of Asaph THe mighty God even the LORD hath spoken and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof 2 Out of Zion the perfection of beauty God hath shined 3 Our God shall come and shall not keep silence a fire shall devour before him and it shall be very tempestuous round about him 4 He shall call to the heavens from above and to the earth that he may judge his people 5 Gather my saints together unto me those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice 6 And the heavens shall declare his righteousness for God is judge himself Selah 7 Hear O my people and I will speak O Israel and I will testifie against thee I am God even thy God 8 I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings to have been continually before me 9 I will take no bullock out of thy house nor he goats out of thy folds 10 For every beast of the forest is mine and the cattel upon a thousand hills 11 I know all the fowls of the mountains and the wilde beasts of the field are †Heb. with me mine 12 If I were hungry I would not tell thee * Ex. 19.5 Deu. 10.14 Job 41.11 Ps 24.1 1 Cor. 10.26 28. for the world is mine and the fulness thereof 13 Will I eat the desh of bulls or drink the bloud of goats 14 Offer unto God thanksgiving and pay thy vows unto the most High 15 And call upon me in the day of trouble I will deliver thee and thou shalt glorifie me 16 But unto the wicked God saith What hast thou to do to declare my statutes or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth 17 * Rom. 1.21 22. Seeing thou hatest instruction and castest my words behinde thee 18 When thou sawest a thief then thou consentedst with him and †Heb. thy portion was with adulterers hast been partaker with adulterers 19 †Heb. thou sendest Thou givest thy mouth to evil and thy tongue frameth deceit 20 Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother thou slanderest thine own mothers son 21 These things hast thou done and I kept silence thou thoughtest that I was altogether such a one as thy self but I will reprove thee and set them in order before thine eyes 22 Now consider this ye that forget God lest I tear you in pieces and there be none to deliver 23 Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me and to him †Heb. that disposeth his way that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God PSAL. LI. 1 David prayeth for remission of sins whereof he maketh a deep confession 6 He prayeth for sanctification 16 God delighteth not in sacrifice but in sincerity 18 He prayeth for the church ¶ To the chief musician A psalm of David * 2 Sam. 22.1 11.2 when Nathan the prophet came unto him after he had gone in to Bathsheba HAve mercy upon me O God according to thy loving kindness according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions 2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity and cleanse me from my sin 3 For I acknowledge my transgressions and my sin is ever before me 4 Against thee thee onely have I sinned and done this evil in thy sight * Rom. 3.4 that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest and be clear when thou judgest 5 Behold I was shapen in iniquity and in sin did my mother †Heb. warm me conceive me 6 Behold thou desirest truth in the inward parts and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom 7 * Lev. 14.6 Nu. 19.18 Purge me with hyssop and I shall be clean wash me and I shall be whiter then snow 8 Make me to hear joy and gladness that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoyce 9 Hide thy face from my sins and blot out all mine iniquities 10 Create in me a clean heart O God and renew ‖ Or a constant spirit a right spirit within me 11 Cast me not away from thy presence and take not thy holy spirit from me 12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation and uphold me with thy free spirit 13 Then will I teach transgressours thy ways and sinners shall be converted unto thee 14 Deliver me from †Heb. blouds bloud-guiltiness O God thou God of my salvation and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness 15 O Lord open thou my lips and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise 16 For thou desirest not sacrifice ‖ Or that I should give it else would I give it thou delightest not in burnt-offering 17 * Isa 57.15 66.2 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit a broken and a contrite heart O God thou wilt not despise 18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion build thou the walls of Jerusalem 19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness with burnt offering and whole-burnt-offering then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar PSAL. LII 1 David condemning the spitefulness of Doeg prophesieth his destruction 6 The righteous shall rejoyce at it 8 David upon his confidence in Gods mercy giveth thanks ¶ To the chief musician Maschil A psalm of David * 1 Sam. 22.9 when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul and said unto him David is come to the house of Ahimelech WHy boastest thou thy self in mischief O mighty man the goodness of God endureth continually 2 Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs like a sharp rasour working deceitfully 3 Thou lovest evil more then good and lying rather then to speak righteousness Selah 4 Thou lovest all devouring words ‖ Or and the deceitful tongue O thou deceitful tongue 5 God shall likewise †Heb. beat thee down destroy thee for ever he shall take thee away and pluck thee out of thy dwelling-place and root thee out of the land of the living Selah 6 The righteous also shall see and fear and shall laugh at him 7 Lo this is the man that made not God his strength but trusted in the abundance of his riches and strengthned himself in his ‖ Or substance wickedness 8 But I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever 9 I will praise thee for ever because thou hast done it and I will wait on thy name for it is good before thy saints PSAL. LIII 1 David describeth the corruption of a natural man 4 He convinceth the wicked by the
poor and sorrowful let thy salvation O God set me up on high 30 I will praise the name of God with a song and will magnifie him with thanksgiving 31 This also shall please the LORD better then an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs 32 The ‖ Or meek humble shall see this and be glad and your heart shall live that seek God 33 For the LORD heareth the poor and despiseth not his prisoners 34 Let the heaven and earth praise him the seas and every thing that †Heb. creepeth moveth therein 35 For God will save Sion and will build the cities of Judah that they may dwell there and have it in possession 36 The seed also of his servants shall inherit it and they that love his name shall dwell therein PSAL. LXX David soliciteth God to the speedy destruction of the wicked and preservation of the godly ¶ To the chief musician A psalm of David to bring to remembrance MAke haste * Ps 40.13 c. O God to deliver me make haste †Heb. to my help to help me O LORD 2 * Ps 35.4.71.13 Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul let them be turned backward and put to confusion that desire my hurt 3 Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say Aha aha 4 Let all those that seek thee rejoyce and be glad in thee and let such as love thy salvation say continually Let God be magnified 5 But I am poor and needy make haste unto me O God thou art my help and my deliverer O LORD make no tarrying PSAL. LXXI 1 David in confidence of faith and experience of Gods favour prayeth both for himself and against the enemies of his soul 14 He promiseth constancy 17 He prayeth for perseverance 19 He praiseth God and promiseth to do it chearfully IN * Psal 31.1 thee O LORD do I put my trust let me never be put to confusion 2 Deliver me in thy righteousness and cause me to escape incline thine ear unto me and save me 3 †Heb. â—e thou to me for a â—â—ck of habitation Be thou my strong habitation whereunto I may continually resort thou hast given commandment to save me for thou art my rock and my fortress 4 Deliver me O my God out of the hand of the wicked out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man 5 For thou art my hope O Lord GOD thou art my trust from my youth 6 By thee have I been holden up from the womb thou art he that took me out of my mothers bowels my praise shall be continually of thee 7 I am as a wonder unto many but thou art my strong refuge 8 Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day 9 Cast me not off in the time of old age forsake me not when my strength faileth 10 For mine enemies speak against me and they that †Heb. watch or observe lay wait for my soul take counsel together 11 Saying God hath forsaken him persecute and take him for there is none to deliver him 12 O God be not far from me O my God make haste for my help 13 Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt 14 But I will hope continually and will yet praise thee more and more 15 My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day for I know not the numbers thereof 16 I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD I will make mention of thy righteousness even of thine onely 17 O God thou hast taught me from my youth and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works 18 Now also †Heb. unto old aâ—e and trar hairs when I am old and gray-headed O God forsake me not until I have shewed †Heb. thine arm thy strength unto this generation and thy power to every one that is to come 19 Thy righteousness also O God is very high who hast done great things O God who is like unto thee 20 Thou which hast shewed me great and sore troubles shalt quicken me again and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth 21 Thou shalt increase my greatness and comfort me on every side 22 I will also praise thee †Heb. with the instrument of psaltery with the psaltery even thy truth O my God unto thee will I sing with the harp O thou holy One of Israel 23 My lips shall greatly rejoyce when I sing unto thee and my soul which thou hast redeemed 24 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long for they are confounded for they are brought unto shame that seek my hurt PSAL. LXXII 1 David praying for Solomon sheweth the goodness and glory of his in type and in truth of Christs kingdom 18 He blesseth God ¶ A psalm ‖ Or of for Solomon GIve the king thy judgements O God and thy righteousness unto the kings son 2 He shall judge thy people with righteousness and thy poor with judgement 3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people and the little hills by righteousness 4 He shall judge the poor of the people he shall save the children of the needy and shall break in pieces the oppressour 5 They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure throughout all generations 6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass as showres that water the earth 7 In his days shall the righteous flourish and abundance of peace †Heb. if I there 〈◊〉 no moon so long as the moon endureth 8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea and from the river unto the ends of the earth 9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall how before him and his enemies shall lick the dust 10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts 11 Yea all kings shall fall down before him all nations shall serve him 12 For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth the poor also and him that hath no helper 13 He shall spare the poor needy shall save the souls of the needy 14 He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence and precious shall their bloud be in his sight 15 And he shall live and to him †Heb. one shall give shall be given of the gold of Sheba prayer also shall be made for him continually and daily shall he be praised 16 There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains the fruit thereof shall 〈◊〉 like Lebanon and they of the city shall 〈…〉 grass of the earth 17 His name †Heb. shall 〈◊〉 shall endure for ever †Heb. shall be as a son to continuâ— his fathâ—â—s name 〈…〉 his name shall be continued
deceit shall not dwell within my house he that telleth lies †Heb. shall not be established shall not tarry in my sight 8 I will early destroy all the wicked of the land that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD PSâ—L CII 1 The prophet in his prayer maketh a grievous complaint 12 He taketh comfort in the eternity and mercy of God 18 The mercies of God are to be recorded 23 He sustaineth his weakness by the unchangeableness of God ¶ A prayer ‖ Or for of the afflicted when he is over whelmed and poureth out his complaint before the LORD HEar my prayer O LORD and let my cry come unto thee 2 Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble incline thine ear unto me in the day when I call answer me speedily 3 For my days are consumed ‖ Or as some read into smoke like smoke and my bones are burnt as an hearth 4 My heart is smitten and withered like grass so that I forget to eat my bread 5 By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my ‖ Or flesh skin 6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness I am like an owl of the desert 7 I watch and am as a sparrow alone upon the house-top 8 Mine enemies reproach me all the day and they that are mad against me are sworn against me 9 For I have eaten ashes like bread and mingled my drink with weeping 10 Because of thine indignation and thy wrath for thou hast lifted me up and cast me down 11 * Isa 40.6 Jam. 1.10 My days are like a shadow that declineth and I am withered like grass 12 But thou O LORD shalt endure for ever and thy remembrance unto all generations 13 Thou shalt arise and have mercy upon Zion for the time to favour her yea the set time is come 14 For thy servants take pleasure in her stones and favour the dust thereof 15 So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD and all the kings of the earth thy glory 16 When the LORD shall build up Zion he shall appear in his glory 17 He will regard the prayer of the destitute and not despise their prayer 18 This shall be written for the generation to come and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD 19 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary from heaven did the LORD behold the earth 20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner to loose †Heb. the children of death those that are appointed to death 21 To declare the name of the LORD in Zion and his praise in Jerusalem 22 When the people are gathered together and the kingdoms to serve the LORD 23 He †Heb. afflicted weakned my strength in the way he shortned my days 24 I said O my God take me not away in the midst of my days thy years are throughout all generations 25 †Heb. 1.10 Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth and the heavens are the work of thy hands 26 They shall perish but thou shalt †Heb. stanâ— endure yea all of them shall wax old like a garment as a vesture shalt thou change them and they shall be changed 27 But thou art the same and thy years shall have no end 28 The children of thy servants shall continue and their seed shall be established before thee PSAL. CIII 1 An exhortation to bless God for his mercy 15 and for the constancy thereof ¶ A psalm of David BLess the LORD O my soul and all that is within me bless his holy name 2 Bless the LORD O my soul and forget not all his benefits 3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities who healeth all thy diseases 4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction who crowneth thee with loving kindness and tender mercies 5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things so that thy youth is renewed like the eagles 6 The LORD executeth righteousness and judgement for all that are oppressed 7 He made known his ways unto Moses his acts unto the children of Israel 8 * Exod 34.6 7. Num. 14.18 Deut. 5.10 Neh. 9.17 Psal 86.15 Jer. 32.18 The LORD is merciful and gracious slow to anger and †Heb. great of mercy plenteous in mercy 9 He will not always chide neither will he keep his anger for ever 10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins nor rewarded us according to our iniquities 11 For †Heb. according to the height of the heaven as the heaven is high above the earth so great is his mercy toward them that fear him 12 As far as the east is from the west so far hath he removed our transgressions from us 13 Like as a father pitieth his children so the LORD pitieth them that fear him 14 For he knoweth our frame he remembreth that we are dust 15 As for man his days are as grass as a flower of the field so he flourisheth 16 For the wind passeth over it and †Heb. it is not it is gone and the place thereof shall know it no more 17 But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him his righteousness unto childrens children 18 * Deut. 7.9 To such as keep his covenant and to those that remember his commandments to do them 19 The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens and his kingdom ruleth over all 20 Bless the LORD ye his angels †Heb. mighty in strength that excel in strength that do his commandments hearkning unto the voice of his word 21 Bless ye the LORD all ye his hosts ye ministers of his that do his pleasure 22 Bless the LORD all his works in all places of his dominion bless the LORD O my soul PSAL. CIV 1 A meditation upon the mighty power 7 and wonderful providence of God 31 Gods glory is eternal 33 The prophet voweth perpetually to praise God BLess the LORD O my soul O LORD my God thou art very great thou art clothed with honour and majesty 2 Who coverest thy self with light as with a garment who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain 3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters who maketh the clouds his chariot who walketh upon the wings of the wind 4 * Hebr. 1.7 Who maketh his angels spirits his ministers a flaming fire 5 †Heb. he hath founded the earth upon her bases Who laid the foundations of the earth that it should not be removed for ever 6 Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment the waters stood above the mountains 7 At thy rebuke they fled at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away 8 ‖ Or the mountains ascend the valleys descend They go up by the mountains they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them 9 Thou hast set a bound
and there was not one feeble person among their tribes 38 * Ex. 12.33 Egypt was glad when they departed for the fear of them fell upon them 39 * Ex. 13.21 He spread a cloud for a covering and fire to give light in the night 40 * Ex. 16.12 c. The people asked and he brought quails and satisfied them with the bread of heaven 41 * Ex. â—â— 6 Nu. 20.11 1 Cor. 10.4 He opened the rock and the waters gushed out they ran in the dry places like a river 42 For he remembred his holy promise and Abraham his servant 43 And he brought forth his people with joy and â—is câ—osen with †Heb. singing gladness 44 * Deut. 6.10 11. Jos 3.17 And gave them the lands of the heathen and they inherited the labour of the people 45 That they might observe his statutes and keep his laws Praise ye the LORD PSAL. CVI. 1 The psalmist exhorteth to praise God 4 He prayeth for pardon of sin as God did with the fathers 7 The story of the peoples rebellion and Gods mercy 47 He concludeth with prayer and praise †Heb. Hallelujab PRaise ye the LORD O * Ps 107.1 118.1 136. â— give thanks unto the LORD for be is good for his mercy endureth for ever 2 Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD who can shew forth all his praise 3 Blessed are they that keep judgement and he that doeth righteousness at all times 4 Remember me O LORD with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people O visit me with thy salvation 5 That I may see the good of thy chosen that I may rejoyce in the gladness of thy nation that I may glory with thine inheritance 6 We have sinned with our fathers we have committed iniquity we have done wickedly 7 Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt they remembred not the multitude of thy mercies * Exod. 14.11 12. but provoked him at the sea even at the Red sea 8 Nevertheless he saved them for his names sake that he might make his mighty power to be known 9 He rebuked the Red sea also and it was dried up so he led them through the depths as through the wilderness 10 And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy 11 * Exod. 14.27 15.5 And the waters covered their enemies there was not one of them left 12 * Exod. 14.31 15.1 Then beleeved they his words they sang his praise 13 * Exod. 15.24 17.2 †Heb. they made haste they forgat They soon forgat his works they waited not for his counsel 14 * Numb 11.4 1 Cor. 10.6 But †Heb. lusted a lust lusted exceedingly in the wilderness and tempted God in the desert 15 * Numb 11.31 And he gave them their request but sent leanness into their soul 16 * Num. 16.1 c. They envied Moses also in the camp and Aaron the saint of the LORD 17 * Num. 16.31 Deut. 11.6 The earth opened and swallowed up Datham and covered the company of Abiram 18 * Num. 16.35 46. And a fire was kindled in their company the flame burnt up the wicked 19 * Exod. 32.4 They made a calf in Horeb and worshipped the molten image 20 Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass 21 They forgat God their saviour which had done great things in Egypt 22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham and terrible things by the Red sea 23 * Exod. 32.10 Therefore he said that he would destroy them had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach to turn away his wrath lest he should destroy them 24 Yea they despised †Heb. a land of dâ—sirâ— the pleasant land they beleeved not his word 25 * Numb 14.2 But murmured in their tents and hearkned not unto the voice of the LORD 26 Therefore he lifted up his hand against them to overthrow them in the wilderness 27 †Heb. to make them fall To overthrow their seed also among the nations and to scatter them in the lands 28 * Numb 25.3 They joyned themselves also unto Baal-peor and ate the sacrifices of the dead 29 Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions and the plague brake in upon them 30 * Numb 25.7 Then stood up Phinehas and executed judgement and so the plague wâ—â— stayed 31 And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore 32 * Numb 20.13 They angred him also at the waters of strife so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes 33 Because they provoked his spirit so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips 34 They did not destroy the nations * Deut. 7.2 concerning whom the LORD commanded them 35 * Judg. 1.21 But were mingled among the heathen and learned their works 36 And they served their idols which were a snare unto them 37 Yea they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils 38 And shed innocent bloud even the bloud of their sons and of their daughters whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan and the land was polluted with bloud 39 Thus were they defiled with their own works and went a whoring with their own inventions 40 Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance 41 And he gave them into the hand of the heathen and they that hated them ruled over them 42 Their enemies also oppressed them and they were brought into subjection under their hand 43 * Judg. 2.16 Many times did he deliver them but they provoked him with their counsel and were ‖ Or impoverished or weakned brought low for their iniquity 44 Nevertheless he regarded their affliction when he heard their cry 45 * Deut. 30.3 And he remembred for them his covenant and repented according to the multitude of his mercies 46 He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives 47 Save us O LORD our God and gather us from among the heathen to give thanks unto thy holy name and to triumph in thy praise 48 Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting and let all the people say Amen Praise ye the LORD PSAL. CVII 1 The psalmist exhorteth the redeemed in praising God to observe his manifold providence 4 over travellers 10 over captives 17 over sick men 23 over sea-men 33 and in divers varieties of life O * Psal 106.1 118.1 136.1 Give thanks unto the LORD for he is good for his mercy endureth for ever 2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy 3 And gathered them out of the lands from the east and from the west from the north and †Heb. from the
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
a joyful mother of children Praise ye the LORD PSAL. CXIV 1 An exhortation by the example of the dumb creatures to fear God in his church WHen * Ex. 16.3 Israel went out of Egypt the house of Jacob from a people of strange language 2 Judah was his sanctuary and Israel his dominion 3 * Ex. 14.21 The sea saw it and fled * Josh 3.13 Jordan was driven back 4 The mountains skipped like rams and the little hills like lambs 5 What ailed thee O thou sea that thou fleddest thou Jordan that thou wast driven back 6 Ye mountains that ye skipped like rams and ye little hills like lambs 7 Tremble thou earth at the presence of the Lord at the presence of the God of Jacob. 8 * Ex. 17.6 Num. 20.11 Which turned the rock into a standing water the flint into a fountain of waters PSAL. CXV 1 Because God is truly gloricus 4 and idols are vanity 9 he exhorteth to confidence in God 12 God is to be blessed for his blessings NOt unto us O LORD not unto us but unto thy name give glory for thy mercy and for thy truths sake 2 Wherefore should the heathen say * Psal 41.10 79.10 Where is now their God 3 * Psal 135.6 But our God is in the heavens he hath done whatsoever he pleased 4 * Psal 135.15 Their idols are silver and gold the work of mens hands 5 They have mouths but they speak not eyes have they but they see not 6 They have ears but they hear not noses have they but they sinell not 7 They have hands but they handle not feet have they but they walk not neither speak they through their throat 8 They that make them are like unto them so is every one that trusteth in them 9 O Israel trust thou in the LORD he is their help and their shield 10 O house of Aaron trust in the LORD he is their help and their shield 11 Ye that fear the LORD trust in the LORD he is their help and their shield 12 The LORD hath been mindful of us he will bless us he will bless the house of Israel he will bless the house of Aaron 13 He will bless them that fear the LORD both small †Heb. with and great 14 The LORD shall increase you more more you your children 15 You are blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth 16 The heaven even the heavens are the LORDs but the earth hath he given to the children of men 17 The dead praise not the LORD neither any that go down into silence 18 * Dan. 2 20. But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore Praise the LORD PSAL. CXVI 1 The psalmist professeth his love and ducy to God for his deliverance 12 He studieth to be thankful I Love the LORD because he hath heard my voice and my supplications 2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me therefore will I call upon him †Heb. in my days as long as I live 3 * Psal 18.5 6. The sorrows of death compassed me and the pains of hell †Heb. found me gat hold upon me I found trouble and sorrow 4 Then called I upon the name of the LORD O LORD I beseech thee deliver my soul 5 Gracious is the LORD and righteous yea our God is merciful 6 The LORD preserveth the simple I was brought low and he helped me 7 Return unto thy rest O my soul for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee 8 For thou hast delivered my soul from death mine eyes from tears and my feet from falling 9 I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living 10 * 2 Cor. 4.13 I beleeved therefore have I spoken I was greatly afflicted 11 I said in my haste * Rom. 3.4 All men are liars 12 What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits towards me 13 I will take the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the LORD 14 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people 15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints 16 O LORD truly I am thy servant I am thy servant and the son of thy hand-maid thou hast loosed my bonds 17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving and will call upon the name of the LORD 18 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people 19 In the courts of the LORDs house in the midst of thee O Jerusalem Praise ye the LORD PSAL. CXVII An exhortation to praise God for his mercy and truth O * Rom. 15.11 Praise the LORD all ye nations praise him all ye people 2 For his merciful kindness is great towards us and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever Praise ye the LORD PSAL. CXVIII 1 An exhortation to praise God for his mercy 5 The psalmist by his experience sheweth how good it is to trust in God 19Vnder the type of the psalmist the coming of Christ in his kingdom is expressed O * 1 Chr. 16.8 Ps 106.1 107.1 136.1 Give thanks unto the LORD for he is good because his mercy endureth for ever 2 Let Israel now say that his mercy endureth for ever 3 Let the house of Aaron now say that his mercy endureth for ever 4 Let them now that fear the LORD say that his mercy endureth for ever 5 I called upon the LORD †Heb. out of distress in distress the LORD answered me and set me in a large place 6 * Ps 56.4 11. Heb. 13.6 The LORD is †Heb. for me on my side I will not fear what can man do unto me 7 The LORD taketh my part with them that help me therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me 8 It is better to trust in the LORD then to put confidence in man 9 * Ps 146.2 It is better to trust in the LORD then to put confidence in princes 10 All nations compassed me about but in the name of the LORD will I †Heb. out them off destroy them 11 They compassed me about yea they compassed me about but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them 12 They compassed me about like bees they are quenched as the fire of thorns for in the name of the LORD I will †Heb. out down destroy them 13 Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall but the LORD helped me 14 * Ex. 15.2 Isa 12.2 The LORD is my strength and song and is become my salvation 15 The voice of rejoycing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly 16 The right hand of the LORD is exalted the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly 17 I shall not die but live and declare the works of the LORD 18 The
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
men and maidens old men and children 13 Let them praise the name of the LORD for his name alone is †Heb. exalted excellent his glory is above the earth and heaven 14 He also exalteth the horn of his people the praise of all his saints even of the children of Israel a people near unto him Praise ye the LORD PSAL. CXLIX 1 The prophet exhorteth to praise God for his love to the church 5 and for that power which he hath given to the church to rule the consciences of men †Heb. Hallelujah PRaise ye the LORD Sing unto the LORD a new song and his praise in the congregation of saints 2 Let Israel rejoyce in him that made him let the children of Zion be joyful in their King 3 Let them praise his name ‖ Or with the pipe in the dance let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp 4 For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people he will beautifie the meek with salvation 5 Let the saints be joyful in glory let them sing aloud upon their beds 6 Let the high praises of God be †Heb. in their throat in their mouth and a two-edged sword in their hand 7 To execute vengeance upon the heathen and punishments upon the people 8 To binde their kings with chains and their nobles with fetters of iron 9 * Deut. 7 1 2. To execute upon them the judgement written this honour have all his saints Praise ye the LORD PSAL. CL. 1 An exhortation to praise God 3 with all kinde of instruments †Heb. Hallelujah PRaise ye the LORD Praise God in his sanctuary praise him in the firmament of his power 2 Praise him for his mighty acts praise him according to his excellent greatness 3 Praise him with the sound of the ‖ Or cornet dance praise him with the psaltery and harp 4 Praise him with the timbrel and ‖ Or pipe dance praise him with stringed instruments and organs 5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals praise him upon the high-sounding cymbals 6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD Praise ye the LORD ¶ The PROVERBS CHAP. I. 1 The use of the proverbs 7 An exhortation to fear God and beleeve his word 10 to avoid the enticings of sinners 20 Wisdom complaineth of her contempt 24 She threatneth her contemners THe proverbs of Solomon the son of David king of Israel 2 To know wisdom and instruction to perceive the words of understanding 3 To receive the instruction of wisdom justice and judgement and †Heb. equities equity 4 To give subtilty to the simple to the young man knowledge and ‖ Or advisement discretion 5 A wise man will hear and will increase learning and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels 6 To understand a proverb and ‖ Or an eloquent speech the interpretation the words of the wise and their dark sayings 7 ¶ * Job 28.28 Psal 111.10 Chap. 9.10 The fear of the LORD is ‖ Or the principal part the beginning of knowledge but fools despise wisdom and instruction 8 My son hear the instruction of thy father and forsake not the law of thy mother 9 For they shall be †Heb. an adding an ornantent of grace unto thy head and chains about thy neck 10 ¶ My son if sinners entice thee consent thou not 11 If they say Come with us let us lay wait for bloud let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause 12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave and whole as those that go down into the pit 13 We shall finde all precious substance we shall fill our houses with spoil 14 Cast in thy lot among us let us all have one purse 15 My son walk not thou in the way with them refrain thy foot from their path 16 * Isa 59.7 Rom. 3.15 For their feet run to evil and make haste to shed bloud 17 Surely in vain the net it spread †Heb. in the eyes of every thing that hath a wing in the sight of any bird 18 And they lay wait for their own bloud they lurk privily for their own lives 19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain which taketh away the life of the owners thereof 20 ¶ †Heb. wisdoms that is excellent wisdom * Chap. 8.1 Wisdom crieth without she uttereth her voice in the streets 21 She crieth in the chief place of concourse in the openings of the gates in the city she uttereth her words saying 22 How long ye simple ones will ye love simplicity and the scorners delight in their scorning and fools hate knowledge 23 Turn you at my reproof behold I will pour out my spirit unto you I will make known my words unto you 24 ¶ * Isa 65.12 and 66.4 Jer 7.13 Ezek. 8.18 Because I have called and ye refused I have stretched out my hand and no man regarded 25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel and would none of my reproof 26 I also will laugh at your calamity I will mock when your fear cometh 27 When your fear conveth as desolation and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind when distress and anguish cometh upon you 28 * Job 27.9 Psa 1.15 Jer. 1.11 and 14.12 Mic. 3.4 Then shall they call upon me but I will not answer they shall seek me early but they shall not finde me 29 For that they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD 30 They would none of my counsel they despised all my reproof 31 Therefore shall they ear of the fruit of their own way and be filled with their own devices 32 For the ‖ Or ease of the simple turning away of the simple shall slay them and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them 33 But whoso hearkneth unto me shall dwell safely and shall be quiet from fear of evil CHAP. II. 1 Wisdom promiseth godliness to her children 10 and safety from evil company 20 and direction in good ways My son if thou wilt receive my words and hide my commandments with thee 2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom and apply thine heart to understanding 3 Yea if thou criest after knowledge and †Heb. givest thy voice liftest up thy voice for understanding 4 * Mat. 13.44 If thou seekest her as silver and searchest for her as for hid treasures 5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD and finde the knowledge of God 6 * 1 King 3.9 Jam. 1.5 For the LORD giveth wisdom out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding 7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly 8 He keepeth the paths of judgement and preserveth the way of his saints 9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness and judgement and equity yes every good path 10 ¶ When wisdom entreth into thine heart and knowledge
Ch. 59.3 †Heb. blouds bloud 16 ¶ Wash ye make you clean put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes * 1 Pet. 3.11 cease to do evil 17 Learn to do well seek judgement ‖ Or rightâ—â—â— relieve the oppressed judge the fatherless plead for the widow 18 Come now and let us reason together saith the LORD though your sins be as scarlet they shall be as white as snow though they be red like crimson they shall be as wool 19 If ye be willing and obedient ye shall eat the good of the land 20 But if ye refuse and rebel ye shall be devoured with the sword for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it 21 ¶ How is the faithful city become an harlot it was full of judgement righteousness lodged in it but now murderers 22 Thy silver is become dross thy wine mixt with water 23 Thy princes are rebellious and companions of theeves every one loveth gifts and followeth after rewards they * Jer. 5.28 Zech. 7 1â— judge not the fatherless neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them 24 Therefore saith the Lord the LORD of hosts the mighty One of Israel Ah I will ease me of mine adversaries and avenge me of mine enemies 25 ¶ And I will turn my hand upon thee and †Heb. according to pureness purely purge away thy dross and take away all thy tin 26 And I will restore thy judges as at the first and thy counsellours as at the beginning afterward thou shalt be called The city of righteousnes the faithful city 27 Zion shall be redeemed with judgement and ‖ Or they that return of her her converts with righteousness 28 ¶ And the * Job 31.3 Ps 1.6 5.6 73.27 92.9 and 104.35 †Heb. breaking destruction of the transgressours and of the sinners shall be together and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed 29 For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen 30 For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth and as a garden that hath no water 31 And the strong shall be as tow ‖ Or and his work and the maker of it as a spark and they shall both burn together and none shall quench them CHAP. II. 1 Isaiah prophesieth the coming of Christs kingdom â— Wickedness is the cause of Gods forsaking 10 He exhorteth to fear because of the powerful effect of Gods majesty THe word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem 2 And * Mic. 4 â— c. it shall come to pass in the last days that the mountain of the LORD house shall be ‖ Or prepared established in the top of the mountains and shall be exalted above the hills and all nations shall flow unto it 3 And many people shall go and say Come ye and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD to the house of the God of Jacob and he will teach us of his ways and we will walk in his paths for out of Zion shall go forth the law and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem 4 And he shall judge among the nations and shall rebuke many people and they shall beat their swords into plow-shares and their spears into ‖ Or sithes pruning-hooks nation shall not lift up sword against nation neither shall they learn war any more 5 O house of Jacob come ye and let us walk in the light of the LORD 6 Therefore thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob because they be replenished ‖ Or more then the east from the east and are sooth-sayers like the Philistines and they ‖ Or abound with the children c. please themselves in the children of strangers 7 Their land also is full of silver and gold neither is there any end of their treasures their land is also full of horses neither is there any end of their chariots 8 Their land also is full of idols they worship the work of their own hands that which their own fingers have made 9 And the mean man boweth down and the great man humbleth himself therefore forgive them not 10 ¶ Enter into the rock and hide thee in the dust for fear of the LORD and for the glory of his majesty 11 The * Chap. 5.15 lofty looks of man shall be humbled and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day 12 For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty and upon every one that is lifted up and he shall be brought low 13 And upon all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up and upon all the oaks of Bashan 14 And upon all the high mountains and upon all the hills that are lifted up 15 And upon every high towre and upon every senced wall 16 And upon all the ships of Tarthish and upâ—n all †Heb. pictures of dâ—sire pleasant pictures 17 And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down and the haughtiness of men shall be made low and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day 18 And ‖ Or the idols shall utterly pass away the idols he shall utterly abolish 19 And they shall go into the * Hoâ— 10.8 Lu. 23.30 Rev. 6.16 9.6 holes of the rocks and into the caves of †Heb. the â—ust the earth for fear of the LORD and for the glory of his majesty when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth 20 In that day a man shall cast †Heb. the idols of his silvâ—r c. his idols of silver and his idols of gold ‖ Or which they made for him which they made each one for himself to worship to the moles and to the bats 21 To go into the clefts of the rocks and into the tops of the ragged rocks for fear of the LORD and for the glory of his majesty when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth 22 Cease ye from man whose breath is in his nostrils for wherein is he to be accounted of CHAP. III. 1 The great confusion which cometh by sin 9 The impudeney of the people 12 The oppression and covetousâ—â—es of the culers 16 The judgements which shall be joy the pride of the women FOr behold the LORD the LORD of hosts doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff the whole stay of bread and the whole stay of water 2 The mighty man and the man of war the judge and the prophet and the prudent and the ancient 3 The captain of fifty and †Heb. amâ—â— emiâ—eâ—t in counterance the honourable man and the counsellour and the cunning artificer and ‖ Or skilful of speâ—ck the eloquent oratour 4 And I will give * â—â—â—â—es 1â— 16 children to be their
princes and babes shall rule over them 5 And the people shall be oppressed every one by another and every one by his neighbour the childe shall behave himself proudly against the ancient and the base against the honourable 6 When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father saying Thou hast clothing be thou our ruler and let this ruine be under thy hand 7 In that day shall he †Heb. lift up the hand swear saying I will not be an †Heb. binder up healer for in my house is neither bread nor clothing make me not a ruler of the people 8 For Jerusalem is ruined and Judah is faln because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD to provoke the eyes of his glory 9 ¶ The shew of their countenance doth witness against them and they declare their sin as * Gen. 13.13 18.21 19.5 Sodom they hide it not wo unto their soul for they have rewarded evil unto themselves 10 Say ye to the righteous that it shall be well with him for they shall eat the fruit of their doings 11 Wo unto the wicked it shall be ill with him for the reward of his hands shall be †Heb. done to him given him 12 ¶ As for my people children are their oppressours and women rule over them O my people ‖ Or they which call thee blessed they which lead thee cause thee to err and †Heb. swallow up destroy the way of thy paths 13 The LORD standeth up to plead standeth to judge the people 14 The LORD will enter into judgement with the ancients of his people and the princes thereof for ye have ‖ Or burnt eaten up the vineyard the spoil of the poor is in your houses 15 What mean ye thâ—â—â— ye beat my people to pieces and grinde the faces of the poor saith the Lord GOD of hosts 16 ¶ Moreover the LORD saith Because the daughters of Zion are haughty and walk with stretched-forth necks and †Heb. deceiving with their eyes wanton eyes walking and ‖ Or tripping nicelâ— mincing as they go and making a tinkling with their feet 17 Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion and the LORD will †Heb. make â—aked discover their secret parts 18 In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet and their ‖ Or net-works cauls and their round tires like the moon 19 The ‖ Or sweet balls chains and the braceâ—ers and the ‖ Or spangled ornaments mufflers 20 The bonnets and the ornaments of the legs and the headbands and the †Heb. â—ouses of the soul tablets and the ear-rings 21 The rings and nose-jewels 22 The changeable suits of apparel and the mantles and the wimples and the crisping-pins 23 The glasses and the fine linen and the hoods and the veils 24 And it shall come to pass that in stead of sweet smell there shall be stink and in stead of a girdle a rent and in stead of well set hair baldness and in stead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth and burning in stead of beauty 25 Thy men shall fall by the sword and thy †Heb. miâ—â—t mighty in the war 26 And her gates shall lament and mourn and she being ‖ Or emptied †Heb. creansed desolate shall sit upon the ground CHAP. IV. In the extremity of evils Christs kingdom shall be a sanctuary ANd in that day seven women shall take hold of one man saying We will eat our own bread and wear our own apparel onely †Heb. let the name be called upon us let us be called by thy name ‖ Or take thâ—â— away to take away our reproach 2 In that day shall the branch of the LORD be †Heb. 〈…〉 beautiful and glorious and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely †Heb. so the escaping of Israel for them that are escaped of Israel 3 And it shall come to pass that he that is left in Zion and he that remaineth in Jerusalem shall be called holy even every one that is written ‖ Or to life among the living in Jerusalem 4 When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and shall have purged the bloud of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgement and by the spirit of burning 5 And the LORD will create upon every dwelling-place of mount Zion and upon her assemblies a * Ex. 13.21 cloud and smoke by day the shining of a flaming fire by night for ‖ Or above upon all the glory shall be †Heb. a covering a defence 6 And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the day-time from the heat and for a place of refuge and for a covert from storm and from rain CHAP. V. 1Vnder the parable of a vineyard God excuseth bis severe judgement 8 His judgements upon covetousness 11 upon lasciviousness 13 upon impiety 20 and upon injustice 26 The executioners of Gods judgements NOw will I sing to my welbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard My welbeloved hath * Jer. 2 21. Mat. 21.33 Mar. 12.1 Lu. 20.9 a vineyard in †Heb. the born of the son of oyl a very fruitful hill 2 And he ‖ Or made a wall about it fenced it and gathered out the stones thereof and planted it with the choicest vine and built a towre in the midst of it and also †Heb. bewed made a wine-press therein and he looked that it should bring forth grapes and it brought forth wilde grapes 3 And now O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah judge I pray you betwixt me and my vineyard 4 What could have been done more to my vineyard that I have not done in it wherefore when I looked that it should bring forth grapes brought it forth wilde grapes 5 And now go to I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard I will take away the hedge thereof and it shall be eaten up and break down the wall thereof and it shall be †Heb. for a treading troden down 6 And I will lay it waste it shall not be pruned nor digged bâ—â— there shall come up briers and thorns I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it 7 For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel and the men of Judah †Heb. plant of his pleasures his pleasant plant and he looked for judgement but behold †Heb. a seab oppression for righteousness but behold a cry 8 ¶ Wo unto them that joyn * Mic. 2.2 house to house that lay field to field till there be no place that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth 9 ‖ Or This is in mine
For the LORD spake thus to me †Heb. in strength of hand with a strong hand and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people saying 12 Say ye not A confederacy to all them to whom this people shall say A confederacy neither fear ye their fear nor be afraid 13 Sanctifie the LORD of hoâ—s himself and let him be your fear and let him be your dread 14 And he shall be for a sanctuary but for * Ch. 2â— 16 Luk. 2. â—4 Rom. 9 3â— 1 Pet. 2.8 a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem 15 And many among them shall * Matth. 2â— 44. Luk. 20.18 stumble and fall and be broken and besnared and be taken 16 Binde up the testimony seal the law among my disciples 17 And I will wait upon the LORD that hâ—â—â—th his face from the house of Jacob and I will look for him 18 * Hebr. 2 13. Behold I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts which dwelleth in mount Zion 19 ¶ And when they shall say unto you Seek unto them that have familiar spirits and unto wizard that peep and that mutter should not a people seek unto their God for the living to the dead 20 * Luk. 16.29 To the law and to the testimony if they speak not according to this word it is because there is †Heb. no morning no light in them 21 And they shall pass through it hardly bestead and hungry and it shall come to pass that when they shall be hungry they shall fret themselves and curse their king and their God and look upward 22 And they shall look unto the earth and behold trouble and darkness dimness of anguish and they shall be driven to darkness CHAP. IX 1 What joy shall be in the midst of afflictions by the kingdom and birth of Chrâ—st 8 The judgements upon Israel for their pride 13 for their byjoâ—r sie 18 and for their impenitency NEvertheless the dimnesâ— shall not be such as was in her vexation when at the first he lightâ— afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea beyond Jordan in Galilee ‖ Or populous of the nations 2 * Mat. 4.16 Eph. 5.14 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death upon them hath the light shined 3 Thou hast multiplied the nation and ‖ Or to him not increased the joy they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest and as men rejoyce when they divide the spoil 4 ‖ Or when thou breakest For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden and the staff of his shoulder the rod of his oppressour as in the day of * Judg. 7.22 Ch. 10.26 Midian 5 ‖ Or When the whole â—atteâ— of the warrâ—our was c. For every bâ—ttel of the warriour is with confused noise and garments rolled in bloud ‖ Or and it was c. but this shall be with burning and †Heb meat fewel of fire 6 For unto us a childe is born unto us a * Joh. 3.16 son is given and the government shall be upon his shoulder and his name shall be called Wonderful Counsellour The mighty God The everlasting father The prince of peace 7 Of the increase of his government and peace * Luke 1.32 33. there shall be no end upon the throne of David and upon his kingdom to order it and to establish it with judgement and with justice from henceforth even for ever the * 2 King 19.31 Ch 37.32 zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this 8 ¶ The Lord sent a word into Jacob and it hath lighted upon Israel 9 And all the people shall know even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria that say in the pride and stoutness of heart 10 The bricks are fallen down but we will build with hewn stones the sycomores are cut down but we will change them into cedars 11 Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him and †Heb. mingle joyn his enemies together 12 The Syrians before and the Philistines behinde and they shall devour Israel †Heb. with whole mouth with open mouth * Ch. 5.25 10.4 for all this his anger is not turned away but his hand is stretched out still 13 ¶ For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them neither do they seek the LORD of hosts 14 Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail branch and rush in one day 15 The ancient and honourable he is the head and the prophet that teacheth lies he is the tail 16 For ‖ Or they that call them blessed the leaders of this people cause them to err and ‖ Or they that are called blessed of them they that are led of them are †Heb. swallowed up destroâ—ed 17 Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows for ever one is an hypocrite and an evil doer and every mouth speaketh ‖ Or villany folly for all this his anger is not turned away but his hand is stretched out still 18 ¶ For wickedness â—urneth as the fire it shall devour the briers and thorns and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke 19 Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land darkned and the people shall be as the †Heb. meat fewel of the fire no man shall spare his brother 20 And he shall †Heb. cut snatch on the right hand and be hungry and he shall eat on the left hand and they shall not be satisfied they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm 21 Manasseh Ephraim and Ephraim Manasseh and they together shall be against Judah For all this his anger is not turned away but his hand is stretched out still CHAP. X. 1 The wo of tyrants 5 Assyria the rod of hypocrites for his pride shall he broken 20. A remnant of Israel shall be saved 24 Israel is comforted with promise of deliverance from Assyria WO unto them that decree unrighteous decrees and ‖ Or to the writers that write grievousness that write grievousness which they have prescribed 2 To turn aside the needy from judgement and to take away the right from the poor of my people that widows may be their prey and that they may rob the father less 3 And what will ye do in the day of visitation and in the desolation which shall come from far to whom will ye flee for help and where will ye leave
your glory 4 Without me they shall bow down under the priseners and they shall fall under the slain * Ch. 5.25 and 9.12 For all this his anger is not turned away but his hand is stretched out still 5 ¶ ‖ Or Wo to the Assyrian O †Heb. Asâ—ur Assyrian the rod of mine anger ‖ Or thâ—uth and the staff in their hand is mine indignation 6 I will send him against an hypocritical nation and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge to take the spoil and to take the prey and †Heb. to lar them a treading to tread them down like the mire of the streets 7 Howbeit he meaneth not so neither doth his heart think so but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few 8 * 2 Kin. 18.24 33. and 19 10 c. For he saith Are not my princes altogether kings 9 Is not Calno as Carchemish is not Hamath as Arphad is not Samaria as Damascus 10 As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria 11 Shall I not as I have done unto Samaria and her idols so do to Jerusalem and her idols 12 Wherefore it shall come to pass that when the Lord hath performed his whole work * 2 Kin. 19.31 upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem I will †Heb. visit upon punish the fruit †Heb. of the treatness of the heart of the stout heart of the king of Assyria and the glory of his high looks 13 For he saith By the strength of my hand I have done it and by my wisdom for I am prudent and I have removed the bounds of the people and have robbed their treasures and I have put down the inhabitans ‖ Or like many people like a valiant man 14 And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people and as one gathereth eggs that are left have I gathered all the earth and there was none that moved the wing or opened the mouth or peeped 15 Shall the ax boast it self against him that heweth therewith or shall the saw magnifie it self against him that shaketh it ‖ Or as if 〈◊〉 rod should shake them that lift it up as if the rod should shake it self against them that lift it up or as if the staff should lift up ‖ Or that which is not wood it self as if it were no wood 16 Therefore shall the Lord the LORD of hosts send among his fat ones leanness and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire 17 And the light of Israel shall be for a fire and his holy One for a flame and it shall burn devour his thorns and his briers in one day 18 And shall consume the glory of his forest and of his fruitful field †Heb. from the soul and even to the flesh both soul and body and they shall be as when a standard-bearer fainteth 19 And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be †Heb. number few that a childe may write them 20 ¶ And it shall come to pass in that day that the remnant of Israel and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob shall no more again stay upon him that smote them but shall stay upon the LORD the holy One of Israel in truth 21 The remnant shall return even the remnant of Jacob unto the might God 22 * Ro. 9.27 For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea yet a remnant †Heb. in or amongst of them shall return * Ch. 28.22 the consumption decreed shall overflow ‖ Or in with righteousness 23 For the Lord GOD of hosts shall make a consumption even determined in the midst of all the land 24 ¶ Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts O my people that dwellest in Zion be not afraid of the Assyrian he shall smite thee with a rod ‖ Or but be shall lift up his staff for thee and shall lift up his staff against thee after the manner of * Exod. 14. Egypt 25 For yet a very little while and the indignation shall cease and mine anger in their destruction 26 And the LORD of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of * Judg. 7 2â— Chap. 9.4 Midian at the rock of Oreb and as his rod was upon the sea so shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt 27 And it shall come to pass in that day that his burden †Heb. shall remove shall be taken away from off thy shoulder and his yoke from off thy neck and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing 28 He is come to Aiath he is passed to Migron at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages 29 They are gone over the passage they have taken up their lodging at Geba Ramah is afraid Gibeah of Saul is fled 30 †Heb. Cryst â—ill with thy voice Lift up thy voice O daughter of Gallim cause it to be heard unto Laish O poor Anathoth 31 Madmenah is removed the inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to flee 32 As yet shall he remain at Nob that day he shall shake his hand against the mount of the daughter of Zion the hill of Jerusalem 33 Behold the Lord the LORD of hosts shall top the bough with terrour and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down and the haughty shall be humbled 34 And he shall cut down the thickets of the forests with iron and Lebanon shall fall ‖ Or mightily by a mighty one CHAP. XI 1 The peaceable kingdom of the branch out of the root of Jesse 10 The victorious restauration of Israel and vocation of the Gentiles ANd there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of * Act. 13. â—3 Jesse and a branch shall grow out of his roots 2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him the spirit of wisdom and understanding the spirit of counsel and might the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD 3 And shall make him of †Heb. sent or smell quick understanding in the fear of the LORD and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes neither reprove after the hearing of his ears 4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor and ‖ Or argue reprove with equity for the meek of the earth and he shall * Job 4.9 2 Thes 2.8 smite the earth with the rod of his mouth and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked 5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loyns and faithfulness the girdle of his reins 6 * Ch. 65 2â— The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb and the leopard shall lie down with the kid and the calf and the young lion and the
fatling together and a little childe shall lead them 7 And the cow and the bear shall feed their young ones shall lie down together and the lion shall eat straw like the ox 8 And the sucking childe shall play on the hole of the asp and the weaned childe shall put his hand on the ‖ Or adders cockstrice den 9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea 10 ¶ And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse which shall stand for an ensigne of the people to it shall the * Ro 1â— 10 Gentiles seek and his rest shall be †Heb. glory glorious 11 And it shall come to pass in that day that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people which shall be left from Assyria and from Egypt and from Pathros and from Cush and from Elam and from Shinar and from Hamath and from the islands of the sea 12 And he shall set up an ensigne for the nations and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four †Heb. wings corners of the earth 13 The envy also of Ephraim shall depart and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off Ephriam shall not envy Judah and Judah shall not vex Ephraim 14 But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the west they shall spoil †Heb. the children of the east them of the east together †Heb. Edom and Moah shall be the laying on of their hand they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moah †Heb. the children of Ammon their obedience and the children of Ammon shall obey them 15 And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river and shall simite it in the seven streams and make men go over †Heb. in shâ—es dry-shod 16 And there shall be an high-way for the remnant of his people which shall be left from Assyria * Ex. 14.29 like as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt CHAP. XII A joyful thanksgiving of the faithful for the mercies of God ANd in that day thou shalt say O LORD I will praise thee though thou wast angry with me thine anger is turned away and thou comfortedst me 2 Behold God is my salvation I will trust and not be afraid for the LORD JEHOVAH is my * Ex. 15â— Ps 118.14 strength and my song he also is become my salvation 3 Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation 4 And in that day shall ye say * 1 Chr. 16.3 Ps 105.1 Praise the LORD ‖ Or proclaim his name call upon his name declare his doings among the people make mention that his name is exalted 5 Sing unto the LORD for he hath done excellent things this is known in all the earth 6 Cry out and shout thou †Heb. inhabitresâ— inhabitant of Zion for great is the holy One of Israel in the midst of thee CHAP. XIII 1 God mustereth the armies of his wrath 6 He threatneth to destroy Babylon by the Medes 19 The desolation of Babylon THe burden of Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see 2 Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain exalt the voice unto them shake the hand that they may go into the gates of the nobles 3 I have commanded my sanctified ones I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger even them that rejoyce in my highness 4 The noise of a multitude in the mountains †Heb. the likeness of like as of a great people a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together the LORD of hosts mustereth the host of the battel 5 They come from a far countrey from the end of heaven even the LORD and the weapons of his indignation to destroy the whole land 6 ¶ Howl ye for the day of the LORD is at hand it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty 7 Therefore shall all hands ‖ Or fall down be faint every mans heart shall melt 8 And they shall be afraid pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth they shall †Heb. wonder be amazed †Heb. every man at his neighbour one at another their faces shall be as †Heb. faces of the flames flames 9 Behold the day of the LORD cometh cruel both with wrath and fierce anger to lay the land desolate and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it 10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light the sun shall be * Ezek. 32.7 Joel 2.31 and 3.15 Mat. 24.29 Mar. 13.24 Lu. 21.25 darkned in his going forth and the moon shall not cause her light to shine 11 And I will punish the world for their evil and the wicked for their iniquity and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible 12 I will make a man more precious thâ—n fine gold even a man then the golden wedge of Ophir 13 Therefore I will shake the heavens and the earth shall remove out of her place in the wrath of the LORD of hosts and in the day of his fierce anger 14 And it shall he as the chased roe and as a sheep that no man taketh up they shall every man turn to his own people and flee every one unto his own land 15 Every one that is found shall be thrust through and every one that is joyned unto them shall fall by the sword 16 Their children also shall be * Ps 137.9 dashed to pieces before their eyes their houses shall be spoiled and their wives ravished 17 Behold I will stir up the Medes against them which shall not regard silver and as for gold they shall not delight in it 18 Their bowes also shall dash the young men to pieces and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb their eyes shall not spare children 19 ¶ And Babylon the glory of kingdoms the beauty of the Caldees excellency shall be †Heb. as the overthrowing as when God overthrew * Ge. 19.24 Jer. 30.40 Sodom and Gomorrah 20 It shall never be inhabited neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there neither shall the shepherds make their fold there 21 But †Heb. Ziim wilde beasts of the desert shall lie there and their houses shall be full of †Heb. Othim doleful creatures and ‖ Or ostriches †Heb. daughters of the owl owls shall dwell there and satyres shall
polished scattered and pâ—eled to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto ‖ Or a nation that metest out and treadeth down †Heb. a nation of line line and treading under foot a nation meted out and troden down ‖ Or whose land the rivers despist whose land the rivers have spoiled 3 All ye inhabitants of the world and dwellers on the earth see ye when he lifteth up an ensigne on the mountains and when he bloweth a trumpet hear ye 4 For so the LORD said unto me I will take my rest and I will consider in my dwelling-place like a clear heat ‖ Or regard my set dwelling upon herbs and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest 5 For afore the harvest when the bud is perfect and the sowre grape is ripening in the flower he shall both cut off the sprâ—gs with pruning-houks and take away and cut down the branches 6 They shall be left together unto the fowls of the mountains and to the beasts of the earth and the fowls shall summer upon them and all the beasts of the earth shall winter upon them 7 ¶ In that time shall the present be brought unto the LORD of hosts of a people ‖ Or after rain scattered and peeled and from a people terrible from their beginning hitherto a nation meted out and troden under foot ‖ Or out-spread and polished whole land the rivers have spotled to the place of the name of the LORD of hosts the mount Zion CHAP. XIX 1 The confusion of Egypt 11 The foolishness of their princes 18 The calling of Egypt to the church 23 The covenant of Egypt Aâ—â—â—ria Israel THe burden of Egypt Behold the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud and shall come into Egypt and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it 2 And I will †Heb. mingle set the Egyptians against the Egyptians and they shall fight every one against his brother and every one against his neighbour city against city and kingdom against kingdom 3 And the spirit of Egypt †Heb. shall be emptied shall fail in the midst thereof and I will †Heb. swallow up destroy the counsel thereof and they shall seek to the idols to the charmers and to them that have familiar spirits and to the wizards 4 And the Egyptians will I ‖ Or shut up give over into the hand of a cruel lord and a fierce king shall rule over them saith the Lord the LORD of hosts 5 And the waters shall fail from the sea and the river shall be wasted and dried up 6 And they shall turn the rivers far away and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up the reeds and flags shall wither 7 The paper-reeds by the brooks by the mouth of the brooks and every thing sown by the brooks shall wither be driven away †Heb. aâ—â— shall not be and be no more 8 The fishers also shall mourn and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish 9 Moreover they that work in fine flax and they that weave ‖ Or white works net-works shall be confounded 10 And they shall be broken in the †Heb. foundations purposes thereof all that make sluces and ponds †Heb. of â—â—at 〈…〉 for fish 11 ¶ Surely the princes of Zoan are foâ—ls the counsel of the wise counsellours of Pharaoh is become brutish how say ye unto Pharaoh I am the son of the wise the son of ancient kings 12 Where are they where are thy wise men and let them tell thee now and let them know what the LORD of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt 13 The princes of Zoan are become fools the princes of Noph are deceived they have also seduced Egypt even ‖ Or governours †Heb. corners they that are the stay of the tribes thereof 14 The LORD hath mingled †Heb. a spirit of â—â—â—versities a perverse spirit in the midst thereof and they have caused Egyp to err in every work thereof as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit 15 Neither shall there be any work for Egypt which the head or tail branch or rush may do 16 In that day shall Egypt be like unto women and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the LORD of hosts which he shaketh over it 17 And the land of Judah shall be a terrour unto Egypt every one that maketh mention thereof shall be afraid in himself because of the counsel of the LORD of hosts which he hath determined against it 18 ¶ In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak †Heb. 〈◊〉 lip the language of Canaan and swear to the LORD of hosts one shall be called the city ‖ Or of Hâ—res or of the 〈◊〉 of destruction 19 In that day shall there be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt and a pillar at the border thereof to the LORD 20 And it shall be for a signâ— and for a witness unto the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt for they shall cry unto the LORD because of the oppressours and he shall send them a saviour and a great one and he shall deliver them 21 And the LORD shall be known to Egypt and the Egyptians shall know the LORD in that day and shall do sacrifice and oblation yea they shall vow a vow unto the LORD and perform it 22 And the LORD shall smite Egypt he shall smite and heal it and they shall return even to the LORD and he shall be intreated of them and shall heal them 23 ¶ In that dry shall there be a high-way out of Egypt to Assyria and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt and the Egyptian into Assyria and the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians 24 In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria even a blessing in the midst of the land 25 Whom the LORD of host shall bless saying Blessed be Egypt my people and Assyria the work of my hands and Israel mine inheritance CHAP. XX. A type prefiguring the shameful captivity of Egypt and Ethiopia IN the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him and fought against Ashdod and took it 2 At the same time spake the LORD †Heb. by the hand of Isaiâ—â— by Isaiah the son of Amoz saying Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loyns and put off thy shoe from thy foot And he did so walking naked and bare-foot 3 And the LORD said Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and bare-foot three years for a signe and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia 4 So shall the king of Assyria lead away †Heb. the captivity of Egypt the Egyptians prisoners and
of the fear shall fall into the pit and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare for the windows from on high are open and the foundations of the earth do shake 19 The earth is utterly broken down the earth is clean dissolved the earth is moved exceedingly 20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard and shall be removed like a cottage and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it and it shall fall and not rise again 21 And it shall come to pass in that day that the LORD shall †Heb. visit upon punish the host of the high ones that are on high and the kings of the earth upon the earth 22 And they shall be gathered together †Heb. with the gathering of prisoners as prisoners are gathered in the ‖ Or dungeon pit and shall be shut up in the prison and after many days shall they be ‖ Or found wanting visited 23 Then the * Ch. 13.10 Ezek. 32.7 Joel 2.31 and 3.15 moon shall be confounded and the sun ashamed when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion and in Jerusalem and ‖ Or there shall be glory before his ancients before his ancients gloriously CHAP. XXV 1 The prophet praiseth God for his judgements 6 for his saving benefits 9 and for his victorious salvation O LORD thou art my God I will exalt thee I will praise thy name for thou hast done wonderful things thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth 2 For thou hast made of a city an heap of a defenced city a ruine a palace of strangers to be no city it shall never be built 3 Therefore shall the strong people glorifie thee the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee 4 For thou hast been a strength to the poor a strength to the needy in his distress a refuge from the storm a shadow from the heat when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall 5 Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers as the heat in a dry place even the heat with the shadow of a cloud the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low 6 ¶ And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things a feast of wines on the lees of fat things full of marrow of wines on the lees well refined 7 And he will †Heb. swallow up destroy in this mountain the face of the covering †Heb. covered cast over all people and the veil that is spread over all nations 8 He will * 1 Cor. 15.54 swallow up death in victory and the Lord GOD will * Rev. 7.17 and 21.4 wipe away tears from off all faces and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth for the LORD hath spoken it 9 ¶ And it shall be said in that day Lo this is our God we have waited for him and he will save us this is the LORD we have waited for him we will be glad and rejoyce in his salvation 10 For in this mountain shall the hand of the LORD rest and Moab shall be ‖ Or threshed troden down under him even as straw is ‖ Or threshed in Madmenah troden down for the dunghil 11 And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim and he shall bring down their pride together with the sports of their hands 12 And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down lay low and bring to the ground even to the dust CHAP. XXVI 1 A song inciting to confidence in God 5 for his judgements 12 and for his favour to his people 20 An exhortation to wait on God IN that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah We have a strong câ—tâ—â— salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks 2 Open ye the gates that the righteous nation which keepeth the †Heb. truths truth may enter in 3 Thou wilt keep him in †Heb. peace peace perfect peace whose ‖ Or thought or imagination minde is stayed on thee because he trusteth in thee 4 Trust ye in the LORD for ever for in the LORD JEHOVAH is †Heb. the rock of ages everlasting strength 5 ¶ For he bringeth down them that dwell on high the lofty city he layeth it low he layeth it low even to the ground he bringeth it even to the dust 6 The foot shall tread it down even the feet of the poor and the steps of the needy 7 The way of the just is uprightness thou most upright dost weigh the path of the just 8 Yea in the way of thy judgements O LORD have we waited for thee the desire of our soul is to thy name and to the remembrance of thee 9 With my soul have I desired thee in the night yea with my spirit within me will I seek thee early for when thy judgements are in the earth the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness 10 Let favour be shewed to the wicked yet will he not learn righteousness in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly and will not behold the majesty of the LORD 11 LORD when thy hand is lifted up they will not see but they shall see and be ashamed for their envy ‖ Or towards thy people at the people yea the fire of thine enemies shall devour them 12 ¶ LORD thou wilt ordain peace for us for thou also hast wrought all our works ‖ Or for us in us 13 O LORD our God other lords besides thee have had dominion over us but by thee onely will we make mention of thy name 14 They are dead they shall not live they are deceased they shall not rise therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them and made all their memory to perish 15 Thou hast increased the nation O LORD thou hast increased the nation thou art glorified thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth 16 LORD in trouble have they visited thee they poured out a †Heb. secret speech prayer when thy chastening was upon them 17 Like as a woman with childe that draweth near the time of her delivery is in pain and crieth out in her pangs so have we been in thy sight O LORD 18 We have been with childe we have been in pain we have as it were brought forth wind we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth neither have the inhabitants of the world â—aln 19 Thy dead men shall live together with my dead body shall they arise awake and sing ye that dwell in dust for thy dew is as the dew of herbs and the earth shall cast out the dead 20 ¶ Come my people enter thou into thy chambers and shut thy doors about thee hide thy self as it were
for a little moment until the indignation be overpast 21 For behold the LORD * Mic. 1.3 cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity the earth also shall disclose her †Heb. â—â—ouâ—s bloud and shall no more cover her slain CHAP. XXVII 1 The care of God over his vineyard 7 His chastisements differ from judgements 12 The Church of Jews and Gentiles IN that day the LORD with his fore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the ‖ Or crossing like a bar piercing serpent even leviathan that crooked serpent and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea 2 In that day sing ye unto her A vineyard of red wine 3 I the LORD do keep it I will water it every moment lest any hurt it I will keep it night and day 4 Fury is not in me who would set the briers and thorns against me in battel I would ‖ Or march against go through them I would burn them together 5 Or let him take hold of my strength that he may make peace with me and he shall make peace with me 6 He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root Israel shall blossom and bud and fill the face of the world with fruit 7 ¶ Hath he smitten him †Heb. according to the sâ—oâ—e of those as he smote those that smote him or is he slain according to the slaughter of them that are slain by him 8 In measure ‖ Or. when thou sendest it forth when it shooteth forth thou wilt debate with it ‖ Or when he removeth it he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east-wind 9 By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged and this is all the fruit to take away his sin when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalk-stones that are beaten in sunder the groves and ‖ Or 〈◊〉 images images shall not stand up 10 Yet the defenced city shall be desolate and the habitation forsaken and left like a wilderness there shall the calf feed and there shall he lie down and consume the branches thereof 11 When the boughs thereof are withered they shall be broken off the women come and set them on fire for it is a people of no understanding therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them and he that formed them will shew them no favour 12 ¶ And it shall come to pass in that day that the LORD shall beat off from the chanel of the river unto the stream of Egypt and ye shall be gathered one by one O ye children of Israel 13 And it shall come to pass in that day that the great trumpet shall be blown and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria and the out casts in the land of Egypt and shall worship the LORD in the holy mount at Jerusalem CHAP. XXVIII 1 The prophet threatneth Ephraim for their pride and drunkenness 5 The residue shall be advanced in the kingdom of Christ 7 He rebuketh their errour 9 their untowardness to learn 14 and their security 16 Christ the sure foundationis promised 18 Their security shall be tried 23 They are incited to the consideration of Gods discreet providence WO to the crown of pride to the drunkards of Ephraim whose glorious beauty is a sading stower which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are †Heb. broken overcome with wine 2 Behold the Lord hath a mighty and strong one which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm as a floud of mighty waters overflowing shall cast down to the earth with the hand 3 The crown of pride the drunkards of Ephraim shall be troden †Heb. with feet under feet 4 And the glorious beauty which is on the head of the fat valley shall be a fading flower and as the hasty fruit before the summer which when he that looketh upon it seeth it while it is yet in his hand he †Heb. swalloweth eateth it up 5 ¶ In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of glory and for a diadem of beauty unto the residue of his people 6 And for a spirit of judgement to him that sitteth in judgement and for strength to them that turn the battel to the gate 7 ¶ But they also have erred through wine and through strong drink are out of the way the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink they are swallowed up of wine they are out of the way through strong drink they err in vision they stumble in judgement 8 For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness so that there is no place clean 9 ¶ Whom shall he teach knowledge and whom shall he make to understand †Heb. the bearing doctrine them that are weaned from the milk and drawn from the breasts 10 For precept ‖ Or hath been must be upon precept precept upon precept line upon line line upon line here a little and there a little 11 For with †Heb. stammerings of lips * 1 Cor. 14.21 stammering lips and another tongue ‖ Or he hath spoken will he speak to this people 12 To whom he said This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest and this is the refreshing yet they would not hear 13 But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept precept upon precept line upon line line upon line here a little and there a little that they might go and fall backward and be broken and snared and taken 14 ¶ Wherefore hear the word of the LORD ye scornful men that rule this people which is in Jerusalem 15 Because ye have said We have made a covenant with death and with hell are we at agreement when the overflowing scourge shall pass through it shall not come unto us for we have made lies our refuge and under falihood have we hid our selves 16 ¶ Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD Behold I lay in Zion for a foundation * Psal 118.22 Matth. 21.42 Act. 4.11 Rom. 9.33 10.11 1 Pet 2.6 7 8. a stone a tried stone a precious corner stone a sure foundation he that believeth shall not make haste 17 Judgement also will I lay to the line and righteousness to the plummet and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies and the waters shall overflow the hiding place 18 ¶ And you covenant with death shall be disanulled and your agreement with hell shall not stand when the overflowing scourge shall pass through 〈◊〉 ye shall be †Heb. a treaâ—ing down to it troden down by it 19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you for morning by morning shall it pass over by day and by night and it shall be a vexation onely ‖ Or when be shall make you to understand doctrine to understand the
but not of my spirit that they may add sin to sin 2 That walk to go down into Egypt and have not asked at my mouth to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh and to trust in the shadow of Egypt 3 Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion 4 For his princes were at Zoan and his ambassadours came to Hanes 5 They were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them nor be an help nor profit but a shame and also a reproach 6 The burden of the beasts of the south into the land of trouble and anguish from whence come the young and old lion the viper and fiery slying serpent they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses and their treasures upon the bunches of camels to a people that shall not profit them 7 For the Egyptians shall help in vain and to no purpose therefore have I cried ‖ Or to her concerning this Their strength is to sit still 8 ¶ Now go write it before them in a table and note it in a book that it may be for †Heb. the latter â—ay the time to come for ever and ever 9 That this is a rebellious people lying children children that will not hear the law of the LORD 10 Which say to the seers See not and to the prophets Prophesie not unto us right things speak unto us smooth things prophesie deceits 11 Get you out of the way turn aside out of the path cause the holy One of Israel to cease from before us 12 Wherefore thus saith the holy One of Israel Because ye despise this word and trust in ‖ Or fraud oppression and perversness and stay thereon 13 Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall swelling out in a high wall whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant 14 And he shall break it as the breaking of †Heb. the bottle of potters the potters vessel that is broken in pieces he shall not spare so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth or to take water withal out of the pit 15 For thus saith the Lord GOD the holy One of Israel In returning and rest shall ye be saved in quietness and in considence shall be your strength and ye would not 16 But ye said No for we will flee upon horses therefore shall ye flee and we will ride upon the swift therefore shall they that pursue you be swift 17 One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one at the rebuke of five shall ye flee till ye be left as ‖ Or a tree bereft of branches or boughs or a mast a beacon upon the top of a mountain and as an ensigne on an hill 18 ¶ And therefore will the LORD wait that he may be gracious unto you and therefore will he be exalted that he may have mercy upon you for the LORD is a God of judgement * Psal 2.12 and 24.8 Prov. 16.20 Jer. 17.7 blessed are all they that wait for him 19 For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem thou shalt weep no more he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry when he shall hear it he will answer thee 20 And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of ‖ Or oppression affliction yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more but thine eyes shall see thy teachers 21 And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee saying This is the way walk ye in it when ye turn to the right hand and when ye turn to the left 22 Ye shall defile also the covering of †Heb. the graven images of thy silver thy graven images of silver and the ornament of thy molten images of gold thou shalt †Heb. seatter cast them away as a menstruous cloth thou shalt say unto it Get thee hence 23 Then shall he give the rain of thy seed that thou shalt sowe the ground withal and bread of the increase of the earth and it shall be fat and plenteous in that day shall thy cattel feed in large pastures 24 The oxen likewise and the young asses that eare the ground shall eat ‖ Or savoury †Heb. leavened clean provender which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan 25 And there shall be upon every high mountain and upon every †Heb. lifted up high hill rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter when the towers fall 26 Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun and the light of the sun shall be seven-fold as the light of seven days in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people and healeth the stroke of their wound 27 ¶ Behold the name of the LORD cometh from far burning with his anger ‖ Or and the grievousness of fame and the burden thereof is †Heb. heaviness heavy his lips are full of indignation and his tongue as a devouring fire 28 And his breath as an overflowing stream shall reach to the midst of the neck to sift the nations with the live of vanity and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people causing them to err 29 Ye shall have a song as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept and gladness of heart as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the LORD to the †Heb. rock mighty One of Israel 30 And the LORD shall cause †Heb. the glory his voice his glorious voice to be heard and shall shew the lighting down of his arm with the indignation of his anger and with the flame of a devouring fire with scattering and tempest and hailstones 31 For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down which smote with the rod. 32 And †Heb. every passing of the rod founded in every place where the grounded staff shall pass which the LORD shall †Heb. cause to rest upon him lay upon him it shall be with tabrets and harps and in battels of shaking will he fight ‖ Or against them with it 33 For Tophet is ordained †Heb. from yesterday of old yea for the king it is prepared he hath made it deep and large the pile thereof is fire and much wood the breath of the LORD like a stream of brimstone doth kindle it CHAP. XXXI 1 The prophet sheweth the cursed folly in trusting to Egypt and forsaking of God 6 He exhorteth to conversion 8 He sheweth the fall of Assyria WO to them that go down to Egypt for help and stay on horses and trust in chariots because they are many and in hors-men because they are very strong but they look not unto the holy One of
Israel neither seek the LORD 2 Yet he also is wise and will bring evil and will not †Heb. remove call back his words but will arise against the house of the evil doers and against the help of them that work iniquity 3 Now the Egyptians are men and not God and their horses flesh and not spirit when the LORD shall stretch out his hand both he that helpeth shall fall and he that is holpen shall fall down and they all shall fail together 4 For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him he will not be afraid of their voice nor abase himself for the ‖ Or multitude noise of them so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion and for the hill thereof 5 As birds flying so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem defending also he will deliver it and passing over he will preserve it 6 ¶ Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted 7 For in that day every man shall * Chap. 2.20 cast away his idols of silver and †Heb. the idols of his â—old his idols of gold which your own hands have made unto you for a sin 8 ¶ The shall the Assyriah fall with the sword not of a mighty man and the sword not of a mean man shall devour him but he shall d ee ‖ Or for fear of the sword from the sword and his young men shall be ‖ Or tributary †Heb. for melting or tribute discomfited 9 And †Heb. his rock shall pass away for fear he shall pass over to ‖ Or his strength his strong hold for fear and his princes shall be afraid of the ensigne saith the LORD whose fire is in Zion and his furnace in Jerusalem CHAP. XXXII 1 The blessings of Christs kingdom 9 Desolation is foreshown 15 Restauration is promised to succeed BEhold a king shall reign in righteousness and princes shall rule in judgement 2 And a man shall be as an hiding-place from the wind and a covert from the tempest as rivers of water in a dry place as the shadow of a †Heb. heavy great rock in a weary land 3 And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim and the ears of them that hear shall hearken 4 The heart also of the †Heb. basty rash shall understand knowledge and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak ‖ Or. elegantly plainly 5 The vile person shall be no more called liberal nor the churl said to be bountiful 6 For the vile person will speak villany and his heart will work iniquity to practise hypocrisie and to utter errour against the LORD to make empty the soul of the hungry and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail 7 The instruments also of the churl are evil he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words even ‖ Or when be speaketh against the poor in judgement when the needy speaketh right 8 But the liberal deviseth liberal things and by liberal things shall be ‖ Or be established stand 9 ¶ Rise up ye women that are at ease hear my voice ye careless daughters give ear unto my speech 10 †Heb. days above a year Many days and years shall ye be troubled ye careless women for the vintage shall fail the gathering shall not come 11 Tremble ye women that are at ease be troubled ye careless ones strip ye and make ye bare and gird sackcloth upon your loyns 12 They shall lament for the tears for †Heb. the fields of desire the pleasant fields for the fruitful vine 13 Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers ‖ Or burning 〈◊〉 upon c. yea upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city 14 Because the palaces shall be forsaken the multitude of the city shall be left the ‖ Or clifts and wateb towers forts and towers shall be for dens for ever a joy of wilde asses a pasture of flocks 15 Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high and * Chap. 29.17 the wilderness be a fruitful field and the fruitful field be counted for a forest 16 Then judgement shall dwell in the wilderness and righteousness remain in the fruitful field 17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever 18 And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation and in sure dwellings and in quiet resting-places 19 When it shall hail coming down on the forest ‖ Or and the city shall be utterly abased and the city shall be low in a low place 20 Blessed are ye that sowe beside all waters that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass CHAP. XXXIII 1 Gods judgements against the enemies of the church 13 The priviledges of the godly WO to thee that spoilest and thou wast not spoiled and dealest treacherously and they dealt not treacherously with thee when thou shalt cease to spoil thou shalt be spoiled and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously they shall deal treacherously with thee 2 O LORD be gracious unto us we have waited for thee be thou their arm every morning our salvation also in the time of trouble 3 At the noise of the tumult the people fled at the listing up of thy self the nations were scattered 4 And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them 5 The LORD is exalted for he dwelleth on high he hath filled Zion with judgement and righteousness 6 And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times and strength of †Heb. salvations salvation the fear of the LORD is his treasure 7 Behold their ‖ Or messengers valiant ones shall cry without the ambassadours of peace shall weep bitterly 8 The high-ways lie waste the way-saring man ceaseth he hath broken the covenant he hath despised the cities he regardeth no man 9 The earth mourneth and languisheth Lebanon is ashamed and ‖ Or withered away hewn down Sharon is like a wilderness and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits 10 Now will I rise saith the LORD now will I be exalted now will I lift up my self 11 Ye shall conceive chaff ye shall bring forth stubble your breath as fire shall devour you 12 And the people shall be as the burnings of lime as thorns cut up shall they be burnt in the fire 13 ¶ Hear ye that are far off what I have done and ye that are near acknowledge my might 14 The sinners in Zion are afraid fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire who amongst us shall dwell with
everlasting burnings 15 He that * Psal 15.2 24.4 walketh †Heb. in righteousnesses righteously and speaketh †Heb. uprightnesses uprightly he that despiseth the gain of ‖ Or deceits oppressions that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes that stoppeth his ears from hearing of †Heb. blouds bloud and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil 16 He shall dwell on †Heb. brights or high places high his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks bread shall be given him his waters shall be sure 17 Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty they shall behold †Heb. the land of far distances the land that is very far off 18 Thine heart shall meditate terrour * 1 Cor. 1.20 Where is the scribe where is the †Heb. weigher receiver where is he that counted the towers 19 Thou shalt not see a fierce people a people of a deeper speech then thou canst perceive of a ‖ Or ridiculous stammering tongue that thou canst not understand 20 Look upon Zion the city of our solemnities thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation a tabernacle that shall not be taken down not one of the staâ—es thereof shall ever be removed neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken 21 But there the glorious LORD will be unto us a place †Heb. broad of spaces or hands of broad rivers and streams wherein shall go no galley with oars neither shall gallant ship pass thereby 22 For the LORD is our judge the LORD is our †Heb. statute-maker law giver the LORD is our king he will save â—s 23 ‖ Or They have forsaken thy taâ—klings Thy tacklings are loosed they could not well strengthen their mast they could not spread the fail then is the prey of a great spoil divided the lante take the prey 24 And the inhabitant shall not say I am sick the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity CHAP. XXXIV 1 The judgements wherewith God revengeth his church 11 The desolation of her enemies 16 The certainty of the prophesie COme near ye nations to hear and hearken ye people let the earth hear and †Heb. the fulness there of all that is therein the world and all things that come forth of it 2 For the indignation of the LORD is upon all nations and his fury upon all their armies he hath utterly destroyed them he hath delivered them to the slaughter 3 Their slain also shall be cast out and their stink shall come up out of their carcases and the mountains shall be melted with their bloud 4 And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved and the heavens shall be * Rev. 6.14 rolled together as a scrole and all their hosts shall fall down as the leaf falleth off from the vine and as a * Rev. 6.13 falling fig from the fig-tree 5 For my sword shall be bathed in heaven behold it shall come down upon Idunea and upon the people of my curse to judgement 6 The sword of the LORD is filled with bloud it is made fat with fatness and with the bloud of lambs and goats with the fat of the kidneys of rams for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea 7 And the ‖ Or â—kinoterots unicorns shall come down with them and the bullocks with the bulls and their land shall be ‖ Or drunken soked with bloud and their dust made fat with fatness 8 For it is the day of the LORDS * Chap. 63.4 vengeance and the year of recompences for the controversie of Zion 9 And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch and the dust thereof into brimstone and the land thereof shall become burning pitch 10 It shall not be quenched night nor day * Rev. 18.18 19.3 the smoke thereof shall go up for ever from generation to generation it shall lie waste none shall pass through it for ever and ever 11 ¶ * Zeph. 2.14 Rev. 18.2 But the ‖ Or pelican cormorant and the bittern shall possess it the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion and the stones of emptiness 12 They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom but none shall be there and all her princes shall be nothing 13 And thorns shall come up in her palaces nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof and it shall be an habitation of dragons and a court for ‖ Or ostriches †Heb. daughters of the owl owls 14 †Heb. Ztim The wilde beasts of the desert shall also meet with †Heb. Ijim the wilde beasts of the island and the satyre shall cry to his fellow the ‖ Or night-monster shrich-owl also shall rest there and tinde for her self a place of rest 15 There shall the great owl make her nest and lay and hatch and gather under her shadow there shall the valtures also be gathered every one with her mate 16 ¶ Seek ye out of the book of the LORD and read no one of these shall fail none shall want her mate for my mouth it hath commanded and his spirit â—t hath gathered them 17 And he hath cast the lot for them and his hand hath divided it unto them by line they shall possess it for ever from generation to generation shall they dwell therein CHAP. XXXV 1 The joyful flourishing of Christs kingdom 3 The weak are encouraged by the vertues and previledges of the gospel THe wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them and the desert shall rejoyce and blossom as the rose 2 It shall blossom abundantly and rejoyce even with joy and singing the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it the excellency of Carmel and Sharon they shall see the glory of the LORD and the excellency of our God 3 ¶ * Hebr. 12.12 Strengthen ye the weak hands and confirm the feeble knees 4 Say to them that are of a †Heb. kasty fearful heart Be strong fear not behold your God will come with vengeance even God with a recompence he will come and save you 5 Then the * Matth. 9.27 c. 11.5 12.22 20.30 c. and 21.14 Joh. 9.6 7. eyes of the blinde shall be opened and the * Mat. 11.5 Mark 7.32 c. ears of the deaf shall be unstopped 6 Then shall the * Mat. 11.5 15.30 21.14 Joh. 5.8 9. Act. 3.2 c and 8.7 14.8 c. same man leap as an hart and the * Matth. 9.32 33. 12.22 15.30 tongue of the dumb shall sing for in the wilderness shall * Joh. 7.33 39 waters break out and streams in the desert 7 And the parched ground shall become a pool and the thirsty land springs of water in the habitation of dragons where
each lay shall be ‖ Or a court for reeds c. grass with reeds and rushes 8 And an high-way shall be there and a way and it shall he called the way of holiness the unclean shall not pass over it ‖ Or for be shall be with the. but it shall be for those the way-faring men though fools shall not err therein 9 No lion shall be there nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon it shall not he sound there but the redeemed shall walk there 10 And the * Chap. 51.11 ransomed of the LORD shall return and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy up on their heads they shall obtain joy and gladness and forrow and â—ighing shall flee away CHAP. XXXVI 1 Sennacherib invadeth Judah 4 Raâ—shakeh sent by Sennacherib by blasphemous peâ—swasions sollienteth the people to revolt 22 His words are cold to Hezekiah NOw * 2 King 18.13 2 Chro. 32.1 it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah and took them 2 And the king of Assyriasent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army and he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the high-way of the fullers field 3 Then came forth unto him Eliakim Hilkiahs son which was over the house and Shebna the ‖ Or secretary scribe and Joah Asaphs son the recorder 4 ¶ And Rabshakeh said unto them Say ye now to Hezekiah Thus saith the great king the king of Assyria What confidence is this wherein thou trustest 5 I say sayest thou but they are but †Heb. a word of lips vain words ‖ Or But counsel and strength are for the war I have counsel and strength for war now on whom dost thou trust that thou rebellest against me 6 Lo thou trustest in the * Ezek. 29.6 7. staff of this broken reed on Egypt whereon if a man lean it will go into his hand and pierce it so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him 7 But if thou say to me We trust in the LORD our God is it not he whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away and said to Judah and to Jerusalem Ye shall worship before this altar 8 Now therefore give ‖ Or bostages pledges I pray thee to my master the king of Assyria and I will give thee two thousand horses if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them 9 How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my masters servants and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for hors-men 10 And am I now come up without the LORD against this land to destroy it the LORD said unto me Go up against this land and destroy it 11 ¶ Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah unto Rabshakeh Speak I pray thee unto thy servants in the Syrian language for we understand it and speak not to us in the Jews language in the ears of the people that are on the wall 12 ¶ But Rabshakeh said Hath my master sent me to thy master and to thee to speak these words hath be not sent me to the men that sit upon the wall that they may eat their own dung and drink their own piss with you 13 Then Rabshakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jews language and said Hear ye the words of the great king the king of Assyria 14 Thus saith the king Let not Hezekiah deceive you for he shall not be able to deliver you 15 Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD saying The LORD will surely deliver us this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria 16 Hearken not to He ekiah for thus saith the king of Assyria ‖ Or Seek my favour by a present †Heb. Make with me a blessing Make an agreement with me by a present and come out to me and eat ye every one of his vine and every one of his fig-tree and drink ye every one the waters of his own cistern 17 Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land a land of corn and wine a land of bread and vineyards 18 Beware lest Hezekiah perswade you saying The LORD will deliver us Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria 19 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arphad where are the gods of Sepharvaim and have they delivered Samaria out of my hand 20 Who are they amongst all the gods of these lands that have delivered their land out of my hand that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand 21 But they held their peace and answered him not a word for the kings commandment was saying Answer him not 22 ¶ Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah that was over the houshold and Shebna the scribe and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder to Hezekiah with their clothes rent and told him the words of Rabshakeh CHAP. XXXVII 1 Hezekiah mourning sendeth to Isaiah to pray for them 6 Isaiah comforteth them 8 Sennacherih going to encounter Tirhakah sendeth a blasphemous letter to Hezekiah 14 Hezekiahs prayer 21 Isaiah his prophesie of the pride and destruction of Sennacherih and the good of Zion 26 An Angel slayeth the Assyrians 37 Sennacherih is slain at Nineveh by his own sons ANd * 2 Kin. 19.1 c. it came to â—ass when king Hezekiah heard it that he rent his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth and went into the house of the LORD 2 And he sent Eliakim who was over the houshold and Shebna the scribe and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth unto Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz 3 And they said unto him Thus saith Hezekiah This day is a day of trouble and of rebuke and of ‖ Or provocation blasphemy for the children are come to the birth and there is not strength to bring forth 4 It may be the LORD thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard wherefore â—ift up thy prayer for the remnant that is †Heb. found left 5 So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah 6 ¶ And Isaiah said unto them Thus shall ye say unto your master Thus saith the LORD Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me 7 Behold I will ‖ Or put a spirit into him send a blast upon him and he shall hear a rumour and return to his own land and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land 8 ¶ So Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah
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
the king of Assyria and I will defend this city 7 And this shall be a signe unto thee from the LORD that the LORD will do this thing that he hath spoken 8 Behold I will bring again the shadow of the degrees which is gone down in the †Heb. degrees by or with the sun sun-dial of Ahaz ten degrees backward So the sun returned ten degrees by which degrees it was gone down 9 ¶ The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah when he had been sick and was recovered of his sickness 10 I said in the cutting off of my days I shall go to the gates of the grave I am deprived of the residue of my years 11 I said I shall not see the LORD even the LORD in the land of the living I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world 12 Mine age is departed and is removed from me as a shepherds tent I have cut off like a weaver my life he will cut me off ‖ Or from the thrum with pining sickness from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me 13 I reckoned till morning that as a lion so will he break all my bones from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me 14 Like a crane or a swallow so did I chatter I did mourn as a dove mine eyes fail with looking upward O LORD I am oppressed ‖ Or case me undertake for me 15 What shall I say he hath both spoken unto me and himself hath done it I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul 16 O Lord by these things men live and in all these things is the life of my spirit so wilt thou recover me and make me to live 17 Behold ‖ Or on my peace came great bitterness for peace I had great bitterness but †Heb. thou hast loved my soul from the pit thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption for thou hast cast all my sins behinde thy back 18 For the grave can not praise thee death cannot celebrate thee they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth 19 The living the living he shall praise thee as I do this day the father to the children shall make known thy truth 20 The LORD was ready to save me therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the LORD 21 For Isaiah had said let them take a lump of figs and lay it for a plaister upon the boyl and he shall recover 22 Hezekiah also had said What is the signe that I shall go up to the house of the LORD CHAP. XXXIX 1 Merodath-baladan sending to visit Hezekiah because of the wonder bath notice of his treasures 3 Isaiah understanding thereof foretelleth the Babylonian captivity AT * 2 Kin. 20.12 c. that time Merodach-baladan the son of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a present to Hezekiah for he had heard that he had been sick and was recovered 2 And Hezekiah was glad of them and shewed them the house of his ‖ Or spicery precious things the silver and the gold and the spices and the precions ointment and all the house of his ‖ Or jewels †Heb. verssels or instruments armour and all that was found in his treasures there was nothing in his house nor in all his dominion that Hezekiah shewed them not 3 ¶ Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah and said unto him What said these men and from whence came they unto thee And Hezekiah said They are come from a far countrey unto me even from Babylon 4 Then said he What have they seen in thine house And Hezekiah answered All that is in mine house have they seen there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them 5 Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah Hear the word of the LORD of hosts 6 Behold the days come that all that is in thine house and that which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day shall be carried to Babylon nothing shall be left saith the LORD 7 And of thy sons that shall issue from thee which thou shalt beget shall they take away and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon 8 Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken he said moreover For there shall be peace and truth in my days CHAP. XL. 1 The promulgation of the gospel 3 The preaching of John Baptist 9 The preaching of the apostles 12 The prophet by the omnipotency of God 18 and his incomparableness 26 comforteth the people COmfort ye comfort ye my people saith your God 2 Speak ye †Heb. to the heare comfortably to Jerusalem and cry unto her that her ‖ Or appointed time warfare is accomplished that her iniquity is pardoned for she hath received of the LORDs hand double for all her sins 3 ¶ * Mat. 3.3 Mar. 1.3 Lu. 3.4 Joh. 1.23 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness Prepare ye the way of the LORD make strait in the desert a high-way forour God 4 Every valley shall be exalted and every mountain and hill shall be made low and the crooked shall be made ‖ Or a strait place strait and the rough places ‖ Or a plain place plain 5 And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it 6 The voice said Cry And he said What shall I cry * Job 14.2 Ps 102.11 and 103.15 Jam. 1.10 1 Pet. 1.24 All flesh is grass and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field 7 The grass withereth the flower fadeth because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it surely the people is grass 8 The grass withereth the flower fadeth but the * Joh. 12.34 1 Pet. 1.25 word of our God shall stand for ever 9 ¶ ‖ Or O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion O Zion that bringest good tidings get thee up into the high mountain ‖ Or O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem O Jerusalem that bringest good tidings lift up thy voice with strength lift it up be not afraid say unto the cities of Judah Behold your God 10 Behold the Lord GOD will come ‖ Or against the strong with strong hand and his arm shall rule for him behold * Ch. 62.11 his reward is with him and ‖ Or recompence for his work his work before him 11 He shall * Ezek. 34.23 Joh. 10.11 feed his flock like a shepherd he shall gather the lambs with his arm and carry them in his bosom and shall gently lead those ‖ Or that give suck that are with young 12 ¶ Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand and meted
afflicted 14 But Zion said the LORD hath forsaken me and my LORD hath forgotten me 15 Can a woman forget her sucking child †Heb. from having compassion that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb yea they may forget yet will I not forget thee 16 Behold I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands thy walls are continually before me 17 Thy children shall make haste thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee 18 ¶ * Ch. 60.4 Lift up thine eyes round about and behold all these gather themselves together and come to thee as I live saith the LORD thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all as with an ornament and binde them on thee as a bride doth 19 For thy waste and thy desolate places and the land of thy destruction shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away 20 The children which thou shalt have after thou hast lost the other shall say again in thine ears The place is too strait for me give place to me that I may dwell 21 Then shalt thou say in thine heart Who hath begotten me these seeing I have lost my children and am desolate a captive and removing to and fro and who hath brought up these Behold I was left alone these where had they been 22 Thus saith the Lord GOD Behold I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles and set up my standard to the people and they shall bring thy sons in their †Heb. bosom arms and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders 23 And kings shall be thy †Heb. nourishers nursing-fathers and their †Heb. princesses queens thy nursing-mothers they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth and * Ps 72.9 lick up the dust of thy feet and thou shalt know that I am the LORD for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me 24 ¶ Shall the prey be taken from the mighty or †Heb. the captivity of the just the lawful captive delivered 25 But thus saith the LORD Even the †Heb. captivity captives of the mighty shall be taken away and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee and I will save thy children 26 And I will seed them that oppress thee with their own flesh and they shall be drunken with their own * Rev. 14.20 16.6 bloud as with ‖ Or â—â—w wine sweet wine and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy saviour and thy redeemer the mighty One of Jacob. CHAP. L. 1 Christ sheweth that the dereliction of the Jews is not to be imputed to him by his ability to save 5 by his obedience in that work 7 and by his confidence in that assistance 10 An exhortation to trust in God and not in our selves THus saith the LORD Where is the bill of your mothers divorcement whom I have put away or which of my creditours is it to whom I have sold you Behold for your iniquities have you sold your selves and for your transgressions is your mother put away 2 Wherefore when I came was there no man when I called was there none to answer * Num. 11.23 Chap. 59.1 Is my hand shortned at all that it cannot redeem or have I no power to deliver behold at my rebuke I * Exod. 14.21 dry up the sea I make the * Jush 3.16 rivers a wilderness their fish stinketh because there is no water and dieth for thirst 3 I clothe the heavens with blackness and I make sackcloth their covering 4 The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is * Matth. 11.28 weary he wakeneth morning by morning he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned 5 ¶ The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear and I was not * Joh. 14.31 Phil. 2.8 Hebr. 10.5 c. rebellious neither turned away back 6 * Matth. 26.67 27.26 I gave my back to the smiters and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair I hid not my face from shame and spitting 7 ¶ For the Lord GOD will help me therefore shall I not be confounded therefore have I set my face like a flint and I know that I shall not be ashamed 8 * Rom. 8.32.33 He is near that justifieth me who will contend with me let us stand together who is †Heb. the master of my cause mine adversary let him come near to me 9 Behold the Lord GOD will help me who is he that shall condemn me lo they all shall wax old as a garment the moth shall eat them up 10 ¶ Who is among you that feareth the LORD that obeyeth the voice of his servant that walketh in darkness and hath no light let him trust in the name of the LORD and stay upon his God 11 Behold all ye that kindle a fire that compass your selves about with sparks walk in the light of your fire and in the sparks that ye have kindled * Joh. 9.39 This shall ye have of mine hand ye shall lie down in sorrow CHAP. LI. 1 An exhortation after the pattern of Abraham to trust in Christ 3 by reason of his comfortable promises 4 of his righteous salvation 7 and mans mortality 9 Christ by his sanctified arm defendeth his from the fear of man 17 He be waileth the afflictions of Jerusalem 21 and promiseth deliverance HEarken to me ye that follow after righteousness ye that seek the LORD look unto the rock whence ye are hewn and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged 2 Look unto Abraham your father and unto Sarah that bare you for I called him alone and blessed him and increased him 3 For the LORD shall comfort Zion he will comfort all her waste places and he will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD joy and gladness shall be found therein thanksgiving and the voice of melody 4 ¶ Hearken unto me my people and give ear unto me O my pation for a law shall proceed from me and I will make my judgement to rest for a light of the people 5 My righteousness is near my salvation is gone forth and mine arms shall judge the people the isles shall wait upon me and on mine arm shall they trust 6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens and look upon the earth beneath for * Psal 102.26 Mat. 24.35 the heavens shall vaniâ—h away like smoke and the earth shall wax old like a garment and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner but my salvation shall be for ever and my righteousness shall not be abolished 7 ¶ Hearken unto me ye that know righteousness the people * Ps 37.31 in whose heart
is my law * Matth. 10.28 fear ye not the reproach of men neither be ye afraid of their revilings 8 For the moth shall eat them up like a garment and the worm shall eat them like wool but my righteousness shall be for ever and my salvation from generation to generation 9 ¶ Awake awake put on strength O arm of the LORD awake as in the ancient days in the generations of old Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab and wounded the * Psal 74.13 14. Ezek. 29.3 dragon 10 Art thou not it which hath * Exod. 14.21 dried the sea the waters of the great deep that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over 11 Therefore * Chap. 35.10 the redeemed of the LORD shall return and come with singing unto Zion and everlasting joy shall be upon their head they shall obtain gladness and joy and sorrow and mourning shall flee away 12 I even I am he that comforteth you who are thou that thou shouldest be afraid * Psal 118.6 of a man that shall die and of the son of man which shall be made * Ch. 40.6 1 Pet. 1.24 as grass 13 And forgettest the LORD thy maker that hath stretched forth the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressour as if he ‖ Or made himself ready were ready to destroy and where is the fury of the oppressour 14 The captive exile hastneth that he may be loosed and that he should not die in the pit nor that his bread should fail 15 But I am the LORD thy God that * Jer. 31.35 divided the sea whose waves roared the LORD of hosts is his name 16 And I have put my words * Chap. 49.2 3. in thy mouth and have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand that I may plant the heavens and lay the foundations of the earth and say unto Zion Thou are my people 17 ¶ * Chap. 52.1 Awake awake stand up O Jerusalem which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling and wrung them out 18 There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth neither is there any that taketh her by the hand of all the sons that she hath brought up 19 * Chap. 47.9 These two things †Heb. bapned are come unto thee who shall be sorry for thee desolation and †Heb. breaking destruction and the famine and the sword by whom shall I comfort thee 20 Thy sons have fainted they lie at the head of all the streets as a wilde bull in a net they are full of the fury of the LORD the rebuke of thy God 21 ¶ Therefore hear now this thou afflicted and drunken but not with wine 22 Thus saith thy Lord the LORD and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people Behold I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling even the dregs of the cup of my fury thou shalt no more drink it again 23 But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee which have said to thy soul Bow down that we may go over and thou hast laid thy body as the ground and as the street to them that went over CHAP. LII 1 Christ perswadeth the church to beleeve his free redemption 7 to receive the ministers thereof 9 to joy in the power thereof 11 and to free themselves from bondage 13 Christs kingdom shall be exalted * Chap. 5.17 AWake awake put on thy strength O Zion put on thy beautiful garments O Jerusalem the holy city for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean 2 Shake thy self from the dust arise and sit down O Jerusalem loose thy self from the hands of thy neck O captive daughter of Zion 3 For thus saith the LORD Ye have sold your selves for nought and ye shall be redeemed without money 4 For thus saith the Lord GOD My people went down aforetime into * Gen. 45.6 Egypt to sojourn there and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause 5 Now therefore what have I here saith the LORD that my people is taken away for nought they that rule over them make them to howl saith the LORD and my name continually every day is * Ezek. 36.20 23. Rom. 2.24 blasphemed 6 Therefore my people shall know my name therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak behold it is I. 7 ¶ * Nah. 1.15 Ro. 10.15 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings that publisheth peace that bringeth good tidings of good that publisheth salvation that saith unto Zion Thy God reigneth 8 Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice with the voice together shall they sing for they shall see eye to eye when the LORD shall bring again Zion 9 ¶ Break forth into joy sing together ye waste places of Jerusalem for the LORD hath comforted his people he hath redeemed Jerusalem 10 The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations and * Ps 98.2 Lu. 3.6 all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God 11 ¶ * 2 Cor. 6.17 Rev. 18.4 Depart ye depart ye go ye out from thence touch no unclean thing go ye out of the midst of her be ye clean that bear the vessels of the LORD 12 For ye shall not go out with haste nor go by flight for the LORD will go before you and the God of Israel will †Heb. gather you up be your rereward 13 ¶ Behold my servant shall ‖ Or prosper deal prudently he shall be exalted and extolled and be very high 14 As many were astonied at thee his * Ch. 53.3 visage was so marred more then any man and his form more then the son of men 15 So shall he sprinkle many nations the kings shall shut their mouths at him for that * Rom. 15.21 which had not been told them shall they see and that which they had not heard shall they consider CHAP. LIII 1 The prophet complaining of incredulity excuseth the scandal of the cross 4 by the benefit of his passion 10 and the good success thereof * Joh. 12.38 Ro. 10.16 WHo hath beleeved our ‖ Or doctrine †Heb. 3◠He bearing report and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed 2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant and as a root out of a dry ground he hath no form nor comliness and when we shall see him there is no beauty that we should desire him 3 * Ch 52.14 Mar. 9.12 He is despised and rejected of men a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief and ‖ Or. be bid as it
shall eat the riches of the Gentiles and in their glory shall you boast your selves 7 ¶ For your shame you shall have double and for confusion they shall rejoyce in their portion therefore in their land they shall possess the double everlasting joy shall be unto them 8 For I the LORD love judgement I hate robbery for burnt-offering and I will direct their work in truth and I will make an everlasting covenant with them 9 And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles and their offspring among the people all that see them shall acknowledge them that they are the seed which the LORD hath blessed 10 I will greatly rejoyce in the LORD my soul shall be joyful in my God for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness as a bridegroom †Heb. decketh as a priest decketh himself with ornaments and as a bride adorneth her self with her jewels 11 For as the earth bringeth forth her bud and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations CHAP. LXII 1 The fervent desire of the prophet to confirm the church in Gods promises 5 The office of the ministers unto which they are incited in preaching the gospel 10 and preparing the people thereto FOr Zions sake will I not hold my peace and for Jerusalems sake I will not rest until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth 2 And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness and all kings thy glory and thou shalt be called by a new name which the mouth of the LORD shall name 3 Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God 4 * Hos 1.10 1 Pet. 2.10 Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate but thou shalt be called ‖ That is My delight is in ber Hephzi-bah and thy land ‖ That is Married Beulah for the LORD delighteth in thee and thy land shall be married 5 For as a young man marrieth a virgin so shall thy sons marry thee and †Heb. with the joy of the bridegroom as the bridegroom rejoyceth over the bride so shall thy God rejoyce over thee 6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls O Jerusalem which shall never hold their peace day nor night ‖ Or ye that are the LORD remembrancers ye that make mention of the LORD keep not silence 7 And give him no †Heb. silence rest till he establish and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth 8 The LORD hath sworn by his right hand and by the arm of his strength †Heb. If I give c. Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine for the which thou hast laboured 9 But they that have gathered it shall eat it and praise the LORD and they that have brought it together shall drink it in the courts of my holiness 10 ¶ Go through go through the gates * Ch. 40.3 and 57.14 prepare you the way of the people cast up cast up the high-way gather out the stones list up a standard for the people 11 Behold the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world * Zec. 9.9 Mat. 21.5 Joh. 12.15 Say ye to the daughter of Zion Behold thy salvation cometh behold his * Ch. 40.10 reward is with him and his ‖ Or recompence work before him 12 And they shall call them The holy people the redeemed of the LORD and thou shalt be called Sought out a city not forsaken CHAP. LXIII 1 Christ sheweth who be is 2 what his victory over his enemies 7 and what his mercy toward his church 10 In his just wrath be remembreth his free mercy 15 The church in their prayer 17 and complaint profess their faith WHo is this that cometh from Edom with died garments from Bozrah this that is †Heb. decked glorious in his apparel travelling in the greatness of his strength I that speak in righteousness mighty to save 2 Wherefore * Rev. 19.13 art thou red in thine apparel and thy garments like him that treadeth in the wine-fat 3 I have troden the wine-press alone and of the people there was none with me for I will tread them in mine anger and trample them in my sury and their bloud shall be sprinkled upon my garments and I will stain all my raiment 4 For the * Chap. 34.8 day of vengeance is in mine heart and the year of my redeemed is come 5 And I looked and there was none to help and I wondred that there was none to uphold therefore mine own * Chap. 58.16 arm brought salvation unto me and my fury it upheld me 6 And I will tread down the people in mine anger and make them drunk in my fury and I will bring down their strength to the earth 7 ¶ I will mention the loving kindnesses of the LORD and the praises of the LORD according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us and the great goodness toward the house of Israel which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies and according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses 8 For he said Surely they are my people children that will not lie so he was their saviour 9 ¶ In all their affliction he was afflicted and the angel of his presence saved them * Deut. 7.7 8. in his love and in his pity he redeemed them and he bare them and carried them all the days of old 10 ¶ But they * Evod. 15.24 Numb 14.11 Psal 78.56 95.9 rebelled and vexed his holy spirit therefore he was turned to be their enemy and he fought against them 11 Then he remembred the days of old Moses and his people saying Where is he that * Exod. 14.30 brought them up out of the sea with the ‖ Or shepherds as Psal 77.20 shepherd of his flock where is he that put his holy spirit within him 12 That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm * Exod. 14.21 Josh 3.16 dividing the water before them to make himself an everlasting name 13 That led them through the deep as an horse in the wilderness that they should not stumble 14 As a beast goeth down into the valley the spirit of the LORD caused him to rest so didst thou lead thy people to make they felt a glorious name 15 ¶ * Deut. 26.15 Look down from heaven and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory where is thy zeal and thy strength ‖ Or the multitude the sounding of thy bowels and of thy
mercies towards me are they restrained 16 Doubtless thou art our father though Abraham be ignorant of us and Israel acknowledge us not thou O LORD art our father ‖ Or our redeemer from everlasting is thy name our redeemer thy name is from everlasting 17 ¶ O LORD why hast thou made us to err from thy ways and hardned our heart from the fear Return for the servants sake the tribes of thine inheritance 18 The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while our adversaries have troden down thy sanctuary 19 We are thine thou never bearest rule over them ‖ Or thy name was not called upon them they were not called by thy name CHAP. LXIV 1 The church prayeth for the illustration of Gods power 5 Celebrating Gods mercy it maketh confession of their natural corruptions 9 It complaineth of their affliction OH that thou wouldest rent the heavens that thou wouldest come down that the mountains might flow down at thy presence 2 As when †Heb. the fire of meltings the melting fire burneth the fire causeth the waters to boyl to make thy name known to thine adversaries that the nations may tremble at thy presence 3 When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for thou camest down the mountains flowed down at thy presence 4 For since the beginning of the world * Psal 31 19. 1 Cor. 2.9 men have not heard nor perceived by the ear neither hath the eye ‖ Or seen a God besides thee which doeth so for him c. seen O God besides thee what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him 5 Thou meetest him that rejoyceth and worketh righteousness those that remember thee in thy ways behold thou art wroth for we have sinned in those is continuance and we shall be saved 6 But we are all as an unclean thing and all our righteousnesses art as filthy rags and we all do * Psal 90.5 6. fade as a leaf and our iniquities like the wind have taken us away 7 And there is none that calleth upon thy name that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee for thou hast hid thy face from us and hast †Heb. melted consumed us because of our iniquities 8 But now O LORD thou art our father we are the clay and thou our potter and we all are the work of thy hand 9 ¶ Be not * Pl. 79.8 wroth very sore O LORD neither remember iniquity for ever behold see we beseech thee we are all thy people 10 Thy holy cities are a wilderness Zion is a wilderness Jerusalem a desolation 11 Our holy and our beautiful house where our fathers praised thee is burnt up with fire and all our pleasant things are laid waste 12 Wilt thou refrain thy self for these things O LORD wilt thou hold thy peace and afflict us very sore CHAP. LXV 1 The calling of the Gentiles 2 The Jews for their ineredulity idolatry and by pocrisie are rejected 8 A remnant shall be saved 11 Judgements on the wicked and blessings on the godly 17 The blessed state of the new Jerusalem I * Rom. 9.24 25 26. 10.20 Eph. 2.12 13. Am sought of them that asked not for me I am found of them that sought me not I said Behold me behold me unto a nation that was not called by my name 2 I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people which walketh in a way that was not good after their own thoughts 3 A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face that sacrificeth in gardens and burneth incense †Heb. upon bricks upon altars or brick 4 Which remain among the graves and lodge in the monuments which eat swines flesh and ‖ Or pieces broth of abominable things is in their vessels 5 Which say Stand by thy selt come not near to me for I am hosier then thou these are a smoke in my ‖ Or anger nose a fire that burneth all the day 6 Behold it is written before me I will not keep silence but will recompense even recompense into their bosom 7 Your iniquities and the iniquities of your fathers together saith the LORD which have burnt incense upon the mountains and blasphemed me upon the hills therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom 8 ¶ Thus saith the LORD As the new wine is found in the cluster and one saith Destroy it not for a blessing is in it so will I do for my servants sake that I may not destroy them all 9 And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob and out of Judah an inheritour of my mountains and mine elect shall inherit it and my servants shall dwell there 10 And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in for my people that have sought me 11 ¶ But ye are they that forsake the LORD that forget my holy mountain that prepare a table for that ‖ Or Gad. troup and that furnish the drink-offering unto that ‖ Or Meni number 12 Therefore will I number you to the sword and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter * Prov. 1 24 c. Ch. 66.4 Jer. 7.13 because when I called ye did not answer when I spake ye did not hear but did evil before mine eyes and did choose that wherein I delighted not 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD Behold my servants shall eat but ye shall be hungry behold my servants shall drink but ye shall be thirsty behold my servants shall rejoyce but ye shall be ashamed 14 Behold my servants shall sing for joy of heart but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart and shall howl for †Heb. breaking vexation of spirit 15 And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen for the Lord GOD shall slay thee and call his servants by another name 16 That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth because the former troubles are forgotten and because they are hid from mine eyes 17 ¶ For behold I create * Chap. 66 2â— 2 Pet. 2.12 Rev. 21.1 new heavens and a new earth and the former shall not be remembred nor †Heb. come upon the bea rt come into minde 18 But be you glad and rejoyce for ever in that which I create for behold I create Jerusalem a rejoycing and her people a joy 19 And I will rejoyre in Jerusalem and joy in my people and the * Rev. 21.4 voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her nor the voice of crying 20 There shall be no more thence an insant of days nor an old man that hath not filled his days for the childe shall die an hundred years old but the sinner â—eâ—no an hundred years old shall be accursed 21 And they
21 Yet I had * Ex. 15.17 Psal 44.2 and 80.8 Isa 5.1 c. Mat. 21.33 Mar. 12.1 Luke 20.9 planted thee a noble vine wholly a right seed how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant or a strange vine unto me 22 For though thou * Job 9.30 wash thee with nitre and take thee much sope yet thine miquity is marked before me saith the Lord GOD. 23 How canst thou say I am not polluted I have not gone after Baalim see thy way in the valley know what thou hast done ‖ Or O swist dromedary thou art a swist dromedary traversing her ways 24 ‖ Or O Wilde ass c. A wilde ass †Heb. â—auâ—ht used to the wilderness that snuffeth up the wind at ther pleasure in her occasion who can ‖ Or reverse it turn her away all they that seek her will not weary themselves in her moneth they shall finde her 25 Withhold thy soot from being unshod and thy throat from thirif but thou saidst ‖ Or Is the case desperate There is no hope No for I have loved strangers and after them will I go 26 As the thief is ashamed when he is found so is the house of Israel ashamed they their kings their princes and their priests and their prophets 27 Saying to a stock Thou art my father and to a stone Thou hast ‖ Or begotten me brought me forth †Heb. the desire of her heart for they have turned †Heb. the binder port of the nâ—ok their back unto me and not their face but in the time of their * Isa 26.16 trouble they will say Arise and save us 28 But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee let them arise if they * Isa 45.20 can save thee in the time of thy †Heb. evil trouble for * Ch. 11.13 according to the number of thy cities are thy gods O Judah 29 Wherefore will ye plead with me ye all have transgressed against me saith the LORD 30 In vain have I * Isa 9.13 Chap. 5.3 smitten your children they received no correction your own sword hath * Matth. 23.29 c. devoured your prophets like a destroying lion 31 ¶ O generation see ye the word of the LORD * Vers 5 have I been a wilderness unto Israel a land of darkness wherefore say my people †Heb. We have dominion We are lords we will come no more unto thee 32 Can a maid forget her ornaments or a bride her attire yet my people have forgotten me days without number 33 Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways 34 Also in thy skirts is found the a bloud of the souls of the poor innocents I have not found it by †Heb. digging secret search but upon all these 35 Yet thou sayest Because I am innocent surely his anger shall turn from me behold I will plead with thee because thou sayest I have not sinned 36 Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt as thou wast ashamed of Assyria 37 Yea thou shalt go forth from him and thine hands upon thine head for the LORD hath rejected thy confidences and thou shalt not prosper in them CHAP. III. 3 Gods great mercy in Judaks vile whoredom 6 Judab is worse then Israel 12 The promises of the gospel to the penitent 20 Israel reproved and caded by God maketha solemn coufession of their sins †Heb. Saâ—inâ— THey say If a man put away his wife and the go from him and become another mans * Deut. 34.4 shall he return unto her again shall not that land be greatly polluted but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers yet return again to me saith the LORD 2 Lift up thine eyes unto the high places and see where thou hast not been hen with in the ways hast thou sat for them as the Arabran in the wilderness and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness 3 Therefore the * Deut. â—â— 24 Chap. 9.12 showres have been withholden and there hath been no latter rain and thou hadst a * Chap. 6.15 whores forchead thou refusedst to be ashamed 4 Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me My father thou art the guide of my youth 5 Will he reserve his anger for ever will he keep it to the end Behold thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest 6 ¶ The LORD said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king Hast thou seen that which backiliding Israel hath done she is * Chap 2.32 gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree and there hath played the harlot 7 And I said after she had done all these things Turn thou unto me but she returned not and her treacherous sister Judah saw it 8 And I saw when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away and given her a bill of divorce yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not but went and played the harlot also 9 And it came to pass through the ‖ Or same lightness of her whoredom that she defiled the land committed adultery with stones and with stocks 10 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart but †Heb. in falstood feignedly saith the LORD 11 And the LORD said unto me The backsliding Israel hath justified her self more then treacherous Judah 12 ¶ Go and proclaim these words toward the north and say Return thou backsliding Israel saith the LORD and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you for I am * Psal 8â— 15 103.8 9. mercitul saith the LORD and I will not keep enger for ever 13 Onely acknowledge thine iniquity that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree ye have not obeyed my voice saith the LORD 14 Turn O backsliding children saith the LORD for I am married unto you and I will take you one of a city and two of a family and I will bring you to Zion 15 And I will give you * Chap. 23 4. pastonrs according to mine heart which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding 16 And it shall come to pass when ye be multiplied and increased in the land in those days saith the LORD they shall say no more The ark of the covenant of the LORD neither shall it †Heb. come upon the heart come to minde neither shall they remember it neither shall they visit it neither shall ‖ Or it be magnified that be done any more 17 At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD and all the nations shall be gathered unto it to the name of the LORD to Jerusalem
wives unto others and their fields to them that shall inherit them for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to * Isa 56.11 Ch. 6.13 covetousness from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsly 11 For they have * Ch. 6 1◠healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly saying * Ezek. 13.10 Peace peace when there is no peace 12 Were they * Chap. 3.3 and 6.15 ashamed when they had committed abomination nay they were not at all ashamed neither could they blush therefore shall they fall among them that fall in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down saith the LORD 13 ¶ ‖ Or In gathering I will consume I will surely consume them saith the LORD there shall be no grapes * Isa 5.1 〈◊〉 on the vine nor figs on the * Mat. 21 1◠Luk. 13 ◠c. fig-tree and the leaf shall fade and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them 14 Why do we sit still assemble your selves and let us enter into the defenced cities and let us be silent there for the LORD our God hath put us to silence and given us * Ch. 9.15 23.15 water of ‖ Or poison gall to drink because we have sinned against the LORD 15 We * Ch. 14.10 looked for peace but no good came and for a time of health and behold trouble 16 The snorting of his horses was heard from * Ch. 4.15 Dan the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones for they are come and have devoured the land and †Heb. the fulness thereof all that is in it the city and those that dwell therein 17 For behold I will send serpents cockatrices among you which will not be * Ps 58.4.5 charmed and they shall bite you saith the LORD 18 ¶ When I would comfort my self against sorrow my heart is faint †Heb. upon in me 19 Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people †Heb. because of the countrey of them that are far off because of them that dwell in a far countrey Is not the LORD in Zion is not her king in her why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images and with strange vanities 20 The harvest is past the summer is ended and we are not saved 21 For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt I am black astonishment hath taken hold on me 22 Is there no * Ch 46.11 balm in Gilead is there no physician there why then is not the health of the daughter of my people †Heb. gone up recovered CHAP. IX 1 Jeremiah lamenteth the Jews for their manifold sins 9 and for their judgement 12 Disobedience is the cause of their bitter calamity 17 He exhorteth to mourn for their destruct on 22 and to trust not in themselves but in God 25 He threatneth both Jews and Gentiles †Heb. Who will give my head c. OH * Isa 22.4 Chap. 4.19 that my head were waters and mine eyes a fountain of tears that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people 2 Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of way-faring men that I might leave my people and go from them for they be all adulterers and assembly of treacherous men 3 And they bend their tongues like their howe for lies but they are are valiant for the truth upon the earth for they proceed from evil to evil and they know not me saith the LORD 4 * Ch. 12.6 Mic. 7.5 6. Take ye heed every one of his ‖ Or friend neighbour and trust ye not in any brother for every brother will utterly supplant and every neighbour will walk with slanders 5 And they will ‖ Or mock deceive every one his neighbour and will not speak the truth they have taught their tongue to speak lies and weary themselves to commit iniquity 6 Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit through deceit they refuse to know me saith the LORD 7 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts Behold I will melt them and try them for how shall I do for the daughter of my people 8 Their tongue is as an arrow shot out it speaketh * Psal 12.2 120.3 deceit one speaketh * Psal 28.3 peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth but †Heb. in the midst of him in heart he layeth ‖ Or wait for him his wait 9 ¶ * Chap. 5.9 29. Shall I not visit them for these things saith the LORD shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this 10 For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing and for the ‖ Or pastures habitations of the wilderness a lamentation because they are ‖ Or desolate burnt up so that none can pass through them neither can men hear the voice of the cattel †Heb. from the fowl even to c. both the fowl of the heavens and the breast are fled they are gone 11 And I will make Jerusalem heaps and * Chap. 10.22 a den of dragons and I will make the cities of Judah †Heb. desolation desolate without an inhabitant 12 ¶ Who is the wise man that may understand this and who is be to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken that he may declare it for what the land perisheth and is burnt up like a wilderness that none passeth through 13 And the LORD saith Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them and have not obeyed my voice neither walked therein 14 But have walked after the ‖ Or stubbornness imagination of their own heart and after Baalim which their fathers taught them 15 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts the God of Israel Behold I will feed them even this people * Chap. 8.14 23.15 with wormwood and give them water of gall to drink 16 I will * Levit. 26.33 scatter them also among the heathen whom neither they nor their fathers have known and I will send a sword after them till I have consumed them 17 ¶ Thus saith the LORD of hosts Consider ye and call for the mourning-women that they may come and send for cunning women that they may come 18 And let them make haste and take up a wailing for us that our eyes may run down with tears and our eye-lids gush out with waters 19 For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion How are we spoiled we are greatly confounded because we have forsaken the land because our dwellings have cast us out 20 Yet hear the word of the LORD O ye women and let your ear receive the word of his mouth and teach your daughters wailing and every one her neighbour lamentation 21 For death is come up into our
upon all the inhabitants of the earth saith the LORD of hosts 30 Therefore prophesie thou against them all these words and say unto them The LORD shall * Joel 3.16 Alli 1.2 roar from on high and utter his voice from his holy habitation he shall mightily roar upon his habitation he shall give a shout as they that tread the grapes against all the inhabitants of the earth 31 A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth for the LORD hath a controversie with the nations he will plead with all flesh he will give them that are wicked to the sword saith the LORD 32 Thus saith the LORD of hosts Behold evil shall go forth from nation to nation and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth 33 And the slain of the LORD shall be at that day from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth they shall not be * Ch. 16.4 lamented neither gathered nor buried they shall be dung upon the ground 34 ¶ * Ch. 4.8 6.25 Howl ye shepherds and cry and wallow your selves in the ashes ye principal of the flock for †Heb. your days for slaughter the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished and ye shall fall like †Heb. a vessil of desire a pleasant vessel 35 And †Heb. flight shall perish from the shepherds and â—scapint from c. the shepherds shall have no way to flee nor the principal of the flock to escape 36 A voice of the cry of the shepherds and an howling of the principal of the flock shall be heard for the LORD hath spoiled their pasture 37 And the peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger of the LORD 38 He hath forsaken his covert as the lion for their land is †Heb. 〈◊〉 desolation desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressour and because of his fierce anger CHAP. XXVI 1 Jeremiah by promises and threatnings exhorteth to repentants 8 He is therefore apprehended 10 and arraigned 11 His apology 16 He is quit in judgement by the example of Miâ—ah 20 and of Vrijah 24 and by the care of Ahikans IN the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD saying 2 Thus saith the LORD Stand in the court of the LORDS house and speak unto all the cities of Judah which come to worship in the LORDS house all the words that I command thee to speak unto them * Act. â—0 27 diminish not a word 3 If so be they will hearken and turn every man from his evil way that I may * Ch. 18.8 repent me of the evil which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings 4 And thou shalt say unto them Thus saith the LORD If ye will not hearken to me to walk in my law which I have set before you 5 To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets whom I sent unto you both rising up early and sending them but ye have not hearkned 6 Then will I make this house like * 1 Sa. 4.12 Ps 78.60 Ch. 7.12 14 Shiloh and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth 7 So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD 8 ¶ Now it came to pass when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak unto all the people that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him saying Thou shalt surely die 9 Why halt thou prophesied in the name of the LORD saying This house shall be like Shiloh and this city shall be desolate without an inhabitant and all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD 10 ¶ When the princes of Judah heard these things then they came up from the kings house unto the house of the LORD and sat down ‖ Or at the door in the entry of the new gate of the LORDS house 11 Then spake the priests and the prophets unto the princes and to all the people saying †Heb. The judgement of death is for this man This man is worthy to die for he hath prophesied against this city as ye have heard with your ears 12 ¶ Then spake Jeremiah unto all the princes and to all the people saying The LORD sent me to prophesie against this house and against this city all the words that ye have heard 13 Therefore now * Ch. 7.3 amend your ways and your doings and obey the voice of the LORD your God and the LORD will * Ver. 19. repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you 14 As for me behold I am in your hand do with me †Heb. as it is good and right in your eyes as seemeth good and meet unto you 15 But know ye for certain that if ye put me to death ye shall surely bring innocent bloud upon your selves and upon this city and upon the inhabitants thereof for of a truth the LORD hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears 16 ¶ Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets This man is not worthy to die for he hath spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God 17 Then rose up certain of the elders of the land and spake to all the assembly of the people saying 18 * Mic. 1.1 Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and spake to all the people of Judah saying Thus saith the LORD of hosts * Mic. 3.12 Zion shall be plowed like a field and Jerusalem shall become heaps and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest 19 Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death did he not fear the LORD and besought †Heb. the face of the LORD the LORD and the LORD repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against them Thus might we procure great evil against our souls 20 And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the LORD Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjath-jearim who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah 21 And when Jehoiakim the king with all his mighty men and all the princes heard his words the king sought to put him to death but when Urijah heard it he was afraid and fled and went into Egypt 22 And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt namely Elnathan the son of Achbor and certain men with him into Egypt 23 And they fet forth Urijah out of Egypt and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king who slew him with the sword and cast his dead body into the graves of the â€
everlasting love therefore ‖ Or have 〈◊〉 extended loving kindness unto thee with loving kindness have I drawn thee 4 Again I will build thee and thou shalt be built O virgin of Israel thou shalt again be adorned with thy * Ex. 15.20 Judg. 11.34 ‖ Or timbrels tabrets and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry 5 Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria the planters shall plant and shall †Heb. profane them eat them as common things 6 For there shall be a day that the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry Arise ye and let us go up to Zion unto the LORD our God 7 For thus saith the LORD Sing with gladness for Jacob and shout among the chief of the nations publish ye praise ye and say O LORD save thy people the remnant of Israel 8 Behold I will bring them from the north-countrey and gather them from the coasts of the earth and with them the blinde and the lame the woman with childe and her that travaileth with childe together a great company shall return thither 9 They shall come with weeping and with ‖ Or favours supplications will I lead them I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a strait way wherein they shall not stumble for I am a father to Israel and Ephraim is my * Ex. 4.22 first-born 10 ¶ Hear the word of the LORD O ye nations and declare it in the isles afar off and say He that scattered Israel will gather him and keep him as a shepherd doth his flock 11 For the LORD hath redeemed Jacob and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger then he 12 Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD for wheat and for wine and for oyl and for the young of the flock and of the herd and their soul shall be as a * Is 58.11 watered garden and they shall not sorrow any more at all 13 Then shall the virgin rejoyce in the dance both young men and old together for I will turn their mourning into joy and will comfort them and make them rejoyce from their sorrow 14 And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness saith the LORD 15 ¶ Thus saith the LORD * Mat. 2.18 A voice was heard in Ramah lamentation end bitter weeping Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children because they were not 16 Thus saith the LORD Refrain thy voice from weeping and thine eyes from tears for thy work shall be rewarded saith the LORD and they shall come again from the land of the enemy 17 And there is hope in thine end saith the LORD that thy children shall come again to their own border 18 ¶ I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus Thou hast chastised me and I was chastised as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke turn thou me and I shall be turned for thou art the LORD my God 19 Surely * Deu. 30. â— after that I was turned I repented and after that I was instructed I smote upon my thigh I was ashamed yea even confounded because I did bear the reproach of my youth 20 Is Ephraim my dear son is he a pleasant childe for since I spake against him I do earnestly remember him still therefore my bowel †Heb. sound are troubled for him I will surely have mercy upon him saith the LORD 21 Set thee up way-marks make thee high heaps set thine heart toward the high way even the way which thou wentest turn again O virgin of Israel turn again to these thy cities 22 ¶ How long wilt thou go about O thou backsliding daughter for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth A woman shall compass a man 23 Thus saith the LORD of hosts the God of Israel As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof when I shall bring again their captivity The LORD bless thee O habitation of justice and mountain of holiness 24 And there shall dwell in Judah it self and in all the cities thereof together husbandmen and they that go forth with flocks 25 For I have satiated the weary soul and I have replenished every sorrowful soul 26 Upon this I awaked and beheld and my sleep was sweet unto me 27 ¶ Behold the days come saith the LORD that I will sowe the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and with the seed of beast 28 And it shall come to pass that like as I have watched over them to pluck up and to break down and to throw down and to destroy and to afflict so will I watch over them to build and to plant saith the LORD 29 * Ezek. â—8 â— In those days they shall say no more The fathers have eaten a sowre grape and the childrens teeth are set on edge 30 But every one shall die for his own iniquity every man that eateth the sowre grape his teeth shall be set on edge 31 ¶ Behold the * Heb. 8. â— days come saith the LORD that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah 32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt which my covenant they brake ‖ Or should I have continued an husband unto them although I was an husband unto them saith the LORD 33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel After those days saith the LORD I will put my law in their inward parts and write it in their hearts * Ch. 24.7 and 20.22 and will be their God and they shall be my people 34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour and every man his brother saying Know the LORD for * Is 54.13 Joh. 6.45 they shall all know me from the least of them unto the greatest of them saith the LORD for * Ch. 33.8 Mic. 7.18 Act. 10.43 I will forgive their iniquity I will remember their sin no more 35 ¶ Thus saith the LORD * Gen. 1.16 which giveth the sun for a light by day and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night which divideth * Is 51.15 the sea when the waves thereof roar the LORD of hosts is his name 36 * Is 54. â— Ch. 33.20 If those ordinances depart from before me saith the LORD then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever 37 Thus saith the LORD If * Ch. 33 2â— heaven above can be measured and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath I will also cast
spoil the men of the east 29 Their tents and their flocks shall they take away they shall take to themselves their curtains and all their vessels and their camels and they shall cry unto them Fear is on every side 30 ¶ * Ver. 8. Flee †Heb. fâ—it greatly get you far off dwell deep O ye inhabitants of Hazor saith the LORD for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you and hath conceived a purpose against you 31 Arise get you up unto the ‖ Or that is at case wealthy nation that dwelleth without care saith the LORD which have neither gates nor bars which dwell alone 32 And their camels shall be a booty and the multitude of their cattel a spoil and I will scatter into all winds them that are †Heb. cut off into corners or that have the corners of their hair polled in the utmost corners and I will bring their calamity from all sides thereof saith the LORD 33 And Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons and a desolation for ever there shall no man abide there nor any son of man dwell in it 34 ¶ The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah saying 35 Thus saith the LORD of hosts Behold I will break the bowe of Elam the chief of their might 36 And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven and will scatter them towards all those winds and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come 37 For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies and before them that seek their life and I will bring evil upon them even my fierce anger saith the LORD and I will send the sword after them till I have consumed them 38 And I will set my throne in Elam and will destroy from thence the king and the princes saith the LORD 39 ¶ But it shall come to pass in the latter days that * Chap. â—â— 47 ver 6. I will bring again the captivity of Elam saith the LORD CHAP. L. 1 9 21 35 The judgement of Babylon 4 17 33 The redemption of Israel THe word that the LORD spake against Babylon and against the land of the Caldeans †Heb. by the hand of Jeremiah by Jeremiah the prophet 2 Declare ye among the nations and publish and †Heb. lift up set up a standard publish and conceal not say Babylon is taken Bel is confounded Merodach is broken in pieces her idols are confounded her images are broken in pieces 3 For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her which shall make her land desolate and none shall dwell therein they shall remove they shall depart both man and beast 4 ¶ In those days and in that time saith the LORD the children of Israel shall come they and the children of Judah together going and weeping they shall go and seek the LORD their God 5 They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward saying Come and let us joyn our selves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten 6 My people hath been lost sheep their shepherds have caused them to go astray they have turned them away on the mountains they have gone from mountain to hill they have forgotten their †Heb. place to liâ— down in resting-place 7 All that found them have devoured them and their adversaries said We offend not because they have sinned against the LORD the habitation of justice even the LORD the hope of their fathers 8 * Isa â—8 20 Chap. 51.6 Rev. 18.4 Remove out of the midst of Babylon and go forth out of the land of the Caldeans and be as the he-goats before the flocks 9 ¶ For lo I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north-countrey and they shall set themselves in aray against her from thence she shall be taken their arrows shall be as of a mighty ‖ Or destroyer expert man none shall return in vain 10 And Caldea shall be a spoil and that spoil her shall be satisfied saith the LORD 11 Because ye were glad because ye rejoyced O ye destroyers of mine heritage because ye are grown †Heb. his or corpulent fat as the heifer at grass and bellow as bulls 12 Your mother shall be sore confounded she that bare you shall be ashamed behold the hindermost of the nations shall be a wilderness a dry land and a desert 13 Because of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited but it shall be wholly desolate * Chap. 49.17 every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished and hiss at all her plagues 14 Put your selves in aray against Babylon round about all ye that bend the bowe shoot at her spare no arrows for she hath sinned against the LORD 15 Shout against her round about she hath given her hand her foundations are faln her walls are thrown down for it is the vengeance of the LORD take vengeance upon her as she hath done do unto her 16 Cut off the sower from Babylon and him that handleth the ‖ Or sâ—â—hâ— sickle in the time of harvest for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people and they shall flee every one to his own land 17 ¶ Israel is a scattered sheep the lions have driven him away first the king of Assyria hath devoured him and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones 18 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts the God of Israel Behold I will punish the king of Babylon and his land as I have punished the king of Assyria 19 And I will bring Israel again to his habitation and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan and his soul shall be satisfied upon mount Ephraim and Gilead 20 In those days and in that time saith the LORD the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for and there shall be none and the sins of Judah and they shall not be found for I will pardon them whom I reserve 21 ¶ Go up against the land ‖ Or of the rebels of Merathaim even against it and against the inhabitants of ‖ Or visitation Pekod waste and utterly destroy after them saith the LORD and do according to all that I have commanded thee 22 A sound of battel is in the land and of great destruction 23 How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations 24 I have said a snare for thee and thou art also taken O Babylon and thou wast not aware thou art found and also caught because thou hast striven against the LORD 25 The LORD hath opened his armoury and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation for this is the work of the Lord GOD
pomegranate upon the net-work were an hundred round about 24 ¶ And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah the second priest and the three keepers of the †Heb. threshold door 25 He took also out of the city an eunuch which had the charge of the men of war and seven men of them that †Heb. saw the face of the king were near the kings person which were found in the city and the ‖ Or scribe of the captain of the host principal scribe of the host who mustered the people of the land and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the midst of the city 26 So Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of babylon to Riblah 27 And the king of Babylon smote them and put them to death in Riblah in the land of Hamath Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his own land 28 This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty 29 In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two †Heb. souls persons 30 In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred fourty and five persons all the persons were four thousand and six hundred 31 ¶ And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehosachin king of Judah in the twelfth moneth in the five and twentieth day of the moneth that Evil-merodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lilted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah and brought him forth out of prison 32 And spake †Heb. good things with him kindly unto him and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon 33 And changed his prison-garments and he did continually eat bread before him all the days of his life 34 And for his diet there was a continual diet given him of the king of Babylon †Heb. the matter of the day in his day every day a portion until the day of his death all the days of his life ¶ The LAMENTATIONS of JEREMIAH CHAP. 1. 1 The miserable estate of Jerusalem by reason of her sin 12 She complaineth of her grief 18 and confesseth Gods judgement to be righteous HOw doth the city sit solitary that was full of people how is she become as a widow she that was great among the nations and princess among the provinces how is she become tributary 2 She * Jer. 13.17 weepeth sore in the * Job 7.3 night and her tears are on her cheeks among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her all her friends have dealt treacherously with her they are become her enemies 3 Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction and †Heb. for the treateâ— of servitude because of great servitude she dwelleth among the heathen she findeth no rest all her persecutours overtook her between the straits 4 The ways of Zion do mourn because none come to the solemn feasts all her gates are desolate her priests sigh her virgins are afflicted and she is in bitterness 5 Her adversaries * Deu. 28.13 14. are the chief her enemies prosper for the LORD hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions her * Jer. 52.28 children are gone into captivity before the enemy 6 And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed her princes are become like harts that finde no pasture and they are gone without strength before the pursuer 7 Jerusalem remembred in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her ‖ Or desirable pleasant things that she had in the days of old when her people fell into the hand of the enemy and none did help her the adversaries saw her and did mock at her sabbaths 8 Jerusalem hath grievously sinned therefore she †Heb. is become 〈◊〉 removing or wandering is removed all that honoured her despise her because they have seen her nakedness yea she sigheth and turneth backward 9 Her filthiness is in her skirts she remembreth not her last end therefore she came down wonderfully she had no comforter O LORD behold my affliction for the enemy hath magnified himself 10 The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her ‖ Or desirable pleasant things for she hath seen that the heathen entred into her sanctuary whom thou didst command that * Deu. 23.3 they should not enter into thy congregation 11 All her people sigh they seek bread they have given their pleasant things for meat ‖ Or to make the soul to come again to relieve the soul see O LORD and consider for I am become vile 12 ¶ ‖ Or It is nothing Is it nothing to you all ye that †Heb. pass by the way pass by behold and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow which is done unto me wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger 13 From above hath he sent fire into my bones and it prevaileth against them he hath spread a not for my feet he hath turned me back he hath made me desolate and saint all the day 14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand they are wreathed and come up upon my neck he hath made my strength to fall the Lord hath delivered me into their hands from whom I am notable to rise up 15 The Lord hath troden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men the Lord hath troden ‖ Or the wine-press of the viram c. the virgin the daughter of Judah as in a wine-press 16 For these things I weep * Jer. 13.17 and 14.17 Ch. 2.18 mine eye mine eye runneth down with water because the comforter that should †Heb. tâ—mâ— back relieve my soul is far from me my children are desolate because the enemy prevailed 17 Zion spreadeth forth her hands and there is none to comfort her the LORD hath commanded concerning Jacob that his adversaries should be round about him Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them 18 ¶ The LORD is * Dan. 9.7 righteous for I have rebelled against his †Heb. mouth commandment hear I pray you all people and behold my sorrow my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity 19 I called for my lovers but they deceived me my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city while they sought their meat to relieve their souls 20 Behold O LORD for I am in distress my * Iâ— 15.11 Jer. 43.35 bowels are troubled mine heart is turned within me for I have grievously rebelled abroad the sword bereaveth at
home there is as death 21 They have heard that I sigh there is none to comfort me all mine enemies have heard of my trouble they are glad that thou hast done it thou wilt bring the day that thou hast ‖ Or â—â—â—laimed called and they shall be like unto me 22 Let all their wickedness come before thee and do unto them as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions for my sighs are many and my heart is saint CHAP. II. 1 Jeremiah lamenteth the misery of Jerusalem 20 He complaineth thereof to God HOw hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel and remembred not his footstool in the day of his anger 2 The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob and hath not pitted he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah he hath †Heb. male to south brought them down to the ground he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof 3 He hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy and he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire which devoureth round about 4 He hath bent his bowe like an enemy he stood with his right hand as an adversary and slew †Heb. all the desireable of the eye all that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion he poured out his fury like fire 5 The Lord was as an enemy he hath swallowed up Israel he hath swallowed up all her palaces he hath destroyed his strong holds and hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation 6 And he hath violently * Ps 80.12 and 89.40 Isa 5.5 taken away his ‖ Or â—edâ—e tabernacle as if it were of a garden he hath destroyed his places of the assembly the LORD hath caused the solemn feasts and sabbaths to be forgotten in Zion and hath despised in the indignation of his anger the king and the priest 7 The Lord hath cast off his altar he hath abhorred his sanctuary he hath †Heb. Sout up given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces they have made a noise in the house of the LORD as in the day of a solemn feast 8 The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion he hath stretched out a line he hath not withdrawn his hand from †Heb. swallowing up destroying therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament they languished together 9 Her gates are sunk into the ground he hath destroyed and broken her bars her king and her princes are among the Gentiles the law is no more her * Ps 74.9 prophets also finde no vision from the LORD 10 The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground and keep silence they have cast up dust upon their heads they have girded themselves with sackcloth the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground 11 Mine eyes do fail with tears my bowels are troubled my liver is poured upon the earth for the destruction of the daughter of my people because the children and the sucklings ‖ Or saint swoon in the streets of the city 12 They say to their mothers Where is corn and wine when they swooned as the wounded in the streets of the city when their soul was poured out into their mothers bosom 13 What thing shall I take to witness for thee what thing shall I liken to thee O daughter of Jerusalem what shall I equal to thee that I may comfort thee O virgin daughter of Zion for thy breach is great like the sea who can heal thee 14 Thy * Jer. 2.8 and 5.31 and 14.14 and 23.16 prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee and they have not discovered thine iniquity to turn away thy captivity but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment 15 All that pass †Heb. by the way by clap their hands at thee they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem saying Is this the câ—ty that men call * Ps 48.2 the perfection of beauty the joy of the whole earth 16 All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee they hiss and gnash the teeth they say We have swallowed her up certainly this is the day that we looked for we have found we have seen it 17 The LORD hath done that which he had * Lev. 26.16 devised he hath fulfilled his word that he had commanded in the days of old he hath thrown down and hath not pitied and he hath caused thine enemy to rejoyce over thee he hath set up the horn of thine adversaries 18 Their heart cried unto the Lord O wall of the daughter of Zion * Jer. 14.17 Ch. â— 16 let tears run down like a river day and night give thy self no rest let not the apple of thine eye cease 19 Arise cry out in the night in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord lift up thy hands towards him for the life of thy young children that faint for hunger in the top of every street 20 ¶ Behold O LORD and consider to whom thou hast done this shall the women eat their fruit and children ‖ Or swaddled with their hands of a span long shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the LORD 21 The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets my virgins and my young men are fain by the sword thou hast slain them in the day of thy anger thou hast killed and not pitied 22 Thou hast called as in a solemn day my terrours round about so that in the day of the LORDS anger none escaped nor remained those that I have swaddled and brought up hath mine enemy consumed CHAP. III. 1 The faithful bewall their â—alamities 22 By the mercies of God they nourish their hope 37 They acknowledge Gods justice 55 They pray for deliverance 64 and venâ—eance on their enemies I Am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath 2 He hath led me and brought me into darkness but not into light 3 Surely against me is he turned he turneth his hand against me all the day 4 My flesh and my skin hath he made old he hath broken my bones 5 He hath builded against me and compassed me with gall and travel 6 He hath set me in dark places as they that be dead of old 7 He hath hedged me about that I cannot get out he hath made my chain heavy 8 Also when I cry and shout he shutteth out my prayer 9 He hath enclosed my ways with hewn stone the hath made my paths crooked 10 He was unto me as a bear lying in wait and as a
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
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
†Heb. according to righteousness moderately and he * Lev. 26.4 Deut. 11.14 will cause to come down for you the rain the former rain and the latter rain in the first moneth 24 And the floors shall be full of wheat and the fats shall overflow with wine and oyl 25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten the canker-worm and the caterpiller and the palmer-worm my great army which I sent among you 26 And ye shall eat in plenty and be satisfied and praise the name of the LORD your God that hath dealt wondrously with you and my people shall never be ashamed 27 And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel and that I am the LORD your God and none else and my people shall never be ashamed 28 ¶ And it shall come to pass afterward that I * Isa 44 3. Act. 2.17 will pour out my spirit upon all flesh and your sons and your daughters shall prophesie your old men shall dream dreams your young men shall see visions 29 And also upon the servants and upon the hand-maids in those days will I pour out my spirit 30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth bloud and fire and pillars of smoke 31 * Ch. 3.15 The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into bloud before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come 32 And it shall come to pass that * Rom. 10.13 whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance as the LORD hath said and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call CHAP. III. 1 Gods judgements against the enemies of his people 9 God will be known in his judgement 18 His blessing upon the church FOr behold in those days and in that time when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem 2 I will also gather all nations and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel whom they have scattered among the nations and parted my land 3 And they have cast lots for my people and have given a boy for a harlot and sold a girl for wine that they might drink 4 Yea and what have ye to do with me O Tyre and Zidon and all the coasts of Palestine will ye render me a recompence and if ye recompense me swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head 5 Because ye have taken my silver and my gold and have carried into your temples my goodly †Heb. desirable pleasant things 6 The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto †Heb. the sins of the Grecians the Grecians that ye might remove them far from their border 7 Behold I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them and will return your recompence upon your own head 8 And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah and they shall sell them to the Sabeans to a people far off for the LORD hath spoken it 9 ¶ Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles †Heb. sanctifie prepare war wake up the mighty men let all the men of war draw near let them come up 10 * Isa 2.4 Beat your plow-shares into swords and your ‖ Or sithes pruning-hooks into spears let the weak say I am strong 11 Assemble your selves and come all ye heathen and gather your selves together round about thither ‖ Or the LORD shall bring down cause thy mighty ones to come down O LORD 12 Let the heathen be wakened and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about 13 * Rev. 14.15 Put ye in the sickle for the harvest is ripe come get you down for the press is full the sats overflow for their wickedness is great 14 Multitudes multitudes in the valley of ‖ Or concision or threshing decision for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision 15 The * Ch. 2.31 sun and the moon shall be darkned and the stars shall withdraw their shining 16 The LORD also shall * Jer. 25.30 Amos 1.2 roar out of Zion and utter his voice from Jerusalem and the heavens and earth shall shake but the LORD will be the †Heb. place of repair or harbour hope of his people and the strength of the children of Israel 17 So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion my holy mountain then shall Jerusalem be †Heb. holiness holy and there shall no * Rev. 23.27 strangers pass through her any more 18 ¶ And it shall come to pass in that day that the mountains shall * Amos 9.13 drop down new wine and the hills shall flow with milk and all the rivers of Judah shall †Heb. go flow with waters and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD and shall water the valley of Shittim 19 Egypt shall be a desolation and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness for the violence against the children of Judah because they have shed innocent bloud in their land 20 But Judah shall ‖ Or abide dwell for ever and Jerusalem from generation to generation 21 For I will cleanse their bloud that I have not cleansed ‖ Or even I the LORD that dwelleth in Zion for the LORD dwelleth in Zion ¶ AMOS CHAP. I. 1 Amos sheweth Gods judgement upon Syria 6 upon the Philistines 9 upon Tyrus 11 upon Edom 13 upon Ammon THe words of Amos who was among the herdmen of Tekoa which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel two year before the * Zec 14.5 earthquake 2 And he said the LORD will * Jer. 25.30 Joel 3.16 roar from Zion and utter his voice from Jerusalem and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn and the top of Carmel shall wither 3 Thus saith the LORD For three transgressions of Damascus ‖ Or yea for four and for four I will not ‖ Or â—oâ—vâ—rt it or let it he quiet and to verse 6. c. turn away the punishment thereof because they have threshed Gilead with threshing-instruments of iron 4 But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael which shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad 5 I will break also the bar of Damascus and cut off the inhabitant from ‖ Or Bikath-aven the plain of Aven and him that holdeth the sceptre from ‖ Or Betheden the house of Eden and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir saith the LORD 6 ¶ Thus saith the LORD For three transgressions of * 2
Or smell your holy-days smell in your solemn assemblies 22 Though ye offer me burnt-offerings and your meat-offerings I will not accept them neither will I regard the ‖ Or thank-offerings peace-offerings of your fat beasts 23 Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs for I will not hear the melody of thy viols 24 But let judgement †Heb. roll run down as waters and righteousness as a mighty stream 25 * Acts 7.42 Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness fourty years O house of Israel 26 But ye have born ‖ Or Siccuth your king the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images the star of your god which ye made to your selves 27 Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus saith the LORD whose name is the God of hosts CHAP. VI. 1 The wantonness of Israel 7 shall be plagued with desolation 12 and their incorrigibleness * Luk. 6.24 WO to them that ‖ Or are secure are at ease in Zion and trust in the mountain of Samaria which are named * Ex. 19.5 ‖ Or first-fruits chief of the nations to whom the house of Israel came 2 Pass ye unto Calneh and see and from thence go ye to Hemath the great then go down to Gath of the Philistines be they better then these kingdoms or their horder greater then your border 3 Ye that * Ezek. 12.27 put far away the * Ch. 5.18 evil day and cause the ‖ Or habitation seat of violence to come near 4 That lie upon beds of ivory and ‖ Or abound with superfluities stretch themselves upon their couches and eat the lambs out of the flock and the calves out of the midst of the stall 5 That ‖ Or quaver chant to the sound of the viol and invent to themselves instruments of musick like David 6 That drink ‖ Or in bowls of wine wine in bowls and anoint themselves with the chief ointments but they are not grieved for the †Heb. breach affliction of Joseph 7 ¶ Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed 8 * Jer. 51.14 The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself saith the LORD the God of hosts I abhor the excellency of Jacob and hate his palaces therefore will I deliver up the city with †Heb. the fulness thereof all that is therein 9 And it shall come to pass if there remain ten men in one house that they shall die 10 And a mans uncle shall take him up and he that burneth him to bring out the bones out of the house and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house Is there yet any with thee and he shall say No then shall he say * Ch. 5.13 Hold thy tongue for ‖ Or they will not or Save not we may not make mention of the name of the LORD 11 For behold the LORD commandeth and he will smite the great house with ‖ Or droppings breaches and the little house with clefts 12 ¶ Shall horses run upon the rock will one plow there with oxen for ye have turned judgement into gall and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock 13 Ye which rejoyce in a thing of nought which say Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength 14 But behold I will raise up against you a nation O house of Israel saith the LORD the God of hosts and they shall afflict you from the entring in of Hemath unto the ‖ Or valley river of the wilderness CHAP. VII 1 The judgements of the grashoppers 4 and of the fire are diverted by the prayer of Amos. 7 By the wall of a plumb-line is signified the rejection of Israel 10 Amaziah complaineth of Amos. 14 Amos sheweth his calling 16 and Amaziahs judgement THus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me and behold he formed ‖ Or green worms grashoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth and lo it was the latter growth after the kings mowings 2 And it came to pass that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land then I said O Lord GOD forgive I beseech thee ‖ Or who of or for Jacob shall stand by whom shall Jacob arise for he is small 3 The LORD repented for this It shall not be saith the LORD 4 ¶ Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me and behold the Lord GOD called to contend by fire and it devoured the great deep and did eat up a part 5 Then said I O Lord GOD cease I beseech thee by whom shall Jacob arise for he is small 6 The LORD repented for this This also shall not be saith the Lord GOD. 7 ¶ Thus he shewed me and behold the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumb-line with a plumb-line in his hand 8 And the LORD said unto me Amos what seest thou and I said A plumb-line Then said the Lord Behold I will set a plumb-line in the midst of my people Israel I will not again pass by them any more 9 And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword 10 ¶ Then Amaziah the priest of Beth-el sent to Jeroboam king of Israel saying Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel the land is not able to bear all his words 11 For thus Amos saith Jeroboam shall die by the sword and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land 12 Also Amaziah said unto Amos O thou seer go flee thee away into the land of Judah and there eat bread and prophesie there 13 But prophesie not again any more at Beth-el for it is the kings ‖ Or sanctuary chappel and it is the †Heb. house of for kingdom kings court 14 ¶ Then answered Amos and said to Amaziah I was no prophet neither was I a prophets son but I was an herdman and a gatherer of ‖ Or wilde figs. sycomore-fruit 15 And the LORD took me †Heb. from bebinde as I followed the flock and the LORD said unto me Go prophesie unto my people Israel 16 ¶ Now therefore hear thou the word of the LORD thou sayest Prophesie not against Israel and * Ezek. 21.2 drop not thy word against the house of Isaac 17 Therefore thus saith the LORD Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword and thy land shall be divided by line and thou shalt die in a polluted land and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land CHAP. VIII 1 By a basket of summer-fruit is shewed the propinquity of Israels end 4 Oppression is reproved 11
sins of the house of Israel What is the transgression of Jacob is it not Samaria and what are the high places of Judah are they not Jerusalem 6 Therefore I will make Samaria as an heap of the field and as plantings of a vineyard and I will pour down the stones thereof into the valley and I will discover the foundations thereof 7 And all the graven images thereof shall be beaten to pieces and all the hires thereof shall be burnt with the fire and all the idols thereof will I lay desolate for she gathered it of the hire of an harlot and they shall return to the hire of an harlot 8 Therefore I will wail and howl I will go stript and naked I will make a wailing like the dragons and mourning as the †Heb. daughters of the owl owls 9 For ‖ Or she is grievously sick of her wounds her wound is incurable for it is come unto Judah he is come unto the gate of my people even to Jerusalem 10 ¶ * 2 Sam. 1.20 Declare ye it not at Gath weep ye not at all in the house of ‖ That is dust Aphrah * Jer. 6.26 roll thy sell in the dust 11 Pass ye away ‖ Or thou that dwellest fairly thou †Heb. inhabitress inhabitant of Saphir having thy * Isa 4â— 3 shame naked the inhabitant of ‖ Or the countrey of flocks Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of ‖ Or a place near Beth-ezel he shall receive of you his standing 12 For the inhabitant of Maroth ‖ Or was grieved waited carefully for good but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem 13 O thou inhabitant of Lachish binde the chariot to the swift beast she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee 14 Therefore shalt thou give presents ‖ Or for to Moresheth-gath the houses of ‖ That is a lie Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel 15 Yet will I bring an heir unto thee O inhabitant of Mareshah ‖ Or the glory of Israel shall come c. he shall come unto Adullam the glory of Israel 16 Make thee * Isa 22.12 bald and poll thee for thy delicate children enlarge thy baldness as the eagle for they are gone into captivity from thee CHAP. II. 1 Against oppression 4 A lamentation 7 A reproof of injustice and idolatry 12 A promise of restoring Jacob. WO to them that devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds when the morning is light they practise it because it is in the power of their hand 2 And they covet * Isa 5.8 fields and take them by violence and houses and take them away so they ‖ Or defraud oppress a man and his house even a man and his heritage 3 Therefore thus saith the LORD Behold against this family do I devise an evil from which ye shall not remove your necks neither shall ye go haughtily for this time is evil 4 ¶ In that day shall one take up a parable against you and lament †Heb. with a lamentation of lamentations with a doleful lamentation and say We be utterly spoiled he hath changed the portion of my people how hath he removed it from me ‖ Or instead of restoring turning away he hath divided our fields 5 Therefore thou shalt have none that shall * Deu. 32.8 9. cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD 6 ‖ Or prophesie not as they prophesie †Heb. dâ—â—p c. * Isa 32.12 Prophesie ye not say they to them that prophesie they shall not prophesie to them that they shall not take shame 7 ¶ O thou that art named the house of Jacob is the spirit of the LORD ‖ Or shâ—rtned straitned are these his doings do not my words do good to him that walketh †Heb. upright uprightly 8 Even †Heb. yesterday of late my people is risen up as an enemy ye pull off the robe †Heb. over against a garment with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war 9 The ‖ Or wives women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever 10 Arise ye and depart for this is not your reâ—t because it is polluted it shall destroy you even with a sore destruction 11 If a man ‖ Or walk with the wind and lie falâ—â—y walking in the spirit and falshood do lie saying I will prophesie unto thee of wine and of strong drink he shall even be the prophet of this people 12 ¶ I will surely assemble O Jacob all of thee I will surely gather the remnant of Israâ—l I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah 〈◊〉 the flock in the midâ—t of their fold they shall make great noise by râ—aâ—on of the multitude of men 13 The breaker is come up before them they have broken up and have passed through the gate and are gone out by it and their king shall pass before them and the LORD on the head of them CHAP. III. 1 The cruelty of the princes 6 The falshood of the prophets 8 The security of them both ANd I said Hear I pray you O heads of Jacob and ye princes of the house of Israel Is it not for you to know judgement 2 Who hate the good and love the evil who pluck off their skin from off them and their flesh from off their bones 3 Who also eat the flesh of my people and sley their skin from off them and they break their bones and chop them in pieces as for the pot and as flesh within the caldron 4 Then shall they cry unto the LORD but he will not hear them he will even hide his face from them at that time as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings 5 ¶ Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err that * Ch. 2.11 bite with their teeth and cry Peace and he that putteth not into their mouths they even prepare war against him 6 Therefore night shall be unto you †Heb. from a vision that ye shall not have a vision and it shall be dark unto you †Heb. from divining that ye shall not divine and the sun shall go down over the prophets and the day shall be dark over them 7 Then shall the seers be ashamed and the diviners confounded yea they shall all cover their †Heb. upper lip lips for there is no answer of God 8 ¶ But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD and of judgement and of might to declare unto Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin 9 Hear this I pray you ye heads of the house of Jacob and princes of the house of Israel
that abhor judgement and pervert all equity 10 They build up Zion with * Ezek. 12 2â— Zeph. 3.3 †Heb. blouds bloud and Jerusalem with iniquity 11 The heads thereof judge for reward and the priests thereof teach for hire and the prophets thereof divine for money yet will they lean upon the LORD †Heb. saying and say Is not the LORD among us none evil can come upon us 12 Therefore shall Zion for your sake be * Jer. 26.18 plowed as a field and Jerusalem shall become heaps and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest CHAP. IV. 1 The glory 3 peace 8 kingdom 11 and victory of the church BUt * Isa 2 2 c. in the last days it shall come to pass that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains and it shall be exalted above the hills and people shall flow unto it 2 And many nations shall come and say Come and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD and to the house of the God of Jacob and he will teach us of his ways and we will walk in his paths for the law shall go forth of Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem 3 ¶ And he shall judge among many people and rebuke strong nations afar off and they shall beat their swords into * Is 2.4 Joel 3.10 plow-shares and their spears into ‖ Or sithes pruning-hooks nation shall not lift up a sword against nation neither shall they learn war any more 4 But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig-tree and none shall make them afraid for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it 5 For all people will walk every one in the name of his god and we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever 6 In that day saith the LORD will I assemble her that halteth and I will gather her that is driven out and her that I have afflicted 7 And I will make her that * Zeph. 3.19 halted a remnant and her that was cast far off a strong nation and the LORD * Dan. 7.14 Luk. 1.33 shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth even for ever 8 ¶ And thou O towre of the flock the strong hold of the daughter of Zion unto thee shall it come even the first dominion the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem 9 Now why dost thou cry out aloud is there no king in thee is thy counsellour perished for pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail 10 Be in pain and labour to bring forth O daughter of Zion like a woman in travail for now shalt thou go forth out of the city and thou shalt dwell in the field and thou shalt go even to Babylon there shalt thou be delivered there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies 11 ¶ Now also many nations are gathered against thee that say Let her be defiled and let our eye look upon Zion 12 But they know not the thoughts of the LORD neither understand they his counsel for the shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor 13 Arise and thresh O daughter of Zion for I will make thine horn iron and I will make thy hoofs brass and thou shalt beat in pieces many people and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth CHAP. V. 1 The birth of Christ 4 His kingdom 8 His conquest NOw gather thy self in troups O daughter of troups he hath laid siege against us they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek 2 But thou * Mat. 2.6 Joh. 7.42 Beth-lechem Ephratah though thou be little among the thousands of Judah yet out of thee shall be come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel whose goings forth have been from of old from †Heb. the days of eternity everlasting 3 Therefore will he give them up until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel 4 ¶ And he shall stand and ‖ Or â—ule feed in the strength of the LORD in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God and they shall abide for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth 5 And this man shall be the peace when the Assyrian shall come into our land and when he shall tread in our palace then shall we raise against him seven shepherds and eight †Heb. princes of men principal men 6 And they shall †Heb. â—at up waste the land of Assyria with the sword and the land of Nimrod ‖ Or with her own naked sworâ—â— in the entrances thereof thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian when he cometh into our land and when he treadeth within our borders 7 And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD as the showers upon the grass that tarrieth not for man nor waiteth for the sons of men 8 ¶ And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest as a young lion among the flocks of ‖ Or gâ—atâ— sheep who if he go through both treadeth down and teareth in pieces and none can deliver 9 Thine hand shall be lift up upon thine adversaries and all thine enemies shall be cut off 10 And it shall come to pass in that day saith the LORD that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee and I will destroy thy chariots 11 And I will cut off the cities of thy land and throw down all thy strong holds 12 And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand and thou shalt have no more soothsayers 13 Thy graven images also will I cut off and thy ‖ Or statues standing images out of the midst of thee and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands 14 And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee so will I destroy thy ‖ Or enemies cities 15 And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen such as they have not heard CHAP. VI. 1 Gods controversy for unkindness 6 for ignorance 10 for injudâ—â—e 16 and for idolatry HEar ye now what the LORD saith Arise contend thou ‖ Or with before the * Isa 1.2 mountains and let the hills hear thy voice 2 Hear ye O mountains the LORDs controversy and ye strong foundations of the earth for the LORD hath a controversy with his people and he will plead with Israel 3 O my people what have I done unto thee and wherein have I wearied thee tâ—stify against me 4 For I brought thee up ouâ— of the lanâ—
by their cities are destroyed so that there is no man that there is none inhabitant 7 I said Surely thou wilt fear me thou wilt receive instruction so their dwelling should not be cut off howsoever I punished them but they rose early and corrupted all their doings 8 ¶ Therefore wait ye upon me saith the LORD until the day that I rise up to the prey for my determination is to gather the nations that I may assemble the kingdoms to pour upon them mine indignation even all my fierce anger for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my * Ch. 1.18 jealousy 9 For then will I turn to the people a pure †Heb. lip language that they may all call upon the name of the LORD to serve him with one †Heb. shoulder consent 10 From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants even the daughter of my dispersed shall bring mine offering 11 In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings wherein thou haâ—t transgressed against me for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoyce in thy pride and thou shalt no more be haughty †Heb. iâ— my holy because of my holy mountain 12 I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people and they shall trust in the name of the LORD 13 The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity nor speak lies neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth for they shall feed and lie down and none shall make them afraid 14 ¶ Sing O * Isa 12.6 54.1 daughter of Zion shout O Israel be glad and rejoyce with all the heart O daughter of Jerusalem 15 The LORD hath taken away thy judgements he hath cast out thine enemy the King of Israel even the LORD is in the midst of thee thou shalt not see evil any more 16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem Fear thou not and to Zion Let not thine hands be ‖ Or faint slack 17 The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty he will save he will rejoyce over thee with joy †Heb. he will be silent he will rest in his love he will joy over thee with singing 18 I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly who are of thee to whom †Heb. the burden upon it was reproach the reproach of it was a burden 19 Behold at that time I will undo all that afflict thee and I will save her that * Mic. 4.7 halteth and gather her that was driven out and †Heb. I will set them for a praise I will get them praise and fame in every land †Heb. of their shame where they have been put to shame 20 At that time will I bring you again even in the time that I gather you for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth when I turn back your captivity before your eyes saith the LORD ¶ HAGGAI CHAP. I. 1 Haggai reproveth the people for neglecting the building of the house 7 He intiteth them to the building 12 He promiseth Gods assistance to them being forward IN the second year of Darius the king in the sixth moneth in the first day of the moneth came the word of the LORD †Heb. by the hand of Haggai by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel ‖ Or captain governour or Judah and to Joshua the son of Josedech the high priest saying 2 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts saying This people say The time is not come the time that the LORDs house should be built 3 Then came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet saying 4 Is it time for you O ye to dwell in your cieled houses and this house lie waste 5 Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts †Heb. Set your heart on your ways Consider your ways 6 Ye have * Deu. 28.38 Mic. 6.14 15. sown much and bring in little ye eat but ye have not enough ye drink but ye are not filled with drink ye clothe you but there is none warm and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag †Heb. pierced through with holes 7 ¶ Thus saith the LORD of hosts Consider your ways 8 Go up to the mountain and bring wood and build the house and I will take pleasure in it and I will be glorified saith the LORD 9 Ye looked for much and lo it came to little and when ye brought it home I did ‖ Or blow it away blow upon it why saith the LORD of hosts Because of mine house that is waste and ye run every man unto his own house 10 Therefore * Deu. 28.23 the heaven over you is stayed from dew and the earth is stayed from her fruit 11 And I called for a drought upon the land and upon the mountains and upon the corn and upon the new wine and upon the oyl and upon that which the ground bringeth forth and upon men and upon cattel and upon all the labour of the hands 12 ¶ Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Joshua the son of Josedech the high priest with all the remnant of the people obeyed the voice of the LORD their God and the words of Haggai the prophet as the LORD their God had sent him and the people did fear before the LORD 13 Then spake Haggai the LORDs messenger in the LORDs message unto the people saying I am with you saith the LORD 14 And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel governour of Judah and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech the high priest and the spirit of all the remnant of the people and they came and did work in the house of the LORD of hosts their God 15 In the four and twentieth day of the sixth moneth in the second year of Darius the king CHAP. II. 1 He encourageth the people to the work by promise of greater glory to the second temple then was in the first 10 In the type of holy things and unclean be sheweth their sins hindred the work 20 Gods promise to Zerubbabel IN the seventh moneth in the one and twentieth day of the moneth came the word of the LORD †Heb. by the hand of by the prophet Haggai saying 2 Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel governour of Judah and to Joshua the son of Josedech the high priest and to the residue of the people saying 3 Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory and how do ye see it now is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing 4 Yet now be strong O Zerubbabel saith the LORD and be strong O Joshua son of Josedech the high priest and be strong all ye people of the land saith the LORD and work for I am
with you saith the LORD of hosts 5 According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt so my spirit remaineth among you fear ye not 6 For thus saith the LORD of hosts * Heb. 12 26. Yet once it is a little while and I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land 7 And I will shake all nations and the desire of all nations shall come and I will fill this house with glory saith the LORD of hosts 8 The silver is mine and the gold is mine saith the LORD of hosts 9 The glory of this latter house shall be greater then of the former saith the LORD of hosts and in this place will I give peace saith the LORD of hosts 10 ¶ In the four and twentieth day of the ninth moneth in the second year of Darius came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet saying 11 Thus saith the LORD of hosts Ask now the priests concerning the law saying 12 It one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment and with his skirt do touch bread or pottage or wine or oyl or any meat shall it be holy And the priests answered and said No. 13 Then said Haggai Is one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these shall it be unclean And the priests answered and said It shall be unclean 14 Then answered Haggai and said So is this people and so is this nation before me saith the LORD and so is every work of their hands and that which they offer there is unclean 15 And now I pray you consider from this day and upward from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the LORD 16 Since those days were when one came to an heap of twenty measures there were but ten when one came to the press-fat for to draw out fifty vessels out of the press there were but twenty 17 ¶ I smote you * Am. 4.9 with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the labours of your hands yet ye turned not to me saith the LORD 18 Consider now from this day and upward from the four and twentieth day of the ninth moneth even from the day that the foundation of the LORDs temple was laid consider it 19 Is the seed yet in the barn yea as yet the vine and the fig-tree and the pomegranate and the olive-tree hath not brought forth from this day will I bless you 20 ¶ And again the word of the LORD came unto Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the moneth saying 21 Speak to Zerubbabel governour of Judah saying I will shake the heavens and the earth 22 And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen and I will overthrow the chariots and those that ride in them and the horses and their riders shall come down every one by the sword of his brother 23 In that day saith the LORD of hosts will I take thee O Zerubbabel my servant the son of Shealtiel saith the LORD and will make thee as a signet for I have chosen thee saith the LORD of hosts ¶ ZECHARIAH CHAP. I. 1 Zechariah exhorteth to repentance 7 The vision of the horses 12 At the prayer of the angel comfortable promises are made to Jerusalem 18 The vision of the four horns and the four carpenters IN the eighth moneth in the second year of Darius came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah the son of Barachiah the son of Iddo the prophet saying 2 The LORD hath been †Heb. with displeasure sore displeased with your fathers 3 Therefore say thou unto them Thus saith the LORD of hosts * Mal. 3.7 Turn ye unto me saith the LORD of hosts and I will turn unto you saith the LORD of hosts 4 Be ye not as your fathers unto whom the former prophets have cried saying Thus saith the LORD of hosts * Is 31.6 Jer. 3.12 18.11 Ezek. 18.30 Hos 14 1◠Turn ye now from your evil ways and from your evil doings but they did not hear nor hearken unto me saith the LORD 5 Your fathers where are they and the prophets do they live for ever 6 But my words and my statutes which I commanded my servants the prophets did they not ‖ Or overtake take hold of your fathers and they returned and said * L◠1.18 Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us according to our ways and according to our doings so hath he dealt with us 7 ¶ Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh moneth which is the moneth Sebat in the second year of Darius came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah the son of Barachiah the son of Iddo the prophet saying 8 I saw by night and behold a man riding upon a red horse and he stood among the myrtle-trees that were in the bottom and behinde him were there red horses ‖ Or hay speckled and white 9 Then said I O my Lord what are these And the angel that talked with me said unto me I will shew thee what these be 10 And the man that stood among the myrtle-trees answered and said These are they whom the LORD hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth 11 And they answered the angel of the LORD that stood among the myrtle-trees and said We have walked to and fro through the earth and behold all the earth sitteth still and is at rest 12 ¶ Then the angel of the LORD answered and said O LORD of hosts how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years 13 And the LORD answered the angel that talked with me with good words and comfortable words 14 So the angel that communed with me said unto me Cry thou saying Thus saith the LORD of hosts I am * Ch. 8.2 jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousie 15 And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at case for I was but a little displeased and they helped forward the affliction 16 Therefore thus saith the LORD I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies my house shall be built in it saith the LORD of hosts and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem 17 Cry yet saying Thus saith the LORD of hosts My cities through †Hēb good prosperity shall yet be spread abroad and the LORD shall yet comfort Zion and shall yet choose Jerusalem 18 ¶ Then lift I up mine eyes and saw and behold four horns 19 And I said unto the angel that talked with me What be these And he answered me These are the horns which have scattered Judah Israel and Jerusalem 20 And the LORD shewed me four carpenters 21 Then said I What come these to do And he spake saying These are the horns which have scattered Judah
so that no man did lift up his head but these are come to fray them to cast out the horns of the Gentiles which lift up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it CHAP. II. 1 God in the care of Jerusalem sendeth to measure it 6 The redemption of Zion 10 The promise of Gods presence I Lift up mine eyes again and looked and behold a man with a measuring-line in his hand 2 Then said I Whither goest thou And he said unto me To measure Jerusalem to see what is the breadth thereof and what is the length thereof 3 And behold the angel that talked with me went forth and another angel went out to meet him 4 And said unto him Run speak to this young man saying Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein 5 For I saith the LORD will be unto her a wall of fire round about and will be the glory in the midst of her 6 ¶ Ho ho come forth and flee from the land of the north saith the LORD for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven saith the LORD 7 Deliver thy self O Zion that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon 8 For thus saith the LORD of hosts After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you for he that * Deu. 32.10 Psa 17.8 toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye 9 For behold I will shake mine hand upon them and they shall be a spoil to their servants and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me 10 ¶ * Isa 12.6 and 54.1 Sing and rejoyce O daughter of Zion for lo I come and I * Lev. 26.12 Ezek. 37.27 2 Cor. 6.16 will dwell in the midst of thee saith the LORD 11 And many nations shall be joyned to the LORD in that day and shall be my people and I will dwell in the midst of thee and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee 12 And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land and shall choose Jerusalem again 13 Be silent O all flesh before the LORD for he is raised up out of †Heb. the habitation of his hâ—liness his holy habitation CHAP. III. 1Vnder the type of Joshua the restauration of the church 8 Christ the Branch is promised ANd he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD and ‖ That is an adversary Satan standing at his right hand †Heb. to â—ebis adversary to resist him 2 And the LORD said unto Satan * Jude 9. The LORD rebuke thee O Satan even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee is not this a brand pluckt out of the fire 3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments and stood before the angel 4 And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him saying Take away the filthy garments from him And unto him he said Behold I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee and I will clothe thee with change of raiment 5 And I said Let them set a fair mitre upon his head so they set a fair mitre upon his head and clothed him with garments and the angel of the LORD stood by 6 And the angel of the LORD protested unto Joshua saying 7 Thus saith the LORD of hosts If thou wilt walk in my ways and if thou wilt keep my ‖ Or ordinance charge then thou shalt also judge my house and shalt also keep my courts and I will give thee †Heb. walks places to walk among these that stand by 8 Hear now O Joshua the high priest thou and thy fellows that sit before thee for they are †Heb. men of wonder men wondred at for behold I will bring forth my servant the * Isa 11.1 Jer. 23.5 and 33.15 Ch. 6.12 Luk. 1.78 BRANCH 9 For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua upon one stone shall be seven eyes behold I will engrave the graving thereof saith the LORD of hosts I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day 10 In that day saith the LORD of hosts shall ye call every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig-tree CHAP. IV. 1 By the golden candlestick is foreshewed the good success of Zerubbabels foundation 11 By the two olive-trees the two anointed ones ANd the angel that talked with me came again and waked me as a man that is wakened out of his sleep 2 And said unto me What seest thou And I said I have looked and behold a candlestick all of gold †Heb. with her bowl with a bowl upon the top of it and his seven lamps thereon and ‖ Or seven several pipes to the lamps c. seven pipes to the seven lamps which were upon the top thereof 3 And two olive-trees by it one upon the right side of the bowl and the other upon the left side thereof 4 So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me saying What are these my lord 5 Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me Knowest thou not what these be And I said No my lord 6 Then he answered and spake unto me saying This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel saying Not by ‖ Or army might nor by power but by my spirit saith the LORD of hosts 7 Who art thou O great mountain before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain and he shall bring forth the head-stone thereof with shoutings crying Grace grace unto it 8 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me saying 9 The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house his hands shall also finish it and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you 10 For who hath despised the day of small things ‖ Or sith the seven â—es of the LORD shall rejoyce for they shall rejoyce and shall see the †Heb. stone of tin plummet in the hand of Zerubhabel with those seven * Ch. 3.9 they are the eyes of the LORD which run to and fro through the whole earth 11 ¶ Then answered I and said unto him What are these two olive-trees upon the right side of the candlestick upon the left side thereof 12 And I answered again and said unto him What be these two olive-branches which †Heb. by the hand through the two golden pipes ‖ Or empty out of themselves oylinto the gold empty †Heb. the gold the golden oyl out of themselves 13 And he answered me and said Knowest thou not what these be And I said No my lord 14 Then said he These are the two †Heb. sons of oyl anointed ones that stand by the Lord of the whole earth CHAP. V. 1 By the flying roll is shewed the curse of theeves and swearers 5 By a woman pressed
come to pass that as he cried and they would not hear so * Pro. 1.28 Isa 1.15 Jer. 11.11 and 14.12 they cried and I would not hear saith the LORD of hosts 14 But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not thus the land was desolate after them that no man passed through nor returned for they laid the †Heb. land of desire pleasant land desolate CHAP. VIII 1 The restauration of Jerusalem 9 They are encouraged to the building by Gods favour to them 16 Good works are required of them 18 Joy and enlargement are promised AGain the word of the LORD of hosts came to me saying 2 Thus saith the LORD of hosts * Ch. 1.16 I was jealous for Zion with great jealousie and I was jealous for her with great fury 3 Thus saith the LORD I am returned unto Zion and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain 4 Thus saith the LORD of hosts There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem and every man with his staff in his hand †Heb. for multitude of days for very age 5 And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof 6 Thus saith the LORD of hosts If it be ‖ Or hard or difficult marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days should it also be marvellous in mine eyes saith the LORD of hosts 7 Thus saith the LORD of hosts Behold I will save my people from the east-countrey and from †Heb. the countrey of the going down of the sun the west-countrey 8 And I will bring them and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem and they shall be my people and I will be their God in truth and in righteousness 9 ¶ Thus saith the LORD of hosts Let your hands be strong ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid that the temple might be built 10 For before these days ‖ Or the hire of man became nothing c. there was no * Hag. 1.6 hire for man nor any hire for beast neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction for I set all men every one against his neighbour 11 But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days saith the LORD of hosts 12 For the seed shall be †Heb. of peace prosperous the vine shall give her fruit and the ground shall give her increase and the heavens shall give their dew and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things 13 And it shall come to pass that as ye were a curse among the heathen O house of Judah and house of Israel so will I save you and ye shall be a blessing fear not but let your hands be strong 14 For thus saith the LORD of hosts As I thought to punish you when your fathers provoked me to wrath saith the LORD of hosts and I repented not 15 So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah fear ye not 16 ¶ These are the things that ye shall do * Eph. 4.25 Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour †Heb. judge truth and the judgement of peace execute the judgement of truth and peace in your gates 17 And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour and love no false oath for all these are things that I hate saith the LORD 18 ¶ And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me saying 19 Thus saith the LORD of hosts The fast of the fourth moneth and the fast of the fifth and the fast of the seventh and the fast of the tenth shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness and cheerful †Heb. solemn or set times feasts therefore love the truth and peace 20 Thus saith the LORD of hosts It shall yet come to pass that there shall come people and the inhabitants of many cities 21 And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another saying * Isa 2.3 Mic. 4.1 2. Let us go ‖ Or continually †Heb. going speedily †Heb. to intreat the face of the LORD to pray before the LORD and to seek the LORD of hosts I will go also 22 Yea many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem and to pray before the LORD 23 Thus saith the LORD of hosts In those days it shall come to pass that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew saying We will go with you for we have heard that god is with you CHAP. IX 1 God defendeth his Church 9 Zion is exhorted to rejoyce for the coming of Christ and his peaceable kingdom 12 Gods promises of victory and defence THe burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach and Damascus shall be the rest thereof when the eyes of man as of all the tribes of Israel shall be toward the LORD 2 And Hamath also shall border thereby Tyrus and Zidon though it be very * Ezek. 28 â— c. wise 3 And Tyrus did build her self a strong hold and heaped up silver as the dust and fine gold as the mire of the streets 4 Behold the Lord will cast her out and he will smite her power in the sea and she shall be devoured with fire 5 Ashkelon shall see it and fear Gaza also shall see it and be very sorrowful and Ekron for her expectation shall be ashamed and the king shall perish from Gaza and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited 6 And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines 7 And I will take away his †Heb. â—â—oudâ— bloud out of his mouth and his abominations from between his teeth but he that remaineth even he shall be for our God and he shall be as a governour in Judah and Ekron as a Jebusite 8 And I will encamp about mine house because of the army because of him that passeth by and because of him that returneth and no oppressour shall pass through them any more for now have I seen with mine eyes 9 ¶ * Isa 62.11 Mat. 21.5 Joh. 12.15 Rejoyce greatly O daughter of Zion shout O daughter of Jerusalem behold thy King cometh unto thee he is just and ‖ Or savine himself having salvation lowly and riding upon an ass and upon a colt the fole of an ass 10 And I will cut off the chariot from
of the Lord our God and to give us †Heb. 〈◊〉 Ezra 9.8 food in the time of our servitude 80 Yea when we were in bondage we were not forsaken of our Lord but he made us gracious before the kings of Persia so that they gave us food 81 Yea and honoured the temple of our Lord and raised up the desolate Sion that they have given us a sure abiding in Jewry and Jerusalem 82 And now O Lord what shall we say having these things for we have transgressed thy commandments which thou gavest by the hand of thy servants the prophets saying 83 That the land which ye enter into to possess as an heritage is a land polluted with the pollutions of the strangers of the land and they have filled it with their uncleanness 84 Therefore now shall ye not joyn your daughters unto their sons neither shall ye take their daughters unto your sons 85 Moreover you shall never seek to have peace with them that ye may be strong and eat the good things of the land and that ye may leave the inheritance of the land unto your children for evermore 86 And all that is befaln is done unto us for our wicked works and great sins for thou O Lord didst make our sins light 87 And didst give unto us such a root but we have turned back again to transgress thy law and to mingle our selves with the uncleanness of the nations of the land 88 ‖ Or be not angry c Mightest not thou be angry with us to destroy us till thou hadst left us neither root seed nor name 89 O Lord of Israel thou art true for we are left a root this day 90 Behold now are we before thee in our iniquities for we cannot stand any longer by reason of these things before thee 91 And as Esdras in his prayer made his confession weeping and lying flat upon the ground before the temple there gathered unto him from Jerusalem a very great multitude of men and women and children for there was great weeping among the multitude 92 Then Jechonias the son of Jeelus one of the sons of Israel called out and said O Esdras we have sinned against the Lord God we have married strange women of the nations of the land and now is all Israel ‖ Or exalted Deu. 28.13 Baruch 2.5 aloft 93 Let us make an oath to the Lord that we will put away all our wives which we have taken of the heathen with their children 94 Like as thou hast decreed and as many as do obey the law of the Lord. 95 Arise and put in execution for to thee doth this matter appertain and we will be with thee dovaliantly 96 So Esdras arose and took an oath of the chief of the priests and Levites †Heb. and all Israel Ezâ—a 10.5 of all Israel to do after these things and so they sware CHAP. IX 1 Esdras assembleth all the people 10 They promise to put away the strange wives 20 The names and number of them that did so 4â— The law of Moses is read and declared before all the people 49 They weep and are put in minde of the feast-day THen Esdras rising from the court of the temple went to the chamber of Joanan the son of Eliasib 2 And remained there and did eat no meat nor drink water mourning for the great iniquities of the multitude 3 And there was a proclamation in all Jewry and Jerusalem to all them that were of the captivity that they should be gathered together at Jerusalem 4 And that whosoever met not there within two or three days according as the elders that bare rule appointed their cattel should be seised to the use of the temple and himself ‖ Vtterly destroyed Josh 10.8 cast out from them that were of the captivity 5 And in three days were all they of the tribe of Juda and Benjamin gathered together at Jerusalem the twentieth day of the ninth moneth 6 And all the multitude sat trembling in the broad court of the temple because of the present â—â—ul weather 7 So Esdras arose up and said unto them Ye have transgressed the law in marrying strange wives thereby to increase the sins of Israel 8 And now by confession give glory unto the Lord God of our fathers 9 And do his will and separate your selves from the heathen of the land and from the strange women 10 Then cried the whole multitude and said with a loud voice Like as thou hast spoken so will 〈◊〉 do 11 But forasmuch as the people are many and it is foul weather so that we cannot stand without and this is not a work of a day or two seeing our sin in these things is spread far 12 Therefore let the rulers of the multitude ‖ Or stand stay and let all them of our habitations that have strange wives come at the time appointed 13 And with them the rulers and judges of every place till we turn away the wrath of the Lord from us for this matter 14 Then Jonathan the son of Azael and Ezechias the son of Theocanus accordingly took this matter upon them and Mosollam and Levis and Sabbatheus helped them 15 And they that were of the captivity did according to all these things 16 And Esdras the priest chose unto him the principal men of their families all by name and in the first day of the tenth moneth they sat together to examine the matter 17 So their cause that held strange wives was brought to an end in the first day of the first moneth 18 And of the priests that were come together and had strange wives there were found 19 Of the son of Jesus the son of Josedec and his brethren ‖ Or Maasias Matthelas and Eleazar and ‖ Or Jarib Joribus and ‖ Or Gedaliab Joadanus 20 And they gave their hands to put away their wives and to offer †Heb. a ram rams to make reconcilement for their ‖ Or purification errours 21 And of the sons of Emmer Ananias and Zabdeus and * Harim Eanes and * Maasiah Sameius and * Jehiel Hiereel and * Vzziah Azarias 22 And of the sons of * Pashur Phaisur Elionas Massias Ismael and Nathanael and * Jozabad Ocidelus and * Elasah Talsas 23 And of the Levites Jozabad and Semis and * Kelaiah Colius who was called * Kelitah Calitas and * Pethahiah Patheus and Judas and Jonas 24 Of the holy singers * Eliashib Eleazurus Bacchurus 25 Of the porters Sallumus and * Telem Tolbanes 26 Of them of Israel of the sons of * Parosh Phoros * Bamiah Hiermas and * Jesiah Eddias and Melchias and * Miamin Measus and Eleazar and * Malchiah Asibias and Baanias 27 Of the sons of Ela Matthanias Zacharias and * Jehiel Hierielus and Hieremoth and * Abdi Aedias 28 And of the sons of
* Zattu Zamoth * Elioenai Eliadas * Eliashib Elisimus * Mattaniah Othonias Jarimoth and * Zabad Sabatus and * Aziza Sardeus 29 Of the sons of Bebai Johannes and Ananias and * Zabbai Jolabad and * Athlai Amatheis 30 Of the sons of * Bani Mani * Meshullam Olamus * Malluch Mamuchus * Adaiah Jedeus Jasubus * Sheal. Jasael and Hieremoth 31 †Of the names in verse 31 32 34 35 see Ezra 10.30 31 34 c. And of the sons of Addi Naathus and Moosias Lacunus and Naidus and Mathanias and Sesthel Balnuus and Manasseas 32 And of the sons of Annas Elionas and Aseas and Melchias and Sabbeus and Simon Chosameus 33 And of the sons of Asom * Mattenai Altaneus and * Mattithiah Matthias and * Zabad Bannaia Eliphalat and Manasses and Semei 34 And of the sons of Maani Jeremias Momdis Omaerus Juel Mabdai and Pelias and Anos Carabasion and Enasibus and Mamnitanaimus Eliasis Bannus Eliali Samis Selemias Nathanias and of the sons of Ozora Sesis Esril Azaelus Samatus Zambis Josiphus 35 And of the sons of Ethma Mazitias Zabadaias Edes Juel Banaias 36 All these had taken strange wives and they put them away with their children 37 And the priests and Levites and they that were of Israel dwelt in Jerusalem and in the countrey in the first day of the seventh moneth so the children of Israel were in their ‖ Or villagâ—â— habitations 38 * Neh. 8.1 And the whole multitude came together with one accord into the broad place of the holy porch toward the east 39 And they spake unto Esdras the priest and reader that he would bring the law of Moses that was given of the Lord God of Israel 40 So Esdras the chief priest brought the law unto the whole multitude from man to woman and to all the priests to hear the law in the first day of the seventh moneth 41 And he read in the broad court before the holy porch from morning unto mid-day before both men and women and all the multitude gave heed unto the law 42 And Esdras the priest and reader of the law stood up upon a pulpit of wood which was made for that purpose 43 And there stood up by him Matathias Sammus Ananias Azarias Urias ‖ Or Hilkiah Ezecias ‖ Or Maasiah Balasamus upon the right hand 44 And upon his left hand stood ‖ Or Pedaiah Phaldaius Misael Melchias ‖ Or Hashum Lothasubus and ‖ See Neh. 8.4 Nabarias 45 The took Esdras the book of the law before the multitude for he sat †Heb. above them all honourably in the first place in the sight of them all 46 And when he opened the law they stood all straight up So Esdras blessed the Lord God most high the God of hosts Almighty 47 And all the people answered Amen and lifting up their hands they fell to the ground and worshipped the Lord. 48 Also Jesus Anus Sarabias Adinus Jacubus Sabbateas ‖ Or Hodijah Auteas Maianeas and Calitas Azarias and Joazabdus and Ananias Biatas the Levites taught the law of the Lord making them withal to understand it 49 ‖ Then Nehemiah and Ezra the priest and scribe and the Levites that instructed the people said unto all the people Nehem. 8.9 Then spake Attharates unto Esdras the chief priest and reader and to the Levites that taught the multitude even to all saying 50 This day is holy unto the Lord for they all wept when they heard the law 51 Go then and eat the fat and drink the sweet and send part to ‖ Or the poor them that have nothing 52 For this day is holy unto the Lord and be not sorrowful for the Lord will bring you to honour 53 So the Levites published all things to the people saying This day is holy to the Lord be not sorrowful 54 Then went they their way every one to eat and drink and make merry and to give part to them that had nothing and to make great cheer 55 Because they understood the words wherein they were instructed and for the which they had been assembled II. ESDRAS CHAP. I. 1 Esdras is commanded to reprove the people 24 God threatneth to cast them off 35 to give their houses to a people of more grace then they THe second book of the prophet * Ezra 7.1 Esdras the son of Saraias the son of Azarias the son of Helchias the son of ‖ Or Shallum Sadamias the son of Sadoc the son of Achitob 2 The son of Achias the son of Phinees the son of Heli the son of Amarias the son of Aziei the son of Marimoth the son of Arna the son of Ozias the son of Borith the son of Abisei the son of Phinees the son of Eleazar 3 The son of Aaron of the tribe of Levi which was captive in the land of the Medes in the reign of Artaxerxes king of the Persians 4 And the word of the Lord came unto me saying 5 Go thy way and * Isa â— â— shew my people their sinful deeds and their children their wickedness which they have done against me that they may tell their childrens children 6 Because the sins of their fathers are increased in them for they have forgotten me and have offered unto strange gods 7 Am not I even he that brought them out of the land of Egypt from the house of bondage but they have provoked me unto wrath and despised my counsels 8 Pull thou off then the hair of thy head and cast all evil upon them for they have not been obedient unto my law but it is a rebellious people 9 How long shall I forbear them unto whom I have done so much good 10 Many kings have I destroyed for their sakes * Ex. 14.28 Pharaoh with his servants and all his power have I smitten down 11 * Num. 21.24 Josh 8 and 10 and 12. And all the nations have I destroyed before them and in the east I have scattered the people of two provinces even of Tyrus and Sidon and have slain all their enemies 12 Speak thou therefore unto them saying Thus saith the Lord 13 * Ex. 14.29 I led you through the sea and in the beginning gave you a large and safe ‖ Or sheet passage * Ex. 3.10 â—â—d 4.14 I gave you Moses for a leader Aaron for a priest 14 * Ex. 13.21 I gave you light in a pillar of fire and great wonders have I done among you yet have you forgotten me saith the Lord. 15 Thus saith the Almighty Lord The * Ex. 16.13 Ps 105.40 quails were as a token for you I gave you tents for your safeguard nevertheless you murmured there 16 And triumphed not in my name for the destruction of your enemies but ever to this day do ye yet murmure 17 Where are
But the people were very thirsty and compelled us to do unto them as we have spoken and to bring an oath upon our selves which we will not break 31 Therefore now pray thou for us because thou art a godly woman and the Lord will send us rain to fill our cisterns and we shall faint no more 32 Then said Judith unto them Hear me and I will do a thing which shall go throughout all generations to the children of our nation 33 You shall stand this night in the gate and I will go forth with my waiting-woman and within the days that you have promised to deliver the city to our enemies the Lord will visit Israel by mine hand 34 But enquire not you of mine act for I will not declare it unto you till the things be finished that I do 35 Then said Ozias and the princes unto her Go in peace and the Lord God be before thee to take vengeance on our enemies 36 So they returned from the tent and went to their wards CHAP. IX 1 Judith humbleth her self 2 and prayeth God to prosper her purpose against the enemies of his sanctuary THen Judith fell upon her face and put ashes upon her head and uncovered the sackcloth wherewith she was clothed and about the time that the incense of that evening was offered in Jerusalem in the house of the Lord Judith cried with a loud voice and said 2 O Lord God of my Father * Gen. 34.2 25. Simeon to whom thou gavest a sword to take vengeance of the strangers who loosened the girdle of a maid to defile her and discovered the thigh to her shame and polluted her virginity to her reproach for thou saidst It shall not be so and yet they did so 3 Wherefore thou gavest their rulers to be slain so that they died their bed in bloud being deceived and smotest the servants with their lords and the lords upon their thrones 4 And hast given their wives for a prey and their daughters to be captives and all their spoils to be divided amongst thy dear children which were moved with thy zeal and abhorred the pollution of their bloud and called upon thee for aid O God O my God hear me also a widow 5 For thou hast wrought not onely those things but also the things which fell out before and which ensued after thou hast thought upon the things which are now and which are to come 6 Yea what things thou didst determine were ready at hand and said Lo we are here for all thy ways are prepared and thy judgements are in thy fore-knowledge 7 For behold the Assyrians are multiplied in their power they are exalted with horse and man they glory in the strength of their footmen they trust in shield and spear and bowe and sling and know not that thou art the Lord that breakest the battles the Lord is thy name 8 Throw down their strength in thy power and bring down their force in thy wrath for they have purposed to defile thy sanctuary and to pollute the tabernacle where thy glorious name resteth and to cast down with sword the horn of thy altar 9 Behold their pride and send thy wrath upon their heads give into mine hand which am a widow the power that I have conceived 10 * Judg. 4.21 and 5.26 Smite by the deceit of my lips the servant with the prince and the prince with the servant break down their stateliness by the hand of a woman 11 * Judg. 7.2.2 Chr. 14.11 16.8 20.6 For thy power standeth not in multitude nor thy might in strong men for thou art a God of the afflicted an helper of the oppressed an upholder of the weak a protectour of the forlorn a saviour of them that are without hope 12 I pray thee I pray thee O God of my father and God of the inheritance of Israel Lord of the heavens and earth Creatour of the waters King of every creature hear thou my prayer 13 And make my speech and deceit to be their wound and stripe who have purposed cruel things against thy covenant and thy hallowed house and against the top of Sion and against the house of the possession of thy children 14 And make every nation and tribe to acknowledge that thou art the God of all power and might and that there is none other that protecteth the people of Israel but thou CHAP. X. 3 Judith doth set forth her self 10 She and her maid go forth into the camp 17 The watch take and conduct her to Holofernes NOw after that she had ceased to cry unto the God of Israel and bad made an end of all these words 2 She rose where she had fain down and called her maid and went down into the house in the which she abode in the sabbath-days and in her feast-days 3 And pulled off the sackcloth which she had on and put off the garments of her widowhood and washed her body all over with water and anointed her self with precious ointment and braided the hair of her head and put on a †Gr. â—atre tire upon it and put on her garments of gladness wherewith she was clad during the life of Manasses her husband 4 And she took sandals upon her feet and put about her her bracelets and her chains and her rings and her ear-rings and all her ornaments and decked her self bravely to allure the eyes of all men that should see her 5 Then she gave her maid a bottle of wine and a cruse of oyl and filled a bag with parched corn and lumps of figs and with fine bread so she ‖ Or wrapped or parked folded all these things together and said them upon her 6 Thus they went forth to the gate of the city of Bethulia and found standing there Ozias and the ancients of the city Chabris and Charmis 7 And when they saw her that her countenance was altered and her apparel was changed they wondred at her beauty very greatly and said unto her 8 The God the God of our fathers give thee savour and accomplish thine enterprises to the glory of the children of Israel and to the exaltation of Jerusalem then they worshipped God 9 And she said unto them Command the gates of the city to be opened unto me that I may go forth to accomplish the things whereof you have spoken with me so they commanded the young men to open unto her as she had spoken 10 And when they had done so Judith went out she and her maid with her and the men of the city looked after her until she was gone down the mountain and till she had passed the valley and could see her no more 11 Thus they went straight forth in the valley and the first watch of the Assyrians met her 12 And took her and asked her Of what people art thou and whence comest thou and whither goest thou And she said I am a woman of the Hebrews and am fled from them for
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
temple 3 In his days the * 1 King 7.23 cistern to receive water being in compass as the sea was covered with plates of brass 4 He took care of the temple that it should not fall and fortified the city against besieging 5 How was he honoured in the midst of the people in his coming out of †Gr. the house of the â—â—il the sanctuary 6 He was as the morning star in the midst of a cloud and as the moon at the full 7 As the sun shining upon the temple of the most High and as the rainbowe giving light in the bright clouds 8 And as the flower of roses in the spring of the year as lilies by the rivers of waters and as the branches of the frankincense tree in the time of summer 9 As fire and incense in the censer and as a vessel of beaten gold set with all manner of precious stones 10 And as a fair olive-tree budding forth fruit and as a cypress tree which groweth up to the clouds 11 When he put on the robe of honour and was clothed with the perfection of glory when he went up to the holy altar he made the garment of holiness honourable 12 When he took the portions out of the priests hands he himself stood by the hearth of the altar compassed with his brethren round about as a young cedar in Libanus and as palm-trees compassed they him round about 13 So were all the sons of Aaron in their glory and the oblations of the Lord in their hands before all the congregation of Israel 14 And finishing the service at the altar that he might adorn the offering of the most high Almighty 15 He stretched out his hand to the cup and poured of the bloud of the grape he poured out at the foot of the altar a sweet-smelling savour unto the most high King of all 16 Then shouted the sons of Aaron and sounded the ‖ Or trumpets beacon forth with the 〈◊〉 silver trumpets and made a great noise to be heard for a remembrance before the most High 17 Then all the people together hasted and fell down to the earth upon their faces to worship their Lord God almighty the most High 18 The singers also sang praises with their voices with great variety of sounds was there made sweet melody 19 And the people besought the Lord the most High by prayer before him that is merciful till the solemnity of the Lord was ended and they had finished his service 20 Then he went down and lifted up his hands over the whose congregation of the children of Israel to give the blessing of the Lord with his lips and to rejoyce in his name 21 And they bowed themselves down to worship the second time that they might receive a blessing from the most High 22 Now therefore bless ye the God of all which onely doth wondrous things every where which exalteth our days from the womb and dealeth with us according to his mercy 23 He grant us joyfulness of heart and that peace may be in our days in Israel for ever 24 That he would confirm his mercy with us and deliver us at his time 25 There be two manner of nations which my heart abhorreth and the third is no nation 26 They that sit upon the mountain of Samaria and they that dwell amongst the Philistines and that foolish people that dwell in Sichem 27 Jesus the son of Sirach of Jerusalem hath written in this book the instruction of understanding and knowledge who out of his heart poured forth wisdom 28 Blessed is he that shall be exercised in these things and he that sayeth them up in his heart shall become wise 20 For if he do them he shall be strong to all things for the light of the Lord leadeth him who giveth wisdom to the godly Blesses be the Lord forever Amen amen CHAP. LI. ¶ A prayer of Jesus the son of Sirach I Will thank thee O Lord and King and praise thee O God my Saviour I do give praise unto thy name 2 For thou art my defender and helper and hast preserved my body from destruction and from the snare of the slandrous tongue and from the lips that forge lies and hast been mine helper against mine adversaries 3 And hast delivered me according to the multitude of thy mercies and greatness of thy name from †Gr. the gnashing of the teeth the teeth of them that were ready to devour me and out of the hands of such as sought after my life and from the manifold afflictions which I had 4 From the choking of fire on every side and from the mids of the fire which I kindled not 5 From the depth of the besly of hell from an unclean tongue and from sying words 6 By an accusation to the king from an unrighteous tongue my soul drew near even unto death my life was near to the hell beneath 7 They compassed me on every side and there was no man to help me I looked for the succour of men but there was none 8 Then thought I upon thy mercy O Lord and upon thy acts of old how thou deliverest such as wait for thee and savest them out of the hands of the enemies 9 Then lifted I up my supplication from the earth and prayed for deliverance from death 10 I called upon the Lord the Father of my Lord that he would not leave me in the days of my trouble and in the time of the proud when there was no help 11 I will praise thy name continually and will sing praise with thanksgiving and so my prayer was heard 12 For thou savedst me from destruction and deliveredst me from the evil time therefore will I give thanks and praise thee and bless thy name O Lord. 13 When I was yet young or ever I ‖ Or went astray went abroad I desired wisdom openly in my prayer 14 I prayed for her before the temple and will seek here out even to the end 15 Even from the flower till the grape was ripe hath my heart delighted in her my foot went the right way from my youth up sought I after her 16 I howed down mine ear a little and received her and gat much learning 17 I profited therein therefore will I ascribe the glory unto him that giveth me wisdom 18 For I purposed to do after her and earnestly I followed that which is good so shall I not be confounded 19 My soul hath wrestled with her and in my doings I was exact I stretched forth my hands to the heaven above and bewailed my ignorances of her 20 ‖ Or I got understanding I directed my soul unto her and I found her in pureness I have had my heart joyned with her from the beginning therefore shall I not be forsaken 21 My ‖ Or bowâ—lâ— heart was troubled in seeking her therefore have I gotten a good possession 22 The Lord hath given me a tongue for my reward and I will
straightway ye shall finde an ass tied and a colt with her loose them and bring them unto me 3 And if any man say ought unto you ye shall say the Lord hath need of them and straightway he will send them 4 All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet saying 5 * Isa 62.11 Zech. 99. Joh. 12.15 Tell ye the daughter of Sion Behold thy king cometh unto thee meek and sitting upon an ass and a colt the fole of an ass 6 * Mat. 11.2 And the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them 7 And brought the ass and the colt and put on them their clothes and they set him thereon 8 And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way others cut down branches from the trees and strawed them in the way 9 And the multitudes that went before and that followed cried saying Hosanna to the son of David blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord Hosanna in the highest 10 * Mat. 11.15 Luk. 19.45 Joh. 2.13 And when he was come into Jerusalem all the city was moved saying Who is this 11 And the multitude said This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee 12 ¶ And Jesus went into the temple of God and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple and overthrew the tables of the money-changers and the seats of them that sold doves 13 And said unto them It is written * Isa 35.7 My house shall be called the house of prayer * Jer 7.11 Mar. 11.17 Luk. 19.46 but ye have made it a den of theeves 14 And the blinde and the lame came to him in the temple and he healed them 15 And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did and the children crying in the temple and saying Hosanna to the son of David they were sore displeased 16 And said unto him Hearest thou what these say And Jesus saith unto them Yea have ye never read * Psal 3.2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise 17 ¶ And he left them and went out of the city into Bethany and he lodged there 18 Now in the morning as he returned into the city he hungred 19 * Mark 11.13 And when he saw a fig-tree in the way he came to it and found nothing thereon but leaves onely and said unto it Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever And presently the fig-tree withered away 20 And when the disciples saw it they marvelled saying How soon is the fig-tree withered away 21 Jesus answered and said unto them Verily I say unto you If ye have faith and doubt not ye shall not onely do this which is done to the fig-tree but also if ye shall say unto this mountain Be thou removed and be thou cast into the sea it shall be done 22 And all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer beleeving ye shall receive 23 ¶ * Mark 11.27 Luke 20.1 And when he was come into the temple the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching and said By what authority doest thou these things and who gave thee thus authority 24 And Jesus answered and said unto them I also will ask you one thing which if ye tell me I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things 25 The baptism of John whence was it from heaven or of men And they reasoned with themselves saying If we shall say From heaven he will say unto us Why did ye not then beleeve him 26 But if we shall say Of men we fear the people * Chap. 14.5 for all hold John as a prophet 27 And they answered Jesus and said We cannot tell And he said unto them Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things 28 ¶ But what think you A certain man had two sons and he came to the first and said Son go work to day in my vineyard 29 He answered and said I will not but afterward he repented and went 30 And he came to the second and said likewise And he answered and said I go sir and went not 31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father They say unto him The first Jesus saith unto them Verily I say unto you that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you 32 For * Chap. 3.8 John came unto you in the way of righteousness and ye beleeved him not but the publicans and the harlots beleeved him And ye when ye had seen it repented not afterward that ye might beleeve him 33 ¶ Hear another parable There was a certain housholder * Isa 5.1 Jes 2.21 Mar. 12.1 Luk. 20.9 which planted a vineyard and hedged it round about and digged a wine-press in it and built a tower and let it out to husbandmen and went into a far countrey 34 And when the time of the fruit drew near he sent his servants to the husbandmen that they might receive the fruits of it 35 And the husbandmen took his servants and beat one and killed another and stoned another 36 Again he sent other servants mo then the first and they did unto them likewise 37 But last of all he sent unto them his son saying They will reverence my son 38 But when the husbandmen saw the son they said among themselves This is the heir * Ch. 26.3 Joh. 11.53 come let us kill him and let us seise on his inheritance 39 And they caught him cast him out of the vineyard and slew him 40 When the Lord therefore of the vineyard cometh what will he do unto those husbandmen 41 They say unto him He will miserably destroy those wicked men and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen which shall render him the fruits in their seasons 42 Jesus saith unto them * Ps 118.22 Act. 4.11 Did ye never read in the Scriptures The stone which the builders rejected the same is become the head of the corner this is the Lords doing and it is marvellous in our eyes 43 Therefore say I unto you The kingdom of God shall be taken from you and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof 44 And whosoever * Isa 8.14 13. Rom. 9.33 1 Pâ—t 2.7 shall fall on this stone shall be broken but on whomsoever it shall fall in will grinde him to powder 45 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables they perceived that he spake of them 46 But when they sought to lay hands on him they feared the multitude because they took him for a prophet CHAP. XXII 1 The parable of the marriage of the kings son 9 The vocation of the Gentiles 12 The punishments of him that wanted the wedding-garment 15 Tribute ought to be paid to Cesar 23 Christ confuteth the Sadducees for the resurrection 34
and ministred unto him many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem 42 ¶ * Mat. 27 5â— And now when the even was come because it was the preparation that is the day before the sabbath 43 Joseph of Arimathea an honourable counsellour which also waited for the kingdom of God came and went in boldly unto Pilate and craved the body of Jesus 44 And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead and calling unto him the centurion he asked him whether he had been any while dead 45 And when he knew it of the centurion he gave the body to Joseph 46 And he bought fine linen and took him down and wrapped him in the linen and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre 47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid CHAP. XVI 1 An angel declareth the resurrection of Christ to three women 9 Christ himself appeareth to Mary Magdalene 12 to two going into the countrey 14 then to the apostles 15 whom he sendeth forth to preach the gospel 19 and ascendeth into heaven ANd when the sabbath was past Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Salome had bought sweet spices that they might come and anoint him 2 * Luk. 24.1 Joh. 20.1 And very early in the morning the first day of the week they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun 3 And they said among themselves Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre 4 And when they looked they saw that the stone was rolled away for it was very great 5 * Joh 20.11 And entring into the sepulchre they saw a young man sitting on the right side clothed in a long white garment they were affrighted 6 And he saith unto them Be not affrighted ye seek Jesus of Nazareth which was crucified he is risen he is not here behold the place where they laid him 7 But go your way tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee there shall ye see him * Mat 26.32 as he said unto you 8 And they went out quickly and fled from the sepulchre for they trembled and were amazed neither said they any thing to any man for they were afraid 9 ¶ Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week * Joh. 20.14 he appeared first to Mary Magdalene * Luk. 8.2 out of whom he had cast seven devils 10 And she went and told them that had been with him as they mourned and wept 11 And they when they had heard that he was alive and had been seen of her beleeved not 12 ¶ After that he appeared in another form * Luk. 24.13 unto two of them as they walked and went into the countrey 13 And they went and told it unto the residue neither beleeved they them 14 ¶ * Luk. 24.36 Joh. 20.19 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat ‖ Or together at meat and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart because they beleeved not them which had seen him after he was risen 15 * Mat. 28.19 And he said unto them Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature 16 He that beleeveth and is baptized shall be saved * Joh. 12.48 but he that beleeveth not shall be damned 17 And these signs shall follow them that beleeve * Act. 16.18 In my name shall they cast out devils * Act. 2.4 they shall speak with new tongues 18 * Act. 28 5. They shall take up serpents and if they drink any deadly thing it shall not hurt them * Act. 18.8 they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover 19 ¶ So then after the Lord had spoken unto them he was * Luk. 24. â—1 received up into heaven and sat on the right hand of God 20 And they went forth and preached every where the Lord working with them * Heb. â— 4 and confirming the word with signs following Amen ¶ The Gospel according to S. LUKE CHAP. I. 1 The preface of Luke to his whole gospel 5 The conception of John the Baptist 2â— and of Christ 39 The prophesie of Elisabeth and of Mary concerning Christ 57 The nativity and circumcision of John 67 The prophesie of Zachary both of Christ 76 and of John FOrasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely beleeved among us 2 Even as they delivered them unto us which from the beginning were eye-witnesses and ministers of the word 3 It seemed good to me also having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first to write unto thee in order most excellent Theophilus 4 That thou mightest know the certainty of those things wherein thou hast been instructed 5 ¶ THere was in the days of Herod the king of Judea a certain priest named Zacharias of the course of Abia and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron and her name was Elisabeth 6 And they were both righteous before God walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless 7 And they had no childe because that Elisabeth was barren and they both were now well stricken in years 8 And it came to pass that while he executed the priests office before God in the order of his course 9 According to the custom of the priests office his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. 10 * Ex. 30.7 Lev. 1â— 17 And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense 11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense 12 And when Zacharias saw him he was troubled and fear fell upon him 13 But the angel said unto him Fear not Zacharias for thy prayer is heard and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son and thou shalt call his name John 14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness and many shall rejoyce at his birth 15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink and he shall be filled with the holy Ghost even from his mothers womb 16 * Mal. 4.6 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God 17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the disobedient ‖ Or by to the wisdom of the just to make ready a people prepated for the Lord. 18 And Zacharias said unto the angel Whereby shall I know this for I am an old man and my wife well stricken in years 19 And the angel answering said unto him I am Gabriel that stand in the presence of God and
priest that same year said unto them Ye know nothing at all 50 * Chap. 18.14 Nor consider that it is expedient for us that one man should die for the people and that the whole nation perish not 51 And this spake he not of himself but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation 52 And not for that nation onely but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad 53 Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death 54 Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews but went thence unto a countrey near to the wilderness into a city called Ephraim and there continued with his disciples 55 ¶ And the Jews pass-over was nigh at hand and many went out of the countrey up to Jerusalem before the pass-over to purifie themselves 56 Then sought they for Jesus and spake among themselves as they stood in the temple What think ye that he will not come to the feast 57 Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment that if any man knew where he were he should shew it that they might take him CHAP. XII 1 Jesus excuseth Mary anointing his feet 9 The people flock to see Lazarus 10 The hiâ—h priests consult to kill him 12 Christ rideth into Jerusalem 20 Greeks desire to see Jesus 23 He foretelleth his death 37 The Jews are generally blinded 42 yet many chief rulers beleeve but do not consess him 44 therefore Jesus calleth earnestly for confession of faith THen Jesus six days before the pass-over came to Bethany where Lazarus was which had been dead whom he raised from the dead 2 There they made him a supper and Martha served but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him 3 Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard very costly and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feâ—t with her hair and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment 4 Then saith one of his disciples Judas Iscariot Simons son which should betray him 5 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence and given to the poor 6 This he said not that he cared for the poor but because he was a thief and * Chap. 13.29 had the bag and bare what was put therein 7 Then said Jesus Let her alone against the day of my burying hath she kept this 8 For the poor always ye have with you but me ye have not always 9 Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there and they came not for Jesus sake onely but that they might see Lazarus also whom he had raised from the dead 10 ¶ But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death 11 Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away and beleeved on Jesus 12 ¶ * Mat. 21.8 On the next day much people that were come to the feast when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem 13 Took branches of palm-trees and went forth to meet him and cried Hosanna blessed is the king of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord. 14 And Jesus when he had found a young ass sat thereon as it is written 15 * Zech. 9.9 Fear not daughter of Sion behold thy King cometh sitting on an asses colt 16 These things understood not his disciples at the first but when Jesus was glorified then remembred they that these things were written of him and that they had done these things unto him 17 The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave and raised him from the dead bare record 18 For this cause the people also met him for that they heard that he had done this miracle 19 The Pharisees therefore said among themselves Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing behold the world is gone after him 20 ¶ And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast 21 The same came therefore to Philip which was of Bethsaida of Galilee and desired him saying Sir we would see Jesus 22 Philip cometh and telleth Andrew and again Andrew and Philip told Jesus 23 ¶ And Jesus answered them saying The hour is come that the Son of man should be glorified 24 Verily verily I say unto you Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die it abideth alone but if it die it bringeth forth much fruit 25 * Mat. 10 39. He that loveth his life shall lose it and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal 26 It any man serve me let him follow me and where I am there shall also my servant be if any man serve me him will my Father honour 27 Now is my soul troubled and what shall I say Father save me from this hour but for this cause came I unto this hour 28 Father glorifie thy name Then came there a voice from heaven saying I have both glorified it and will glorifie it again 29 The people therefore that stood by and heard it said that it thundred others said An angel spake to him 30 Jesus answered and said This voice came not because of me but for your sakes 31 Now is the judgement of this world now shall the prince of this world be cast out 32 And I if I be lifted up from the earth will draw all men unto me 33 This he said signifying what death he should die 34 The people answered him * Pla. 110.4 We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever and how sayest thou The Son of man must be lift up who is this Son of man 35 Then Jesus said unto them Yet a little while is the light with you walk while ye have the light lest darkness come upon you for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth 36 While ye have light beleeve in the light that ye may be the children of light These things spake Jesus and departed and did hide himself from them 37 ¶ But though he had done so many miracles before them yet they beleeved not on him 38 That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled which he spake * Is 53.1 Rom. 10.19 Lord who hath beleeved our report and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed 39 Therefore they could not beleeve because that Esaias said again 40 * Mat. 13.14 He hath blinded their eyes and hardned their heart that they should not see with their eyes nor understand with their heart and be converted and I should heal them 41 These things said Esaias when he saw his glory spake of him 42 ¶ Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many beleeved on him but because of the Pharisees they did not consess him lest they should be put out of the synagogue 43 * Chap. 5.44 For they loved
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
backwardness 20 He powerfully delivereth his out of Babylon HEar ye this O house of Jacob which are called by the name of Israel and are come forth out of the waters of Judah which swear by the name of the LORD and make mention of the God of Israel but not in truth nor in righteousness 2 For they call themselves of the holy city and stay themselves upon the God of Israel the LORD of hosts is his name 3 I have declared the former things from the beginning and they went forth out of my mouth and I shewed them I did them suddenly and they came to pass 4 Because I knew that thou art †Heb. bard obstinate and thy neck is an iron sinew and thy brow brass 5 I have even from the beginning declared it to thee before it came to pass I shewed it thee lest thou shouldest say Mine idol hath done them and my graven imgage and my molten image hath commanded them 6 Thou hast heard see all this and will not ye declare it I have shewed thee new things from this time even hidden things and thou didst not know them 7 They are created now and not from the beginning even before the day when thou heardest them not lest thou shouldest say Behold I knew them 8 Yea thou heardest not yea thou knewest not yea from that time that thine ear was not opened for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously and wast called a transgressour from the womb 9 ¶ For my names sake will I defer mine anger and for my praise will I refrain for thee that I cut thee not off 10 Behold I have refined thee but not ‖ Or for silver with silver I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction 11 For mine own sake even for mine own sake will I do it for how should my name be polluted and * Ch. 42.8 I will not give my glory unto another 12 ¶ Hearken unto me O Jacob and Israel my called I am he I am the * Ch. 41.4 and 44.6 Rev. 1.17 and 22.13 first I also am the last 13 Mine hand also hath said the foundation of the earth and ‖ Or the palm of my right hand hath spread out my right hand hath spanned the heavens when I call unto them they stand up together 14 All ye assemble your selves and hear which among them hath declared these things the LORD hath loved him he will do his pleasure on Babylon and his arm shall be on the Caldeans 15 I even I have spoken yea I have called him I have brought him and he shall make his way prosperous 16 ¶ Come ye near unto me hear ye this I have not spoken in secret from the beginning from the time that it was there am I and now the Lord GOD and his spirit hath sent me 17 Thus saith the LORD thy redeemer the holy One of Israel I am the LORD thy God which reacheth thee to profit which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go 18 O that thou hadst hearkned to my commandments then had thy peace been as a river and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea 19 Thy seed also had been as the sand and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me 20 ¶ Go ye forth of Babylon flee ye from the Caldeans with a voice of singing declare ye tell this utter it even to the end of the earth say ye the LORD hath * Ex. 19.4.5 6. redeemed his servant Jacob. 21 And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts he * Ex. 17.6 Nu. 20.11 caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them he clave the rock also and the waters gushed out 22 * Ch. 57.21 There is no peace saith the LORD unto the wicked CHAP. XLIX 1 Christ being sent to the Jews complaineth of them 5 He is sent to the Geâ—tiles with gracious promises 13 Gods love is perpetual to his church 18 The ample restauration of the church 24 The powerful deliverance out of captivity LIsten O isles unto me and hearken ye people from far The LORD hath called me from the womb from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name 2 And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me and made me a polished shaft in his quiver hath he hid me 3 And said unto me Thou art my servant O Israel in whom I will be glorified 4 Then I said I have laboured in vain I have spent my strength for nought and in vain yet surely my judgement is with the LORD and ‖ Or my reward my work with my God 5 ¶ And now saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant to bring Jacob again to him ‖ Or That Israel may be gathered to him and I may c. Though Israel be not gathered yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD and my God shall be my strength 6 And he said ‖ Or Art thou lighter then that thou shouldest c. It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the ‖ Or desolations preserved of Israel I will also give thee for a * Ch. 42.6 light to the Gentiles that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth 7 Thus saith the LORD the redeemer of Israel and his holy One ‖ Or to him that is despised in soul to him whom man despiseth to him whom the nation abhorreth to a servant of rulers Kings shall see and arise princes also shall worship because of the LORD that is faithful and the holy One of Israel and he shall choose thee 8 Thus saith the LORD * 2 Cor. 6.2 In an acceptable time have I heard thee and in a day of salvation have I helped thee and I will preserve thee and give thee for a covenant of the people to ‖ Or raise up establish the earth to cause to inherit the desolate heritages 9 That thou mayest say * Ch. 41.7 to the prisoners Go forth to them that are in darkness Shew your selves they shall feed in the ways and their pastures shall be in all high places 10 They shall not * Rev. 7.16 hunger nor thirst neither shall the heat nor sun smite them for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them even by the springs of water shall he guide them 11 And I will make all my mountains a way and my high-ways shall be exalted 12 Behold these shall come from far and so these from the north and from the west and these from the land of Sinim 13 ¶ Sing O heavens and be joyful O earth and break forth into singing O mountains for the LORD hath comforted his people and will have mercy upon his