garden he hath destroyed his places of the assembly 5 He violently remov'd his tent as 't of a garden were He of th' assembly hath destroyd the places that are there The Lord hath caused the solemne feasts and â—abbaths to be forgotten in Zion and hath despised in the indignation of his anger the king and the priest God causd in Zion solâ—mn feasts and sabbaths be forgot In his wraths indignation he King Priest regarded not 7 The Lord hath cast off his alter he hath abhorred his sanctuarie he hath given up into the hand of the enemie the walls of her palaces 7 The Lord his altar hath cast off and loth'd his Sanctuary Her palace wals he in the hand gave of the enemy They have made a noise in the house of the Lord as in the day of a solemn feast Within the house that is the Lords a noise als made have they As if it for a solemn feast had been a joyfull day 8 The Lord hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion he hath stretched out a line he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying 8 The Lord hath purpos'd to destroy his Zions daughters wall He stretch'd a line he not withdrew his hand from wasting all Therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament they languished together 9 Her gâ—â—es are sunk into the ground Therefore he made the rampart so and wall for to lament They languished together then 9 Her gates to ground they went He hath destroyed and broken her bars her king and her princes are among the Gentiles the law is no more He hath destroyd and broke her bars her King and Princes thus Among the Gentiles scattered are the law no more 's for us Her prophets also finde no vision from the LORD 10 The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground and keep silence Her Prophets also from the Lord at all no vision found 10 Of Zions daughter th' elders als sit silent on the ground They have cast up dust upon their heads they have girded themselves with sackcloth In this their grief they have cast up the dust their heads upon And they themselves have also girt with sackcloth evry one The virgins of Ierusalem hang down their heads to the ground 11 Mine eyes do fail with tears my bowels are troubled And Salems virgins hang their heads down to the ground right farre â—1 Mine eyes they now do fail with tears my bowels troubled are My liver is poured upon the earth for the deâ—â—ruction of the daughter of my people because â—e children and the sucklings swoon in the â—eâ—ts of the city â—y liver is powr'd on the earth for the destruction â—f people mine because in streets young children sucklings swoon 12 They say to their mothers Where is corn â—d wine when they swooned as the wounded in â—e streets of the city â—2 They to their mothers said Where is corn wine for to be found â—hen as within the cities streets as wounded men they swoon'd When their soul was poured out into their â—thers bosome â—'n at the same time when their soul the city all throughout to their mothers bosome was with sorrow powred out 13 What thing shall I take to witnesse for â—e what thing shall I liken to thee O â—â—ghter of Ierusalem 13 What thing for thee to witnesse now shall taken be by me O Salems daughter what shall I now liken unto thee What shall I equall to thee that I may for t theâ— O virgin daughter of Zion foâ— breach is great like the sea O Virgin Zions daughter dear that I may comfort thee What shall I equall thee unto thy breach great 's like the sea Who can heal thee 14 Thy prophets have seen vain and fâ—â—hings for thee Who is he that well can thee heal 14 Thy prophets they have seen Such things for thee as meerly vain and foolish als have been And they have not discovered thine iniqâ—â—urn away thy captivity but have seen foâ— false burdens and causes of banishment Thy sin they not discovered thy thrall to turn away But burdens false of banishment the causes seen have they 15 All that passe by clap their haâ— thee they hisse and wag their head at the dâ—â—er of Ierusalem saying Is this the city 15 All that passe by clap hands at thee they hisse and wag their head At Salems daughter saying thus is this the town indeed That men call the perfection of beautie the â—oy of the whole earth 16 All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee they hisse and gnash the teeth That men beauties perfection call of the whole earth the joy 16 'Gainst thee thy foes their mouth make wide hisse gnash their teeth do they They say We have swallowed her up certainly this is the day that we looked for we have found we have seen it They say we have her swallow'd up this surely is the day We looked for we have it found we have it seen alway 17 The Lord hath done that which he had devised he hath fulfilled his word that he had commanded in the dayes of old 17 The Lord hath done what he devisd fulfill'd he hath by sword That in the dayes that were of old he did command by word He hath thrown down and hath not pitied and he hath caused thine enemies to rejoice oâ— thee he hath set up the horn of thine adversariâ— He down did throw and piti'd not he causd thine enemies To joy ov'r thee the horn he raisd of thine adversaries 18 Their heart cried unto the Lord O wâ— of the daughter of Zion let tears run down liâ— a river day and night 18 Their heart did cry unto the Lord O Zions daughters wall Let tears down still both day and night ev'n like a river fall Give thy self no rest let not the appl◠〈◊〉 thine eyes cease 19 Arise cry out in the night Give to thy self no rest let not cease th' apple of thine eye 19 Do thou arise and in the night cease thou not out to cry In the beginning of the watches powre 〈◊〉 thine heart like water before the face of the Lorâ— See that in the beginning of the watches thou powre out Thine heart before the face of God like water round about Lift up thy hands towards him for the life of â—y young children that faint for hunger in the â—p of every street â—hy hand to him lift for the life of thy young children all â—hat in the top of every street for hunger fainting fall 20 Behold O Lord and consider to whom â—ou hast done this shall the women eat their â—uit and children of a span long â—0 Lo. Lord consider to whom thou hast done this us among â— shall the women eat their fruit and babes of a span long Shall the Priest and the Prophet be slain in 〈◊〉 sanctuary of the Lord 21 The young and the old lie on the ground 〈◊〉 the streets â—hall Priest and Prophet thus be slain
instructed him he kept him as the apple of his eye 10 In wildernesse he found 〈◊〉 in wast howling desert dry He led instructed and 〈◊〉 kept as th'â—ple of his eye 11 As an eagle stirreth up her nest fluttereth over her young spreadeth abroad her wings taketh them beareth them on her wings 11 As th' Eagle stirreth up her nest fluttreth her young upon Her wings doth spread and taketh them and beareth them thereon 12 So the Lord alone did lead him and there was no strange god with him 12 So by his might the Lord alone did lead him carefully And no strange god there was at all with him in company 13 He made him ride on the high places of the earth that he might eat the increase of the fields and he made him to suck hony out of the rock and oil out of the flinty rock 13 On earths high place he made him ride fields increase for to eat From flinty rocks he made him suck the oyl and honey sweet 14 Butter of kine and milk of sheep with fat of lambs and rams of the breed of Bashan 14 Of Kine the butter and of sheep the milk for them in need With fat of lambs and also rams that were of Bashans breed And goats with the fat of kidneys of wheat and thou didst drink the pure bloud of the grape He gave them goats with Kidneys fat of wheat that was right good And thou also ev'n of the grape didst drink the purest blood The second Part. 15 But Iesurun waxed fat and kicked thou art waxen fat thou art grown thick 15 But Jesurun then waxed fat and he did also kick Thou waxed art exceeding fat thou art grown very thick Thou art covered with fatnesse then he forsook God which made him and lightly esteemed the rock of his salvation With fatnesse thou art cov'rd he then God which him made forsook And he of his salvations rock light estimation took 16 They provocked him to jealousie with strange gods with abominations provoked they him to anger 16 They him provok'd to jealousie with strange gods evry way Him with abominations to wrath provoked they 17 They sacrificed unto devils not to God to gods whom they knew not to new gods that came newly up whom your fathers feared not 17 To dev'ls not God they sacrific'd to gods whom they not knew New gods whom not your fathers fear'd that were come up of new 18 Of the rock that begat thee thou art unmindfull and hast forgotten God that formed thee 18 Thou art unmindfull of the rock which once thee did beget And God himself that formed thee thou likewise didst forget The third Part. 19 And when the Lord saw it he abhorred them because of the provocking of his sons and of his daughters 19 And when the Lord it saw he did abhor them evry one Because of the provoking great of daughter and of son 20 And he said I will hide my face from them I will see what their end shall be for they are a very froward generation children in whom is no faith 20 He said I 'le hide from them my face and I their end will see For they a very froward race and faithlesse children be 21 They have moved me to jealousie with that which is not God they have provoked me to anger with their vanities 21 With that which is not God they have me mov'd to jealousie To anger they have me provok'd ev'n with their vanitie And I will move them to jealousie with those which are not a people I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation And I 'le them move to jealousie with such as are no flock Them with a foolish nation to anger I 'le provoke 22 For a fire is kindled in my anger and shall burn unto the lowest hell and shall consume the earth with her increase and set on fire the foundations of the mountains 22 For fire is kindled in my wrath it burns to lowest hell Earths increase hills foundations consumâ— and fire it shall 23 I will heap mischiefs upon them I will spend mine arrows upon them 23 Upon them likewise great mischiefes most surely heap I will And in mine anger I will spend on them mine arrows ill 24 They shall be burnt with hunger and devoured with burning heat and with bitter destruction 24 They shall be altogether burnt with pain of hunger great And with destruction bitter als devour'd with burning heat I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them with the poyson of serpents of the dust I also will the teeth of beasts upon them fiercely thrust Ev'n with the poison that is of the serpents of the dust 25 The sword without and terrour within shall destroy both the young man and the virgin the suckling also with the man of gray hairs 25 The sword without terrour within the young man shall destroy The virgin and the suckling als with him whose haires are gray 26 I said I would sâ—atter them into corners I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men 26 I said that into corners I would them all scatter then I would make their remembrance als to cease from among men 27 Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangâ—ly 27 Yea were it not I fear'd the wrath of th' enemy they have And lest that their adversaries should strangely them behave And lest they should say Our hand is high and the Lord hath not done all this And lest that they with hauty heart should say these words anone Our hand now high is and the Lord this work all hath not done 28 For they are a nation void of counsell neither is there any understanding in them 29 O that they were wise that they understood this that they would consider their latter end 28 For of counsell a Nation void they are nothing know they 29 O that they wise this understood and their last end would weigh 30 How should one chase a thousand and two put ten thousand to flight except their Rock had sold them and the Lord had shut them up 30 How should but one a thousand chase and two chase thousands ten â—xcept their Rock thus had them sold and them shut up had then 31 For their rock is not as our Rock even â—ur enemies themselves being judges 31 For in no way the rock that 's theirs as our Rock mighty is Our enemies themselves they are the judges ev'n of this 32 For their vine is of the vine of Sodomâ—â—nd of the fields of Gomorrah their grapes areâ—â—apes of gall their clusters are bitter â—2 Of Sodoms vine and Gomors fields their vine is surely all Their clusters they most bitter are their grapes are grapes of gall 33 Their wine is the poison of dragons and the cruell venime of aspes 34 Is not this laid up in store with me andâ—aled up among my treasures â—3 Their wine of dragons poison is of asps
A people and thou art O Lord become their God alway 8 And now O Lord God the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house establish it for ever and do as thou hast said 8 What of thy servant and his house thou Lord hast spoken now Do as thou saidst and so for ay establish it do thou 9 And let thy name be magnified for ever saying The Lord of hosts is the God over Israel 9 And let thy Name that 's glorious be magnifi'd for ay The Lord of hosts he is the God that 's over Israel say And let the house of thy servant David hee established before thee 10 For thou O Lord of hosts God of Israel hast revealed to thy servant Let Davids house thy servant be before thee stablish'd well 10 Thou Lord of hosts Israls God didst to thy servant reveal Saying I will build thee an house therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee Thou said'st I will thee build an house therefore thy servant hee Hath in his heart found for to pray this prayer unto thee 11 And now O Lord God thou art that God and thy words he true and thou hast promised this goodnesse unto thy servant 11 And now O Lord that God thou art thy words are very true And thou this goodnesse promisde hast unto thy servant now 12 Therefore now let it please thee to blesse the house of thy servant that it may continue for ever before thee 12 Therefore be pleased for to blesse thy servants house alway That it may so continue still before thee fast for ay For thou O Lord God hast spoken it and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever For thou Lord God hast spoken it with blessings come from thee O do thou let thy servants house for ever blessed be The Song of Isaiah concerning the vineyard wherein Gods people is reproved for their barrennesse in good works notwithstanding of all the paines were taken by the Prophets ISAIAH 5. vers 1. NOw will I sing to my welbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard my welbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitfull hill TO my Beloved of his vine a song now sing I will My Welbelov'd a vineyard hath in a most fruitfull hill 2 And he fenced it and gathered out the stones thereof and planted it with the choicest vine and bult a tower in the midst of it 2 He did it fence and gathered out the stones thereof eachone He planted it with choicest vine a tower he built thereon And also made a wine-presse therein and he looked that it should bring forth grapes and it brought forth wilde grapes Hee a vine-presse made als therein and look'd it should bring forth Good grapes but forth at last it brought wild grapes of nothing worth 3 And now O inhabitants of Ierusalem and men of Iudah judge I pray you betwixâ— me and my vineyard 3 And now O ye inhabitants of Salem and al 's ye Of Judah men judge I you pray 'twixt my vineyard and me 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 4 What could I my vineyard unto do more then I have done Wherefore when for good grapes I look'd did wild grapes grow thereon 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 5 And now go to I 'le tell you what I 'le to my vineyard do I 'le take away its hedge and it shall be up eaten so And break down the wall thereof and it shall be troden down 6 And I will lay it waste it shall not bee pruned nor digged And I 'le break down the wall thereof and it trode down shall be 6 I 'le lay it wast none pruned shall nor yet it digged see But there shall come up briers and thorns I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it But briars and thornes there shall come up I also will anone Command the clouds that they no rain shall rain the same upon 7 For the vineyard of the Lord of hoasts is the house of Israel and the men of Iudah his pleasant plant 7 For vineyard of the Lord of hosts the house of Israel is The men of Judah also are the plasant plant of his And he looked for judgement but behold oppression for righteousnesse but behold a cry And he did then for judgement look but lo oppression hard For rigtheousnesse but O behold a cry then there was heard A Song of thanks for the mercies of God ISA. 12. vers. 1. O Lord I will praise thee though thou wast angry with me thine anger is turned away and thou comfortedst me I Will thee praise O Lord though thou with me most angry wast Thine anger turned is away thou me comforted hast 2 Behold God is my salvation I will trust and not be afraid for the Lord IEHOVAH is my strength and my song be also is become my salvation 2 Behold God's my salvation I 'le trust and will not fearâ— For Lord Jovah's my strength and song he 's my salvation near 3 Therefore with joy shall ye draw water â—t of the wells of salvation 4 And in that day shall ye say â— Therefore yee of salvation with joy shall in that day Out of the wells draw water als 4 Ye in that day shall say Praise the Lord call upon his name declare â—is doings among the people make mention that â—is name is exalted Praise ye the Lord call on his Name the doings that are his Shew to his people mention make that 's Name exalted is 5 Sing unto the Lord for he hath done excellent things this is known in all the earth 5 Do ye now sing unto the Lord because that he hath done The things that be most excellent this in all earth is known 6 Cry out and shout thou inhabitant of Zion for great is the holy one of Israel in the midst of thee 6 Of Zion thou inhabitant cry out and shouting be For of Israâ—l the holy One is great in midst of thee A Song inciting to confidence in GOD Isa. 26. vers. 1. WE have a strong city salvation will God appoint for wals and bulwarks WEE have a city that is strong the Lord salvation so Hee will appoint for mighty wals and bulwarks strong also 2 Open ye the gates that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in 2 Open ye the gates that so the righteous Nation Which constantly the trueth doth keep may enter in anone 3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose minde is stayed on thee because he trusteth in thee 3 Assuredly thou wilt him keep in perfect peace to be Whose minde is still upon thee staid because he trusts in thee
as a lion so will he break all my bones from day even to â—ight wilt thou make an end of me 4 I reck'ned untill morn that as a lion so will he Break all my bones from day to night thou'lt make an end of me 5 Like a cran or a swallow so did I chatter I did mourn as a dove 5 Ev'n like a cran in my distresse or as a swallow sad So did I chatter as a dove a heavy mourning had Mine eyes fail with looking upward O Lord I am oppressed undertake for me Mine eyes they long with looking up now very failed be O Lord I am oppressed sore do undertake for me 6 What shall I say he hath both spoken unto me and himself hath done it I shall go softly all my years in the bitternesse of my soul 6 What shall I say He spoken hath and als hath done no lesse I shall go softly all my years in my souls bitternesse 7 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 7 Lord by those things men live in them my spirit life doth take And so thou wilt recover me and me to live wilt make 8 Behold for peace I had great bitternesse but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption 8 O do behold how for my peace I had great bitternesse But thou in love hast sav'd my soul from pit of rottennesse For thou hast cast all my sins behinde thy 〈◊〉 9 For the grave cannot praise thee death can not celebrate thee they that go down into the â—it cannot hope for thy truth My sins thou cast behind thy back 9 For neither grave nor death Can praise thee they that go to pit cannot hope for thy truth 10 The living the living he shall praise â—hee as I do this day the father to the children shall make known thy truth 10 The living yea the living shall thee praise as I this day The father to the children shall make known thy truth alway 11 The Lord was readie to save me therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the dayes of our life in the house of the LORD 11 The Lord was ready me to save wee 'l while we live accord My songs to stringed instruments in the house of the Lord THE LAMENTATIONS OF IEREMIAH CHAPTER 1. HOw doth the city sit solitary that was full of people how is she become as a widow HOw is it that the City doth sit solitary still How is she as a Widow now that people much did fill She that was great among the nations and princesse among the provinces how is she become tributarie She that among the Nations was great and Princesse made Among Provinces how is she thus tributary treade 2 She weepeth sore in the night and her tears are on her cheecks among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her 2 She weepeth very sore by night and on her cheeks are tears Mong all her Lovers she hath none for comfort in her fears All her friends have dealt treacherously with her they are become her enemies 3 Iudah is gone into captivity because of affliction Her friends all have dealt treacherously with her and turn'd her foes Judah's gone to captivity because of many woes And because of great servitude she dwelâ—h among the heathen she findeth no rest all â—r persecutors overtook her between the straits â—nd for the servitude that 's great 'mong heathen she doth dwell â—e findes no rest her took in straits her persecutors fell 4 The wayes of Zion do mourn because none me to the solemne feasts all her gates are solate The wayes of Zion they do mourn because there is none that â—ome to the solemn feasts yea all her gates are desolate Her priests sigh her virgins are afflicted 〈◊〉 she is in bitternesse â—er Priests they in great trouble sigh her Virgins more and lesse â—re grievously afflicted all and she 's in bitternes 5 Her adversaries are the chief her enemies â—sper for the Lord hath afflicted her These that are her adversaries the chief above her be Her enemies prosper for the Lord afflicted her hath he For the multitude of her transgressions her children are gone into captivity before the enemie And also for the multitude of her transgressions hye Her children before th' en'my are gone in captivity 6 And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed her princes are become like harts that finde no pasture 6 From her that Zions daughter is the beauty all is gone Her Princes are become like Harts that pasture do finde none And they are gone without strength before the pursuer 7 Ierusalem remembred in the dayes of her affliction Before the fierce pursuer they without all strength are gone 7 Salem remembred in the dayes of her affliction And of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the dayes of old And in time of her miseries things pleasant to behold That she had in possession ev'n in the dayes of old When her people fell into the hand of the enemie and none did help her the adversaries saw her and did mock at her sabbaths When fell in hands of enemies the people of her stock And none her helpt the foes it saw and did her Sabbaths mock 8 Ierusalem hath grievously sinned therefore she is removed all that honoured her despise her 8 Jerusalem sinn'd greivously she is remov'd therfore They all together her despise that honourâ—d her before Because they have seen her nakednesse yea she sigheth and turneth backward Because that they her nakednes have seen while she did mourn Yea she doth sigh most heavily and backward als doth turn 9 Her filthinesse is in her skirts she remembreth not her last end therefore she came downe wonderfully 9 Her filthines is in her skirts her last end she not on At all remembreth therefore she came wonderfully down She had no comforter O Lord behold my affliction for the enemie hath magnified himself No comforter she had O Lord see my affliction For that the enemy himself hath magnifi'd alone 10 The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things for she hath seen 10 The adversary hath spread out his hand on what had been All her things pleasant on the earth for she hath clearly seen That the heathen entred into her Sanctuary whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation That heathen men had thus into her Sanctuary gone Whom thou wouldst not to enter in thy Congregation 11 All her people sigh they seek bread they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul 11 Her people sigh they all seek bread and also they did give Their things that pleasant are for mear their soul for to relieve See O Lord and consider for I am become â—ile 12 Is it nothing to you all ye that passe by
behold and see See Lord consider for I 'm vile 12 Is it nothing to you All passers by See and also this well consider now 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 If any sorrow be like mine done to me ev'ry way Wherewith the Lord afflicted me in his fierce angers day 13 From above hath he sent fire into my bones and it prevaileth against them 13 He from above into my bones sent fire me to assail And it in a most fearfull way against them doth prevail He hath spread a net for my feet he hath â—urned me back he hath made me desolate and faint all the day He turnd me back and for my feet a net spread in the way He hath als made me desolate and faint ev'n all the day 14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand they are wreathed and come up upon my nâ—câ— 14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand alone They wreathed are and also they come up my neck upon He hath made my strength to fall the Lord hath delivered me into their hands from whom I am not able to rise up He hath my strength made for to fall the Lord hath me likewise Delivered into their hands from whom I cannot rise 15 The Lord hath troden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me he hath called an assembly against me 15 God under foot in midst of me hath trod my mighties all In midst of me he against me did an assemblie call To crush my young men the Lord hath troden the virgin the daughter of Iudah as in â— wine-presse So for to crush my young men all the Lord hath with distresse The virgin Judahs daughter trode ev'n as in a wine-presse 16 For these things I weep mine eye mine eye runneth down with water because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me 16 For this I weep with water down mine eye doth run mine eye For the comforter that my soul should save is farre from me My children are desolate because the enemy prevailed 17 Zion spreadeth forth her hands and there is none to comfort her Because the enemy prevail'd my sonnes are spoil'd eachone 17 Zion she spreadeth forth her hands to comfort her there 's none The Lord hath commanded concerning Iacob that his adversaries should be round about him Ierusalem is as a menstruous woman among them Concerning Jacob God ordaind his foes about him round Among them is Jerus'lem as a menstruous woman found 18 The Lord is righteous for I have rebelâ—ed against his commandment hear I pray you â—ll people and behold my sorrow 18 The Lord is righteous for I have rebell'd against his will I pray you people all to hear and see my sorrow still My virgins and my young men are gone into captivity 19 I called for my lovers but they deceived me My Virgins and my young Men are gone in captivitie 19 I for my lovers then did call 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 My Priests yea and mine Elders als then up the ghost did give While meat they in the city sought their souls for to relieve 20 Behold O Lord for I am in distresse my bowels are troubled mine heart is turned within me for I have grievously rebelled 20 See Lord my bowels troubled are for in distresse am I Mine heart 's turn'd in me for I have rebelled grievously Abroad the sword bereaveth at home there is as death 21 They have heard that I sigh there is none to comfort me Abroad the sword bereaves at home there is as death we see 21 They have all heard that I do sigh there 's 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 called Mine en'mies all my trouble heard that thou the same hast done They are right glade thou'lt bring they day that thou hast cald anone And they shall be like unto me 22 Let all their wickednesse come before thee and do unto them And they shall be like unto me 22 Do thou now let therefore Ev'n all their grievous wickednes come clearly thee before And do thou unto them as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions for my sighâ— are many and my heart is faint As thou to me for all my faults hast done do them unto For now my sighs they many are my heart is faint also CHAPTER II. HOw hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beautie of Israel HOw Zions daughter hath the Lord cov'rd with a cloud in wrath And unto earth from heav'n cast down Israels beauty hath And remembred not his footstool in the day of his anger 2 The Lord swallowed up the habitations of Iacob And in the day of 's wrath did not to minde his footstool call 2 The Lord the habitations hath of Jacob swallow'd all And hath not pitied he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Iudah And he them hath not pitied he in his wrath so sad Thrown down by force hath the strong holds that Judahs daughter had He hath brought them down to the ground he hath polluted the kingdome and the princes thereof He by his might unto the ground hath made them all to fall The kingdom he polluted hath and Princes there of all 3 He hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemie 3 Of Isra'l all the horn cut off in his fierce wrath hath he He hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemie And â—e burned against Iacob like a flaming fire which devoureth round about 4 He hath bent his bow like an enemie 'Gainst Jacob he like flaming fire did burn which wasts about 4 He hath his bow bent like unto an enemy most stouâ— He stood with his right hand as an adversary â—nd slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the â—bernacle of the daughter of Zion â—s an adversarie he stood what pleasant was to th' eye â—ith his right hand within the tent of Zion all slew he He poured out his furie like fire 5 The Lord was as an enemie he hath swallowed up Israel he hath swallowed up all her palaces His fury he powr'd out like fire 5 God was as enemy He swallow'd Isra'l he devour'd he palaces so hy He hath destroyed his strong holds and hath increased in the daughter of Iudah mourning and lamentation His strong holds he destroyed hath and hath increasde anone In Judahs daughter mourning great and lamentation 6 And he hath violently taken awayâ—his tabernacle as if it were of a
and piece those pine away before to death they yeeld They stricken through are for the want of fruits that fill the field 10 The hands of the pitifull women have sodden their own children they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people 10 The hands of women pitifull their children sodden have My folk in their destruction for meat them did receive 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 11 His fury God accomplish'd hath his wrath he out did powre In Zion he put fire which there its ground-works did devoure 12 The kings of the earth and all the inhabitants of the world would not have beleeved that the adversary and the enemie should have entred into the gates of Ierusalem 12 Kings of the earth and dwellers in the world would not believe That th' en'mie into Salems gates to enter should get leave 13 For the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests that have shed the bloud of the just in the midst of her 13 For sins of all her prophets vile and priests iniquities That of the just have shed the blood in midst of her that lyes 14 They have wandred as blinde men in the streets they have polluted thâ—mselves with bloud so that men could not touch their garments 14 As blind they wandred in the streets themselves polluted much They have with blood ev'n so that men could not their garments touch 15 They cryed unto them Depart ye it is unclean depart depart touch not when they fled away and wandred 15 They cried unto them Depart unclean it is we say Depart depart touch not when thus they wandring fled away They said among the heathen they shall no more sojourn there 16 The anger of the Lord hath divided them They said among the heathen there no more sojourn they shall 16 The anger of the mighty Lord divided hath them all He will no more regard them they respected not the persons of the priests they favoured not the elders Hee 'l have no more regard to them of priests the persons they Respected not they favoured not the elders any way 17 As for us our eyes as yet failed for our vain help in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us 17 For us our eyes for our vain help as yet thâ—y fâ—iled have We in our watching watched for a Nation could not save 18 They hunt our steps that we cannot go iâ— our streets our end is near our dayes are fulfilled for our end is come 18 They hunt our steps that we can not go in our streets ov'rcome Our end is near our dayes fulfill'd are for our end is come 19 Our persecutors are swifter then the eagles of the heaven they pursued us upon the mountains they laid wait for us in the wildernes 19 Our persecutors swifter are then heavens Eagles thus On hils they us pursu'd and wait in desert laid for us 20 The breath of our nostrils the anointeâ— of the Lord was taken in their pits of whom we said 20 Likewise of our nostrils the breath th' Anointed of the Lord Was apprehended in their pits of whom we said this word Vnder his shadow we shall live among the heathen 21 Rejoice and be glad O daughter of Edom that dwellest in the land of Vz. Under his â—â—addow we shall live among the heathen thus 21 Rejoice O Eâ—oms daughter that dwell'st in the land of Uz. The cup also shall passe through unto thee thou shalt be drunken and shalt make thy self naked The cup also shall passe ev'n through till it come unto thee Thou shalt thy self all naked make and thou shalt drunken be 22 The punishment of thine iniquitie is accomplished O daughter of Zion he will no more cary thee away into captivity 22 The punishment accomplish'd is of thine iniquitie O Zions daughter he 'le no more as captive cary thee He will visit thine iniquitie O daughter of Edom he will discover thy sins O thou that Edoms daughter art he surely visit still Wilt thine iniquity and he thy sins discover will CHAPTER V. REmember O Lord what is come upon us consider and behold our reproch REmember now O Lord our God what is come us upon Consider also our reproch and it behold anone 2 Our inheritance is turned to strangers our houses to alients 3 We are Orphans and fatherlesse our mothers are as widows 2 To strangers turnd 's our heritage our house to aliants far 3 We Orphans are and Fatherlesse our mothers widows are 4 We have drunken our water for money our wood is sold unto us 5 Our necks are under persecution we labour and have no rest 4 For money we our water drink our wood is sold to us 5 Our necks under affliction are we restlesse labour thus 6 We have given the hand to the Egyptians and to the Assyrians to be satisfied with bread 6 We unto the Egyptians have giv'n the hand in need And to th' Assyrians for to be but satisfi'd with bread 7 Our fathers have sinned and are not and â—e have born their iniquities 8 Servants have ruled over us there isâ—ne that doth deliver us out of their hand Sinn'd have our fathers and are not and born their sins we have Ov'r us rul'd servants and none doth out of their hand us save 9 We gat our bread with the perill of our 〈◊〉 because of the sword of the wildernesse With perill of our lives we gat our bread in great distresse â—ecause of the most bloody sword that was in wildernesse 10 Our skin was black like an oven because the terrible famine 11 They ravished the women in Zion andâ—â—maids in the cities of Iudah â—â— Our skin for famine terrible like as â—ne ov'n was black They Zions women Judahs maids by ravishing did take 12 Princes are hanged up by their hand the â—es of elders were not honoured 12 Up by their hand most cruelly the Princes hang'd are there The faces of the Elders als by no man honourd were 13 They took the young men to grinde anâ— the children fell under the wood 14 The elders have ceased from the gate the young men from their musick 13 They took the young men for to grind boyes under wood did fall 14 The Elders ceased from the gate from musick young men all 15 The joy of our heart is ceased our daâ—â— is turned into mourning 16 The crown is fallen from our head 〈◊〉 unto us that we have sinned 15 Joy of our heart it ceased is our dance to mourning 's tâ—rned 16 The crown is fallen from our head woe's us that we have sinned 17 For this our heart is faint for these thiâ— our eyes are dim 18 Because of the mountain of Zion which desolaâ—e the foxes walk upon it 17 For this our heart is faint our eyes are dim for things so done 18 For Zions