about 24 The chiefe captayne also toke Saraiah the hye priest and Sophoniah that was chiefe next hym the three kepers of the doore 25 He toke out of the citie a chaumberlaine which was captaine of the souldiers and seuen men that were the kinges seruauntes which were founde in the citie and Sopher a captaine that vsed to muster the men of warre with threescore men of the countrey that were taken in the citie 26 These Nabuzaradan the chiefe captaine toke and caryed them to the king of Babylon vnto Reblath 27 And the kyng of Babylon caused them to be put to death at Reblath in the lande of Hemath And thus Iuda was ledde away captiue out of his owne lande 28 This is the summe of the people whom Nabuchodonozor led away captiue in the seuenth yere of his raigne he caryed away of the Iewes three thousande twentie and three 29 In the eyghteenth yere Nabuchodonozor caryed away from Hierusalem eyght hundred thirtie and two persons 30 In the three and twentie yere of Nabuchodonozor Nabuzaradan the chiefe captayne toke away seuen hundred fourtie and fiue Iewes prisoners The whole summe of the prisoners is foure thousande and sixe hundred 31 In the thirtie and seuenth yere after that Iehoakim the kyng of Iuda was caryed away in the fiue and twentith day of the twelft moneth Euilmerodach kyng of Babylon the same yere that he raigned gaue Iehoakim the kyng of Iuda his pardon and let hym out of prison 32 And spake louyngly to hym and set his throne aboue the thrones of the other kynges that were with hym in Babylon 33 He chaunged also the clothes of his prison yea and did eate with hym all his life long 34 And he had a continuall lyuyng geuen hym of the kyng of Babylon euery day a certayne thyng alowed hym all the dayes of his life vntyll he dyed The ende of the booke of the prophete Ieremie ¶ The lamentations of the prophete Ieremie ⧠The first Chapter 1 It happened after Israel was brought into captiuitie and Hierusalem destroyed that Ieremie the prophete sate weepyng and sorowfully bewayled Hierusalem and sighyng and howlyng with an heauy and wofull heart sayde 1 ALas howe sitteth the citie so desolate that sometime was full of people Howe is she become lyke a widow which was great among nations Howe is she brought vnder tribute that ruled landes 2 She weepeth sore in the nyght so that the teares runne downe her cheekes â–ª for among all her louers there is none that geueth her any comfort yea her next friendes transgresse agaynst her and are become her enemies 3 Iuda went away by reason of the affliction and great bondage she dwelleth among the heathen she findeth no rest all they that persecuted her toke her in strayte places where she coulde not escape 4 The streetes of Sion mourne because no man coÌ„meth no more to the solempne feastes all her gates are desolate her priestes make lamentatioÌ„ her maydens are carefull and she her selfe is in great heauinesse 5 Her enemies haue ben rulers ouer her and her enemies haue prospered because the Lorde hath chastened her for her great wickednesse her children are led away captiue before their enemies 6 All the beautie of the daughter of Sion is away her princes are become lyke hartes that fynde no pasture they are driuen away before their enemie so that they haue no more power 7 Nowe Hierusalem remembred in the tyme of her miserie and bare estate all her ioy pleasure that she hath had in tymes past seyng her people is brought downe vnder the power of their enemies and there is no man for to helpe her her enemies stande lokyng at her and laugh her Sabbath daies to scorne 8 Hierusalem hath sinned greeuouslye therfore is she come in decay all they that had her in honour dispise her for they haue seene her filthinesse yea she sigheth and is ashamed of her selfe 9 Her skirtes are defiled she remembred not her last ende therfore is her fall so wonderfull and there is no man to comfort her O Lorde consider my trouble for myne enemie hath the vpper hande 10 The enemie hath put his hande to all the precious thinges that she had yea euen before her eyes came the heathen in and out of the sanctuarie whom thou neuerthelesse hast forbidden to come within thy congregation 11 All her people seeke their bread with heauinesse and loke what precious thyng euery man hath that geueth he for meate to saue his lyfe Consider O Lorde and see howe vile I am become 12 Haue ye no regarde all ye that go foreby beholde see yf there be any sorowe lyke vnto mine wherwith the Lorde hath troubled me in the day of his fearefull wrath 13 From aboue hath he sent downe a fire into my bones and it burneth them cruelly he hath layde a net for my feete and throwen me wyde open he hath made me desolate so that I must euer be mournyng 14 The yoke of my transgressions is bounde fast to his hande they are wrapped or writhen and come vp about my necke he hath caused my strength to fayle the Lorde hath deliuered me into those handes wheroâ—t I can not quyte my selfe 15 The Lorde hath destroyed all the mightie men that were in me he hath proclaymed an appoynted tyme to slaughter all my best men the Lorde hath troden downe the daughter of Iuda lyke as it were in a winepresse 16 Therfore do I weepe and mine eyes gushe out of water for the comfort that shoulde quicken me is farre fro me my children are driuen away for why the enemie hath gotten the vpper hande 17 Sion casteth out her handes and there is no man to comfort her the Lorde hath layde the enemies rounde about Iacob and Hierusalem is become abhomination in the middest of them 18 The Lorde is righteous for I haue prouoked his countenaunce vnto anger O take heede all ye people and consider my heauinesse my maydens and my young men are led away into captiuitie 19 I called for my louers but they beguiled me for my priestes and counsaylers but they perished euen whyle they sought for meate to saue their lyues 20 Consider O Lorde howe I am troubled my wombe is disquieted my heart turneth about in me and I am full of heauinesse because I rebelled stubburnly the sworde hurteth me without and within I am lyke vnto death 21 They heare my mournyng but there is none that wyll comfort me All myne enemies haue hearde of my trouble and are glad therof because thou hast done it and thou hast brought foorth the time which thou calledst when they also shal be lyke vnto me 22 Let all their wickednesse come before thee and do thou to them as thou hast done vnto me for all my trespasses for my sorowe is very great and my heart is heauy The .ij. Chapter 1 ALas howe hath the Lorde darckened the daughter of Sion
would not destroy thee 11 And the Lorde sayde vnto me Arise and go foorth in the iourneys before the people that they may go in and possesse the lande whiche I sware vnto their fathers to geue vnto them 12 And now Israel what doth the Lord thy God require of thee but to feare the Lorde thy God and to walke in all his wayes to loue hym and to serue the Lord thy God with all thyne heart and with all thy soule 13 Namely that thou kepe the cōmaundementes of the Lorde and his ordinaunces whiche I commaunde thee this day for thy wealth 14 Beholde heauen and the heauen of heauens is the Lordes thy God and the earth with all that therin is 15 Notwithstandyng the Lorde had a delight in thy fathers to loue them and chose their seede after them euen you aboue all nations as thou seest this day 16 Circumcise therefore the foreskinne of your heart and be no more stifnecked 17 For the Lorde your God is God of Gods and Lorde of Lordes a great God a mightie and a terrible whiche regardeth no mans person nor taketh rewarde 18 He doth right vnto the fatherlesse and wydowe and loueth the straunger to geue hym foode and rayment 19 Loue ye therfore the straunger also for ye were straungers your selues in the lande of Egypt 20 Thou shalt feare the Lord thy God and hym only shalt thou serue to hym shalt thou cleaue and sweare by his name 21 He is thy prayse thy God that hath done for thee these great and terrible thinges whiche thyne eyes haue seene 22 Thy fathers went downe into Egypt with threscore and ten persons and nowe the Lorde thy God hath made thee multiplied thee as the starres of heauen your God ye and your sonnes and your daughters your seruauntes and your maydens and the Leuite that is within your gates forasmuche as he hath no part nor inheritaūce with you 13 Take heede that thou offer not thy burnt offeringes in euery place that thou seest 14 But in the place which the Lord shall choose in one of thy tribes there thou shalt offer thy burnt offeringes and there thou shalt do al that I cōmaunde thee 15 Notwithstanding thou mayest kyll and eate fleshe in all thy cities whatsoeuer thy soule lusteth after accordyng to the blessing of the Lorde thy God whiche he hath geuen thee * both the vncleane and the cleane may eate therof euen of the Roe bucke and of the Hart. 16 Only ye shall not eate the blood but powre it vpon the earth as water 17 Thou mayest not eate within thy gates the tithe of thy corne of thy wine and of thy oyle and the first borne of thy kine and of thy sheepe neither any of thy vowes which thou vowest nor thy freewill offeringes or heaue offering of thyne hande 18 But thou must eate them before the Lorde thy God in the place whiche the Lorde thy God hath chosen thou and thy sonne thy daughter thy seruaunt and thy mayde and the Lenite that is within thy gates and thou shalt reioyce before the Lorde thy God in all that thou puttest thyne hande to 19 Beware that thou forsake not the Leuite as long as thou liuest vpon the earth 20 If when the Lorde thy God shall enlarge thy border as he hath promised thee thou say I will eate flesh because thy soule longeth to eate fleshe thou mayest eate fleshe whatsoeuer thy soule lusteth 21 If the place whiche the Lorde thy God hath chosen to put his name there be to farre from thee then thou shalt kil of thy oxen and of thy sheepe which the Lord gath geuen thee as I haue commaunded thee and thou shalt eate in thyne owne and whatsoeuer thy soule lusteth 22 And as the Roe bucke and the Hart is eaten euen so thou shalt eate them both the cleane and the vncleane shall eate of them 23 But be strong that thou eate not the blood for the blood is the life and thou mayest not eate the life with the fleshe 24 Thou shalt not eate it but powre it vpon the earth as water 25 Thou shalt not eate it that it may go well with thee and with thy chyldren after thee But thou shalt do that whiche is ryght in the sight of the Lorde 26 But thy holy thynges whiche thou hast and thy vowes thou shalt take and come vnto the place whiche the Lorde hath chosen 27 And thou shalt offer thy burnt offeringes both fleshe and blood vpon the aulter of the Lorde thy God and the blood of thyne offeringes shal be powred out vpon the aulter of the Lord thy God and thou shalt eate the fleshe 28 Take heede heare all these wordes which I commaunde thee that it may go well with thee and with thy chyldren after thee for euer if thou doest that whiche is good and ryght in the sight of the Lorde thy God 29 When the Lord thy God shall destroy the nations before thee whyther thou goest to possesse them and thou succeedest in their inheritaunce and dwellest in their lande 30 Beware that thou be not taken in a snare after them after that they be destroyed before thee and that thou aske not after their gods saying Howe do these nations serue their gods I wyll do so likewise 31 Nay thou shalt not do so vnto the Lorde thy God for all abhominations and that whiche the Lorde hateth the same haue they done vnto their gods 32 For they haue burned both their sonnes and their daughters with fire before their gods Therefore whatsoeuer I commaunde you take heede ye do it and put thou naught therto nor take ought there from ⧠The .xiij. Chapter 5 The inticers to idolatrie must be slayne seeme they neuer so holy 6 so neare of kinred or frendship 12 Or great in multitude or power 1 IF there aryse among you a prophete or a dreamer of dreames and geue thee a signe or a wonder 2 And that signe or wonder whiche he hath sayde come to passe and then say Let vs go after straunge gods which thou hast not knowen and let vs serue them 3 Hearken not thou vnto the wordes of that prophete or dreamer of dreames For the Lorde thy God proueth you to knowe whether ye loue the Lorde your God with all your heart and with all your soule 4 Ye shall walke after the Lorde your God and feare him kepe his commaundementes and hearken vnto his voyce you shall serue hym cleaue vnto hym 5 And that prophete or dreamer of dreames shal die because he hath spoken to turne you away from the Lorde your God whiche brought you out of the lande of Egypt and deliuered you out of the house of bondage to thrust thee out the way which the Lorde thy God commaunded thee to walke in and therefore thou shalt put the euyll away from
11 But at euen let hym washe hym selfe with water and then when the sunne is downe let hym come into the hoast agayne 12 Thou shalt haue a place also without the hoast whyther thou shalt resort to 13 And thou shalt haue a paddle staffe vpon thy weapon and when thou wilt ease thy selfe digge therwith and turne and couer that which is departed from thee 14 For the Lorde thy God walketh in the middes of thyne hoast to ryd thee and to set thyne enemies before thee Therfore shall the place of thyne hoast be pure that he see do vncleane thyng in thee and so turne him selfe from thee 15 Thou shalt not deliuer vnto his maister the seruaunt whiche is escaped from his maister vnto thee 16 He shall dwell with thee euen among you in what place he hym selfe liketh best in one of thy cities where it is good for hym and thou shalt not vexe hym 17 There shal be no whore of the daughters of Israel nor whore keper of the sonnes of Israel 18 Thou shalt neither bryng the hyre of a Whore nor the pryce of a dogge into the house of the Lorde thy God in any maner of vowe for euē both of them are abhomination vnto the Lord thy God 19 Thou shalt not hurt thy brother by vsurie of money nor by vsurie of corne nor by vsurie of any thyng that he may be hurt withall 20 Vnto a straunger thou mayest lend vpon vsurie but not vnto thy brother that the Lord thy God may blesse thee in all that thou settest thyne hande to in the lande whyther thou goest to possesse it 21 When thou hast vowed a vowe vnto the Lorde thy God thou shalt not slacke to pay it For the Lorde thy God wyll surely requir◠it of thee and it shal be sinne in thee 22 If thou shalt leaue vowyng it shal be no sinne in thee 23 But that whiche is once gone out of thy lippes thou must kepe and do accordyng as thou hast vowed vnto the Lorde thy God of a freewyll and as thou hast spoken with thy mouth 24 When thou commest into thy neighbours vineyarde thou mayest eate grapes thy belly ful at thine owne pleasure but thou shalt put none in thy vessell 25 Euen so when thou commest into thy neighbours corne thou mayest plucke the eares with thyne hande but thou shalt not moue a sickle vnto thy neyghbours corne The .xxiiij. Chapter 1 Deuorcement is permitted 5 He that is newly maryed is exempted from warre 6 Of the pledge 14 Wages must not be retayned 16 The good must not be punished for the bad 17 The care of the straunger fatherlesse and wydowe 1 WHen a man hath taken a wife and maried her if she finde no fauour in his eyes because he hath spyed some vncleannes in her then let hym wryte her a byll of deuorcement and put it in her hande and sende her out of his house 2 And when she is departed out of his house let her go and be another mans wyfe 3 And if the seconde husbande hate her let him write her also a letter of deuorcement and put it in her hande and sende her out of his house Or if the seconde man dye whiche toke her to wyfe 4 Her first man whiche sent her away may not take her agayne to be his wyfe after that she is defiled For that is abhomination in the sight of the Lorde and thou shalt not cause the lande to sinne whiche the Lorde thy God shall geue thee to inherite 5 When a man taketh a newe wyfe he shall not go a warfare neither shal be charged with any businesse but shal be free at home one yere and reioyce with his wyfe whiche he hath taken 6 No man shall take the neather or the vpper mylstone to pledge for then he shall hurt a mans life 7 If any man be founde stealing any of his brethren the chyldren of Israel and abuseth hym or selleth hym the thiefe shall dye and thou shalt put euill away from the middest of thee 8 Take heede to thy selfe as concerning the plague of leprosie that thou obserue diligently and ye shall do according to all that the priestes the Leuites shall teache you euen as I commaunded them so ye shall obserue to do 9 Remember what the Lorde thy God dyd vnto Miriam by the way after that ye were come out of Egypt 10 When thou doest lend thy brother any thing thou shalt not go into his house to fetche a pledge from thence 11 But shalt stande without and the man that borowed it of thee shall bring the pledge out of the doores vnto thee 12 Furthermore if it be a poore body thou shalt not sleepe with his pledge 13 But deliuer hym the pledge agayne when the sunne goeth downe that he may sleepe in his owne raiment blesse thee And it shal be righteousnes vnto thee before the Lorde thy Lorde 14 Thou shalt not oppresse an hyred seruaunt that is needie and poore whether he be of thy brethrē or of the straungers that are in thy lande within thy gates 15 But shalt geue him his hyre the same day let not the sunne go downe theron for he is needie and therwith sustayneth his life lest he crye against thee vnto the Lorde and it be sinne vnto thee 16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the chyldren nor the chyldren for the fathers but euery man shal be put to death for his owne sinne 17 Thou shalt not peruert the ryght of the straūger nor of the fatherlesse nor take a wydowes rayment to pledge 18 But remember that thou wast a seruaunt in Egypt and howe the Lorde thy God deliuered thee thence And therfore I commaunde thee to do this thyng 19 When thou cuttest downe thyne haruest in thy field and hast forgot a sheafe in the fielde thou shalt not go agayne to fet it But it shal be for the straunger the fatherlesse and the wydowe that the Lorde thy God may blesse thee in all the workes of thyne hande 20 When thou beatest downe thine oliue tree thou shalt not search y e boughes agayne to gather vp that thou leftest behinde thee but it shal be for the straūger the fatherlesse and the wydowe 21 When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyarde thou shalt not gather the grapes cleane after thee but leaue them for the straunger the fatherlesse and the wydowe 22 And remember that thou also wast a seruaunt in the lande of Egypt therfore I cōmaunde thee to do this thing ¶ The .xxv. Chapter 3 The beatyng of the offenders 5 To rayse vp seede to the kinseman 11 In what case a womans hande must be cut of 13 Of iust waightes and measures 19 To destroy the Amalekites 1 IF there be strife betweene men they shall come vnto the lawe and let the Iudges geue sentence betwene them and
the archers founde him and he was wounded of shooters 4 Then saide Saul to his harnesse bearer Drawe thy sword and thrust me through therwith that these vncircumcised come not and do me shame But his harnesse bearer would not for he feared exceedingly So Saul caught a sword and fell vpon it 5 And when his harnesse bearer saw that Saul was dead he fell on a sword also and dyed 6 And thus Saul and his three sonnes and al they of his house dyed together 7 And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley sawe how they fled and that Saul his sonnes were dead they forsoke their cities and ran away and the Philistines came and dwelt in them 8 And it fortuned that on the morowe when the Philistines came to strip the dead bodies they founde Saul and his sonnes ouerthrowen in mount Gilboa 9 And when they had stript him they toke his head and his harnesse and sent them into the lande of the Philistines rounde about to shewe them vnto their idols and to the people 10 And they put his harnesse in the house of their god and set vp his head in the temple of Dagon 11 And when all they of Iabes in Gilead hearde all that the Philistines had done to Saul 12 They arose all the strongest of them and fet away the body of Saul and the bodies of his sonnes and brought them to Iabes and buried the bones of them vnder an oke in Iabes and fasted seuen dayes 13 So Saul dyed for his trespasse that he trespassed against the Lorde in that he kept not the word of the Lorde and in that he sought and asked counsaile of a woman that wrought with a spirite 14 And asked not of the Lorde and therefore he slue him and turned the kingdome vnto Dauid the sonne of Isai ¶ The .xj. Chapter 3 After the death of Saul Dauid is annoynted in Hebron 5 The Iebusites rebell against Dauid from whom he taketh the towre of Sion 6 Ioab is made captayne 10 His valiaunt men 1 THen all Israel gathered them selues to Dauid vnto Hebron saying 2 Beholde we be thy bones and thy fleshe And moreouer in tyme past euen when Saul was king thou leddest Israel out in And the Lorde thy God sayde vnto thee Thou shalt feede my people Israel and thou shalt be captayne ouer my people Israel 3 Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron and Dauid made a couenaunt with them in Hebrō before the Lorde And they annoynted Dauid king ouer Israel according to the worde of the Lorde by the hande of Samuel 4 And Dauid and all Israel went to Hierusalem which is Iebus where as were the Iebusites the inhabiters of the lande 5 And the inhabiters of Iebus sayde to Dauid Thou commest not in here Neuerthelesse Dauid wan the castel of Sion which is called the citie of Dauid 6 And Dauid sayde Whosoeuer smyteth the Iebusites first shal be the principall captayne and a lorde So Ioab the sonne of Zaruia went first vp and was made the chiefe captayne 7 And Dauid dwelt in the castell Sion and therefore they called it the citie of Dauid 8 And he built the citie on euery syde euen from Millo round about and Ioab repaired the rest of the citie 9 And Dauid prospered waxed great the Lorde of hoastes was with him 10 These are the principall men of power whom Dauid had and that claue to him in his kingdome with all Israel to make him king according to the word of the Lorde ouer Israel 11 And this is the number of the mightie men whom Dauid had Iosobeam the sonne of Hachmoni the chiefe among thirtie he lift vp his speare against three hundred and wounded them at one tyme. 12 After him was Eleazar his vncles sonne an Ahothite which was one of the three mightiest 13 He was with Dauid at Pasdammim and there the Philistines were gathered together to battaile And there was there a parcell of grounde full of barly and the people fled before the Philistines 14 And they stept foorth into the middest of the fielde and saued it and slue the Philistines and the Lorde gaue a great victorie 15 And the three of the thirtie chiefe captaynes went to a rocke to Dauid into the caue Adullam And the hoast of the Philistines abode in the valley of Rephaim 16 And when Dauid was in the holde the Philistines watch was at Bethlehem that same tyme. 17 And Dauid longed and sayde Oh that one woulde geue me drinke of the water of the well that is at the gate at Bethlehem 18 And the three brake through the hoast of the Philistines and drewe water out of the wel that was by y e gate at Bethlehem and toke it and brought it to Dauid Neuerthelesse Dauid woulde not drinke of it but rather offered it to the Lorde 19 And sayd my God forbyd it me that I shoulde do this thing Shall I drinke the blood of these men that haue put their liues in ieoperdie for with the ieoperdie of their liues they brought it therefore he would not drinke it And this did these three mightiest 20 And Abisai the brother of Ioab he also was captayne among three For he lyft vp his speare against three hundred and wounded them and had a name among the three 21 Yea among three he was more honorable then the two for he was their captayne Howbeit he attayned not to the first three 22 Banaia y e sonne of Iehoiada the sonne of a very strong man which had done many actes of Cabzeel he slue two strong lions of Moab went downe and slue a lion in a pit in time of snowe 23 And he slue an Egyptian whose stature was euen fiue cubites long and in the Egyptians hand was a speare lyke a weauers beame And the other went downe to him with a waster plucked the speare out of the Egyptians hand and slue him with his owne speare 24 Such thinges did Banaia the sonne of Iehoiada and had the name among the three mightiest 25 And was honorable among thirtie but attayned not vnto the first three And Dauid made him of his counsaile 26 The other men of armes were these Asahel the brother of Ioab Elhanan his vncles sonne of Bethlehem 27 Samoth the Harodite Helez the Pelonite 28 Ira the sonne of Ickes the Thekoite Abieser the Anatothite 29 Sibbecai the Husathite Ilai the Ahohite 30 Maharai the Nepthophathite Heled the sonne of Baana the Nethophathite 31 Ithai the sonne of Ribai of Gibea that pertayned to the children of Beniamin Benaia the Phirathonite 32 Hurai of the riuers of Gaas Abiel the Arbathite 33 Azmaueth the Baharumite Elihaba the Salabonite 34 The sonnes of Hassem the Gezonite Ionathan the sonne of Sage an Hararite 35 Ahiam the sonne of Sacar the Hararite Eliphal the sonne of Vr. 36 Hepher the Mecherathite Ahia the Pelonite 37 Hezro the Carmelite
the beautie eloquence strength power successe administration of iustice aboundaunce of riches and maiestie of kyng Solomon with his wife and children setteth foorth Iesus Christe and his espouse the Churche whose eternal kingdome agaynst sinne death and hell is notably figured here in this psalme ¶ To the chiefe musition on the instrument Sosannim to be song of the children of Corach A song of loue geuyng wise instructions 1 MY heart is endityng of a good matter I wyll dedicate my workes vnto the king my tongue is as the penne of a redy writer 2 Thou art fayrer then the children of men full of grace are thy lippes because the Lorde hath blessed thee for euer 3 Girde thee with thy sworde vpon thy thygh O thou most mightie that is with thy glorie and thy maiestie 4 Prosper thou with thy maiestie ryde on the worde of trueth and of affliction for ryghteousnesse sake and thy ryght hande shall teache thee terrible thynges 5 Thyne arrowes are sharpe a people the kynges enemies shall submit in heart them selues vnto thee 6 Thy throne O Lorde endureth for euer and euer the scepter of ryghteousnesse is the scepter of thy kyngdome 7 Thou hast loued iustice and hated vngodlynesse wherfore the Lorde euen thy Lorde hath annoynted thee with the oyle of gladnesse more then thy felowes 8 All thy garmentes smell of Myrre Aloes and Cassia out of the iuorie palaces wherby they haue made thee glad 9 Kynges daughters are amongst thy honourable women vpon thy ryght hande standeth the queene in a vesture of golde of Ophir 10 Hearken O daughter and consider encline thine eare forget also thine owne people and thy fathers house 11 So shall the kyng haue pleasure in thy beautie for he is thy Lorde and worship thou hym 12 And the daughter of Tyre shall come with a present the riche among the people shall make their earnest prayer before thee 13 The kynges daughter is all glorious within her clothyng is of wrought golde 14 She shal be brought vnto the kyng in rayment of needle worke the virgins that folowe her and her company shal be brought vnto thee 15 With ioy and gladnesse shall they be brought and shal enter into the kinges palace 16 In steade of thy fathers thou shalt haue children whom thou mayst make princes in all landes 17 I wyll remember thy name from one generation vnto another therfore shall the people prayse thee worlde without ende ¶ The argument of the .xlvj. Psalme ¶ The prophete acknowledgeth God to haue deliuered Hierusalem so notably out of perilles that they all haue a cause to conceaue a full hope not for to feare any aduersitie in tyme to come He exhorteth other to beholde the great workes of God and turneth his speache to his aduersaries ¶ To the chiefe musition a song to be song of the children of Corach vpon Alamoth 1 THe Lorde is our refuge strength a helpe very easyly founde in troubles 2 Therfore we wyll not feare though the earth be transposed and though the hilles rushe into the middest of the sea 3 Though the waters thereof rage and swell and though the mountaynes shake at the surges of the same Selah 4 Yet the fludde by his ryuers shall make glad the citie of God the holy place of the tabernacles of the most hyghest 5 God is in the myddest of her therfore she can not be remoued the Lorde wyll helpe her and that ryght early 6 The heathen make much a do and the kyngdomes are moued but God shewed his voyce and the earth melted away 7 The God of hoastes is with vs the Lorde of Iacob is our refuge Selah 8 O come hither and beholde the workes of God what distructions he hath brought vpon the earth 9 He maketh warres to ceasse in all the worlde he breaketh the bowe knappeth the speare in sunder and burneth the charettes in the fire 10 Be styll then and knowe that I am the Lorde I wyll be exalted among the heathen I wyll be exalted in the earth 11 The God of hoastes is with vs the Lorde of Iacob is our refuge Selah The argument of the .xlvij. psalme ¶ The prophete inciteth the faythfull to prayse God with all kynde of melody for that he subdueth their enemies vnder them He also declareth that the heathen with their princes shall receaue the fayth ¶ To the chiefe musition a psalme to be song of the children of Corach 1 CLap your handes all ye people make a noise vnto the Lorde with a ioyfull voyce 2 For God is hygh and terrible he is the great king vpō all the earth 3 He wyll subdue the people vnder vs and the nations vnder our feete 4 He hath chosen for vs our inheritaunce the glorie of Iacob whō he loued Selah 5 The Lorde ascendeth in a triumph and God with the sounde of a trumpet 6 Syng psalmes to the Lorde syng psalmes syng psalmes to our kyng sing psalmes 7 For the Lorde is kyng of all the earth * syng psalmes all you that haue skyll 8 God raigneth ouer the heathen God sitteth vpon his holy throne 9 The princes of the people are assembled together for to be the people of the God of Abraham for the shieldes of the earth be Gods who is hyghly exalted ¶ The argument of the .xlviii. Psalme ¶ The prophete magnifieth the maiestie of God for his goodnesse benefites fayth and wonderfull defence towardes his Churche which he commendeth vnder the name of the citie of God of mount Sion of the holy hyll and palaces of the north syde ¶ A song the psalme of the children of Corach 1 GReat is God and hyghly to be praysed in the citie of our Lorde his holy hyll 2 The hyll of Sion is fayre in situation and the ioy of the whole earth vpon the north syde lyeth y e citie of the great king 3 God is well knowen in her palaces as a most sure refuge 4 For lo kinges did assemble and passe by together they them selues sawe it * lykewyse they marueyled they were astonyed with feare and sodenly in haste they were gone away 5 A feare came there vpon them and sorowe as vpon a woman in her childe trauayle 6 Thou didst breake the shippes of the sea through the east wynde 7 Lyke as we haue hearde so haue we seene in the citie of God of hoastes in the citie of our Lorde God vpholdeth the same for euer Selah 8 O Lorde we haue wayted for thy louyng kindnesse in the myddest of thy temple 9 O Lorde accordyng to thy name so is thy prayse vnto the worldes ende thy ryght hande is full of iustice 10 Mount Sion shall reioyce and the daughters of Iuda shal be glad because of thy iudgementes 11 Compasse about Sion and go rounde about her and tell the towres therof 12 Marke well her bulwarkes beholde her hygh palaces that ye may tell it to your posteritie
according vnto thy name for sweete is thy mercy 22 Deliuer me for truely I am afflicted and I am poore and my heart is wounded within me 23 I passe away like a vading shadowe and I am dryuen from place to place lyke the grashopper 24 My knees are weake through fasting my fleshe is dryed vp for want of fatnesse 25 I am become also a reproche vnto them they gase vpon me and they shake their head 26 Helpe me O my Lorde oh saue me according to thy mercy 27 And let theÌ„ know how that this is thy hande that thou O God hast done it 28 They will curse but thou wylt blesse they wyl rise vp â—against meâ— but let them be confounded and thy seruaunt wyll reioyce 29 Let mine aduersaries be clothed with shame let them couer theÌ„selues with their owne coÌ„fusion as with a garment 30 As for me I will greatly prayse God with my mouth and I wyll prayse hym among the multitude 31 For he wyll stande at the right hande of the poore to saue him from the iudges of his soule The argument of the .cx. psalme ¶ Dauid prophesieth of Christe describing most euidently both his natures his priesthood his kingdome and victory ouer all his enemies ¶ A psalme of Dauid 1 GOD sayd vnto my Lorde sit thou on my right hande vntyll I make thyne enemies thy footestoole 2 God wyll sende the scepter of his power out of Sion rule thou in the midst of thyne enemies 3 Thy people wyll be very wyllyng in the time of shewing thy most mightie * power with a beautifull holynes the deawe of thy byrth is to thee from the wombe as from the morning 4 God sware and he wyll not repent thou art a priest for euer after the order of Melchisedec 5 The Lorde at thy right hande wyll wounde euen kinges in the day of his wrath 6 He wyll iudge the Heathen he wyll fill euery place with dead bodyes he wyll smyte the head of a great countrey 7 He wyll drinke of the swyft running brooke in the way therfore he wyll lift vp his head The argument of the .cxi. psalme ¶ The prophete prayseth God he rehearseth the wonderous workes that God mindfull of his promise dyd to the chyldren of Israel bringing them out of Egypt to possesse the lande of promise for an inheritaunce He declareth also that the high wysdome of man is to feare God ¶ Prayse ye the Lorde 1 I Wyll prayse God with my whole heart in the congregation and assemblie of righteous men 2 Great are the workes of God sought out of all them that haue pleasure therin 3 His worke is glory and maiestie and his righteousnes endureth for euer 4 The merciful and gratious God hath so left a remembraunce of his meruaylous workes 5 He hath geuen meate vnto them that feare him he wyll euer be myndfull of his couenaunt 6 He hath declared vnto his people the force of his workes in geuing them the inheritaunce of the Heathen 7 The workes of his handes are veritie and iudgement all his commaundementes are true 8 They be set sure for euer and euer they are done in trueth and equitie 9 He did sende redemption vnto his people he hath commaunded his couenaunt to be for euer holy and terrible is his name 10 The beginning of wysdome is the feare of God all they haue a good vnderstanding that do his commaundements the praise of it endureth for euer The argument of the .cxii. psalme ¶ The prophete setteth foorth the felicitie rewarde and properties of them that feare God and worship him suche the vngodly seeth with his great griefe ¶ Prayse ye the Lorde 1 BLessed is the man that feareth God he hath great delight in his commaundementes 2 His seede shal be mightie vpon the earth the generation of them that dwell vprightly shal be blessed 3 Riches and plenteousnes shal be in his house and his righteousnes endureth for euer 4 There ariseth vp light in the darknes vnto them that deale vprightly he is merciful and louing and righteous 5 A good man is mercyfull and lendeth he wyll guyde his wordes with discretion 6 For he shal be neuer moued and the righteous shall be had in an euerlasting remembraunce 7 He wyll not be afraide of any euyll tidinges his heart is setled he beleueth in God 8 His heart is strengthened he will not feare vntyll he seeth a mischiefe to fall vpon his enemies 9 He hath distributed abrode he hath geuen to the poore his righteousnes remayneth for euer his horne shal be exalted with glory 10 The vngodly shall see it and it wyll greeue hym he wyll gnashe with his teethe and consume away the desire of the vngodly shall perishe The argument of the .cxiij. psalme ¶ The Prophete exhorteth all men to prayse God in consideration of his prouidence in heauen and earth who promoteth the poore man to honour and maketh the barren woman a merie mother ¶ Prayse ye the Lorde 1 PRayse God ye seruauntes prayse ye the name of God 2 Blessed be the name of God from this time foorth for euermore 3 The name of God is to be praysed from the rising vp of the sinne vnto the goyng downe of the same 4 God is high aboue all Heathen and his glory aboue the heauens 5 Who is like vnto God our Lord that dwelleth on hygh aboue all and yet humbleth him selfe to beholde the thinges that are in heauen and in earth 6 He rayseth vp the simple out of the dust and lyfteth vp the poore from the dounghyll 7 For to make him sit with the princes euen with the princes of his people 8 He maketh the barren woman to kepe house and to be a ioyful mother of children Prayse ye the Lorde The argument of the .cxiiij. psalme ¶ The prophete declareth the comming and deliuerie of the chyldren of Israel out of Egypt he declareth also the miracles worked for that purpose 1 WHen Israel came out of Egypt the house of Iacob from among the barbarous people 2 Iuda was his holynesse and Israel his dominion 3 The sea sawe that and fled Iordane was driuen backe 4 The mountaynes skypped lyke rammes and the litle hilles like young lambes 5 What ayleth thee O thou sea that thou fleddest and thou Iordane that thou wast driuen backe 6 Ye mountaines what ayled you that ye skipped lyke rammes and ye litle hilles like young lambes 7 Tremble thou earth at the presence of the Lorde at the presence of the Lorde of Iacob 8 Whiche turned the harde rocke into a standing water and the flint stone into a springing well of waters The argument of the .cxv. psalme ¶ The prophete wisheth all glory to be geuen vnto God and not vnto man He setteth foorth the difference betwixt the liuing God and idols He exhorteth al the people and priestes to put their whole trust in God by that meanes they and
afflict her by the way of the sea beyond Iordane in Galilee of the heathen The .ix. Chapter 5 He prophecieth of Christes natiuitie and dominion 1 THE people that walked in darknesse haue seene a great light As for them that dwell in the lande of the shadowe of death vpon them hath the light shined 2 Thou hast multiplied the people and not increased their ioy * they reioyce before thee euen as men make merie in haruest and they be ioyfull as men that do deuide the spoyle after the victorie 3 For thou hast broken the yoke of his burthen the staffe of his shoulder and the rod of his oppressour as in the day of Madian 4 And truely euery battayle that the warrier maketh is done with confused noyse and defiling their garmentes with blood but this battayle shal be with burning and consuming of fire 5 For vnto vs a chylde is borne and vnto vs a sonne is geuen vpoÌ„ his shoulder doth the rule lye and he is called with his owne name wonderfull the geuer of counsell the mightie God the euerlasting father the prince of peace 6 He shall make no ende to encrease the rule peace and shall sit vpon the seate of Dauid and in his kingdome to order the same and to stablishe it with equitie and righteousnesse from hence foorth for euermore This shall the zeale of the Lorde of hoastes bring to passe 7 The Lorde sent a worde into Iacob the same is come into Israel 8 And all the people of Ephraim shall knowe and they that dwell in Samaria that say with pryde and high stomackes on this maner 9 The tyle worke is fallen downe but we wyll buylde it with squared stones the Mulberie timber is broken but we shall set it vp agayne with Cedar â—â— But the Lorde shall strengthen the enemies of Razin and ioyne his aduersaries together against him 11 The Syrians before and the Philistines behinde and shall deuour Israel with open mouth After all this is not the wrath of the Lorde ceassed but yet his hande stretched out styll 12 For the people turneth not vnto hym that chastiseth them neither do they seeke the Lorde of hoastes 13 Therefore hath the Lorde rooted out of Israel both head and tayle bough and reede in one day 14 By the head is vnderstande the senatour and honourable man and by the tayle the prophete that preached lyes 15 For the guides of this people are deceauers and those that be gouerned are vtterly lost 16 Therefore shall the Lorde haue no pleasure in their young men neither haue pitie of their fatherlesse and wydowes for they are altogether hypocrites and wicked and al their mouthes speake folly After all this is not the Lordes wrath ceassed but yet his hand is stretched out styll 17 For vngodlynesse burneth as a fire and shall deuour bryers and thornes and it shall burne as in the thicket of a wood and the wicked aduaunce them selues as the smoke is caryed vp 18 Thorowe the wrath of the Lorde of hoastes is the lande full of darknesse and the people be consumed as it were with fire no man doth spare his brother 19 But he robbeth on the right hande and doth famishe he eateth on the left hande and he shall not haue inough euery man shall eate the fleshe of his owne arme 20 Manasses shall eate Ephraim and Ephraim Manasses and they both together shall eate Iuda After all this is not the Lordes wrath ceassed but yet his hande stretched out styll ¶ The .x. Chapter 1 He threatneth the oppressours of the poore 12 And prophecieth against Sennacherib 1 WO be vnto them that make vnrighteous lawes and that causeth their actuaries to wryte greeuousnesse 2 Where thorowe the poore are put from their right and my seelie people robbed of iudgement that wydowes may be their pray and that they may rob the fatherlesse 3 What wyll ye do in the tyme of visitation and when destruction shall come from farre to whom wyll ye runne for helpe and where wyll you leaue your glory 4 That when I withdrawe my hand ye come not among the prysoners nor lye among the dead After all this doth not the wrath of the Lorde ceasse but yet is his hande stretched out styll 5 O Assur whiche art the staffe of my wrath in whose hand is the rod of mine indignation 6 I wyll sende hym among those hypocritishe people among the people that haue deserued my disfauour wyll I sende hym that he vtterly rob them spoyle them and treade them downe lyke the myre in the streete 7 Howbeit his meaning is not so neither thinketh his heart on this fashion But he imagineth howe he may roote out and destroy muche people 8 For he saith Are not my princes all kynges 9 Is not Chalno as easie to winne as Charchamis Is it harder to conquer Hamath then Arphad or is it lighter to ouercome Damascus then Samaria 10 As who say I were able to winne the kyngdomes of the idolaters and their gods but not Hierusalem and Samaria 11 Shall I not do vnto Hierusalem and her images as I dyd vnto Samaria and her idols 12 Wherefore it shall come to passe that assoone as the Lorde hath perfourmed his whole worke vpon the hill of Sion and Hierusalem then wyll I visite the fruite of the stoute heart of the kyng of Assyria with his proude lookes 13 For he standeth thus in his owne conceipt This do I thorowe the power of myne owne hande thorowe my wysdome for I am wyse I am he that remoue the landes of the people I rob their treasure and haue pulled downe the inhabitauntes like a valiaunt man 14 My hand hath found out the strength of the people as it were a nest and like as egges that were layde here and there are gathered together so do I gather all countreys and there was none so bolde as to moue the winge that dare open his mouth or once whisper 15 Shall the axe boast it selfe against him that heweth therwith or shal the sawe make any bragging against hym that ruleth it That were euen lyke as if the rod did exalt it selfe against him that beareth it or as though the staffe should magnifie it selfe as who say it were no wood 16 Therefore shall the Lorde the God of hoastes sende among his fatlinges leanenesse and burne vp his glory as it were with a fire 17 And the light of Israel shal be that fire and his holy one shal be the flambe and it shall kindle and burne vp his thornes and bryers in one day 18 Yea all the glory of his wooddes and fieldes shal be consumed with body and soule and they shal be as an hoast of men whose standard bearer fayleth 19 The trees also of his wood whiche remayne shal be of such a number that a chylde may tell them 20 After that day shall the remnaunt of Israel and suche as are escaped out of the house of Iacob seeke no more comfort at him that
thy cause agaynst thine aduersaries and I wyll saue thy sonnes 26 And I wyll feede thine enemies with their owne fleshe make them drunken with their owne blood as with sweete wine And all fleshe shall knowe O Iacob that I am the Lorde thy sauiour thy noble redeemer The L. Chapter 1 The Iewes are reproued and also called 1 THus saith the Lorde Where is the byll of your mothers deuorcement whom I sent away or who is the vsurer to whom I solde you Beholde for your offences are ye solde and because of your transgression is your mother forsaken 2 For why woulde no man receaue me when I came and when I called no man gaue me aunswere Is my hande shortened that it myght not helpe or haue I not power to deliuer lo at a worde I drynke vp the sea of water fluddes I make drye lande so that for want of water the fishe corrupt and dye for thirste 3 As for heauen I clothe it with darknesse and put as it were a sacke vpon it 4 The Lorde God hath geuen me a well learned tongue so that I can comfort them that are troubled yea that in due season he wakeneth mine eare vp betymes in the mornyng betymes in the mornyng I say he wyll waken mine eare that I might hearkē as to the schoolemaisters 5 The Lorde God hath opened myne eare and I haue not gaynesayde nor withdrawen my selfe 6 But I offred my backe vnto the smiters and my cheekes to the nippers I turned not my face from shame and spittinges 7 And the Lorde God shall helpe me therfore shall I not be confounded I haue therfore hardened my face lyke a flint stone for I am sure that I shall not come to confusion 8 He is at hande that iustifieth me who wyll then go with me to lawe Let vs stande together yf there be any that will reason with me let hym come here foorth to me 9 Beholde the Lorde God wyll helpe me what is he thē that can condempne me lo they all shall waxe olde lyke a cloth the moth shall eate them vp 10 Therfore who so feareth the Lorde among you let hym heare the voyce of his seruaunt Who so walketh in darknesse and no lyght shyneth vpon hym let hym put his trust in the name of the Lorde and holde hym by his God 11 But take heede ye all kindle a fire and stirre vp the coales walke on in the glisteryng of your owne fire and in the coales that ye haue kindled This commeth vnto you from my hande namely that ye shall sleepe in sorowe The .lj. Chapter 1 Consolation and comfort is promised vnto the faythfull 1 HEarken vnto me ye that holde of ryghteousnesse and ye that seeke the Lorde take heede to y e stone wherout ye are hewen and to the graue wherout ye are digged 2 Consider Abraham your father and Sara that bare you how that I called hym alone and blessed hym and encreased hym 3 Therfore shall the Lorde comfort Sion and repayre all her decay makyng her desert as a paradise and her wildernesse as the garden of the Lorde Mirth and ioy shal be founde there thankesgeuyng and the voyce of prayse 4 Haue respect vnto me then O my people both high lowe and lay thine eare vnto me for a lawe and an ordinaunce shall go foorth fro me to lyghten the gentiles 5 It is harde by that my health and my ryghteousnesse shall go foorth and the people shal be ordered with mine arme the ilandes that is the gentiles shall hope in me and put their trust in myne arme 6 Lyft vp your eyes towarde heauen and loke vpon the earth beneath for the heauens shall vanishe away lyke smoke and the earth shal waxe olde like a garment and they that dwell therein shall perishe in lyke maner But my saluation shall endure for euer and my ryghteousnesse shall not ceasse 7 Hearken vnto me ye that haue knowledge in ryghteousnesse thou people that bearest my lawe in thyne heart feare not the reuilynges of men be not afrayde of their blasphemies 8 For wormes and mothes shall eate them vp lyke cloth and wooll but my ryghteousnesse shall endure for euer and my sauyng health from generation to generation 9 Wake vp wake vp and be strong O thou arme of the Lorde wake vp lyke as in tyme past euer and since the world began 10 Art not thou the same arme that hast wounded the proude and hewen the dragon in peeces Art not thou euen the same which hast dryed vp the deepe of the sea which hast made playne the sea grounde that the deliuered myght go through 11 Therfore the redeemed of the Lorde shall turne agayne come with ioy vnto Sion continuall ioy shal be on their head and mirth and gladnesse shal be with them and sorowe and wo shall flee from them 12 Yea I euen I am he that in all thynges geueth you consolation What art thou then that fearest a mortall man the childe of man which goeth away as doth the floure 13 And forgettest the Lorde that made thee that spread out the heauens and layde the foundation of the earth but thou art euer afrayde for the syght of thyne oppressour which is redy to do harme where is the wrath of the oppressour 14 The exile maketh haste to be loosed that he dye not in prison and that his bread fayle hym not 15 I am the Lord thy God that deuide the sea his waues shall rage whose name is the Lorde of hoastes 16 I haue put my wordes in thy mouth and haue defended thee in the shadowe of my hande that I may plant the heauens lay the foundation of the earth and say vnto Sion thou art my people 17 Awake awake and stande vp O Hierusalem thou that from the hande of the Lorde hast drunken out the cup of his wrath thou that hast supped of and sucked out the slumbryng cuppe to the bottome 18 For among all the sonnes whom he hath begotten there is not one that may holde it vp and not one to leade it by the hande of all the sonnes that he hath norished 19 Both these thinges are happened vnto thee but who is sory for it yea destruction wastyng hunger and sworde but who wyll comfort thee 20 Thy sonnes lye comfortlesse at the head of euery streete like a takē venison and are full of the terrible wrath of the Lorde and punishment of thy God 21 And therfore thou miserable and drunken howbeit not with wine heare this 22 Thus saith the Lorde thy Lorde and God the defendour of his people Beholde I wyll take the slumbryng cup out of his hande euen the cup with the dregges of my wrath that from hencefoorth thou shalt neuer drinke it more 23 But I wil put it into their hande that trouble thee which haue spoken to thy soule
sende thee vnto and whatsoeuer I commaunde thee that shalt thou speake 8 Be not afrayde of their faces for I am with thee to deliuer thee saith the Lorde 9 And with that the Lorde stretched out his hande and touched my mouth and the same Lorde sayde vnto me Beholde I put my wordes in thy mouth 10 And beholde this day do I set thee ouer the people and kyngdomes that thou mayest roote out breake of destroy and make waste and that thou mayest builde vp and plant 11 After this the Lorde spake vnto me saying Ieremie what seest thou And I sayd I see a rod of an Almond tree 12 Then sayde the Lorde vnto me thou hast seene ryght for I wyll make haste speedyly vpon my worde to performe it 13 It happened afterwarde that the Lorde spake to me agayne and sayde what seest thou and I sayde I do see a seethyng pot lokyng from out of the north 14 Then sayde the Lorde vnto me Out of the north shall come a plague vpon all the dwellers of the lande 15 For lo I wyll call all the kinredes of the kingdomes of the north saith the Lorde and they shall come and euery one shall set his seate in the gates of Hierusalem and in all their walles rounde about and in all cities of Iuda 16 And through them shall I declare my iudgement vpoÌ„ all the wickednesse of those men that haue forsaken me that haue burnt incense vnto straunge gods and worshipped the workes of their owne handes 17 And therfore girde vp thy loynes arise and tell them all that I geue thee in commaundement Feare them not lest I destroy thee before them 18 For beholde this day do I make thee a strong â—ensed towne an iron pyller and a brasen wall agaynst the whole lande agaynst the kinges and mightie men of Iuda agaynst the priestes and people of the lande 19 They shall fight agaynst thee but they shall not be able to ouercome thee for I am with thee to deliuer thee saith the Lorde The .ij. Chapter 2 God rehearseth his benefites done vnto the Iewes 8 Agaynst priestes and prophetes or preachers that contempne and dispise God 12 The Iewes are destroyed because they forsoke God and because they ranne a whore huntyng after idols 1 MOreouer the worde of the Lorde came vnto me saying 2 Go thy way crye in the eares of Hierusalem and say Thus saith the Lorde I remember thee the kindnesse of thy youth and the loue of thy despousyng in that thou folowedst me through the wildernesse in an vntylled lande 3 Israel was an halowed thyng vnto the Lorde and was his first fruites All they that deuour Israel shall offende misfortune shall fall vpon them saith the Lorde 4 Heare therfore the worde of the Lord O thou house of Iacob and all the generations of the house of Israel 5 Thus saith the Lorde What vnfaithfulnesse founde your fathers in me that they went so farre away fro me fallyng to lightnesse and beyng so vayne 6 They thought not in their heartes where is the Lord that brought vs out of the lande of Egypt that led vs thorowe the wildernesse through a desert rough lande through a drye and deadly lande yea a lande that no man had gone through and wherin no man had dwelt 7 And when I had brought you into a pleasaunt fertile lande that ye myght enioy the fruites all the commodities of the same ye went foorth and defiled my lande and brought mine heritage to abhomination 8 The priestes them selues sayde not Where is the Lord They that had the lawe in their handes knewe me not the sheepheardes offended agaynst me the prophetes did prophecie in Baal and folowed such thinges as shal bryng them no profite 9 Wherfore I am constrayned saith the Lorde yet agayne to contende in iudgement with you and with your childers children 10 Go into the Isles of Cethim and loke well sende vnto Cedar take diligent heede and see whether such thynges be done there 11 Whether the gentiles them selues haue chaunged their gods which yet are no gods in deede but my people hath chaunged their honour for a thyng that may not helpe them 12 Be astonished O ye heauens be afraide and abashed at such a thyng saith the Lorde 13 For my people hath done two euils they haue forsaken me the well of the water of lyfe and digged them pittes yea vile and broken pittes that can holde no water 14 Is Israel a bonde seruaunt or one of the housholde why is he theÌ„ so spoyled 15 They rore and crye vpon him as lions they haue made his lande waste his cities are so burnt vp that there is no man dwellyng in them 16 Yea the children of Noph Taphnes shall cracke their crowne 17 Commeth not this vnto thee because thou hast forsaken the Lorde thy God euen when he led thee by the way 18 And what hast thou nowe to do in the streete of Egypt to drynke water out of Nilus Either what makest thou in the way to Assyria to drynke water of the fludde 19 Thine owne wickednesse shall reproue thee and thy turnyng away shall condempne thee that thou mayest knowe and vnderstand howe euyll and hurtfull a thyng it is that thou hast forsaken the Lorde thy God and hast not feared me saith the Lorde God of hoastes 20 I haue euer broken thy yoke of olde and burst thy bondes yet sayest thou I wyll no more transgresse but like an harlot thou runnest about vpon all hye hylles and among all greene trees 21 Wheras I planted thee a noble vine and wholly a right seede * howe art thou turned then into a bitter vnfruitfull and straunge grape 22 Yea and that so sore that though thou washe thee with Nitrus and make thy selfe to sauour with that sweete smellyng hearbe of Borith yet in my sight thou art stayned with thy wickednesse saith the Lorde thy God 23 Howe sayest thou nowe I am not vncleane and I haue not folowed Baalim Loke vpon thine owne wayes in the valleys what thou hast done Thou art like a swift dromedarie that goeth easyly her way 24 And thy wantonnesse is lyke a wylde Asse that vseth the wildernesse and that snuffeth and bloweth at her wyll who can tame her All they that seeke her shall not fayle but fynde her in her moneth 25 Kepe thy foote from nakednesse and thy throte from thirst and thou thinkest in thy selfe tushe I wil take no sorowe for I haue loued the straungers and them wyll I folowe 26 Lyke as a theefe that is taken with the deede commeth to shame euen so is the house of Israel come to confusion the common people their kynges and rulers their priestes and prophetes 27 For they say to a stocke Thou art my father to a stone Thou hast begotten me yea they haue turned their backe vpon me and not their face but
shall subdue them 20 Their children shal be as aforetyme and their congregation shall continue in my syght and all those that vexe them wyll I visite 21 A captayne also shall come of them and a prince shall spryng out from the middest of them hym wyll I chalenge to my selfe and he shall come vnto me For what is he that geueth ouer his heart to come vnto me saith the Lorde 22 Ye shal be my people also and I wyll be your God 23 Beholde on the other syde shall the wrath of the Lorde breake out as a stormie water as a myghtie whirle wynde and shall fall vpon the heades of the vngodly 24 The terrible displeasure of the Lorde shall not leaue of vntyll he haue done and perfourmed the intent of his heart which in the latter dayes ye shall vnderstande The .xxxj. Chapter 1 He prophecieth that the people of Israel shal be restored agayne vnto their prosperitie 18 To be turned from sinne is the gyft of God 27 The birth of Christe is prophecied 30 All the wicked shall dye in their wickednesse 31 The newe testament and couenaunt is prophecied 33 The Christians are taught and instruct of the Lorde 34 Our sinnes shall so be remitted that they shall not once be thought vpon 36 God promiseth that he wyll cast of the Iewes 38 The buildyng agayne of Hierusalem 1 AT the same tyme saith the Lord shal I be the God of all the generations of Israel they shal be my people 2 Thus saith the Lord The people of Israel which escaped in the wildernesse from the sworde founde grace to come into their rest 3 Euen so shall the Lorde nowe also appeare vnto me from farre and say I loue thee with an euerlasting loue therfore by my mercie I haue drawen thee vnto me 4 I wyll repayre thee agayne O thou daughter of Israel that thou mayest be fast and sure thou shalt take thy tabrettes agayne and go foorth with them that leade the daunce 5 Thou shalt plant vines agayne vpon the hylles of Samaria and the grape gatherers shall plant and commonly eate of it 6 For the dayes shall come when the watchmen vpon the mount of Ephraim shall crye Arise let vs go vp vnto Sion to our Lorde God 7 For thus saith the Lorde Reioyce with gladnesse because of Iacob crye vnto the head of the gentiles speake out syng and say O Lorde saue thy people the remnaunt of Israel 8 Beholde I wyll bryng them agayne from out of the north lande and gather them from the endes of the worlde with the blynde lame that are among them with the women that be great with chylde such as be also deliuered and the companie of them that come agayne shal be great 9 They shall come weepyng and with mercifull pitie will I bring them hither agayne I will leade them to the riuers of water in a strayght way where they shall not stumble For I am Israels father and Ephraim is my first borne 10 Heare the worde of the Lorde O ye gentiles preache in the Isles that lye farre of and say He that hath scattered Israel shall gather hym together agayne and shall kepe hym as a sheephearde doth his flocke 11 For the Lorde hath redeemed Iacob and ridde hym from the hande of the violent 12 And they shall come and reioyce vpon the hyll of Sion and shall haue plenteousnesse of goodes which the Lorde shall geue them Namely wheate wine oyle young sheepe and calues and their soule shal be as a well watered garden for they shall no more be hungry 13 Then shall the mayde reioyce in the daunce yea both young and olde folkes for I wyll turne their sorowe into gladnesse and wyll comfort them from their sorowes and make them ioyfull 14 I wyll powre plenteousnesse vpon the heartes of the priestes and my people shal be satisfied with my goodnesse saith the Lorde 15 Thus saith the Lorde The voyce of heauinesse weepyng and lamentation was hearde on hye euen of Rachel mournyng for her children and woulde not be comforted because they were not 16 But nowe saith the Lorde leaue of from weepyng and crying withholde thine eyes from teares for thy labour shal be rewarded saith the Lorde and they shall come agayne out of the lande of their enemies 17 Yea euen thy posteritie shall haue consolation in this saith the Lorde that thy children shal come agayne into their owne lande 18 Moreouer I hearde Ephraim that was led away captiue complayne on this maner O Lorde thou hast correct me thy chastenyng haue I receaued as an vntamed calfe conuert thou me and I shal be conuerted for thou art my Lorde God 19 Yea assoone as thou turnest me I shall refourme my selfe and when I vnderstande I shall smite vpon my thygh For veryly I haue committed shamefull thynges for I haue borne the reproofe and confusion of my youth 20 Vpon this complaynt I thought thus by my selfe Is not Ephraim my deare sonne Is he not the childe with whom I haue had all my mirth and pastime For since the tyme that I first cōmuned with hym I haue hym euer in remembraunce therfore my heart driueth me vnto hym gladly and louyngly wyll I haue mercie vpon him saith the Lorde 21 Make thy selfe markes set vp heapes of stone set thine heart vpon the way that thou didst walke and turne againe O thou daughter of Israel turne agayne to these cities of thine 22 Howe long wilt thou go astray O thou shrinkyng daughter for the Lorde wyll worke a newe thyng vpon earth A woman shall compasse a man 23 For thus saith the Lorde of hoastes the God of Israel It wyl come therto that when I haue brought Iuda out of captiuitie these wordes shal be hearde in the lande and in his cities The Lord blesse thee O thou dwellyng place of ryghteousnesse O thou holy hyll 24 And there shall dwell Iuda and all her cities the sheepheardes and husbandmen 25 For I shall feede the hungry soule and refreshe all faynt heartes 26 When I hearde this I came agayne to my selfe I sawe like as I had ben waked out of a sweete sleepe 27 Beholde saith the Lorde the dayes come that I wyll sowe the house of Israel and the house of Iuda with men and with cattell 28 Yea it shall come therto that like as I haue gone about in tymes past to roote them out to scatter them to breake them downe to destroy them chasten them euen so wyll I also go diligently about to builde them vp agayne and to plant them saith the Lorde 29 Then shall it no more be sayde The fathers haue eaten a sowre grape and the childrens teeth are set on edge 30 For euery one shall dye for his owne misdeedes so that who so eateth a sowre grape his teeth shal be set on edge 31 Beholde the dayes wyll come saith the Lorde that I
in his wrath As for the honour of Israel he hath cast it downe frō heauen vnto the earth and he remembred not his owne footestole when he was angry 2 The Lorde hath cast out all the habitations of Iacob without any fauour all the strong places of the daughter of Iuda hath he broken in his wrath and throwen them downe to the grounde her kingdome and her princes hath he prophaned 3 In the wrath of his indignation he hath broken all the horne of Israel he hath withdrawen his right hande from the enemie yea a flambe of fire is kindled in Iacob and hath consumed vp all rounde about 4 He hath bent his bowe like an enemie he hath fastened his ryght hande as an aduersarie and euery thyng that was pleasaunt to see he hath slayne he hath powred out his wrath like a fire into the tabernacle of the daughter of Sion 5 The Lorde is become like as it were an enemie he hath deuoured Israel and all his palaces yea all his strong holdes hath he destroyed and fylled the daughter of Iuda with much sorowe and heauinesse 6 His tabernacle as a garden hath he destroyed his solempne meetinges hath he put downe the Lord hath brought it so to passe that the hye solempne feastes and Sabbathes in Sion are cleane forgotten in his heauy displeasure hath he dispised the kyng and priestes 7 The Lorde hath forsaken his owne aulter and hath abhorred his owne sanctuarie and hath geuen the walles of their towres into the handes of the enemie their enemies made a noyse in the house of the Lorde as it had ben in a solempne feast day 8 The Lorde thought to breake downe the walles of the daughter of Sion he spread out his line and drewe not in his hande tyll he had destroyed them therfore mourne the turrettes the broken walles fall downe together 9 Her gates are suncke downe to the grounde her barres are broken and smitten in sunder the kyng and princes are caryed away to the gentiles they haue neither lawe nor prophetes nor yet any vision from the Lorde 10 The senatours of the daughter Sion sit vpon the grounde in scilence they haue strawed asshes vpon their heads and gyrded them selues with sackcloth the maydens of Hierusalem hang downe their heades to the grounde 11 Mine eyes begin to fayle me through weeping my body is disquieted my liuer is powred vpon the earth for the great hurt of the daughter of my people seeing the chyldren and babes dyd swowne in the streetes of the citie 12 Euen when they spake to their mothers Where is meate and drinke for whyle they so sayde they fell downe in the streetes of the citie like as they had ben wounded and some dyed in their mothers bosome 13 What shall I say vnto thee O thou daughter Hierusalem to whom shal I liken thee To whom shall I compare thee O thou daughter Sion to comfort thee withall thy heart is lyke a mayne sea who may heale thee 14 Thy prophetes haue looke dout vayne and foolish thinges for thee they haue not shewed thee of thy wickednesse to kepe thee from captiuitie but they haue seene out for thee burthens of vanitie and banishment 15 All they that go by thee clappe their handes at thee hissing and wagging their heades vpon the daughter Hierusalem and say Is this the citie that men call so faire wherein the whole lande reioyceth 16 All thyne enemies gape vpon thee whispering and grinding their teeth saying let vs deuour for the tyme that we looked for is come we haue founde and seene it 17 The Lorde hath fulfilled the thing that he was purposed to do and perfourmed that he had deuised long ago he hath destroyed and not spared he hath caused thyne aduersarie to triumph ouer thee and set vp the horne of thyne enemie 18 Their heart cryed vnto the Lorde O thou citie of the daughter Sion let thy teares runne downe like a riuer day and night rest not and let not the apple of thyne eye leaue of 19 Stand vp and make thy prayer in the first watche of the night powre out thine heart like water before the Lord lift vp thyne handes for the liues of thy young chyldren that dye of hunger in the streetes 20 Beholde O Lorde and consider to whom thou hast done thus Shall the women then eate their owne fruite euen chyldren of a spanne long shall the priestes and prophetes be slayne in the sanctuarie of the Lorde 21 Young and olde lye thorowe the streetes vpon the grounde my maydens and young men are slayne with the sworde whom thou in the day of thy wrathfull indignation hast put to death yea euen thou hast put them to death and not spared them 22 My neighbours that are rounde about me hast thou called as it were to a feast day so that in the day of the lordes wrath none escaped neither was any left behinde those that I haue brought vp and nourished hath myne enemie destroyed The .iij. Chapter 1 I Am the man that thorowe the rodde of his wrath haue experience of miserie 2 He droue me foorth and led me yea into darknesse but not into light 3 Against me is he turned he turneth his hande dayly against me 4 My flesh and my skinne hath he made olde and my bones hath he bruised 5 He hath buylded rounde about me and closed me in with gall and trauaile 6 He hath set me in darknesse as they that be dead for euer 7 He hath so hedged me in that I can not get out and hath layde heauie linkes vpon me 8 Though I crye and call pitiously yet heareth he not my prayer 9 He hath stopped vp my wayes with foure squared stones and made my pathes crooked 10 He layeth wayte for me lyke a beare and as a lion in a hole 11 He hath marred my wayes and broken me in peeces he hath layde me waste altogether 12 He hath bent his bowe and made me as it were a marke to shoote at 13 The arrowes of his quiuer hath he shot euen into my reynes 14 I am laughed to scorne of all my people they make songues vpon me all the day long 15 He hath filled me with bitternesse and geuen me wormewood to drinke 16 He hath smitten my teeth in peeces with stones and roulled me in the dust 17 He hath put my soule out of rest I forget all good thinges 18 I thought in my selfe I am vndone there is no hope for me in the Lorde 19 O remember yet my miserie and my trouble the wormewood and the gall 20 Yea thou shalt remember them for my soule melteth away in me 21 Whyle I consider these thinges in my heart I get a hope agayne 22 Namely it is of the Lordes mercies that we are not vtterly consumed for truely his pitifull compassion hath not ceassed 23 Newe mercyes shall the Lord shewe vpon thee early in the day springing O Lorde great is
a small whordome of thyne 21 And thou hast slayne my chyldren and deliuered them to cause them to passe through the fire for them 22 And yet in all thyne abhominations and whordomes thou hast not remembred the dayes of thy youth howe naked and bare thou wast at that tyme and wast defiled in thyne owne blood 23 After all these thy wickednesses wo wo vnto thee saith the Lorde God 24 Thou hast buylt vnto thee an hye place and hast made thee an hye place in euery streete 25 Thou hast buylt thyne hye place at euery head of the way thou hast made thy beautie to be abhorred thou hast opened thy feete to euery one that came by and multiplied thy whoredome 26 Thou hast committed fornication with the Egyptians thy neighbours whiche were great in fleshe and thus hast thou increased thyne whordome to anger me 27 Beholde I did stretche out my hand ouer thee and dyd minishe thy store of foode and deliuered thee ouer into the wylles of them that hate thee euen the daughters of the Philistines which are ashamed of thyne abhominable wayes 28 Thou hast plaied the whore also with the Assyrians because thou wast insatiable yea thou hast I say with them played the harlot and yet hadst thou not inough 29 Thus hast thou furthermore multiplied thy fornication from the lande of Chanaan vnto the Chaldees and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith 30 Howe weake is thyne heart saith the Lorde God seeing thou doest all these workes of a presumptuous whorishe woman 31 Buylding thy hye places at the head of euery way and makest thy hye places in euery streete thou hast not ben as another whore that holdeth scorne of a rewarde 32 But as a wyfe that breaketh wedlocke and taketh other in steede of her husbande 33 Giftes are geuen to all other whores but thou geuest rewardes vnto all thy louers rewardest them to come vnto thee on euery side for thy fornication 34 It is come to passe with thee in thy whoredomes contrary to the vse of other women yea there hath no suche fornication ben committed after thee seeing that thou geuest gyftes vnto other and no rewarde is geuen thee therfore thou art contrary 35 Therefore heare the worde of the Lorde O thou harlot 36 Thus saith the Lorde God Because thou hast powred out thy brasse and discouered thy filthynes thorowe thy fornications with thy louers and with all the idols of thyne abhominations and in the blood of thy chyldren whom thou hast geuen them 37 Beholde therefore I wyll gather together all thy louers with whom thou hast taken pleasure yea and all them whom thou hast loued and euery one that thou hatest I wyll I say gather them together rounde about against thee and wil discouer thy shame before them that they may see all thy filthynesse 38 Moreouer I wyll iudge thee as a breaker of wedlocke and a murtherer and recompence thee thyne owne blood in wrath and gelousie 39 I wyll geue thee ouer into their handes and they shal destroy thy hie place and breake downe thy hye places they shall strip thee also out of thy clothes thy faire iewels shall they take from thee and so leaue thee naked and bare 40 Yea they shall bryng a company vpon thee whiche shall stone thee with stones and thrust thee through with their swordes 41 They shall burne vp thy houses with fire and punishe thee in the sight of many women thus wyll I make thee ceasse from playing the harlot so that thou shalt geue out no more rewardes 42 So wyll I make my wrath towarde thee to rest and my ielousie shall depart from thee and I will ceasse and be angry no more 43 Seing thou remembrest not the dayes of thy youth but hast fretted me in all these thinges beholde therfore I wyll bryng thyne owne wayes vpon thy head saith the Lord God so that thou shalt not commit any more mischiefe vpon all thyne abhominations 44 Beholde all they that vse common prouerbes shall vse this prouerbe also against thee saying Such a mother such a daughter 45 Thou art euen thy mothers owne daughter that hath cast of her husband and her chyldren yea thou art the sister of thy sisters which forsoke their husbandes their chyldren your mother is an Hittite your father an Amorite 46 Thyne eldest sister is Samaria she and her daughters that dwell vpon thy left hande but thy younger sister that dwelleth on thy right hande is Sodoma and her daughters 47 Yet hast thou not walked after their wayes nor done after their abhominations as a litle and a litle but in all thy wayes thou hast ben more corrupt then they 48 As truely as I liue saith the Lorde God Sodoma thy sister with her daughters haue not done as thou hast done and thy daughters 49 Behold the sinnes of thy sister Sodoma were these Pryde fulnesse of meate and aboundaunce of idlenesse these thinges had she and her daughters besides that they strengthed not the hande of the poore and needie 50 But they were hautit and committed abhomination before me therefore I toke them away as I sawe good 51 Neither hath Samaria done halfe of thy sinnes yea thou hast exceeded them in thyne abhominations and hast iustified thy sisters in all thyne abhominations whiche thou hast done 52 Therfore thou which didst condemne thy sister beare thyne owne shame for thyne owne offences that thou hast cōmitted more abhominable then they dyd which in deede are more righteous then thou art be thou I say ashamed and beare the shamefull rebuke seeing that thou hast iustified thy sisters 53 Therfore I wyll bryng agayne their captiuitie the captiuitie of Sodom and her daughters the captiuitie of Samaria and her daughters and the captiuitie of thy captiuities among them 54 That thou mayest take thyne owne confusion vpon thee and be ashamed of all that thou hast done in that thou hast comforted them 55 And thy sister Sodom and her daughters shall returne to their former state Samaria also and her daughters shall returne to their former state when thou and thy daughters shall returne to your former state 56 For thy sister Sodom was not heard of by thy report in the day of thy pryde 57 Before thy wickednesse was discouered according to the tyme of the reproche of the daughters of Aram and of all the daughters of the Philistines rounde about her whiche despise thee on all sides 58 Thou hast borne thy wickednesse and thyne abhomination saith the Lorde 59 For thus saith the Lorde God I might by right deale with thee as thou hast done which hast depised the othe in breaking the couenaunt 60 Neuerthelesse I wyll remember my couenaunt with thee in the daies of thy youth and I wyll establishe vnto thee an euerlasting couenaunt 61 Then shalt thou remember thy wayes and be ashamed when thou shalt receaue thy
hath geuen foorth vpon vsurie or hath taken encrease Shall this man liue he shall not liue Seeing he hath done al these abhominations he shal die the death his blood shal be vpon hym 14 Nowe if this man get a sonne also that seeth all his fathers sinnes whiche he hath done and feareth neither doth suche like 15 Namely he hath not eaten vpon the hilles he hath not lift vp his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel nor defiled his neighbours wyfe 16 Neither hath oppressed any nor hath withholden the pledge neither hath spoiled by violence but hath geuen his bread to the hungry and hath couered the naked with a garment 17 Neither hath withdrawen his hande from the afflicted nor receaued vsurie nor encrease but hath executed my iudgementes and walked in my statutes this man shall not dye in his fathers sinne but shall liue without fayle 18 As for his father because he hath cruelly oppressed and spoyled his brother by violence and hath not done good among his people lo he dyeth in his owne sinne 19 And yet say ye wherfore then should not this sonne beare his fathers sinne Because the sonne hath done iudgment and righteousnesse he hath kept all my statutes and done them therefore shall he liue in deede 20 The same soule that sinneth shall dye the sonne shall not beare the fathers iniquitie neither shall the father beare the sonnes iniquitie the righteousnesse of the righteous shal be vpon hym and the wickednesse of the wicked shal be vpon him selfe also 21 But if the vngodly wyll turne away from all his sinnes that he hath done and kepe all my statutes and do the thing that is iugdement and right doubtlesse he shall liue and not dye 22 As for all his sinnes that he dyd before they shall not be mentioned vnto hym but in his righteousnesse that he hath done he shall liue 23 For haue I any pleasure in the death of a sinner saith the Lorde God shall he not liue if he returne from his wayes 24 Agayne if the righteous turne from his righteousnesse and do iniquitie and shall do according to all the abominations that the wicked man doth shall he liue All the righteousnesse that he hath done shall not be remembred but in his transgression that he hath committed in his sinne that he hath sinned in them he shall dye 25 And yet ye say the way of the Lorde is not indifferent Heare therefore ye house of Israel is not my way equall or are not your wayes rather vnequall 26 When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousnesse and committeth iniquitie and dieth in the same in his iniquitie whiche he hath committed shall he dye 27 Agayne when the wicked turneth away from his wickednesse that he hath done and doth iudgement and right he shall saue his soule aliue 28 Because he seeth and turneth away from all his iniquitie that he hath committed he shall surely liue and not dye 29 And yet saith the house of Israel the way of the Lorde is not equall Are my wayes vnequall O ye house of Israel are not your wayes rather vnequall 30 Therefore I wyll iudge you euery man according to his wayes O ye house of Israel saith the Lorde returne and bryng your selues agayne from all your wickednesse so iniquitie shall not be your destruction 31 Cast away from you all your transgressions wherby ye haue transgressed and make you a newe heart and a newe spirite for why wyll ye dye O ye house of Israel 32 Seing I haue no pleasure in the death of hym that dyeth saith the Lord God bryng agayne your selues then and ye shall lyue ⧠The .xix. Chapter 2 The captiuitie of Iehohas and Iehoiakim is signified by the lions whelpes and by the lion 10 He setteth out the prosperitie of the citie of Hierusalem that is past the miserie therof that is present 1 THou also take vp a lamentation for the princes of Israel 2 And say wherfore lay thy mother that lionesse among the lions she norished her young ones among the lions whelpes 3 One of her whelpes she brought vp and it became a lion it learned to catche the pray and to deuour folke 4 The heathen hearde of hym and caught hym in their snare and brought hym in hookes vnto the lande of Egypt 5 Nowe when she sawe that she had wayted and her hope was lost she toke another of her whelpes and made a lion of hym 6 Which went among the lions and became a fearce lion learned to catche the pray and to deuour folke 7 He destroyed their palaces and made their cities waste insomuch that the whole lande and euery thyng therin were vtterly desolate through the voyce of his roaryng 8 Then set the heathen together on euery side of the countreis agaynst him layde their nettes for him and toke him in their pit 9 So they put him in prison in chaynes and brought him to the kyng of Babylon they put him in holdes that his voyce shoulde no more be hearde vpon the mountaynes of Israel 10 As for thy mother she is like a vine in thy blood planted by the waters she brought foorth fruite and braunches by the aboundaunt waters 11 And she had strong roddes for the scepters of them that beare rule and her stature was exalted on hye among the braunches she appeared in her height with the multitude of her braunches 12 But she was pluckt vp in wrath cast out vpon the grounde the east wynde dryed vp her fruite her braunches were broken of withered as for the roddes of her strength the fire consumed them 13 And nowe she is planted in the wildernesse in a dry and thirstie grounde 14 And there is a fire gone out of the rodde of her braūches it hath deuoured her fruite so that she hath no strong rodde for a scepter to rule This is a lamentation and shal be for a lamentation ¶ The .xx. Chapter 3 The Lorde denieth that he wyll aunswere them when they pray for the offence of vnkindnesse which he here obiecteth 33 He promiseth that his people shall returne from captiuitie 46 By the Forest that shoulde be burnt is signified the burning of Hierusalem 1 IN the seuenth yere the tenth day of the fift moneth certayne of the elders of Israel came for to aske counsayle at the Lorde and sate downe before me 2 Then came the worde of the Lorde vnto me saying 3 Thou sonne of man speake vnto the elders of Israel and say vnto them thus saith the Lorde God Are ye come to enquire of me As truely as I liue I wyll not be sought of you saith the Lorde God 4 Wylt thou not iudge them sonne of man wylt thou not iudge them cause them to vnderstande the abhominations of their fathers 5 And tell them thus saith the Lorde God In the day when I chose Israel and lift vp mine hande vpon the
seede of the house of Iacob and was knowen vnto them in the lande of Egypt yea when I lift vp mine hande ouer them and sayde I am the Lorde your God 6 Euen in the day that I lift vp mine hande vnto them to bryng them out of the lande of Egypt into a lande that I had prouided for them which floweth with mylke and hony and is pleasaunt among all other landes 7 Thē said I vnto them Cast away euery man the abhominations of his eyes defile not your selues with the idols of Egypt for I am the Lorde your God 8 But they rebelled against me and woulde not hearken vnto me they dyd not cast away euery man the abhominations of his eyes neither dyd they forsake the idols of Egypt then I said I woulde powre out mine indignation ouer them and accomplishe my wrath vpon them yea euen in the middest of the lande of Egypt 9 And I wrought for my names sake that it shoulde not be polluted before the heathen among whom they were to whom I was manifestly knowen in bryngyng them foorth of the lande of Egypt 10 Nowe when I had caused them to go out of the lande of Egypt and brought them into the wildernesse 11 I gaue them my statutes and shewed them my iudgementes which whoso doeth shall lyue in them 12 I gaue them also my Sabbath dayes to be a token betwixt me and them and therby to knowe that I am the Lorde which halowe them 13 And yet the house of Israel rebelled agaynst me in the wildernesse they woulde not walke in my statutes they haue cast away my iudgementes which whoso doth shall lyue in them and my Sabbath dayes haue they greatly polluted then I sayde I woulde powre out mine indignation vpon them and consume them in the wildernesse 14 And I wrought for my names sake lest it shoulde be defiled before the heathen in whose sight I brought them out 15 Yet neuerthelesse I lift vp my hande vnto them in the wildernesse that I woulde not bring them into the lande which I gaue them that floweth with mylke and hony and is a pleasure of all landes 16 And that because they cast away my iudgementes and walked not in my statutes but haue defiled my Sabbathes for their heart was gone after their idols 17 Neuerthelesse mine eye spared them so that I woulde not destroy them nor consume them in the wildernesse 18 Moreouer I sayde vnto their sonnes in the wildernesse Walke not in the statutes of your fathers kepe not their iudgementes and defile not your selues with their idols 19 I am the Lord your God walke in my statutes kepe my iudgementes do thē 20 Halowe my Sabbathes for they are a token betwixt me and you that ye may knowe howe that I am the Lord your God 21 Notwithstandyng their sonnes rebelled agaynst me also they walked not in my statutes they kept not my iudgementes to fulfyll them which he that doth shall liue in them they prophaned my Sabbath dayes and I sayde I woulde powre out mine indignation ouer them and accomplishe my wrath vpon them in the wildernesse 22 Neuerthelesse I withdrewe my hand and wrought for my names sake lest it shoulde be defiled in the sight of the heathen before whom I had brought them foorth 23 I lift vp my hande to them also in the wildernesse that I would scatter them among the heathen and strawe them among the nations 24 Because they had not kept my iudgementes but cast aside my statutes and broken my Sabbathes and their eyes were after their fathers idols 25 Wherfore I gaue them also statutes that were not good and iudgementes wherin they shoulde not lyue 26 And I defiled them in their owne giftes in that they caused all that openeth the wombe to passe that I might destroy them that they might knowe howe that I am the Lorde 27 Therfore speake vnto the house of Israel thou sonne of man and thou shalt say vnto them Thus saith the Lord God yet in this also your fathers haue blasphemed me and greeuously transgressed agaynst me 28 For after I had brought them into the lande for the which I lifted vp my hande to geue it vnto them when they sawe euery hie hil all thicke trees they offered there their sacrifices there they presented their offering of anger there also they made their sweete sauours and powred out their wine offerynges 29 And I sayde vnto them What is that hye place whervnto ye resort and the name of it is called Bamah vnto this day 30 Wherfore speake vnto the house of Israel thus saith the Lorde God Are ye not defiled in the waies of your fathers and commit ye not whoredome after their abhominations 31 For when ye offer your giftes make your sonnes to passe through the fire you are polluted with all your idols vnto this day shall I aunswere you when I am asked O house of Israel As I liue saith the Lorde God I wyll not be sought of you 32 And that which commeth into your mynde shall not be at all which you say We wyll be as the gentiles as the kinredes of countreis to serue wood and stone 33 As truely as I lyue saith the Lorde God I my selfe wyll rule you with a mightie hande with a stretched out arme and with indignation powred out ouer you 34 And I wyll bryng you from the people and gather you out of the countreis wherin ye are scattered with a mightie hande with a stretched out arme and with indignation powred out 35 And I wyll bryng you into the wildernesse of the people there I wyll be iudged with you face to face 36 Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wildernesse of Egypt so wyll I pleade with you also saith the Lorde God 37 I wyll cause you to passe vnder the rodde and I wyll bryng you into the bonde of the couenaunt 38 And I wyll purge out of you the rebelles them that transgresse against me and bryng them out of the lande of their habitation as for the lande of Israel they shall not come in it that you may knowe howe that I am the Lord. 39 As for you O house of Israel thus saith the Lorde God Go you and serue euery man his idols seyng that ye obey not me and pollute no more my holy name with your giftes and your idols 40 For vpon my holy hyll euen vpon the hye hyll of Israel saith the Lord God shall all the house of Israel and all that is in the lande worship me and in the same place wyll I fauour them there wyll I require your heaue offerynges and the firstlinges of your oblations with all your holy thinges 41 I wyll accept your sweete sauour when I bryng you from the nations gather you together out of the landes wherin ye haue ben scattered that I may be halowed in you before the heathen 42
come foorth of his chamber and the bride out of her closet 17 Let the priestes the Lordes ministers weepe betwixt the porche the aulter and let them say Spare thy people O Lord and geue not ouer thine heritage to reproche that the heathen shoulde rule ouer them Wherfore shoulde they say amongst the heathen Where is their God 18 And then the Lorde wyll be ielous ouer his lande wyll spare his people 19 Yea the Lorde wyll aunswere and say to his people Beholde I wyll sende you corne and wine and oyle and wyll satisfie you therwith and wyll not geue you ouer any more to be a reproche among the heathen 20 And I wyll remoue farre of from you the northen armie and I wyll driue him into a lande barren and desolate with his face towardes the east sea and his hinder partes towardes the vttermost sea and his stinch shall arise and his corruption shall ascende because he hath exalted him selfe to do this 21 Feare not O thou lande be glad and reioyce for the Lorde wyll do great thinges 22 Be not afrayde ye beastes of the fielde for the fruitfull places of the desert are greene for the tree beares her fruite the figge tree and the vine yeelde their strength 23 Be glad then ye children of Sion and reioyce in the Lorde your God for he hath geuen you moderate rayne he wyll sende downe for you the rayne euen the first rayne the latter rayne in the first moneth 24 And the barnes shal be fylled with corne and the presses shall ouerflowe with wine and oyle 25 And I wyll restore to you the yeres which the grashopper the canker worme the locust and the caterpiller haue deuoured my great armie which I sent amongst you 26 And you shall eate in plentie and be satisfied and shall prayse the name of the Lorde your God which hath dealt wonderously with you and my people shall not be ashamed any more 27 And you shall knowe that I am in the middle of Israel and that I am the Lorde your God and none but I and my people shall neuer be ashamed 28 And it shall come to passe after this I wyll powre out my spirite vpon all fleshe and your sonnes and your daughters shall prophecie your olde men shall dreame dreames your young men shall see visions 29 Also in those dayes vpon the seruauntes and vpon the handmaydens wyll I powre out my spirite 30 And I will shewe wonders in heauen and in earth blood and fire and pillers of smoke 31 The sunne shal be turned into darknesse and the moone into blood before that great and terrible day of the Lord come 32 But whosoeuer shall call on the name of the Lord shal be saued for there shal be deliueraunce in mount Sion and in Hierusalem as the Lord hath promised and also in the remnaunt whom the Lorde shall call The .iij. Chapter Of the iudgement of God agaynst the enemies of his people 1 FOr beholde in those dayes and in that time when I shall bryng agayne the captiuitie of Iuda Hierusalem 2 I wyll also gather all the gentiles and cause them to come into the valley of Iehosaphat and I will pleade with them there for my people and heritage Israel which they haue scattered amongst the nations and haue parted my lande 3 And thei haue cast lottes for my people and chaunged the boy for an harlot and solde the gyrle for wine that they might drynke 4 And what haue you to do with me O Tyre and Sidon and all the coastes of Palestine wyll ye render me recompence and if you recompence me I shal swiftly and speedyly returne your recompence vpon your owne heades 5 For ye haue taken my siluer and my golde my pleasaunt pretious thinges haue caryed them into your temples 6 You haue solde also the children of Iuda and the children of Hierusalem to the Gretians that you might send them farre from their owne countrey 7 Beholde I will rayse them out of that place whither you haue solde them and wyll returne your recompence vpon your owne heades 8 And I wyll sell your sonnes and your daughters into the handes of the children of Iuda and they shall sell them vnto the Sabeans to a nation that dwelleth farre of for the Lorde hath spoken it 9 Publishe this thyng among the gentiles proclayme warre wake vp the mightie men let all the men of warre drawe neare and come vp 10 Breake your plowe shares into swordes and your sithes into speares let the weake say I am strong 11 Assemble your selues and come all you heathen and gather your selues together rounde about there shall the Lord cast downe thy mightie men 12 Let the heathen arise and come vp to the valley of Iehosaphat for there will I sit to iudge all nations rounde about 13 Put in your sithes for y e haruest is ripe come ye and descende for the wine presse is full yea the presses ouerflowe for their wickednesse is multiplied 14 O people people come into the valley of finall iudgement for the day of the Lorde is at hande in the valley of finall iudgement 15 The sunne and the moone shal be darkned and the starres shall withdrawe their light 16 The Lord also shall rore out of Sion and out of Hierusalem shall he geue his voyce the heauens and the earth shall shake but the Lorde wyll be the hope of his people and the strength of the children of Israel 17 So shall you knowe that I am the Lorde your God dwellyng in Sion my holy mountayne then shall Hierusalem be holy and there shall no straungers passe through here any more 18 And in that day shall the mountaynes drop downe sweete wine and the hylles shall flowe with mylke all the riuers of Iuda shall runne with water and a fountayne shall come out of the house of the Lorde and shall water the valley of Sittim 19 Egypt shal be waste and Edom shal be a desolate wildernesse for the iniuries done to the children of Iuda because they haue shed innocent blood in their lande 20 But Iuda shal dwel for euermore and Hierusalem from generation to generation 21 I wil also clense the blood of them that I haue not clensed and the Lord dwelleth in Sion ⧠The booke of the prophete Amos. The first Chapter 1 The condition and state of Amos and the time of his prophecie 3 The worde of the Lorde against Damascus the Philistines ▪ Cyrus Idumea and Ammon 1 THe wordes of Amos who was among the sheepheardes at Thecua whiche he sawe vpon Israel in the dayes of Ozia king of Iuda and in the dayes of Ieroboam the sonne of Ioas king of Israel two yere before the earth quake 2 And he sayde The Lord shal roare out of Sion and vtter his voyce from Hierusalem and the dwelling places of the sheepheardes shall mourne the top of Charmel shall
I wyll put them together as the sheepe of Bozra as the flocke in the middest of their folde they shall make great noyse by reason of the multitude of men 13 The breaker shall come vp before them they shall breake out and passe by the gate and go out by it and their king shall go before them and the Lorde shal be vpon their heades ¶ The .iij. Chapter Against the tiranny of princes and false prophetes 1 ANd I saide heare I pray you O heads of Iacob ye princes of the house of Israel shoulde not ye know iudgement 2 But they hate the good and loue the euill they plucke of their skinnes from them and their fleshe from their bones 3 And they eate also the fleshe of my people slay of their skinne from them and they breake their bones and chop them in peeces as for the pot and as fleshe within the cauldron 4 Then shall they crye vnto the Lorde but he wyll not heare them he wyll euen hide his face from them at that time because they haue done wickedly in their workes 5 Thus saith the Lorde concerning the prophetes that deceaue my people and bite them with their teeth and crye peace but if a man put not into their mouthes they prepare warre against him 6 Therfore night shal be vnto you for a vision and darkenesse shal be vnto you for a diuination and the sunne shall go downe ouer the prophetes and the day shal be darke ouer them 7 Then shall the sears be ashamed and the soothsayers confounded yea they shal al couer their lippes for they haue none aunswere of God 8 Yet notwithstanding I am full of power by the spirite of the Lorde and of iudgement and of strength to declare vnto Iacob his transgression and to Israel his sinne 9 Heare this I pray you ye heades of the house of Iacob and princes of the house of Israel they abhorre iudgement and peruert all equitie 10 They builde vp Sion with blood and Hierusalem with iniquitie 11 The heades therof iudge for rewards and the priestes thereof teache for hyre and the prophetes thereof prophecie for money yet wyll they leane vpon the Lord and say Is not the Lord among vs no euill can come vpon vs. 12 Therefore shall Sion for your sake be plowed as a fielde Hierusalem shal be an heape and the mountaine of the house as the hie places of the forest The .iiij. Chapter The calling of the Gentiles and conuertion of the Iewes 1 BVt in the latter dayes it wyll come to passe that the hill of the Lordes house shal be prepared in the toppe of the mountaines and shal be set vp hygher then any mountaynes or hilles and people shall prease vnto it 2 Yea the multitude of the Gentiles shall haste them thither saying Come let vs go vp the to hill of the Lorde and to the house of the God of Iacob and he shall teache vs his wayes and we wyll walke in his pathes for the lawe shall come out of Sion and the word of God from Hierusalem 3 And he shall iudge many people and rebuke mightie nations of farre countreys so that of their swordes they shal make plough shares and sythes of their speares one people shall not lift vp a sworde against another yea they shall no more learne to fight 4 But euery man shall sit vnder his vineyarde and vnder his figtree and no man shall make them afraide for the mouth of the Lorde of hoastes hath spoken it 5 Therfore all people wyll walke euery man in the name of his God and we wyll walke in the name of our lord God for euer and euer 6 At the same time saith the Lorde wyl I gather vp the lame and the outcast and such as I haue chastened 7 And wyll geue a remnaunt vnto the lame and make of the outcast a mightie people and the Lorde him selfe shal be their king vpon the mount Sion from this time foorth for euermore 8 And vnto thee O thou towre of the flocke thou strong holde of the daughter Sion vnto thee shall it come euen the lordeship and kingdome to the daughter Hierusalem 9 Why then doest thou crye and lament is there no king in thee are thy counsellers perished that thou art so payned as a woman in her trauaile 10 And now O thou daughter Sion sorowe and lament as a woman in her trauaile for nowe must thou get thee out of the citie dwelt vpon the plaine fielde yea vnto Babylon shalt thou go but there shalt thou be deliuered * and there the Lord shall redeeme thee from the hande of thyne enemies 11 Now also are there many people gathered together against thee saying Sion shal be condempned and our eye shall loke vpon Sion 12 But they know not the thoughtes of the Lord they vnderstand not his counsel for he shall gather them together as the sheaues in the barne 13 Therefore get thee vp O thou daughter Sion and thresshe out the corne for I wyll make thy horne iron and thy hooues brasse that thou mayst breake in peeces many people their goodes shalt thou consecrate vnto the Lorde and their substaunce vnto the ruler of the whole worlde ¶ The .v. Chapter Of the destruction of Hierusalem 1 NOW shalt thou be robbed thy selfe O thou robbers daughter they shall laye siege against vs smyte the iudge of Israel with a rodde vpon the cheeke 2 And thou Bethlehem Ephrata art little among the thousandes of Iuda out of thee shal he come foorth vnto me which shal be the gouernour in Israel whose out going hath ben from the beginning and from euerlasting 3 Therefore wyll he geue them vp for a season vntill the time that she which shall beare haue borne then shall the remnaunt of his brethren be conuerted vnto the children of Israel 4 He shall stande faste and geue foode in the strength of the Lorde and in the maiestie of the name of the Lorde his God and when they be conuerted he shal be magnified vnto the farthest partes of the worlde 5 And he shall be our peace when the Assirians shall come into our lande when he shal treade in our palaces then shall we raise against him seuen sheepheardes and eyght principall men 6 These shall subdue the lande of Assur with the sworde and the lande of Nimrod with their naked weapons Thus shall he deliuer vs from the Assirian when he commeth within our lande and setteth his foote within our borders 7 And the remnaunt of Iacob shal be among the multitude of people as the deawe of the Lord and as the droppes vpon the grasse that taryeth for no man and wayteth on no body 8 Yea the residue of Iacob shal be among the gentiles and the multitude of people as the lion among the beastes of the wood and as the lions whelpe among the flockes of sheepe which whē he goeth through treadeth downe
4 For Gaza shal be destroyed and Ascalon shal be layde waste they shall cast out Asdod at the noone day and Accaron shal be rooted vp 5 Wo vnto you that dwell vpon the sea coast the nation of the Cherethims the worde of the Lord shal come vpon you O Chanaan thou lande of the Philistines I will destroy thee so that there shall no man dwell in thee any more 6 And as for the sea coast it shal be heardmens cotages and sheepefoldes 7 Yea it shal be a portion for such as remayne of the house of Iuda to feede therevpon in the houses of Ascalon shal they rest towarde night for the Lorde their God shall visite them and turne away their captiuitie 8 I haue heard the despite of Moab and the blasphemies of the children of Ammon how they haue shamefully intreated my people magnified them selues within the borders of their lande 9 Therefore as I liue sayth the Lord of hoastes the God of Israel Moab shal be as Sodoma Ammon as Gomorra euen the breeding of nettles and salt pittes a perpetuall wildernesse The residue of my folke shal spoyle them the remnaunt of my people shall haue them in possession 10 This shall happen vnto them for their pryde because they haue dealt so shamefully with the Lorde of hoastes people and magnified them selues aboue them 11 The Lord shal be terrible vnto them and destroy all the gods in the lande and all the Iles of the Heathen shall worship hym euery man in his place 12 Ye Morians also shall perishe with my sworde 13 Yea he shall stretch out his hande ouer the north and destroy Assur As for Niniue he shall make it desolate drye and waste 14 The flockes and all the beastes of the people shall lye in the middest of it pellicanes and owles shal abide in the vpper postes of it foules shall sing in the wyndowes and desolation shal be vpon the postes for the Cedars are vncouered 15 This is the proude and carelesse citie that sayd in her heart I am and there is els none besides me O howe is she made so wast that the beastes lie in her Who so goeth by mocketh her poynteth at her with his finger The .iij. Chapter 4 Against the gouernours of Hierusalem 8 of the calling of all the gentiles 11 A comfort to the residue of Israel 1 WO to that abhominable filthy and cruel citie 2 She hearde not the voyce she receaued not correction she trusted not in the Lorde she drewe not neare to her God 3 Her rulers within her are as roaring lions her iudges are as wolues in the euening whiche leaue nothing behinde them till the morowe 4 Her prophetes are light persons vnfaythful men her priestes haue polluted the sanctuarie haue wrested the law 5 But the iust Lord that doth no vnright was in the middes therof euery morning shewing them his lawe clearly and ceassed not but the vngodly will not learne to be ashamed 6 I haue destroyed the nations their towres are desolate I haue made their streetes wast that none shall passe by their cities are destroyed without man and without inhabitaunt 7 I sayde vnto them O feare me and be content to be refourmed so their dwelling shoulde not be destroyed howe soeuer I visited them But neuerthelesse they rose vp early and corrupted all their workes 8 Therfore wayte ye vpon me sayth the Lorde vntill the time that I ryse vp to the pray for I am determined to gather the people to bring the kingdomes together that I may poure out myne anger yea all my wrathfull displeasure vpon them For all the earth shal be consumed with the fire of my ielousie 9 And then will I clense the lippes of the people that they may euery one call vpon the name of the Lorde and serue him with one consent 10 From beyonde the riuers of Ethiopia the daughter of my dispearsed prayng vnto me shall bring me an offering 11 In that time shalt thou no more be confounded because of all the imaginations wherethorowe thou haddest offended me for I will take away the proude boasters of thyne honour from thee so that thou shalt no more triumph because of my holy hill 12 In thee also will I leaue a smal poore simple people whiche shall trust in the name of the Lorde 13 The remnaunt of Israel shall do no wickednesse nor speake lyes neither shall there any deceytfull tongue be found in their mouthes For they shal be fed and take their rest and no man shall make them afrayde 14 Reioyce O daughter Sion be ioyfull O Israel reioyce and be glad from thy whole heart O daughter Hierusalem 15 For the Lorde hath taken away thy punishment hath cast out thyne enemies The king of Israel euen the Lord him selfe is with thee so that thou nedest no more to feare any misfortune 16 In that time it shal be sayde to Hierusalem Feare not and to Sion Let not thyne handes be flacke 17 For the Lorde thy God in the mids of thee is mightie he will saue thee he wil reioyce ouer thee with ioy he wil quiet him selfe in his loue he will reioyce ouer thee with gladnesse 18 After a certayne time will I gather the afflicted that were of thee and them that bare the reproche for it 19 And behold in that time will I destroy all those that vexe thee I will helpe the lame and gather vp the castaway yea I will get them prayse and honour in al landes where they haue ben put to shame 20 At the same time will I bring you againe at the same time will I gather you I will get you a name and a good report among all people of the earth when I turne backe your captiuitie before your eyes sayth the Lorde ⧠The booke of the prophete Aggeus The first Chapter 1 The time of the prophecie of Aggeus 8 An exhortation to buylde the temple againe 1 IN the second yere of king Darius in the sixth moneth the first day of the moneth came the word of the Lord by the ministerie of y e prophete Aggeus vnto Zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel a prince of Iuda and to Iosua the sonne of Iosedech the hye priest saying 2 Thus speaketh the Lorde of hoastes saying This people sayth The time is not yet come for the Lordes house to be buylded 3 Then came the worde of the Lorde by the ministerie of the prophete Aggeus saying 4 Is it time for you your selues to dwel in seeled houses and this house lie wast 5 Nowe thus sayth the Lord of hoastes Consider your owne wayes in your heartes 6 Ye haue sowen much but ye bryng litle in ye eate but ye haue not inough ye drinke but ye are not filled ye cloth you but ye be not warme and he that earneth wages putteth the wages into a broken bagge 7 Thus sayth the Lorde of
finished 15 But when our fathers prouoked God vnto wrath and sinned agaynst the Lorde of Israel which is in heauen he gaue them ouer into the power of Nabuchodonosor kyng of Babylon of the Chaldees 16 Which brake downe the house and burnt it and caryed away the people prisoners vnto Babylon 17 Neuerthelesse in the first yere that king Cyrus raigned ouer the countreys of Babylon Cyrus the kyng wrote and commaunded to builde vp this house agayne 18 And the holy vessels of golde and of siluer that Nabuchodonosor had caryed away out of the house at Hierusalem and had dedicated them in his owne temple those brought Cyrus foorth agayne out of the temple at Babylon and deliuered them to Zorobabel and to Sanabassarus the ruler 19 Commaundyng hym that he shoulde cary away those same vessels and put them in the temple at Hierusalem and that the temple of the Lorde shoulde be built in his owne place 20 Then the same Sanabassarus beyng come hyther layde the foundations of the house of the Lorde at Hierusalem and from that to this beyng styll a buildyng it is not yet fully ended 21 Nowe therfore O king if thou thinkest it good let it be sought in the libraries and rolles of kyng Cyrus 22 And yf it be founde then that the buildyng of the house of the Lorde at Hierusalem hath ben done with the counsell and consent of kyng Cyrus and yf our Lorde the kyng be so mynded let hym geue aunswere vnto vs therof 23 Then commaunded kyng Darius to seke in the kynges libraries at Babylon and so at Ecbatane a towre in the region of Medea there was founde a place where these thinges was layde vp for memorie 24 In the first yere of the raigne of Cyrus the same kyng Cyrus cōmaunded that the house of the Lorde at Hierusalem shoulde be builded agayne where they do sacrifice with the continuall fire 25 Whos 's heyght shal be sixtie cubites and the breadth sixtie cubites with three rowes of hewen stones and one rowe of wood newe and of that countrey and the expenses therof to be geuen out of the house of kyng Cyrus 26 And the holy vessels of the house of the Lorde both of golde and of siluer that Nabuchodonosor toke out of the house of Hierusalem and brought to Babylon shoulde be restored to the house at Hierusalem and be set in the place where it was before 27 And also he commaunded that Sisinnes the gouernour of Syria Phenice and Sathrabuzanes with their companions and others constituted rulers in Syria and Phenice shoulde take heede not to meddle with that place but to suffer Zorobabel the seruaunt of the Lorde and gouernour of Iudea and the elders of the Iewes to builde that house of the Lorde in that place 28 I haue commaunded also to haue it built vp whole agayne and that they be diligent to helpe those that be of the captiuitie of the Iewes tyll the house of the Lorde be finished 29 And out of the tribute of Coelosyria and Phenice a portion diligently to be geuen those men vnto the offeringes of the Lord the same to be deliuered vnto Zorobabel the officer that he therwithall may ordeyne oxen rammes lambes 30 And also corne salt wine and oyle and that continually euery yere after the expences which the priestes that be at Hierusalem shall testifie to be made dayly this shal be geuen vnto them without delay 31 That they may offer sacrifices dayly to the hyest God for the kyng and for his children and to pray for their lines 32 And he commaunded also that whosoeuer shoulde breake any poynt of the foresayde and foredecreed thynges or make it voyde of his owne goodes shoulde a tree be taken and he theron be hanged and all his goodes seasoned vnto the kyng 33 The Lorde therfore whose name is there called vpon roote out and destroy euery kyng nation that stretcheth out his hande to hinder or hurt and endomage that house of the Lorde in Hierusalem 34 I Darius the kyng haue ordeyned that accordyng to these thynges it be done with diligence The .vij. Chapter 1 Sisinnes and his companions folowe the kynges commaundement and helpe the Iewes to builde the temple 5 The tyme that it was built 10 They kepe the Passouer 1 THen Sisinnes the gouernour in Coelosyria Phenice and Sathrabuzanes with their companions obeyed the thynges that kyng Darius had ordeyned 2 And were diligent assisters in the holy workes workyng with the auncientes and gouernours of the sanctuarie 3 And so the holy workes went foorth and prospered when Aggeus and Zacharias the prophetes prophecied 4 And they perfourmed all thinges through the commaundement of the Lorde God of Israel and with consent of Cyrus Darius and Artaxerxes kynges of Persia 5 And thus was the holy house finished in the twentie and three day of the moneth Adar in the sixt yere of Darius kyng of the Persians 6 And the children of Israel the priestes and the Leuites and other that were of the captiuitie that had any charge dyd accordyng to the thynges written in the booke of Moyses 7 And to the dedication of the temple of the Lorde they offered an hundred oxen two hundred rammes foure hundred lambes 8 And twelue goates for the sinnes of all the people of Israel after the number of the chiefe of the tribes of Israel 9 The priestes also and the Leuites stoode arayed in their long robes after their kinredes in all the workes of the Lorde God of Israel accordyng to the booke of Moyses and the porters at euery doore 10 And the children of Israel with those that were come out of captiuitie helde the Passouer the fourteenth day of the first moneth after that y e priestes and the Leuites were sanctified 11 They that were of the captiuitie were not all sanctified together but the Leuites were all sanctified together 12 And so they offered the Passouer for all them of the captiuitie and for their brethren the priestes for them selues 13 And the children of Israel that came out of captiuitie dyd eate all they that had separated them selues from the abhominations of the people of the lande and sought the Lorde 14 And they kept the feast of the vnleauened bread seuen dayes long makyng mery before the Lorde 15 That the Lorde had turned the counsayle of the kyng of Assyria towardes them to strengthen their handes vnto the workes of the Lord God of Israel The .viij. Chapter 1 Esdras commeth from Babylon to Hierusalem 10 The copie of the commission geuen by kyng Artaxerxes 29 Esdras geueth thankes to the Lorde 32 The number of the heades of the people that came with hym 76 His prayer and confession 1 ANd after these when Artaxerxes the kyng of the Persians raigned there went vnto hym Esdras the sonne of Saraias the sonne of Ezerias the sonne of Helchiach the sonne of Salum 2 The sonne of Sadoch the sonne of Achitob the sonne of
Moli the sonne of Leui the sonne of Israel Seredia and his sonnes and his brethren whiche were eyghteene 49 And Asebia and Amon and Osaian his brethrē of the sonnes of Canaineus their sonnes were twentie men 50 And of them that serued in the temple whom Dauid had ordayned and the principall men to the worke of the Leuites that were ministers in the temple two hundred twentie whose names are all signed vp in writing 51 And then commaunded I a fasting vnto the young men before the Lorde that I might desire of him a prosperous iourney and a good way both for vs and them that were with vs for our chyldren and for the cattell 52 For I feared to desire of the king men of horse and of foote to conuey vs safely against our enemies 53 For we had sayde vnto the kyng that the power of the Lord our God should be with them that seeke hym to direct them in all thinges 54 And therfore we besought our Lorde agayne as touching these thinges and founde him fauourable vnto vs. 55 Then I separated from among the chiefe of the tribes and from the priestes xij men to wit Esebrias and Assanias ten men of their brethren with them 56 And I wayed them the golde and the siluer and the holy vessels of the house of our Lorde whiche the kyng and his counsell and his princes and whole Israel had geuen 57 And when I had wayed it I deliuered it vnto them sixe hundred and fiftie talentes of siluer and an hundred talentes in siluer vessels and an hundred talentes of golde 58 And twentie golden basens twelue vessels of brasse euen fine brasse like shining golde 59 And I sayde vnto them Ye are holy vnto the Lord and the vessels are holy and the golde and the siluer is promised vnto the Lord God of our fathers 60 Be diligent nowe and kepe it vntyll the tyme that ye deliuer it to the chiefe of the priestes and leuites and to the principall men of the families of Israel in Hierusalem in the chaumbers of the house of our God 61 So the priestes and the leuites which receaued of me the golde the siluer and the vessels brought it vnto Hierusalem vnto the temple 62 And from the riuer Thia we brake vp the twelfth day of the first moneth according to the mightie hande of our Lorde whiche was with vs and from the beginning of our iourney the Lord deliuered vs from euery enemie so that we came vnto Hierusalem 63 And when the thirde day was past there the wayed golde and siluer was deliuered in the house of the Lorde on the fourth day vnto Marimoth the priest and sonne of Iori 64 And with him was Eleazar the sonne of Phinees and with them were Iosabdus the sonne of Iesu and Moeth the sonne of Sabbanus Leuites all was deliuered them by number and wayght 65 And all the wayght of them was written vp the same houre 66 After that they that were come out of captiuitie offred sacrifice vnto the Lord God of Israel euen twelue oxen for all Israel fourescore sixteene rammes 67 Threescore and twelue sheepe twelue goates for saluation all in sacrifice to the Lorde 68 And the kinges commission deliuered they vnto the kinges stewardes and to the gouernours of Coclosyria and Phenice who honoured the people and the temple of God 69 Now when these thinges were done the rulers came vnto me and sayde 70 The nation of Israel the princes the priestes and leuites haue not put away from them the straunge people of the lande nor the vncleannes of the Gentiles to wit of the Chanaanites Hethites Pheresites Iebusites and the Moabites Egyptians and Edomites 71 For both they and theyr sonnes haue mingled them selues with the daughters of them and the holy seede is mixt with the straunge people of the lande and since the beginning of the affaires the rulers and head men haue ben partakers of this wickednesse 72 And assoone as I had hearde these things immediatly I rent my clothes and the holy garment and pulled out the heere of my head my bearde and sat me downe forowfull and heauie 73 So all they that were moued thorow the worde of the Lorde God of Israel came vnto me whyles I wept for the iniquitie but I sate styll full of heauinesse vntyll the euening sacrifice 74 Then stoode I vp from fasting hauing rent clothes the holy garment and kneeled downe vpon my knees helde out my handes vnto the Lorde 75 And sayde O Lorde I am confounded and ashamed before thy face 76 For our sinnes are become many euen aboue our heades and our ignoraunces are lifted vp euen vnto heauen 77 For since the tyme of our fathers we are in great sinne vnto this day 78 And for the sinnes of vs and our fathers we with our brethren and with our kinges and with our priestes haue ben geuen vp vnto the kynges of the earth into the sworde and into captiuitie and became a spoyle with confusion and shame vnto this day 79 And nowe O Lord God howe great is the mercy that we haue gotten of thee in that thou hast lefte vs a roote and a name in the place of thy sanctuarie 80 And that thou hast discouered to vs a light in the house of the Lord our God and hast geuen vs meate in the tyme of our seruitude 81 And when we were in captiuitie we were not forsaken of the Lord our god but he made the kynges of Persia gratious and fauourable vnto vs so that they gaue vs victuals and meate 82 Yea and honoured the temple of our Lorde and repayred the wasted places of Sion and gaue vs assuraunce in Iurie and Hierusalem 83 And nowe O Lorde what shall we say hauing all these things in possession For we haue broken thy commaundementes whiche thou gauest vnto vs by the handes of thy seruauntes the prophetes saying 84 Because the lande whiche ye go to possesse as an heritage is a lande defiled with the vncleannes and filthynes of the straungers of the land and with their abhomination they haue polluted it altogether 85 Therfore now shall ye not ioyne their daughters vnto your sonnes neither marry your daughters to their sonnes 86 Moreouer ye shall neuer seeke to make peace with them that ye may increase and eate the best in the lande and that ye may leaue the inheritaunce of the lande vnto your chyldren for euermore 87 As for the thinges that are come to passe they come all for our wicked workes and great sinnes for thou O Lorde hast made our sinnes light 88 And geuen vs suche a roote but we haue turned backe agayne so that we haue broken thy lawe and mingled our selues with the vncleannes of the out landishe heathen 89 Mightest not thou be angry with vs to destroy vs so that thou shouldest leaue vs neither roote seede nor name 90 O Lord God of Israel thou art true for our
shall dye and the ryuer shall corrupt and it shall greeue the Egyptians to drinke of the water of the ryuer 19 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses say vnto Aaron Take thy rodde and stretche out thyne hand ouer the waters of Egypt ouer their streames ouer their riuers and pondes and all pooles of water whiche they haue that they may be blood and that there may be blood throughout all y e lande of Egypt both in vesselles of wood also of stone 20 And Moyses and Aaron did euen as the Lorde commaunded and he lyfte vp the rodde and smote the waters that were in the ryuer in the sight of Pharao and in the sight of his seruauntes and all the water that was in the ryuer turned into blood 21 And the fishe that was in the ryuer dyed and the ryuer corrupted and the Egyptians coulde not drinke of the waters of the ryuer and there was blood throughout all the lande of Egypt 22 And the enchaunters of Egypt dyd lykewyse with their sorceries and he heardened Pharaos heart neyther did he hearken vnto them as the Lorde had sayde 23 And Pharao turned him selfe and went agayne into his house and set not his heart thervnto 24 And the Egyptians dygged rounde about the ryuer for water to drinke for they coulde not drinke of the water of the ryuer 25 And it continued seuen dayes after that the Lorde had smyten the ryuer ¶ The .viij. Chapter 2 Frogges 8 Pharao prayeth Moyses to pray for hym 12 Moyses prayeth for Pharao 15 Pharao is hardened 16 Lyce in man and beast 20 Flyes or all kynde of wylde fierce and noysome beastes 25 Pharao intreateth Moyses to pray for hym 32 Pharao is hardened 1 THE Lorde spake vnto Moyses go vnto Pharao tell hym Thus sayeth the Lord Let my people go that they may serue me 2 And if thou refuse to let them go beholde I wyll smyte all thy borders with frogges 3 And the riuer shall scraule with frogges whiche shall go vp and come into thine house and into thy priuie chaumber where thou slepest and vpon thy bed into the house of thy seruauntes and vpon thy people and into thyne ouens and vpon al thy vitayles in store 4 And the frogges shall come vp vppon thee and on thy people and vpon all thy seruauntes 5 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses say vnto Aaron stretch foorth thyne hande with thy rod ouer the streames ouer the ryuers and ouer the pondes and cause frogges to come vp vpon the lande of Egypt 6 And Aaron stretched his hande ouer y e waters of Egypt the frogges came vp and couered the lande of Egypt 7 And the sorcerers did likewise with their sorcerie and brought frogges vp vpon the lande of Egypt 8 Then Pharao called for Moyses and Aaron and sayde pray ye vnto the Lorde that he maye take away the frogges from me and from my people and I will let the people go that they may do sacrifice vnto the Lorde 9 And Moyses sayde vnto Pharao glory herein because of me and appoynt when I shall pray for thee and for thy seruauntes and for thy people to dryue away the frogges from thee and thy houses and they may remayne but in the ryuer onlye 10 He sayd to morowe And he sayde euen as thou hast said that thou mayest knowe that there is none like vnto the Lorde our God 11 And so the frogges shall depart from thee and from thy houses from thy seruauntes and from thy people and shall remayne in the ryuer onlye 12 Moyses and Aaron went out from Pharao and Moyses cryed vnto the Lorde as touching the frogges whiche he had brought against Pharao 13 And the Lorde dyd accordyng to the saying of Moyses and the frogges dyed out of the houses out of the courtes and fieldes 14 And they gathered them together vppon heapes and the lande had an euill smell through them 15 But when Pharao sawe that he had rest geuen him he hardened his heart and hearkened not vnto them as the Lorde had sayde 16 And the Lord sayd vnto Moses Say vnto Aaron Stretche out thy rod and smyte the dust of the lande that it may be turned to lyce throughout all the lande of Egypt 17 And they did so for Aaron stretched out his hande with his rodde and smote the dust of the earth whiche turned to lyce in man and beast so that all the dust of the lande turned to lyce throughout all the lande of Egypt 18 And the enchaunters assayed likewise with their enchauntmētes to bring foorth lyce but they coulde not and the lyce were both vpon men beastes 19 Then said the enchaunters vnto Pharao this is the finger of God And Pharaos heart remayned obstinate and he hearkened not vnto them euen as the Lorde had sayde 20 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses ryse vp early in the mornyng and stand before Pharao lo he wyll come foorth vnto the water and thou shalt say vnto him Thus sayeth the Lorde Let my people go that they may serue me 21 Els if thou wylt not let my people go behold I will send all maner of flyes both vpon thee and thy seruauntes and thy people into thy houses and the houses of the Egyptians shal be full of flyes and the ground wheron they are 22 And the land of Gosen where my people are will I cause to be wonderfull in that day so that there shal no flyes be there wherby thou shalt know that I am the Lorde in the myddest of the earth 23 And I will put a diuision betweene my people and thine and euen to morowe shall this miracle be done 24 And the Lord dyd euen so there came an intollerable swarme of flyes into the house of Pharao and into his seruauntes houses and into all the land of Egypt and the land was corrupt with these flyes 25 And Pharao called for Moyses and Aaron and sayd Go and do sacrifice vnto your God in this lande 26 And Moyses aunswered It is not meete that we so do for we must offer vnto the Lorde our God that which is an abhomination vnto the Egyptians Lo if we sacrifice that which is an abhomination vnto the Egyptians before theyr eyes wyl they not stone vs 27 We wyll go three dayes iourney into the desert and sacrifice vnto the Lorde our God as he hath cōmaunded vs. 28 And Pharao sayd I will let you go that ye may sacrifice vnto the Lorde your God in the wyldernesse but go not farre away pray for me 29 And Moyses sayd beholde I will go out from thee and pray vnto the Lord that the flyes may depart from Pharao and from his seruauntes and from his people to morowe but let Pharao from hence foorth deale deceiptfully no more that he wyll
the chyldren of Aaron shall eate of it It shal be a statute for euer in your generations concerning the sacrifice of the Lorde made by fire let euery one that toucheth it be holy 19 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses ' saying ' 20 This is the offering of Aaron and of his sonnes whiche they shall offer vnto the Lord in the day when he is annoynted The tenth part of an Epha of floure for a meate offering perpetuall halfe of it in the morning and halfe therof at nyght 21 In the frying panne it shal be made with oyle and when it is fryed thou shalt bryng it in and the baken peeces of the meate offeringes shalt thou offer for a sweete sauour vnto the Lorde 22 And the priest of his sonnes that is annoynted in his steede shall offer it It is the Lordes ordinaunce for euer it shal be burnt altogether 23 For euery meate offering that is made for the priest shal be burnt altogether and shall not be eaten ' 24 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses ' saying 25 Speake vnto Aaron and vnto his sonnes and say This is the lawe of the sinne offering In the place where the burnt offering is kylled shall the sinne offering be kylled before the Lorde for it is most holy 26 The priest that offereth it shall eate it In the holy place shall it be eaten euen in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation 27 Whatsoeuer shall touche the fleshe thereof shal be holy and when there droppeth of the blood therof vpon any garment thou shalt washe that wheron it droppeth in the holy place 28 But the earthen pot that it is sodden in shal be broken And yf it be sodden in a brasen pot it shal be scoured rensed in the water 29 All the males among the priestes shal ' eate therof for it is most holy ' 30 And no sinne offeryng whose blood is brought into the tabernacle of the congregation to reconcile withall in the holy place shal be eaten but shal be burnt in the fire ' ¶ The .vii. Chapter ' 1 Trespasse offerynges Sinne offerynges 11 Of peace offerynges 23 The fat and the blood may not be eaten 1 LIkewyse this is the lawe of the trespasse offering it is moste holy 2 In the place where they kyll the burnt offering shall they kyll the trespasse offering also the blood thereof shall he sprinckle rounde about vpon the aulter 3 All the fat thereof shall he offer the rumpe and the fat that couereth the inwardes 4 And the two kydneys and the fat that is on them and vpon the flankes and the kall that is on the liuer shalt thou take away with the kydneys 5 And the priest shall burne them vpon the aulter to be a sacrifice made by fire vnto the Lorde for it is a trespasse offering 6 All the males among the priestes shall eate thereof it shal be eaten in the holy place for it is most holy 7 As the sinne offering is so is the trespasse offering one law serueth for both that wherwith the priest shall make attonement shal be his 8 And the priest that offereth any mans burnt offering shall haue the skynne of y e burnt offering whiche he hath offred 9 And all the meate offering that is baken in the ouen and that is dressed in the panne and in the frying panne shal be the priestes that offereth it 10 And euery meate offering that is mingled with oyle and that is drye shall pertayne vnto all the sonnes of Aaron and one shall haue as muche as another 11 This is the law of the peace offering ' whiche he shall offer vnto the Lorde ' 12 If he offer it to geue thankes he shall bryng vnto his thanke offering vnleauened cakes mingled with oyle and vnleauened wafers annoynted with oyle and cakes mingled with oyle of fine floure fryed 13 He shall bryng his offering with cakes of vnleauend bread for his peace offeringes to geue thankes 14 And of all the sacrifice he shall offer one for an heaue offering vnto the Lorde and it shal be the priestes that sprinckled the blood of the peace offeringes 15 And the fleshe of his peace offeringes for thankesgeuing shal be eatē the same day that it is offred And let hym leaue nothyng of it vntill the morowe 16 But if the offering of his sacrifice be a vowe or of his owne free wyll it shal be eaten the same day that he offereth his sacrifice and if ought remayne vntill the morowe it may be eaten 17 But as muche of the offered fleshe as remayneth vnto the thirde day shal be burnt with fire 18 And if any of the flesh of his peace offeringes be eaten in the thirde day then shall he that offereth it obtayne no fauour neither shall it be reckened vnto him but shal be an abhomination therfore the soule that eateth of it shal beare his sinne 19 And the fleshe that toucheth any vncleane thing shal not be eaten but burnt with fire and of this fleshe all that be cleane shall eate therof 20 But if any soule eate of the fleshe of the peace offering that pertayneth vnto the Lord hauing his vnclennesse vpon him the same soule shall be cut of from among his people 21 Moreouer the soule that doth touche any vncleane thyng that is of the vncleannesse of man or of any vncleane beast or any abhomination that is vncleane and then eate of the fleshe of the peace offering whiche pertayneth vnto the Lorde that soule shal be cut of from his people ' 22 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses ' saying 23 Speake vnto the chyldren of Israel and say Ye shall eate no maner fat of beeues of sheepe and of goates 24 Neuerthelater the fat of the beast that dyeth alone and the fat of that which is torne with wilde beastes shal be occupied in any maner of vse but ye shall in no wyse eate of it 25 For whosoeuer eateth the fat of the beast of which men vse to bryng an offering made by fire vnto the Lorde that soule that eateth it shall be cut of from his people 26 Moreouer ye shall eate no maner of blood whether it be of foule or of beast in any your dwellynges 27 Whatsoeuer soule it be that eateth any maner of blood the same soule shall be cut of from his people ' 28 And the Lorde talked with Moyses ' saying 29 Speake vnto the chyldren of Israel and say He that bringeth his peace offeryng vnto the Lorde let hym bryng his gift vnto the Lord of his peace offering 30 Let his owne handes bryng the offeringes of the Lorde made by fire euen the fat with the brest shal he bryng that the brest may be waued for a waue offering before the Lorde 31 And the priest shall burne the fat vpon the aulter and the brest shal be Aarons and his sonnes 32 And the ryght shoulder shall ye geue vnto the priest for an heaue offeryng
flockes of thy sheepe in the lande which he sware vnto thy fathers to geue thee 14 Thou shalt be blessed aboue all nations there shal be neither man nor woman vnfruitfull among you nor any of your cattell shal be barren 15 Moreouer the Lorde wyll take away from thee all maner infirmities wyll put none of the euyll diseases of Egypt which thou knowest vpon thee but wil sende them vpon all them that hate thee 16 Thou shalt consume all the nations which the Lorde thy God shall deliuer thee thine eye shall haue no pitie vpon them neither shalt thou serue their gods for that shal be thy decay 17 If thou say in thine heart these nations are mo then I howe can I cast them out 18 Thou shalt not feare them but remember what the Lorde thy God dyd vnto Pharao and vnto all Egypt 19 The great temptations which thine eyes sawe and the signes wonders and the mightie hande and stretched out arme wherby the Lorde thy God brought thee out euen so shall the Lord thy God do vnto all nations of whom thou art afrayde 20 Moreouer the Lorde thy God wyll sende hornets among them vntil they that are left and hide them selues from thee be destroyed 21 Thou shalt not feare thē for the Lord thy God is among you a mightie God and a terrible 22 For the Lorde thy God wyll put out these nations before thee by a litle and a litle thou mayest not consume them at once lest the beastes of the fielde increase vpon thee 23 But the Lorde thy God shall geue them ouer before thee and shall destroy them with a mightie destruction vntyll he haue brought them to naught 24 And he shall deliuer their kynges into thine hande and thou shalt destroye their name from vnder heauen There shall no man be able to stande before thee vntyll thou haue destroyed them 25 The grauē images of their gods shalt thou burne with fire and couet not the golde and siluer that is on them nor take it vnto thee lest thou be snared therin for it is an abhomination before the Lorde thy God 26 Bryng not therfore abomination into thine house lest thou be a cursed thyng as it is but vtterly defie it and abhorre it for it is a cursed thyng ⧠The .viij. Chapter 2 God humbleth the Israelites to trye what they haue in their heart 5 God chastiseth them as his children 14 The heart ought not to be proude for Gods benefites 19 The forgetfulnesse of Gods benefites causeth destruction 1 ALl the commaundementes which I commaunde thee this day shal ye kepe for to do thē that ye may liue and multiplie and go in and possesse the lande which the Lorde sware vnto your fathers 2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lorde thy God led thee this fourtie yeres in the wildernesse for to humble thee to proue thee and to knowe what was in thine heart whether thou wouldest kepe his cōmaundementes or no. 3 He humbled thee and suffered thee to hunger fed thee with Manna which neither thou nor thy fathers knewe of to make thee knowe that a man doth not lyue by bread only but by euery worde that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lorde doth a man lyue 4 Thy rayment waxed not olde vpon thee neither dyd thy foote swell these fourtie yeres 5 This also shalt thou consider in thine heart that as a man chastiseth his sonne euen so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee 6 Therefore shalt thou kepe the commaundementes of the Lorde thy God that thou walke in his wayes and feare hym 7 For the Lorde thy God bryngeth thee into a good lande a lande in the whiche are riuers of water and fountaines and deapthes that spring out of valleys and hylles 8 A lande wherin is wheate and barlie vineyardes fightrees pomgranates a lande wherein is oyle oliue and honie 9 A lande wherin thou shalt eate bread without scarcenes neither shalt thou lacke any thyng a land whose stones are iron and out of whose hylles thou shalt digge brasse 10 When thou hast eaten therfore filled thy selfe thou shalt blesse the Lorde thy God for the good lande whiche he hath geuen thee 11 Beware that thou forget not the Lorde thy God that thou wouldest not kepe his cōmaundementes his lawes and his ordinaunces whiche I commaunde thee this day 12 Yea and when thou hast eaten and filled thy selfe and hast buylt goodly houses and dwelt therein 13 And when thy beastes and thy sheepe are waxen many and thy siluer and golde is multiplied and all that thou hast is encreased 14 Then beware lest thyne heart ryse and thou forget the Lorde thy God whiche brought thee out of the lande of Egypt and from the house of bondage 15 And whiche was thy guyde in the great and terrible wyldernesse wherein were firie serpentes scorpions and drouth without any water But he brought out water for thee euen out of the rocke of flint 16 He fed thee in the wyldernesse with Manna which thy fathers knewe not euen for to humble thee and to proue thee and that he might so do thee good at thy latter ende 17 Lest thou shouldest say in thine heart my power and the myght of myne owne hande hath prepared me this aboundaunce 18 But remember the Lorde thy God for it is he whiche geueth thee power to get substaunce for to make good the promise whiche he sware vnto thy fathers as appeareth this day 19 And if thou forget the Lord thy God and walke after straunge gods and serue them and worship them I testifie vnto you this day that ye shal surely perishe 20 As the nations whiche the Lorde destroyed before your face euen so ye shall perishe because ye woulde not be obedient vnto the voyce of y e Lord your God ¶ The .ix. Chapter 4 God doeth them not good for their owne righteousnesse but for his owne sake 7 Moyses putteth them in remembraunce of their sinnes 17 The two tables are broken 26 Moyses prayeth for the people 1 HEare O Israel thou passest ouer Iordane this day to go in and possesse nations great and mightier then thy selfe cities great and walled vp to heauen 2 A people great tall euen the children of the Anakims whiche thou knowest of of whom thou hast heard say who wyll stand before the children of Anac 3 Vnderstande therefore this day that the Lorde thy God is euen he whiche goeth ouer before thee as a consuming fire he shall destroy them and he shall bryng them downe before thy face So thou shalt caste them out and bryng them to naught quickly as the Lorde hath sayde vnto thee 4 Speake not thou in thyne heart after that the Lorde thy God hath cast them out before thee saying for my ryghteousnesse the Lorde
thine handes therfore shalt thou be glad 16 Three tymes in the yere shall all thy males appeare before the Lorde thy God in the place which he shall choose In the feast of vnleauened bread in the feast of weekes and in the feast of tabernacles And they shal not appeare before the Lorde emptie 17 Euery man shall geue accordyng to the gift of his hande accordyng to the blessyng of the Lorde thy God which he hath geuen thee 18 Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy cities which the Lorde thy God geueth thee throughout thy tribes and they shall iudge the people with iust iudgement 19 Wrest not thou the lawe nor knowe any person neither take any rewarde for giftes do blinde the eyes of the wise peruert the wordes of the righteous 20 That which is iust and ryght shalt thou folowe that thou mayst lyue and enioy the lande which the Lorde thy God geueth thee 21 Thou shalt plant no groue of any trees neare vnto the aulter of the Lord thy God which thou shalt make thee 22 Thou shalt set thee vp no piller which the Lorde thy God hateth ¶ The .xvij. Chapter ◠The punishment of the idolater 9 Harde controuersies are brought to the priest and the iudge 12 The contempner must dye 15 The election of the kyng 16 17 What thynges he ought to auoyde 18 And what he ought to imbrace 1 Thou shalt offer vnto the Lorde thy God no oxe nor sheepe wherin is blemishe or any euyll fauourednesse for that is an abhomination vnto the Lorde thy God 2 If there be founde among you within any of thy gates which the Lorde thy God geueth thee man or woman that hath wrought wickednesse in the sight of the Lorde thy God in transgressyng his couenaunt 3 And gone and serued straunge gods and worshipped them as the sunne or moone or any of the hoast of heauen which I haue not commaunded 4 And it is tolde thee thou hast hearde of it then shalt thou enquire diligently and if it be true the thyng of a suretie that such abhomination is wrought in Israel 5 Then shalt thou bryng foorth that man or that woman which haue committed that wicked thyng vnto the gates and shalt stone them with stones tyll they dye 6 At the mouth of two or three witnesses shall he that is worthy of death dye and at the mouth of one witnesse let no man dye 7 The handes of the witnesses shal be first vpon him to kyll him afterward the handes of all the people and thou shalt put the wicked away from thee 8 If there rise a matter to harde for thee in iudgement betweene blood and blood betweene plea and plea betweene plague and plague and the matters come to strife within thy gates then shalt thou arise and get thee vp vnto the place whiche the Lorde thy God hath chosen 9 And come vnto the priestes the Leuites and vnto the iudge that shal be in those dayes and aske and they shall shewe thee the sentence of iudgement 10 And thou must do accordyng to that which they of that place which the Lord had chosen shewe thee and thou shalt obserue to do accordyng to all that they enfourme thee 11 Accordyng to the sentence of the lawe which they tell thee shalt thou do and bowe not from that which they shewe thee neither to the right hande nor to the left 12 And that man that wyll do presumptuously and wyll not hearken vnto the priest that standeth there before the Lorde thy God to minister or vnto the iudge that man shall dye and thou shalt put away euyll from Israel 13 And all the people shall heare feare and shall do no more presumptuously 14 When thou art come vnto the lande which the Lorde thy God geueth thee and enioyest it and dwellest therin and if thou shalt say I wyll set a king ouer me lyke as all the nations that are about me 15 Then thou shalt make hym king ouer thee whom the Lorde thy God shall choose Euen one from among thy brethren shalt thou make kyng ouer thee and thou mayest not set a straunger ouer thee which is not of thy brethren 16 But he shall not multiplie horses to hym selfe nor bryng the people agayne to Egypt to increase the number of horses forasmuch as the Lorde hath sayde vnto you ye shall hencefoorth go no more agayne that way 17 Also he ought not to multiplie wyues to him selfe lest his heart turne away neither shall he gather hym siluer and golde to much 18 And when he is set vpon the seate of his kingdome he shall write hym out a copie of this lawe in a booke before the priestes the Leuites 19 And it shal be with hym and he ought to reade therin all the dayes of his life that he may learne to feare the Lorde his God and to kepe all the wordes of this lawe and these ordinaunces for to do them 20 And that his heart arise not aboue his brethren and that he turne not from the commaundement to the right hand or to the left but that he may prolong his dayes in his kyngdome he and his children in the middes of Israel ¶ The .xviij. Chapter ◠The portion of the Leuites ◠Of the Leuite commyng from another place 9 To auoyde the abhomination of the Gentiles 15 God wyll not leaue them without a true prophete 20 The false prophete shal be slayne 22 Howe he may be knowen 1 THe priestes of the Leuites all the tribe of Leui must haue no part nor inheritaunce with Israel but shall eate y e fierie offeringes of the Lorde and his inheritaunce 2 Therfore shall they haue no inheritaunce among their brethren but the Lorde he is their inheritaunce as he hath sayde vnto them 3 And the priestes duetie of the people and of them that offer whether it be oxe or sheepe they must geue vnto the priest the shoulder the two chekes and the mawe 4 The first fruites also of thy corne wine and oyle and the first of the fleece of thy sheepe shalt thou geue hym 5 For the Lorde thy God hath chosen hym out of all thy tribes to stande and to minister in the name of the Lorde he and his sonnes for euer 6 If a Leuite come out of any of thy cities of all Israel where he is a soiourner and come with all the lust of his heart vnto the place which the Lorde hath chosen 7 He shall minister in the name of the Lorde his God as his other brethren the Leuites do which remayne there before the Lorde 8 And they shall haue lyke portions to eate beside that which commeth of the sale of his patrimonie 9 When thou art come into the lande which the Lorde thy God geueth
thee thou shalt not learne to do after the abhominations of those nations 10 Let there not be founde among you any one that maketh his sonne or his daughter to go through the fire or that vseth witchcraft or a regarder of tymes or that regardeth the fleeyng of fowles 11 Or a sorcerer or a charmer or that coūcelleth with spirites or a soothsayer or that asketh counsayle of the dead 12 For all that do such thynges are abhomination vnto the Lorde and because of these abhominations the Lorde thy God doth cast them out before thee 13 Thou shalt be perfect therfore in the sight of the Lorde thy God 14 For these nations which thou shalt possesse hearken vnto regarders of tymes and vnto sorcerers but the Lord thy God hath not suffered thee so to do 15 The Lorde thy God wyll stirre vp vnto thee a prophete among you euen of thy brethren like vnto me vnto hym ye shall hearken 16 Accordyng to all that thou desiredst of the Lorde thy God in Horeb in the day of the assemblie when thou saydest Let me heare the voyce of my Lorde God no more nor see this great fire any more that I dye not 17 And the Lorde sayde vnto me They haue well spoken 18 I wyll raise them vp a prophete from among their brethren lyke vnto thee and wyll put my wordes in his mouth and he shall speake vnto them all that I shall commaunde hym 19 And whosoeuer wyll not hearken vnto my wordes which he shall speake in my name I wyll require it of hym 20 But the prophete which shall presume to speake a worde in my name which I haue not cōmaunded hym to speake or that speaketh in the name of straūge gods the same prophete shall dye 21 And if thou say in thine heart howe shall we knowe the worde which the Lorde hath not spoken 22 Euen when a prophete speaketh in the name of the Lord if the thing folowe not nor come to passe that is the thyng which the Lorde hath not spoken but the prophete hath spoken it presumptuously Thou shalt not therfore be afrayde of hym The .xix. Chapter 2 The franchized townes 14 Not to remoue thy neighbours bondes 16 The punishment of hym that beareth false witnesse 1 WHen the Lord thy God hath rooted out the nations whose lande the Lorde thy God geueth thee and thou succeedest in their inheritaunce and dwellest in their cities and in their houses 2 Thou shalt seperate three cities for thee in the middes of the lande which the Lorde thy God geueth thee to possesse it 3 Thou shalt prepare the way and deuide the coastes of thy lande which the Lorde thy God geueth thee to inherite into three partes that whosoeuer committeth murther may flee thyther 4 For this cause must the slayer flee thyther that he may lyue Who so kylleth his neighbour ignorauntly and hated hym not in tyme passed 5 And whē a man goeth vnto the wood with his neighbour to hewe wood and as his hande fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut downe the tree the head slippeth from the helue and smyteth his neighbour that he dyeth the same shall flee vnto one of the same cities and lyue 6 Lest the auenger of the blood folowe after the slayer whyle his heart is hot ouertake hym because the wayes is long and slay hym and yet there is no cause worthy of death in hym in as much as he hated hym not in tyme passed 7 Wherfore I commaunde thee saying Thou shalt appoynt out three cities for thee 8 And if the Lorde thy God enlarge thy coastes as he hath sworne vnto thy fathers and geue thee all the lande which he sayde he woulde geue vnto thy fathers 9 Thou shalt kepe all these commaundementes to do them which I commaunde thee this day that thou loue the Lorde thy God and walke in his wayes euer and adde three cities mo for thee beside these three 10 That innocent blood be not shed in thy lande which the Lord thy God geueth thee to inherite and so blood come vpon thee 11 But and if any man hate his neyghbour and lay awayte for hym and ryse agaynst hym and smyte hym that he die then fleeth vnto any of these cities 12 The elders of his citie shall sende and fetch hym thence and deliuer hym into the handes of the auenger of blood that he may dye 13 Thine eye shall not spare hym but thou shalt put away the crye of innocent blood from Israel that it may go well with thee 14 Thou shalt not remoue thy neyghbours marke which they of olde time haue set in thine inheritaunce that thou shalt inherite in the lande which the Lorde thy God geueth thee to enioy it 15 One witnesse shall not rise agaynst a man for any maner trespasse or for any maner sinne or for any maner fault that he offendeth in but at the mouth of two witnesses or of three witnesses shall the matter be stablished 16 If a false witnesse rise vp agaynst a man to accuse hym of trespasse 17 Then both the men which stryue together shall stande before the Lorde before the priestes and the iudges which shal be in those dayes 18 And the iudges shall make diligent inquisition and if the witnesse be founde false and that he hath geuen false witnesse agaynst his brother 19 Then shall ye do vnto hym as he had thought to do vnto his brother thou shalt put euyll away from the middes of thee 20 And other shall heare and feare and shall hencefoorth commit no more any such wickednesse among you 21 And thine eye shall haue no cōpassion but lyfe for lyfe eye for eye toothe for toothe hande for hande foote for foote ¶ The .xx. Chapter ◠The exhortation of the priest when the Israelites go to battayle 5 The exhortation of the office shewyng who should go to battayle 10 Peace must first be proclaymed 19 The trees that beare fruite must not be destroyed 1 WHen thou goest out to battayle agaynst thine enemies seest horses and charettes and people mo then thou be not afrayde of them for the Lorde thy God is with thee which brought thee out of the lande of Egypt 2 And when ye are come nye vnto battayle y e priest shall come foorth to speake vnto the people 3 And shall say vnto them Heare O Israel you are come this day vnto battayle agaynst your enemies let not your heartes faynt neither feare nor be amazed nor a dread of them 4 For the Lord your God goeth with you to fyght for you agaynst your enemies and to saue you 5 And let the officers speake vnto the people saying If any man haue built a newe house and haue not dedicate it let hym go and returne to his house lest he dye in the battayle and another man dedicate
it 6 And if any man haue planted a vineyarde and haue not made it cōmon let hym go and returne agayne vnto his house lest he dye in the battayle and another make it common 7 And if any man be betrouthed vnto a wyfe and haue not taken her let hym go and returne agayne vnto his house lest he dye in the battayle and another man take her 8 And let the officers speake further vnto the people and say If any man feare and be faynt hearted let hym go returne vnto his house lest he make his brothers heart faynt as well as his 9 And when the officers haue made an ende of speakyng vnto the people they shall make captaynes of the armie to gouerne the people 10 When thou commest nye vnto a citie to fyght agaynst it offer them peace 11 And if they aunswere thee agayne peaceably and open vnto thee then let all the people that is founde therin be tributaries vnto thee and serue thee 12 And if they wyll make no peace with thee but make warre agaynst thee thou shalt besiege it 13 And when the Lorde thy God hath deliuered it into thine handes thou shalt smyte all the males therof with the edge of the sworde 14 But the women and the children and the cattell and all that is in the citie and all the spoyle therof shalt thou take vnto thy selfe and eate the spoyle of thine enemies which the Lorde thy God hath geuen thee 15 Thus shalt thou do vnto all the cities which are a great way of from thee which are not of the cities of these nations 16 But of the cities of these nations which the Lorde thy God shall geue thee to inherite thou shalt saue alyue nothyng that breatheth 17 But shalt destroy them without redemption namely the Hethites the Amorites the Chanaanites the Pherezites the Heuites and the Iebusites as the Lorde thy God hath commaunded thee 18 That they teache you not to do after all their abhominations which they haue done vnto their Gods and so ye shoulde sinne agaynst the Lorde your God 19 When thou hast besieged a citie long tyme and made warre agaynst it to take it destroy not the trees therof that thou wouldest thrust an axe vnto them but eate of them and cut them not downe to further thee in thy siege for the tree of the fielde is mans life 20 Only those trees which thou knowest to be vnfruitfull those shalt thou destroy cut downe and make bulworkes agaynst the citie that maketh warre with thee vntyll thou subdue it ¶ The .xxj. Chapter 2 Inquisition for murther 11 Of the woman taken in warre 15 The birthright can not be chaunged for affection 18 The disobedient chylde 23 The body may not hang all nyght 1 IF one be founde slayne in the lande which the Lord thy God geueth thee to possesse it and lyeth in the fielde and it is not knowen who hath slayne hym 2 Then thine elders and thy iudges shal come foorth and measure vnto the cities that are rounde about hym that is slayne 3 And let the elders of that citie which is next vnto the slayne man take out of the droue an heyffer that hath not ben put to labour nor hath drawen in the yoke 4 And let the elders of that citie bring the heyffer vnto a harde rough valley which is neither eared nor sowen and stryke of the heyffers necke there in the valley 5 And the priestes the sonnes of Leui whom the Lord thy God hath chosen to minister and to blesse in the name of the Lorde shall come foorth and by their worde shall all strife and plague be tryed 6 And all the elders of the citie that come foorth to the slayne man shall washe their handes ouer the heyffer that is beheaded in the valley 7 And shall aunswere and say Our handes haue not shed this blood neither haue our eyes seene it 8 Be mercifull Lorde vnto thy people Israel which thou hast deliuered and lay no innocent blood vnto thy people of Israels charge And the blood shal be forgeuen them 9 And so shalt thou put innocent blood from thee when thou shalt haue done that which is ryght in the syght of the Lorde 10 When thou goest to warre agaynst thine enemies and the Lorde thy God hath deliuered them into thine handes thou hast taken thē captiue 11 And seest among the captiues a beautifull woman and hast a desire vnto her that thou wouldest haue her to thy wyfe 12 Thou shalt bryng her home to thine house and she shall shaue her head and shall pare her nayles 13 And put her rayment that she was taken in from her and let her remayne in thine house and beweepe her father her mother a moneth long and after that shalt thou go in vnto her and mary her and she shal be thy wyfe 14 And if thou haue no fauour vnto her then let her go whither she lusteth and sell her not for money nor make marchaundize of her because thou hast humbled her 15 If a man haue two wyues one beloued and another hated and they haue borne hym children both the loued and also the hated If the first borne be the sonne of the hated 16 Then when the tyme commeth that he dealeth his goodes among his children he may not make the sonne of the beloued first borne before the sonne of the hated which is in deede the first borne 17 But he shall knowe the sonne of the hated for the first borne and geue hym dowble portion of all that he hath For he is the first of his strength and to hym belongeth the ryght of the first borne 18 If any man haue a sonne that is stubburne and disobedient that he wyll not hearken vnto the voyce of his father and voyce of his mother and they haue chastened hym and he woulde not hearken vnto them 19 Then shall his father and his mother take hym and bryng hym out vnto the elders of that citie and vnto the gate of that same place 20 And say vnto the elders of the citie This our sonne is stubburne and disobedient and wyll not hearken vnto our voyce he is a rioter a drunkarde 21 And all the men of that citie shall stone hym with stones vnto death And thou shalt put euyll away from thee and all Israel shall heare and feare 22 If a man haue committed a trespasse worthy of death and is put to death for it and thou hangest hym on tree 23 His body shall not remayne all nyght vpon the tree but thou shalt bury hym the same day for the curse of God is on hym that is hanged Defile not thou thy lande which the Lorde thy God geueth thee to inherite The .xxij. Chapter 1 He cōmaundeth to haue care of our neighbours goodes 5 The woman may not weare
mans apparell nor the man the womans 6 Of the damme her young birdes 8 Why they shoulde haue battlementes 9 Not to mixe diuers kindes together 13 Of the wife not being founde a virgin 22 The punishmeÌ„t of adulterie 1 THou shalt not see thy brothers oxe or sheepe go astray and withdrawe thy selfe from them but shalt bryng them agayne vnto thy brother 2 And if thy brother be not nye vnto thee or if thou knowe hym not then bryng it vnto thine owne house and it shall remayne with thee vntyll thy brother aske after them and then deliuer hym them agayne 3 In lyke maner shalt thou do with his asse and so shalt thou do with his rayment and with all lost thynges of thy brother which he hath lost and thou hast found shalt thou do likewise and thou mayest not hide it from them 4 Thou shalt not see thy brothers asse or oxe fall downe by the way and withdrawe thy selfe from them but shalt helpe hym to heaue them vp againe 5 The woman shall not weare that whiche parteyneth vnto the man neither shall a man put on womans rayment For all that do so are abhomination vnto the Lorde thy God 6 If thou chaunce vpon a birdes nest by the way in whatsoeuer tree it be or on the grounde whether they be young or egges and the damme sittyng vpon the young or on the egges thou shalt not take the damme with the young 7 But shalt in any wyse let the damme go take the young to thee that thou mayest prosper and prolong thy dayes 8 When thou buyldest a newe house thou shalt make a battlement on the roofe that thou lade not blood vpon thyne house if any man fal from thence 9 Thou shalt not sowe thy vineyarde with diuers seedes lest the fruite of the seede which thou hast sowen and the fruite of thy vineyarde be defyled 10 Thou shalt not plowe with an oxe and an asse together 11 Thou shalt not weare a garment made of wool and linnen together 12 Thou shalt not make thee gardes vppon the foure quarters of thy vesture wherewith thou couerest thy selfe 13 If a man take a wyfe and when he hath lyen with her hate her 14 And lay shamefull thynges vnto her charge and bryng vp an euyll name vpon her and say I toke this wyfe and when I came to her I founde her not a mayde 15 Then shall the father of the damsell the mother bryng foorth the tokens of the damsels virginitie vnto the elders of the citie in the gate 16 And the damsels father shall say vnto the elders I gaue my daughter vnto this man to wyfe and he hateth her 17 And lo he layeth shamefull thynges vnto her charge saying I founde not thy daughter a mayde and yet these are the tokens of my daughters virginitie And they shall spreade the vesture before the elders of the citie 18 And the elders of that citie shall take that man and chastise hym 19 And mearse hym in an hundred sicles of syluer and geue them vnto the father of the damsell because he hath brought vp an euyl name vpon a mayde of Israel And she shal be his wyfe and he may not put her away all his dayes 20 But and yf the thyng be of a suretie that the damsell be not founde a virgin 21 They shall bryng the damsell to the doore of her fathers house and the men of that citie shall stone her with stones to death because she hath wrought folly in Israel to play the whore in her fathers house And so thou shalt put euyl from among you 22 If a man be founde lying with a woman that hath a wedded husband they shall both dye both the man that laye with the wyfe and also the wyfe and so â—ou shalt put away euill from Israel 23 If a mayde be betrouthed vnto an husbande and then a man finde her in the towne and lye with her 24 Ye shall bring them both out vnto the gates of the same citie and shall stone them with stones to death The damsell because she cryed not beyng in the citie And the man because he hath humbled his neighbours wife and thou shalt put away euyll from thee 25 But if a man finde a betrouthed damsell in the fielde and force her and lye with her then the man that lay with her shall dye alone 26 But vnto the damsell thou shalt do no harme because there is in the damsell no cause of death For as when a man ryseth against his neyghbour and slayeth hym euen so is this matter 27 For he found her in the fieldes and the betrouthed damsell cryed there was no man to succour her 28 If a man finde a mayde that is not betrouthed and take her and lye with her and they be founde 29 Then the man that lay with her shall geue vnto the damsels father fiftie sicles of siluer and she shall be his wyfe because he hath humbled her and he may not put her away all his dayes 30 No man shall take his fathers wife nor vnheale his fathers couering ⧠The .xxiij. Chapter 1 What men might not be admitted to office 9 What they ought to auoyde when they go to warre 15 Of the fugitiue seruaunt 17 To flee all kinde of whordome 19 Of vsurie 21 Of vowes 24 Of the neighbours vine and corne 1 NOne that is hurt by burstyng or hath his priuie members cut of shal come into the congregation of y e Lord. 2 And a bastarde shall not come into the congregation of the Lorde no not in the tenth generation he shall not enter into the congregation of the Lorde 3 The Ammonites and the Moabites shall not come into the congregation of the Lorde no not in the tenth generation nor they shall neuer come into the congregation of the Lorde 4 Because they met you not with bread and water in the way when ye came out of Egypt and because they hyred against thee Balaam the sonne of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia to curse thee 5 Neuerthelesse the Lorde thy God woulde not hearken vnto Balaam but the Lord thy God turned the curse to a blessing vnto thee because the Lord thy God loued thee 6 Thou shalt not seeke their peace nor wealth all thy dayes for euer 7 Thou shalt not abhorre an Edomite for he is thy brother neither shalt thou abhorre an Egyptian because thou wast a straunger in his lande 8 The children that are begotten of theÌ„ shal come into the congregation of the Lorde in the thirde generation 9 When thou goest out with the hoast against thyne enemies kepe thee from all wickednesse 10 If there be among you any man that is vncleane by the reason of vncleannesse that chaunceth hym by nyght let him go out of the hoast and not come in agayne into the hoast
iustifie the righteous condemne the vngodly 2 And if any man be vngodly and worthy of strypes then let the Iudge cause him to lye downe and to be beaten before his face accordyng to his trespasse vnto a certayne number 3 Fourtie stripes he shall geue hym and not passe lest if he shoulde exceede and beate hym aboue that with many stripes thy brother should appeare despised and vile before thyne eyes 4 Thou shalt not moosell the oxe that treadeth out the corne 5 If brethren dwell together and one of them dye and haue no chylde the wyfe of the dead shall not marry without vnto a straunger but his kinsman shall go in vnto her take her to wife and occupie the rowme of his kinsman 6 And the eldest sonne whiche she beareth shall succeede in the name of his brother whiche is dead that his name be not put out of Israel 7 And if the man wyll not take his kinswoman then let her go vp to the gate vnto the elders and say My kinsman refuseth to stirre vp vnto his brother a name in Israel neither wyll he marry me 8 Then the elders of his citie shall call hym and commune with hym and if he stande and say I wyll not take her 9 Then shall his kinswoman come vnto hym in the presence of the elders and loose his shoe of his foote and spit in his face and aunswere and say So shal it be done vnto that man that doth not buylde vp his brothers house 10 And his name shal be called in Israel the vnshodhouse 11 If when men striue together one with another the wife of the one drawe neare for to ryd her husbande out of the handes of hym that smyteth hym and put foorth her hande and take hym by the secretes 12 Thou shalt cut of her hande and let not thyne eye pitie her 13 Thou shalt not haue in thy bagge two maner of wayghtes a great and a small 14 Neither shalt thou haue in thine house diuers measures a great and a small 15 But thou shalt haue a right and iust waight and a perfect and a iust measure shalt thou haue that thy dayes may be lengthed in the lande which the Lorde thy God geueth thee 16 For all that do such thynges and all that do vnright are abhomination vnto the Lorde thy God 17 Remember what Amalech dyd vnto thee by the way when ye were come out of Egypt 18 Howe he met thee by the way and smote the hyndmost of you all that were feeble and came behynde when thou wast faynted and weerie and he feared not God 19 Therfore when the Lorde thy God hath geuen thee rest from all thine enemies rounde about in the lande which the Lord thy God geueth thee to inherite and possesse see that thou put out the remembraunce of Amalech from vnder heauen and forget not ⧠The .xxvj. Chapter 3 The offering of the first fruites 5 What they must protest when they offer them 12 The tithe of the thirde yere 13 Their protestation in offering it 19 To what honour God preferreth them whiche acknowledge him to be their Lorde 1 WHen thou art come into the lande which the Lord thy God geueth thee to inherite and hast enioyed it dwellest therin 2 Take of the first of all the fruite of the earth and bryng it out of the lande that the Lorde thy God geueth thee and put it in a basket and go vnto the place whiche the Lorde thy God shall chose to set his name in it 3 And thou shalt come vnto the priest that shal be in those dayes and say vnto hym I knowledge this day vnto the Lorde thy God that I am come vnto the countrey whiche the Lorde sware vnto our fathers for to geue vs. 4 And the priest shall take the basket out of thyne hande and set it downe before the aulter of the Lorde thy God 5 And thou shalt aunswere and say before the Lorde thy God The Syrians went about to destroy my father and he went downe into Egypt and so soiourned there with a fewe folke and grewe there vnto a nation great mightie and full of people 6 And the Egyptians vexed vs and troubled vs and laded vs with most cruel bondage 7 And when we cryed vnto the Lorde God of our fathers the Lorde hearde our voyce and loked on our aduersitie labour and oppression 8 And the Lorde brought vs out of Egypt in a mightie hand and a stretched out arme and in great terriblenesse and signes and wonders 9 And he hath brought vs into this place and hath geuen vs this lande that floweth with mylke and hony 10 And nowe lo I haue brought the first fruites of the lande whiche thou O Lord hast geuen me And thou shalt set it before the Lorde thy God and worship before the Lorde thy God 11 And reioyce in all the good thynges whiche the Lorde thy God hath geuen vnto thee and vnto thyne house thou and the Leuite and the straunger that it among you 12 When thou hast made an ende of tithing all the tithes of thyne encrease the thirde yere which is the yere of tithing thou shalt geue it vnto the Leuite the straunger the fatherlesse and the wydowe that they may eate within thy gates and fill them selues 13 And thou shalt say before the Lord thy God I haue brought the halowed thinges out of thine house and haue geuen them vnto the Leuite the straunger the fatherlesse and the wydowe according to all thy commaundementes whiche thou hast commaunded me I haue not transgressed thy commaundementes nor forgotten them 14 I haue not eaten thereof in my mournyng nor suffred ought to perishe thorowe vnclennesse nor geuen ought therof for the dead but haue hearkened vnto the voyce of the Lorde my God and haue done after all that thou hast commaunded me 15 Loke downe therfore from thy holy habitation euen from heauen and blesse thy people Israel and the lande which thou hast geuen vs as thou swarest vnto our fathers a land that floweth with mylke and honye 16 This day the Lord thy God hath commaunded thee to do these ordinaunces and lawes kepe thou them do them with all thine heart and all thy soule 17 Thou hast set vp the Lord this day to be thy God to walke in his wayes and to kepe his ordinaunces his commaundementes and his lawes and to hearken vnto his voyce 18 And the Lorde hath set thee vp this day to be a seuerall people vnto hym as he hath promised thee and that thou kepe his commaundementes 19 And to make thee hye aboue all nations whiche he hath made in prayse in name and honour and that thou mayest be an holy people vnto the Lord thy God as he hath sayde The .xxvij. Chapter 2 They are commaunded to wryte the lawe vpon stone
for a remembraunce 5 Also to buylde an aulter 12 The blessinges are geuen on mount Garizim 13 The cursinges are geuen on mount Ebal 1 ANd Moyses with the elders of Israel commaunded the people saying Kepe al y e commaundements which I commaunde you this day 2 And in that day when you shall passe ouer Iordane vnto the lande whiche the Lord thy God geueth thee thou shalt set thee vp great stones and plaster them with plaster 3 And wryte vpon them all the wordes of this lawe when thou art come ouer because thou art come into the lande whiche the Lord thy God geueth thee a lande that floweth with mylke and honie as the Lorde God of thy fathers hath promised thee 4 Therfore when ye be come ouer Iordane ye shal set vp these stones which I commaunde you this day in mount Ebal and thou shalt plaster them with plaster 5 And there shalt thou buylde vnto the Lorde thy God an aulter of stones and lift vp no iron vpon them 6 Thou shalt make the aulter of the Lorde thy God of whole stones and offer burnt offeringes thereon vnto the Lorde thy God 7 And thou shalt offer peace offeringes and shalt eate there and reioyce before the Lorde thy God 8 And thou shalt wryte vpon the stones all the wordes of this lawe manifestly and well 9 And Moyses and the priestes the Leuites spake vnto all Israel saying Take heede and heare O Israel this day thou art become the people of the Lorde thy God 10 Thou shalt hearken therfore vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God and do his commaundementes and his ordinaunces which I commaunde thee this day 11 And Moyses charged the people the same day saying 12 These shall stande vpon mount Garizim to blesse the people when ye are come ouer Iordane Simeon Leui Iuda Isachar Ioseph Beniamin 13 And these shall stande vpon mount Ebal to curse Ruben Gad Aser Zabulon Dan Nephthali 14 And the Leuites shall aunswere and say vnto all the men of Israel with a loude voyce 15 Cursed be the man that maketh any carued or moulten image an abhomination vnto the Lorde the worke of the handes of the craftesman and putteth it in a secrete place and all the people shall aunswere and say Amen 16 Cursed be he that curseth his father and his mother and all the people shall say Amen 17 Cursed be he that remoueth his neighbours marke and all the people shall say Amen 18 Cursed be he that maketh the blynde to go out of his way and all the people shall say Amen 19 Cursed be he that hindreth the ryght of the straunger fatherlesse and widdowe all the people shall say Amen 20 Cursed be he that lyeth with his fathers wyfe and vnhealeth his fathers couering and all the people shall say Amen 21 Cursed be he y e lieth with any maner of beast all the people shal say Amen 22 Cursed be he that lieth with his sister the daughter of his father or y e daughter of his mother and al the people shal say Amen 23 Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in lawe and al the people shall say Amen 24 Cursed be he that smyteth his neighbour secretly and all the people shall say Amen 25 Cursed be he that taketh a rewarde to slay the soule of innocent blood and all the people shall say Amen 26 Cursed be he that continueth not in all the wordes of this lawe to do them and all the people shall say Amen ¶ The .xxviij. Chapter 1 The promises to them that obay the commaundementes 15 The threatninges to the contrary 1 IF thou shalt hearken diligently vnto the voyce of the Lord thy God and obserue and do all his commaūdementes which I commaunde thee this day the Lorde wyll set thee on hye aboue all nations of the earth 2 And all these blessinges shall come on thee and ouertake thee if thou shalt hearken vnto the voyce of the Lord thy God 3 Blessed shalt thou be in the citie and blessed in the fielde 4 Blessed shal be the fruite of thy body and the fruite of thy grounde and the fruite of thy cattell the increase of thy kine and the flockes of thy sheepe 5 Blessed shal be thy basket thy store 6 Blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out blessed when thou commest in 7 The Lord shall geue ouer thyne enemies that ryse agaynst thee that they may fall before thy face They shall come out against thee one way and flee before thee seuen wayes 8 The Lord shall commaunde the blessing vpon thee in thy storehouses and in all that thou settest thyne hande to and wyll blesse thee in the lande whiche the Lorde thy God geueth thee 9 The Lorde shall make thee an holy people vnto him self as he hath sworne vnto thee if thou shalt kepe the commaundementes of the Lorde thy God and walke in his wayes 10 And all nations of the earth shall see that the name of the Lorde is called vpon ouer thee and they shal be afraide of thee 11 And the Lord shall make thee plenteous in goodes in the fruite of thy body in the fruite of thy cattell in the fruite of thy grounde in the lande whiche the Lorde sware vnto thy fathers to geue thee 12 The Lorde shall open vnto thee his good treasure euen the heauen to geue rayne vnto thy land in due season to blesse all thy labours of thy hande And thou shalt lende vnto many nations but shalt not borowe thy selfe 13 And the Lorde shall make thee chiefest and not the lowest and thou shalt be aboue only and not beneath if that thou hearken vnto the commaundementes of the Lorde thy God which I commaunde thee this day to kepe and to do them 14 And see that thou bow not aside from any of these wordes whiche I commaund thee this day either to the right hande or to the left that thou wouldest go after straunge gods to serue them 15 But and if thou wilt not hearken vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God to kepe and to do all his commaundementes and his ordinaunces whiche I commaunde thee this day all these curses shal come vpon thee and ouertake thee 16 Cursed shalt thou be in the citie and cursed in the fielde 17 Cursed shal be thy basket thy store 18 Cursed shal be the fruite of thy body and the fruite of thy lande and the increase of thy kine and the flockes of thy sheepe 19 Cursed shalt thou be when thou goest in and cursed when thou goest out 20 The Lorde shal sende vpon thee cursing destruction and rebuke in all that thou settest thine hand to and that thou doest vntyll he destroy thee and bryng thee to naught quickly because of the wickednesse of thyne inuentions and because thou hast
sicknesses and all maner plagues whiche are not written in the booke of this lawe wyll the Lorde bryng vpon thee vntyll he bryng thee to naught 62 And ye shal be lefte fewe in number where before ye were as the starres of heauen in multitude because thou wouldest not hearken vnto the voyce of the Lorde thy God 63 And it shall come to passe that as the Lord reioyced ouer you to do you good and to multiplie you euen so he will reioyce ouer you to destroy you to bring you to naught and ye shal be wasted from of the lande whyther thou goest to enioy it 64 And the Lord shal scatter thee among all nations from the one ende of the worlde vnto the other and there thou shalt serue straunge gods whiche thou nor thy fathers haue knowen euen wood and stone 65 And among these nations thou shalt finde no ease neither shall the sole of thy foote haue rest But the Lorde shal geue thee there an vnquiet heart and dasing eyes and sorowe of minde 66 And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee and thou shalt feare both day and nyght and shalt haue none assuraunce of thy lyfe 67 In the morning thou shalt say would God it were nyght And at nyght thou shalt say would God it were mornyng for feare of thyne heart whiche thou shalt feare and for the sight of thyne eyes whiche thou shalt see 68 And the Lorde shall bryng thee into Egypt agayne with shippes by the way whiche I sayde to thee thou shalt see it no more againe And there ye shal be solde vnto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen and no man shall bye you ¶ The .xxix. Chapter 2 The people are exhorted to obserue the commaundementes 10 The whole people from the hyest to the lowest are comprehended vnder Gods couenaunt 19 The punishment of hym that flattereth hym selfe in his wickednesse 24 The cause of Gods wrath agaynst his people 1 THese are the wordes of the couenaunt which the Lorde commaunded Moyses to make with the children of Israel in the lande of Moab besyde the appoyntment which he made with them in Horeb. 2 And Moyses called all Israel sayde vnto them Ye haue seene all that the Lorde did before your eyes in the lande of Egypt vnto Pharao and vnto all his seruauntes and vnto all his lande 3 The great temptations which thine eyes haue seene those great miracles and wonders 4 And yet the Lorde hath not geuen you an heart to perceaue and eyes to see and cares to heare vnto this day 5 And I haue led you fourtie yeres in the wildernesse and your clothes are not waxed olde vpon you and thy shoe is not waxed olde vpon thy foote 6 Ye haue eaten no bread nor drunke wine or strong drynke that ye myght knowe howe that I am the Lorde your God 7 And ye came vnto this place and Sehon the kyng of Hesbon and Og the kyng of Basan came out agaynst vs vnto battayle and we smote them 8 And toke their lande and gaue it for an inheritaunce vnto the Rubenites and Gadites and to the halfe tribe of Manasse 9 Kepe therfore the wordes of this couenaunt and do them that ye may vnderstande all that ye ought to do 10 Ye stande this day euery one of you before the Lorde your God your captaynes your tribes your elders your officers and all the men of Israel 11 Your childrē also your wiues and the straunger that is in thine hoast from the hewer of thy wood vnto the drawer of thy water 12 That thou shouldest go into the couenaunt of the Lorde thy God and into his othe which the Lorde thy God maketh with thee this day 13 For to make thee a people vnto hym selfe and that he may be vnto thee a God as he hath sayde vnto thee and as he hath sworne vnto thy fathers Abraham Isahac and Iacob 14 I make not this bonde and this othe with you only 15 But both with hym that standeth here with vs this day before the Lorde our God and also with hym that is not here with vs this day 16 For ye knowe howe we haue dwelt in the lande of Egypt and howe we came through the myddes of the nations which ye passed by 17 And ye haue seene their abhominations and their idols wood and stone siluer and golde which were among them 18 Lest there be among you man or woman kinrede or tribe whose heart turneth away this day from the Lorde our God to go and serue the gods of these nations and lest there be among you some roote that beareth gall and wormewood 19 So that when he heareth the wordes of this othe he blesse hym selfe in his heart saying I shall haue peace I wyll walke in the meanyng of myne owne heart to put the drunken to the thirstie 20 And so the Lorde wyll not consent to be mercifull vnto hym but then the wrath of the Lorde and his gelousie shall smoke agaynst that man and all the curses that are written in this booke shall lyght vpon hym and the Lorde shal do out his name from vnder heauē 21 And the Lorde shall seperate hym vnto euyll out of all the tribes of Israel accordyng vnto all the curses of the couenaunt that are written in the booke of this lawe 22 So that the generatiō to come of your children that shall ryse vp after you and the straunger that shall come from a farre lande shall say when they see the plagues of that lande and the diseases wherwith the Lorde hath smitten it 23 Howe all the lande is burnt vp with brimstone and salt and that it is neither sowen nor beareth nor any grasse groweth therin lyke as in the place of y e ouerthrowyng of Sodome Gomor Adama and Zeboim which the Lorde ouerthrewe in his wrath and anger 24 Euen then shal all nations say Wherfore hath the Lord done on this fashion vnto this lande O howe fierse is this great wrath 25 And men shall say Because they haue forsaken the couenaunt of the Lorde God of their fathers which he made with them when he brought them out of the lande of Egypt 26 For they went and serued straunge gods and worshipped them gods which they knewe not and which had geuen them nothyng 27 And the wrath of the Lorde waxed hot agaynst this lande to bryng vpon it all the curses that are written in this booke 28 And the Lorde cast them out of their lande in anger wrath and great indignation and cast them into a straunge lande as this day beareth witnesse 29 The secretes of the Lorde our God are opened vnto vs and to our children for euer that we may do all the wordes of this lawe The .xxx. Chapter 1 Mercie shewed when they repent 6 The Lorde doth circumcise the heart 11 All excuse of ignoraunce is taken away
of the tabernacle 16 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses Beholde thou shalt sleepe with thy fathers and this people wyll ryse vp and go a whoryng after straunge gods of the lande whyther they go and wyll forsake me and breake the appoyntmēt which I haue made with them 17 And then my wrath wyll waxe hot against them in that day I wil forsake them wyll hide my face from them and they shal be consumed and much aduersitie and tribulations shall come vpon them so that then they wyll say Are not these troubles come vpon me because God is not with me 18 And I also wyll surely hyde away my face in that day for all the euyls sake which they shall haue wrought in that they are turned vnto straunge gods 19 Nowe therfore write ye this song for you and teache it the children of Israel and put it in their mouthes that this song may be my witnesse agaynst the children of Israel 20 For I wyll bryng them into the lande which I sware vnto their fathers that floweth with mylke and honye and they shall eate and fyll them selues and waxe fat and turne vnto straūge gods and serue them and blaspheme me and breake my couenaunt 21 And when much mischiefe and tribulation is come vpon them this song shall aunswere them as a witnesse For it shall not be forgotten out of the mouthes of their seede for I knowe their imagination which they go about euen nowe before I haue brought thē into the lande which I sware 22 Moyses therfore wrote this song the same day and taught it the children of Israel 23 And he gaue Iosuah the sonne of Nun a charge and sayde Be bolde and strong for thou shalt bryng the children of Israel into the lande which I sware vnto them I wil be with thee 24 And when Moyses had made an ende of writing the wordes of this lawe in a booke vntyll he had finished them 25 Moyses commaunded the Luites which bare the arke of the couenaunt of the Lorde saying 26 Take ye the booke of this lawe and put it in the syde of the arke of the couenaunt of the Lorde your God that it may be there for a witnesse agaynst thee 27 For I knowe thy rebellion and thy stiffe necke whyle I am yet alyue with you this day ye haue ben disobedient vnto the Lorde and howe much more after my death 28 Gather vnto me all the elders of your tribes and your officers that I may speake these wordes in their eares and call heauen and earth to recorde against them 29 For I am sure that after my death ye will vtterly be corrupt and turne from the way which I haue commaunded you and tribulation wyll come vpon you in the latter dayes because ye shall haue wrought wickednesse in the syght of the Lorde to prouoke hym through the workes of your handes 30 And Moyses spake in the eares of all the congregation of Israel the wordes of this song vntyll he had ended them ¶ The .xxxij. Chapter 7 The song of Moyses concernyng Gods benefites towarde the people 15 And their ingratitude towarde hym 20 God menaceth them 21 And speaketh of the vocation of the Gentiles 46 Moyses commaundeth to teache the lawe to the children 48 God forewarneth Moyses of his death 1 HEare O ye heauens and I shal speake and let the earth heare the wordes of my mouth 2 My doctrine shal drop as doth the rayne and my speache shall flowe as doth the deawe as the shoure vpon the hearbes and as the droppes vpon the grasse 3 For I wyll publishe the name of the Lorde Ascribe ye honour vnto our God 4 Perfect is the worke of the most mightie God for all his wayes are iudgement He is a God of trueth without wickednesse righteous and iust is he 5 Frowardly haue they done agaynst hym by their vices not beyng his owne children but a wicked and frowarde generation 6 Do ye so rewarde the Lord O foolishe nation and vnwise Is not he thy father that hath bought thee Hath he nat made thee and ordeyned thee 7 Remember the dayes of the worlde that is past consider the yeres of so many generations Aske thy father and he wyll shewe thee thy elders and they wyll tell thee 8 When the most hyest deuided to the nations their inheritaunce and when he seperated the sonnes of Adam he put the borders of the nations accordyng to the number of the children of Israel 9 For the Lordes part is his people and Iacob is the portion of his inheritaūce 10 He founde hym in a desert lande in a voyde grounde and in a roaryng wildernesse He led hym about he gaue hym vnderstandyng and kept hym as the apple of his eye 11 As an Egle that stirreth vp her nest and flittereth ouer her young spreadeth her wynges taketh them and beareth them on her wynges 12 The Lorde alone was his guyde and there was no straunge god with hym 13 He caryed hym vp to the hygh places of the earth that he myght eate the encrease of the fieldes And he fed hym with honye out of the rocke and with oyle out of the most harde stone 14 With butter of kine and mylke of the sheepe with fat of the lambes and fat of rammes and hee goates with the fat of the most plenteous wheate and that thou myghtest drynke the most pure blood of the grape 15 But he that shoulde haue ben vpright when he waxed fat spurned with his heele Thou art well fed thou art growen thicke thou art euen laden with fatnesse And he forsoke God his maker and regarded not the God of his saluation 16 They prouoked hym to anger with straunge gods euen with abhominations prouoked they hym 17 They offered vnto deuils and not to God euen to gods whom they knewe not to newe gods that came newly vp whom their fathers feared not 18 Of God that begat thee thou art vnmyndfull and hast forgotten God that made thee 19 The Lorde therfore sawe it and was angry because of the prouokyng of his sonnes and his daughters 20 And he sayde I wyll hyde my face from them and wil see what their ende shal be For they are a very frowarde generation childrē in whom is no faith 21 They haue angred me with that which is no god and prouoked me with their vanities And I also wyll prouoke them with those whiche are no people I wyll anger them with a foolishe nation 22 For fire is kindled in my wrath and burneth vnto the bottome of hell and hath consumed the earth with her increase and set a fire the botomes of the mountaynes 23 I wyll heape mischiefes vpon them wyll destroy them with mine arrowes 24 They shal be burnt with hunger and consumed with heate and with bitter destruction I wyll also sende the teeth of
ouer against the middest within the networke pomegranets and vpon the second head peece were there two hundred pomegranets in two rowes round about 21 And he set vp the pillers in the porch of the temple And when he had set vp the right piller he called the name therof Iachin and when he had set vp the left piller he called the name thereof Boaz. 22 And vpon the top of the pillers were lillie worke so was the workmanship of the pillers finished 23 And he made a moulten lauatorie ten cubites wide from brim to brim round in compasse and fiue cubites hie And a string of thirtie cubites did compasse it about 24 And vnder the brim of it there were knoppes round about ten in one cubite and thei compassed the lauatorie round about And the knoppes were cast with it in two rowes when it was cast 25 And it stoode on twelue oxen of which three loked toward the north three toward the west three toward the south and three toward the east and the lauatorie stoode vpon them and al their hinder partes were inward 26 It was an hand breadth thicke and the brym was wrought lyke the brym of a cup with flowres of lilies and it contained two thousand battes 27 And he made ten feete of brasse foure cubites long and foure cubites broade a peece and three cubites hie 28 And the worke of the feete was on this maner They had sides and the sides were betweene the ledges 29 And on the sides that were betweene the ledges were lions oxen and Cherubs and likewise vpō the ledges that were aboue and beneath the lions and oxen were certayne additions made of thynne worke 30 And vnder euery foote were foure brasen wheeles and boordes of brasse and in the foure corners thereof vnder the lauatorie were vndersetters moulten at the side of euery addition 31 And the stalke of the lauatorie was in the middle of it and aboue one cubite But the stalke thereof was round after the worke of the foote a cubite a halfe and also vpon the stalke were grauings with their bands foure square and not round 32 And vnder the sydes were foure wheeles and the axeltrees ioyned fast to the bottome and the height of euery wheele was a cubite and an halfe 33 And the workmanship of the wheeles was lyke the worke of a charet wheele and the axeltrees the nauelles spokes and shaftes were al moulten 34 And there were foure vndersetters in the foure corners of one foote the vndersetters were of y e very bottome selfe 35 And in the height of the bottome was there a rounde compasse of halfe a cubite hie and in that height of the bottome there proceeded both ledges and sydes out of the same 36 For in the boordes of the ledges and on the sydes he had grauen pictures of Cherubims lions paulme trees one by another rounde about 37 Thus made he the ten feete after this maner and they had all one fashion of casting one measure and one syse 38 Then made he ten lauers of brasse one lauer contayning fourtie battes and euery lauer was foure cubites vpon euery one of the ten feete he put one lauer 39 And he put fiue of those feete on the ryght syde of the house and other fiue on the left and he set the lauatorie on the right syde of the house eastward and toward the south 40 And Hiram made pots shouels and basons so finished all the worke that he made king Solomon for the house of the Lorde 41 That is to say two pillers and two round head peeces that were to be set on the toppes of the two pillers 42 And foure hundred pomegranates for the two networkes euen two rowes of pomegranates in one networke to couer the two head peeces that were to be set on the toppes of the pillers ' 43 And the ten feete and ten lauers on ' the feete ' 44 The lauatorie and twelue oxen vnder ' it 45 And pottes shouels and basons And all these vessels which Hiram made to king Solomō for the house of the Lord were of bright brasse 46 In the playne of Iordane did the king cast them euen in the thicke claye betweene Socoh and Zarthan 47 And Solomon left all the vessels vnwayed because they were so exceeding many neither founde they out the waight of the brasse 48 And so Solomon made al the vessels that parteyned vnto the house of the Lorde the golden aulter and the golden table wheron the shew bread was 49 And fiue candelstickes for the ryght side and fiue for the left before the quier of pure golde with flowres lampes and snuffers of golde 50 And bowles flat peeces basons spoones masours of pure golde and hyndges made he of golde both for the doores of the quier the place most holy and for the doores of the temple also 51 And so was ended all the worke that king Solomon made for the house of the Lorde And Solomon brought in the thinges which Dauid his father had dedicated euen the siluer golde and vessels and layde them vp among the treasures of the house of the Lord. ¶ The .viii. Chapter 4 The arke is borne into the temple 10 A cloude filleth the temple 15 The king blesseth the people 1 THen Solomon gathered the elders of Israel al the heads of the tribes and them that were captaynes amōg the fathers of the children of Israel vnto him in Hierusalem that they might bring vp the arke of the appoyntment of the Lorde out of the citie of Dauid which is Sion 2 And all the men of Israel assembled vnto king Solomon to the feast that falleth in the moneth Ethanim which is the seuenth moneth 3 And al the elders of Israel were come and the priestes tooke vp the arke 4 And they bare the arke of the Lorde the tabernacle of the congregation and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle those dyd the priestes and the leuites beare 5 And king Solomon and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled vnto him and went with him before the arke did offer sheepe and oxen that could not be tolde nor numbred for multitude 6 And so the priestes brought the arke of the appoyntment of the Lord vnto his place euen into the quier of the temple and place most holy vnder the winges of the Cherubs 7 For the Cherubs stretched out their winges ouer the place of the arke and couered both it and also the staues therof a hie vpon it 8 And they drew out the staues that the endes of them might appeare out of the holy place within the quier but they were not seene without and there they haue ben vnto this day 9 And there was nothing in the arke saue the two tables of stone which Moyses put there at Horeb in y e which tables the Lorde made an appoyntment with the children of Israel when he brought them
incense vpon the aulter that was before the Lord and so he finished the house 26 And king Solomon made a nauie of shippes in Azion Gaber which is beside Eloth on the brinke of the red sea in the lande of Edom. 27 And Hiram sent by shippe also of his seruauntes that were shipmen and had knowledge of the sea with the seruauntes of Solomon 28 And they came to Ophir and set from thence foure hundred and twentie talentes of golde and brought it to king Solomon The .x. Chapter 1 The queene of Saba commeth to heare the wysdome of Solomon 18 His royall throne 32 His power and magnificence 1 ANd the queene of Saba hearing the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord came to proue him with harde questions 2 And she came to Hierusalem with a verie great trayne with camels that bare sweete odours and gold exceeding much precious stones And she came to Solomon and communed with him of al that was in her heart 3 And Solomon declared vnto her all her questions so that there was not one thing hyd from the king whiche he expounded not vnto her 4 And the queene of Saba considered al Solomons wysdome the house that he had buylded 5 And the meate of his table and the sitting of his seruauntes the order of his ministers their apparell his drinke and his burnt sacrifices that he offred in the house of the Lorde and she was astonied 6 And she sayde vnto the king It was a true word that I hearde in myne owne land of thy sayinges of thy wisdome 7 Howbeit I beleued it not till I came sawe it with myne eyes And beholde the one halfe was not tolde me for thy wysdome and prosperitie exceedeth the fame which I hearde of thee 8 Happy are thy men and happy are these thy seruauntes whiche stand euer before thee and heare thy wysdome 9 Blessed be the Lorde thy God whiche loued thee to set thee on the seate of Israel because the Lorde loued Israel for euer made thee king to do equite and righteousnes 10 And she gaue the king sixe score talentes of golde and of sweete odours exceeding much and precious stones There came no more suche aboundaunce of sweete odours as the queene of Saba gaue to king Solomon 11 The nauie also of the shippes of Hiram that caried golde from Ophir brought lykewyse great plentie of Almuge trees and precious stones from Ophir 12 And the king made of the Almuge trees pillers for the house of the Lorde and for the kinges palace and made harpes and psalteries for singers Ther came no more suche Almuge trees nor were any more seene vnto this day 13 And king Solomon gaue vnto the queene of Saba according to all her desire whatsoeuer she asked besides that he gaue her of a free wil with his owne hande And so she returned vnto her owne countrey both she and her seruauntes 14 The waight of golde that came to Solomon in one yere was sixe hundred theescore and sixe talentes of golde 15 Besydes that he had of marchauntes and of the marchaundises of the spices and of all the kinges of Arabia of the lordes of the countrey 16 And king Solomon made two hundred targettes of beaten golde sixe hundred sicles of golde went to a target 17 And he made three hundred shieldes of beaten golde three pounde of gold went to one shielde and the king put them in the house of the wood of Libanon 18 And the king made a great seate of iuorie and couered it with the best golde 19 And the seate had sixe steppes and the toppe of the seate was rounde behinde there were pommelles on either syde on the place of the seate and two lions stoode besyde the pommelles 20 And there stoode twelue lions on the steppes sixe on a syde There was none lyke worke seene many kingdome 21 And al king Solomons drinking vessels were of golde and lykewyse all the vessels of the house of the wood of Libanon were of pure golde And as for siluer it was nothing worth in the dayes of Solomon 22 For the kinges nauie of shippes went on the sea vnto Tharsis with the nauie of Hirams shippes euen once in three yeres went the nauie to Tharsis and brought golde and siluer Elephantes teeth apes and pecockes 23 And so king Solomon exceeded al the kinges of the earth both in ryches and wysdome 24 And all the worlde resorted to Solomon to heare his wysdome which God had put in his heart 25 And brought him euery man his present vessels of siluer vessels of golde rayment harnesse and sweete odours and horses and mules yere by yere 26 And Solomon gathered together charettes and horsemen and he had a thousande and foure hundred charettes and twelue thousande horsemen whom he bestowed in the charet cities and with the king at Hierusalem 27 And the king made siluer in Hierusalem as plenteous as stones and Cedar as plenteous as the wilde fegge trees that growe aboundauntly in the fieldes 28 Also Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt and fine linnen the kinges marchauntes receaued the linnen for a price 29 A charet came vp out of Egypt for sixe hundred sicles of siluer that is one horse for an hundred and fiftie And euen so for al the kinges of the Hethites and for the kinges of Siria did they bring them out through their handes The .xi. Chapter 1. Solomon hath a thousand wyues and concubines whiche bryng him to idolatrie 14 His God rayseth vp aduersaries against him 43 He dieth 1 BVt king Solomō loued many outlandishe women the daughter of Pharao and women of the Moabites Ammonites Edomites Zidonites Hethites 2 Wher as yet concerning these nations the Lorde sayd vnto the children of Israel Go not ye into them nor let them come into els will they turne your heartes after their gods Neuerthelesse Solomon claue vnto them in loue 3 And he had seuen hundred queenes and three hundred concubines and his wyues turned away his heart 4 For it came to passe when Solomon was olde his wyues turned his heart after other gods and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God as was the heart of Dauid his father 5 For Solomon folowed Astaroth the god of the Zidons and Milcom the abhomination of the Ammonites 6 And Solomon wrought wickednesse in the sight of the Lorde and folowed not the Lorde perfectly as dyd Dauid his father 7 For then dyd Solomon buylde an hye place for Chamos the abhomination of Moabim the hill that is before Hierusalem vnto Moloch the abhomination of the children of Ammon 8 And lykewyse dyd he for all his outlandishe wyues which burnt cense and offered vnto their gods 9 And the Lorde was angry with Solomon because his heart was turned frō the Lord God of Israel which had appeared vnto him twyse 10 And
he began to raigne he raigned seuenteene yeres in Hierusalem the citie which the Lorde did choose out of all the tribes of Israel to put his name there His mothers name was Naama an Ammonite 22 And Iuda wrought wickednesse in the sight of the Lorde and angred him in mo thinges then their fathers dyd in their sinnes which they sinned 23 For they also made them hie places images and groues on euery hie hill and vnder euery thicke tree 24 And there was a stewes of male children in the lande and they did according to all the abhominations of the nations which the Lord cast out before the children of Israel 25 And it fortuned that in the fift yere of king Rehoboam Sisac king of Egypt came vp against Hierusalem 26 And toke away the treasures of the house of the Lorde and the treasures of the kings house spoyled all that was to be had And he toke away all the shieldes of golde which Solomon had made 27 In whose steade king Rehoboam made brasen shieldes and committed them vnto the handes of the keping of the captaynes of the garde which wayted at the doore of the kinges house 28 And when the king went into the house of the Lorde they of the garde bare them brought them againe into the garde chamber 29 The rest of the wordes that concerne Rehoboam and all that he did are they not written in the booke of the cronicles of the kinges of Iuda 30 And there was warre betweene Rehoboam and Ieroboam all their lyues 31 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buryed besyde his fathers in the citie of Dauid His mothers name was Naama an Ammonite And Abiam his sonne raigned in his steade ¶ The .xv. Chapter 1 Abiam raigneth ouer Iuda 9 Asa succeedeth in his roome 16 The battel betweene Asa and Baasa 24 Iehosaphat succeedeth Asa 25 Nadab succeedeth Ieroboam 28 Baasa killeth Nadab 1 IN the eighteenth yere of king Ieroboam the sonne of Nabat raigned Abiam ouer Iuda 2 Three yeres raigned he in Hierusalem and his mothers name was Maacha the daughter of Abisalom 3 And he walked in all the sinnes of his father which he had done before him and his heart was not perfect with the Lorde his God as the heart of Dauid his father 4 Neuerthelesse for Dauids sake did the Lorde his God geue him a lyght in Hierusalem that he set vp his sonne after him and stablished Hierusalem 5 Because Dauid did that which was right in the sight of the Lord and turned from nothing that he commaunded him all the dayes of his lyfe saue onely in the matter of Vrias the Hethite 6 And there was warre betweene Rehoboam and Ieroboam as long as he lyued 7 The rest of the wordes that concerne Abiam and all that he did are they not written in the booke of the cronicles of the kinges of Iuda And there was warre betweene Abiam Ieroboam 8 And Abiam slept with his fathers they buried him in the citie of Dauid and Asa his sonne raigned in his steade 9 In the twentith yere of Ieroboam king of Israel raigned Asa ouer Iuda 10 Fourtie one yeres raigned he in Hierusalem and his mothers name was Maacha the daughter of Abisalom 11 And Asa did that seemed ryght in the eyes of the Lorde as did Dauid his father 12 And he toke away the male stewes out of the lande and put away all the abhominable idols that his fathers had made 13 And he put downe Maacha his mother from bearing rule because she had made an idoll in a groue And Asa destroyed her idoll and burnt it by the brooke Cedron 14 But the hie places were not put so Thibin dyed and Amri raigned 23 In the thirtie and one yere of Asa king of Iuda began Amri to raigne ouer Israel twelue yeres Sixe yeres raigned he in Thirza 24 He bought the hill Schomron of one Schemar for two talents of siluer and buylt in the hill and called the name of the citie which he buylt after the name of Schemar which had ben owner of the hill Schomron 25 But Amri wrought that which is euil in the eyes of the Lorde and did worse then all that were before him 26 For he walked in all the way of Ieroboam the sonne of Nabat and in his sinnes that made Israel sinne to anger the Lorde God of Israel with their vanities 27 The rest of the wordes that concerne Amri al that he did and his strength that he shewed are they not written in the booke of the cronicles of the kinges of Israel 28 And so Amri slept with his fathers and was buried in Samaria Ahab his sonne raigned in his steade 29 In the thirtie and eyght yere of Asa king of Iuda began Ahab the sonne of Amri to raigne ouer Israel the same Ahab the sonne of Amri raigned ouer Israel in Samaria twentie and two yeres 30 And Ahab the sonne of Amri did euill in the sight of the Lorde aboue all that were before him 31 For it seemed vnto him but a light thing to walke in the sinnes of Ieroboam the sonne of Nabat He toke Iezabel also the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonites to wyfe and went and serued Baal and worshipped him 32 And he reared vp an aulter for Baal in the temple of Baal which he had builded in Schomron 33 And Ahab made a groue and proceeded further in angring the Lorde God of Israel then all the kinges of Israel that were before him 34 In his dayes did Hiel of Bethel build Iericho He layde the foundation therof in Abiram his eldest sonne and set vp the gates thereof in his youngest sonne Segub according vnto the word of the Lorde which he spake by Iosuah the sonne of Nun. ¶ The .xvii. Chapter 1 Elias forewarneth of the famine to come 4 He is fed of rauens 9 He is sent to Zarphath where he restoreth his hoastesse sonne to lyfe 1 ANd Elias y e Thesbite which was of the inhabiters of Gilead sayde vnto Ahab As the Lorde God of Israel lyueth before whom I stande there shal be neither deawe nor rayne these yeres but according to my worde 2 And the worde of the Lorde came vnto him saying 3 Get thee hence turne thee eastward and hide thy selfe in the brooke Cherith that is it that lyeth before Iordane 4 Thou shalt drinke of the ryuer and I haue commaunded the rauens to feede thee there 5 And so he went and did according vnto the word of the Lorde for he went and dwelt by the brooke Cherith that is before Iordane 6 And the rauens brought him bread and fleshe in the morning and likewyse bread and fleshe in the euening and he drancke of the brooke 7 And it chaunced after a while that the brooke dryed vp because there fell no rayne vpon the
15 The rest of the wordes that concerne Sallum and the treason which he conspired beholde they are written in the booke of the cronicles of the kinges of Israel 16 The same time Menahem destroyed Thiphsah and all that were therein the coastes therof from Thir◠And because they opened not to him he smote it and ript vp al the women with childe 17 The thirtie and ninth yere of Azaria king of Iuda began Menahem the sonne of Gadi to raigne vpon Israel ten yeres in Samaria 18 And he did euil in the sight of the Lord and turned not away al his dayes from the sinne of Ieroboam the sonne of Nabat which made Israel to sinne 19 And Phul the king of Assyria came vpon the lande And Menahem gaue Phul a thousand talentes of siluer that his hand might be with him stablishe the kingdome in his hande 20 And Menahem made a proclamation for the money in Israel that all men of substaunce should geue the king of Assyria fiftie sicles of siluer a peece And so the king of Assyria turned backe againe and taryed not there in the lande 21 The rest of the wordes that concerne Menahem and all that he did are they not written in the booke of the cronicles of the kinges of Israel 22 And Menahem slept with his fathers and Pecahia his sonne did raigne in his steade 23 In the fiftith yere of Azaria king of Iuda began Pecahia the sonne of Menahem to raigne ouer Israel in Samaria two yeres 24 And did that which was euill in the sight of the Lorde and left not of from the sinnes of Ieroboam the sonne of Nabat which made Israel sinne 25 But Pecah the sonne of Remaliahu which was a captaine of his conspired against him smote him in Samaria euen in the place of the kinges house with Argob and Aria and with hym were fiftie men of the Gileadites and he killed him and raigned in his roome 26 The rest of the wordes that concerne Pecahia all that he did behold they are written in the booke of the cronicles of the kinges of Israel 27 In the fiftie and two yere of Azaria king of Iuda began Pecah the sonne of Remaliahu to raigne ouer Israel in Samaria twentie yeres 28 And did euill in the sight of the Lorde and turned not away from the sinnes of Ieroboam the sonne of Nabat that made Israel sinne 29 In the dayes of Pecah king of Israel came Thiglath Pelesar king of Assyria toke Iion Abel Beth maacha Ianoah Kedes Hazor Gilead Galilee and all the lande of Nephthali and carryed them away to Assyria 30 And Hosea the sonne of Ela conspired treason against Pecah the sonne of Remaliahu and smote him slue him raigned in his steade in the twentith yere of Iotham the sonne of Vzziah 31 The rest of the wordes that concerne Pecah and al that he did behold they are written in the booke of the cronicles of the kinges of Israel 32 The second yere of Pecah the sonne of Remaliahu king of Israel began Iotham the sonne of Vzziah king of Iuda to raigne 33 Fiue and twentie yeres olde was he when he began to raigne and he raigned sixteene yeres in Hierusalem His mothers name was Ierusa the daughter of Zadoc 34 And he did that which is right in the sight of the Lorde euen according to all as did his father Vzziah so did he 35 But the high places were not put away for the people offered and burnt in cense still in the high places he built the higher doore of the house of the Lorde 36 The rest of the wordes that concerne Iotham and all that he did are they not written in the booke of the cronicles of the kinges of Iuda 37 In those dayes the Lorde began to sende into Iuda Rezin the king of Syria Pecah the sonne of Remaliahu 38 And Iotham slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the citie of Dauid his father and Ahaz his sonne raigned in his steade ¶ The .xvi. Chapter 1 Ahaz king of Iuda consecrateth his sonne in fire 5 Hierusalem is besieged 9 Damascon is taken and Rezin slaine 11 Idolatrie 19 The death of Ahaz 20 Hezechia succeedeth him 1 THe seuenteenth yere of Pecah the sonne of Remaliahu king of Israel Ahaz the sonne of Iotham king of Iuda began to raigne 2 Twentie yeres olde was he when he was made king and raigned sixteene yeres in Hierusalem did not that which was right in the eies of the Lorde his God lyke Dauid his father 3 But walked in the way of the kinges of Israel yea and made his sonnes to go through the fire after the abhominations of the heathen whom the Lorde cast out before the children of Israel 4 And he offred and burnt incense in the high places and on the hilles and vnder euery thicke tree 5 Then Rezin king of Syria and Pecah sonne of Remaliahu king of Israel came vp to Hierusalem to fight And they fought against Ahaz but could not ouercome him 6 At the same tyme Rezin king of Syria brought Elath againe to Syria and ryd the Iewes thence And the Syrians came to Elath and dwelt therein vnto this day 7 So Ahaz sent messengers to Thiglath Peleser king of Assyria saying I am thy seruaunt and thy sonne come vp and deliuer me out of the hande of the king of Syria and out of the hande of the king of Israel which rise vp against me 8 And Ahaz toke the siluer and golde that was founde in the house of the Lord and in the treasures of the kinges house and sent a rewarde to the king of Assyria 9 And the king of Assyria consented vnto him For the king of Assyria went vp against Damascō and when he had taken it he carryed the people away to Kir and slue Rezin 10 And king Ahaz went to Damascon to meete Thiglath Peleser king of Assyria And when king Ahaz sawe an aulter that was at Damascon he sent to Vria the priest the paterne of the aulter and the fashion of it and all the workemanship thereof 11 And Vria the priest made an aulter in all poyntes lyke to the paterne which king Ahaz had sent from Damascon euen so did Vria y e priest make it against king Ahaz came from Damascon 12 And so when the king was come from Damascon he sawe the aulter and the king went to it and offred thereon 13 And he burnt his burnt offring and his meate offring powred his drincke offring and sprinckled the blood of his peace offringes beside the aulter 14 And by the brasen aulter which was before the Lorde and set it without the temple betweene the aulter and the temple of the Lorde and put it on the northsyde of the aulter 15 And king Ahaz commaunded Vria the priest saide Vpon the great aulter set on fire in the morning the burnt offring and in the euen the meate
cryed with a lowde voyce in the Iewes language and spake saying Heare the wordes of the great king euen of the king of Assyria 29 Thus sayth the king Let not Hezekia beguile you for he shal not be able to deliuer you out of myne hande 30 Neither let Hezekia make you to trust in the Lorde saying The Lorde shall surely deliuer vs this citie shall not be geuen ouer into the hande of the king of Assyria 31 Hearken not vnto Hezekia For thus sayth the king of Assyria Deale kindely with me and come out to me and then eate euery man of his owne vine and of his owne figge tree and drincke euery man of the water of his owne well 32 Till I come and fet you to as good a lande as yours is a lande of corne and wine a lande of bread and vineyardes a lande of oyle of olyue trees and of hony that ye may liue and not dye And hearken not vnto Hezekia for he beguileth you saying The Lorde shall deliuer vs. 33 Hath euery one of the gods of the nations deliuered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria 34 Where is the god of Hamath of Arphad and where is the god of Sepharuaim Hena and Iua Dyd they deliuer Samaria out of myne hande 35 And what god is among al the gods of the nations that hath deliuered his land out of myne hande Shall the Lorde deliuer Hierusalem out of myne hande 36 But the people held their peace and aunswered not him a word for the king had commaunded saying Aunswere hym not 37 Then Eliakim the sonne of Helkia which was the steward of the houshold and Sobna the scribe Ioah the sonne of Asaph the recorder came to Hezekia with their clothes rent and tolde him the wordes of Rabsakeh The .xix. Chapter 6 God promiseth Isai victorie to Hezekia 35 The angel of the Lord killeth an hundreth and fourescore and fiue thousand men of the Assyrians 37 Sennacherib is killed of his owne sonnes 1 SO it came to passe that when king Hezekia hearde it he rent his clothes put on sacke came into the house of the Lorde 2 And sent Eliakim which was the steward of the houshold and Sobna the scribe and the elders of the priestes clothed in sacke to Isai the prophete the sonne of Amoz 3 And they sayd vnto him thus sayth Hezekia This day is a day of tribulation of rebuke and blasphemie For the children are come to the byrth and there is no strength to be deliuered 4 Peraduenture the Lorde thy God will heare al the wordes of Rabsakeh whō the king of Assyria his maister hath sent to rayle on the lyuing God to rebuke him with wordes which the Lorde thy God hath hearde And lift thou vp thy prayer for the remnaunt that are left 5 So the seruauntes of king Hezekia came to Isai 6 And Isai sayde vnto them So shall ye say to your maister Thus sayth the Lorde Be not afrayde of the wordes which thou hast heard with which the young men of the king of Assyria haue rayled on me 7 Beholde I will put hym in another mynde and he shall heare tydinges and so returne to his owne land and I will bring to passe that he shall fall vpon the sworde euen in his owne land 8 And Rabsakeh went backe againe and founde the king of Assyria fighting against Libna for he had hearde howe that he was departed from Lachis 9 And when he hearde men say of Thirhaka king of the blacke Mores Behold he is come out to fight against thee he departed and sent messengers vnto Hezekia saying 10 Thus speake to Hezekia king of Iuda saying Let not thy God deceaue thee in whom thou trustest saying Hierusalem shall not be deliuered into the hand of the king of Assyria 11 Beholde thou hast hearde what the kinges of Assyria haue done to all landes how they haue vtterly destroyed them And shalt thou escape 12 Haue the gods of the heathen deliuered them whiche myne auncestours haue destroyed As Gozan and Haran and Rezeph and the children of Eden which were in Thelassar 13 Where is the king of Hamath and the king of Arphad the king of the citie of Sepharuaim and of Hena and Iua 14 And Hezekia receaued the letter of the hand of the messengers and read it And Hezekia went vp into the house of the Lorde and layde it abrode before the Lorde 15 And Hezekia prayed before the Lord and sayd O Lord God of Israel which dwellest betweene y e Cherubs thou art God alone ouer al the kingdomes of the earth thou hast made heauen earth 16 Lorde bowe downe thyne eare and heare Open Lorde thyne eyes I besech thee and see and heare the wordes of Sennacherib whiche hath sent this man to rayle on the lyuing God 17 Of a trueth Lorde the kinges of Assyria haue destroyed nations and their landes 18 And haue set fire on their gods For they were no gods but the worke of the handes of man euen of wood and stone and they destroyed them 19 Nowe therfore O Lord our God I besech thee saue thou vs out of his hande that all the kingdomes of the earth may knowe that thou onely art the Lorde God 20 And Isai the sonne of Amoz sent to Hezekia saying Thus sayth the Lorde God of Israel That whiche thou hast prayed me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria I haue hearde it 21 This is therefore the worde that the Lorde hath sayd of him The virgin euen the daughter of Sion hath despised thee and laughed thee to scorne O thou king of Assyria the daughter of Hierusalem hath shaken her head at thee 22 Whom hast thou rayled on and whom hast thou blasphemed Against whom hast thou exalted thy voyce and lyfted vp thyne eyes so hye Euen against the holy of Israel 23 By the hande of thy messengers thou hast rayled on the Lord and sayd With the multitude of my charets I am come vp to the toppes of the mountaynes euen along by the sides of Libanon and I will cut downe the hye Cedar trees and the lusty fyrre trees therof and I will go into the lodging of his borders and into the wood of his Carmel 24 I haue digged and druncke straunge waters with the steppe of my goyng wil I drye al the water pooles that are besieged 25 Hast thou not heard howe I haue ordeyned such a thing a great whyle ago and haue prepared it from the beginning And shall I not nowe bring it foorth that it may destroy and bring strong cities into wast heapes of stones 26 And the inhabiters of them shal be of litle power and faynt hearted and confounded and shal be lyke the grasse of the field or greene hearbe or as the hay on the toppes of the houses or as the corne that is vnripe smitten with blasting 27 I knowe thy dwelling thy comming out and thy
goyng in and thy fury against me 28 And because thou ragest against me thy tumult is come vp to myne eares I will put my hoke in thy nostrels and my byt in thy lippes and wil bring thee backe againe the same way thou camest 29 And this shal be a signe vnto thee O Hezekia Ye shall eate this yere of such thinges as grow of themselues and the next yere such as come vp of those that dyd growe of their owne accorde and the thirde yere sowe ye and reape plant vineyardes and eate the fruites therof 30 And it that is escaped and left of the daughter of Iuda shall yet againe take roting downewarde and beare fruite vpwarde 31 For out of Hierusalem shall go a remnaunt and a number that shall escape out of moūt Sion The zeale of the lord of hoastes shal bring this thing to passe 32 Wherfore thus sayth the Lord concerning the king of Assyria he shall not come to this citie nor shote an arrowe into it nor come before it with shielde nor cast a banke against it 33 But shall go backe againe the way he came and shall not come into this citie sayth the Lorde 34 For I will defende this citie to saue it for myne owne sake and for Dauid my seruauntes sake 35 And it came to passe that the selfe same night the angell of the Lorde went out and smote in the hoast of the Assyrians an hundred fourescore fyue thousand And when the remnaunt were vp early in the morning beholde they were all dead coarses 36 And so Sennacherib king of Assyria auoyded and departed and went againe and dwelt at Niniue 37 And it fortuned that as he was in a temple worshipping Nisroch his God Adramelech Saresar his owne sonnes smote hym with the sworde And they escaped into the lande of Armenia and Asarhaddon his sonne raigned in his steade The .xx. Chapter 1 Hezekia is sicke and receaueth the signe of his health 12 He receaueth rewardes of Berodach 13 sheweth his treasures and is reprehended of Isai 22 He dieth and Manasse his sonne raigneth in his steade 1 ABout that time was Hezekia sicke vnto the death And the prophete Isai the sonne of Amoz came to him and sayde vnto him Thus saith the Lord Put thine houshold in an order for thou shalt dye and not lyue 2 And Hezekia turned his face to the wal and prayed vnto the Lord saying 3 I beseche the O Lorde remember now how I haue walked before thee in trueth and with a perfect heart haue done that whiche is good in thy sight And Hezekia wept sore 4 And it fortuned that afore Isai was gone out into the middle of the court the word of the Lorde came to him saying 5 Turne againe and tell Hezekia the captayne of my people thus sayth the Lorde God of Dauid thy father I haue hearde thy prayer and seene thy teares and beholde I will heale thee so that on the thirde day thou shalt go vp into the house of the Lorde 6 And I wil adde vnto thy dayes yet fifteene yeres I will deliuer thee this citie out of the hand of y e king of Assyria will defende this citie for myne owne sake for Dauid my seruauntes sake 7 And Isai sayd Take a lumpe of dried figges And they toke and layed it on the sore and he recouered 8 And Hezekia sayde vnto Isai What shal be the signe that the Lorde will heale me and that I shal go vp into the house of the Lorde the thirde day 9 Isai aunswered This signe shalt thou haue of the Lord that the Lord will do that he hath spoken Shall the shadowe go forwarde ten degrees or go backe againe ten degrees 10 Hezekia aunswered It is a light thing for the shadowe to go downe ten degrees I desire not that but let the shadowe go backwarde ten degrees 11 And Isai the prophete called vnto the Lord and he brought the shadowe ten degrees backwarde by whiche it had gone downe in the dyall of Ahaz 12 The same season Berodach Baladan the sonne of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a present vnto Hezekia for he had hearde howe that Hezekia was sicke 13 And Hezekia was glad of them and shewed them all his treasure house siluer golde odours precious oyntment all the house of his armory and all that was found in his treasures There was nothing in his house in all his realme that Hezekia shewed them not 14 And Isai the prophete came vnto king Hezekia and sayd vnto him What sayde these men and from wence came they to thee And Hezekia sayde They be come from a farre countrey euen from Babylon 15 And he sayde againe What haue they seene in thy house Hezekia aunswered All y e thinges that are in my house haue they seene there is nothing among my treasures that I haue not shewed thē 16 And Isai sayde vnto Hezekia Heare the word of the Lord 17 Beholde the dayes come that all that is in thy house and whatsoeuer thy fathers haue layde vp in store vnto this day shal be caryed into Babylon and nothing shal be left sayth the Lorde 18 And of thy sonnes that shall proceede out of thee and which thou shalt beget shall they take away and they shal be chamberlaynes in the palace of the king of Babylon 19 And Hezekia sayde vnto Isai Welcome be the worde of the Lorde whiche thou hast spoken And he sayde Shall there not be peace trueth in my dayes 20 The remnaunt of the wordes that concerne Hezekia and all his power and howe he made a poole and a conduite brought water into the citie are they not written in the booke of the cronicles of the kinges of Iuda 21 And Hezekia slept with his fathers Manasse his sonne raigned in his steade The xxi Chapter 3 King Manasse restoreth idolatrie 16 And vseth great crueltie 18 He dieth and Amon his sonne succeedeth 23 who is killed of his owne seruauntes 26 After him raigneth Iosia 1 MAnasse was twelue yeres old when he began to raigne and raigned fyftie and fyue yeres in Hierusalē his mothers name also was Hephziba 2 And he did euil in the sight of the Lord euen after the abominations of the heathen whom the Lorde cast out before the children of Israel 3 For he went and buylt vp the hygh places whiche Hezekia his father had destroyed and he reared vp aulters for Baal and made idol groues as dyd Ahab king of Israel and worshipped all the hoast of heauen and serued them 4 And he buylt aulters in the house of the Lord of which the Lorde sayde in Hierusalem will I put my name 5 And he buylt aulters for all the hoast of heauen euen in two courtes of the house of the Lorde 6 And he offred his owne sonne in fire and gaue heede vnto witchcraft and sorcery and mainteyned
workers with spirites and tellers of fortunes and wrought much wickednesse in the sight of the Lorde to anger him 7 And he put an image of a groue that he had made euen in the temple of which the Lord had sayd to Dauid and Solomon his sonne in this house and in Hierusalem which I haue chosen out of all tribes of Israel will I put my name for euer 8 Neither will I make the feete of Israel moue any more out of the lande which I gaue their fathers so that they will obserue and do all that I haue commaunded them and according to all the law that my seruaunt Moyses commaunded them 9 But they hearkened not and Manasse led them out of the way to do more wickedly then dyd the heathen people whom the Lorde destroyed before the children of Israel 10 And the Lord spake by his seruauntes the prophetes saying 11 Because Manasse king of Iuda hath done such abhominations and hath wrought more wickedly then all the Amorites whiche were before him dyd and hath made Iuda sinne also with his idols 12 Therfore thus sayth the Lord God of Israel Behold I will bring such euyll vpon Hierusalem and Iuda that whoso heareth of it both his eares shal tingle 13 And I will stretche ouer Hierusalem the squaryng line of Samaria the plummet of the house of Ahab And I will wype out Hierusalem as a man wypeth a dishe and when he hath wyped it turneth it vp syde downe 14 And I will leaue the remnaunt of myne inheritaunce and deliuer them into the hand of their enemies and they shal be robbed and spoyled of all their aduersaries 15 Euen because they haue done euyll in my sight and haue angred me sence the time their fathers came out of Egypt vnto this day 16 And Manasse shed innocent blood exceeding much till he replenished Hierusalem from corner to corner besyde his sinne wherwith he made Iuda to sinne and to do euyll in the sight of the Lorde 17 The rest of the wordes that concerne Manasse and all that he dyd and his sinne that he sinned are they not written in the booke of the cronicles of the kinges of Iuda 18 And Manasse slept with his fathers and was buried in the garden of his owne house euen in the gardē of Vzza Amon his sonne raigned in his steade 19 Amon was twentie and two yeres olde when he began to raigne and he raigned two yeres in Hierusalem His mothers name also was Mesullemeth the daughter of Harus of Iotba 20 And he dyd euyll in the sight of the Lord as his father Manasse dyd 21 And walked in al the way that his father walked in and serued the idols that his father serued and worshipped them 22 And he forsoke the Lord God of his fathers and walked not in the way of the Lorde 23 And the seruauntes of Amon conspired against hym slue the king in his owne house 24 And the people of the land slue al them that had conspired against king Amon and the people made Iosia his sonne king in his steade 25 The rest of the wordes that concerne Amon what thinges he dyd are they not written in the booke of the cronicles of the kinges of Iuda 26 And they buryed him in his sepulchre in the garden of Vzza Iosia his sonne raigned in his steade The .xxii. Chapter 4 Iosia repaireth the temple 8 Helkia findeth the booke of the law and causeth it to be presented to Iosia 14 who sendeth to Hulda the prophetisse to inquire the Lordes will 1 IOsia was eight yeres olde when he began to raigne he raigned thirtie one yeres in Hierusalem His mothers name also was Iedida the daughter of Adaia of Bozcath 2 He dyd that which is right in the sight of the Lorde walked in all the wayes of Dauid his father and bowed neither to the right hande or to the left 3 And it came to passe that in the eyghtteenth yere of the raigne of king Iosia the king sent Saphan the sonne of Azalia the sonne of Mesulam the scribe to the house of the Lord saying 4 Go vp to Helkia the hye priest that he may summe the siluer whiche is brought into the house of the Lorde which the kepers of the porche haue gathered of the people 5 And let them deliuer it into the hande of them that do the worke and that haue the ouersight of the house of the Lord and let them geue it to them that worke in the house of the Lorde to repaire the decayed places of the temple 6 Euen vnto carpenters and masons and workers vpon the walles and for to bye tymber and free stone to repaire the temple 7 Howbeit let no reckenyng be made with them of the money that is deliuered into their hande for their vse is to deale faithfully 8 And Helkia the hie priest said vnto Saphan the scribe I haue founde the booke of the lawe in the house of the Lorde And Helkia gaue the booke to Saphan and he read in it 9 And Saphan the scribe came to the king and brought him worde againe and sayde Thy seruauntes haue gathered the money that was founde in the temple and haue deliuered it vnto them that do the worke and that haue the ouersight of the house of the Lorde 10 And Saphan the scribe shewed the king saying Helkia the priest hath deliuered me a booke And Saphan read in it before the king 11 And it fortuned that when the king had hearde the wordes of the booke of the lawe he rent his clothes 12 And the king commaunded Helkia the priest and Ahikan the sonne of Saphan and Achbor the sonne of Michaia and Saphan the scribe and Asahia a seruaunt of the kinges saying 13 Go ye and enquire of the Lord for me and for the people and for al Iuda concerning the wordes of this booke that is founde For great is the wrath of the Lord that is kyndled against vs because our fathers haue not hearkened vnto the wordes of this booke to do according vnto al that which is written therin for vs. 14 So Helkia the hye priest and Ahikam Achbor and Saphan and Asahia went vnto Hulda the prophetisse the wyfe of Sallum the sonne of Thikua the sonne of Harhas keper of the wardrope which prophetisse dwelt in Hierusalem in the house of the doctrine they communed with her 15 And she aunswered them thus sayth the Lorde God of Israel Tell the man that sent you to me 16 Thus sayth the Lorde Behold I wil bring euyll vpon this place and on the inhabiters therof euen all the wordes of the booke whiche the king of Iuda hath read 17 Because they haue forsaken me and haue burnt incense vnto other gods to anger me with all the workes of their handes My wrath also shal be kindled against this place and shall not be quenched 18 But to the king of Iuda whiche sent you
to aske counsell of the Lord so shall ye say Thus sayth the Lorde God of Israel as touching the wordes whiche ye haue hearde 19 Because thyne heart dyd melt and because thou hast humbled thy selfe before me the Lorde when thou heardest what I spake against this place and against the inhabiters of the same howe that they should be destroyed and accursed and hast rent thy clothes and wept before me of that also haue I hearde sayth the Lorde 20 Beholde therefore I wyll receaue thee vnto thy fathers and thou shalt be put into thy graue in peace and thyne eyes shall not see all the euill which I wyll bryng vpon this place And they brought the king worde againe The .xxiij. Chapter 2 Iosias readeth the lawe before the people 3 He maketh a couenaunt with the Lorde 4 He putteth downe the idols after he had killed the priestes 22 He kepeth Passouer 24 He destroyeth the coniurers 29 He was killed in Megiddo 30 And his sonne Iehoahaz raigneth in his steade 33 After he was taken his sonne Iehoachim was made king 1 AND then the king sent and there gathered vnto him all the elders of Iuda and of Hierusalem 2 And the king went vp into the house of the Lorde with all the men of Iuda and all the inhabitours of Hierusalem with the priestes and prophetes and all the people both small and great And he read in the eares of them al the wordes of the couenaunt which was founde in the house of the Lorde 3 And the king stoode by a piller made a couenaunt before the Lorde that they should walke after the Lorde and kepe his commaundementes his witnesses and his statutes with all their heart and all their soule and make good the wordes of the sayde appoyntment that were written in the foresayde booke And all the people consented to the appoyntment 4 And the king commaunded Helchia the hie prieste and the inferior priestes and the kepers of the ornamentes to bryng out of the temple of the Lorde all the vessels that were made for Baal for the idoll groues and for all the hoast of heauen And he burnt them without Hierusalem in the fieldes of Cedron and carryed the asshes of them into Bethel 5 And he put downe the ministers of Baal whom the kinges of Iuda had founded to burne incense in the * high places and cities of Iuda that were rounde about Hierusalem also them that burnt incense vnto Baal to the sunne to the moone to the planets and to all the hoast of heauen 6 And he brought out the groue from the temple of the Lorde without Hierusalem vnto the brooke Cedron and burnt it there at the brooke Cedron and stampt it to powder and cast the dust thereof vpon the graues of the children of the people 7 And he brake downe the celles of the male stewes that were by the house of the Lorde where the women woue hanginges for the idol groue 8 And he brought all the priestes out of the cities of Iuda and defiled the high places where the priestes had burnt incense euen from Geba to Beerseba and destroyed the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Iosua y e gouernour of the citie which were as a man goeth in on the left hande of the gate of the citie 9 Neuerthelesse the priestes of the high places came not vp to the aulter of the Lorde in Hierusalem saue onely they did eate of the sweete bread among their brethren 10 And he defiled Thopheth which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom because no man should offer his sonne or his daughter in fire to Moloch 11 He put downe the horses that the kinges of Iuda had geuen to the sunne at the entering in of the house of the Lorde by the chambre of Nathanmelech the chamberlayne which was ruler of the suburbes and burnt the charets of the sunne with fire 12 And the aulters that were on the top of the parlour of Ahaz which the kinges of Iuda had made and the aulters which Manasse had made in the two courtes of the house of the Lorde did the king breake downe ran thence and cast the dust of them into the brooke Cedron 13 And the high places that were before Hierusalem on the right hand of the mount Oliuet which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Astaroth the idol of the Zidons and for Chamos the idol of the Moabites and for Milchon the abhominable idoll of the children of Ammon those the king defiled 14 And brake the images and cut downe the idol groues and filled their places with the bones of men 15 Moreouer the aulter that was at Bethel the high places made by Ieroboam the sonne of Nabat which made Israel sinne both the aulter and also the high places he brake downe and burnt the high places and stampt it to powder and burnt the idol groue 16 And as Iosia turned him selfe he spyed the graues that were in the mount and sent and fet the bones out of the graues and burnt them vpon the aulter to pollute it according to the word of the Lorde that the man of God proclaymed which tolde the same wordes 17 Then he saide What title is that that I see And the men of the citie tolde him It is the sepulchre of the man of God which came from Iuda and tolde the selfe same thinges that thou hast done to the aulter of Bethel 18 And he saide let him be see that no man moue his bones And so his bones were saued with the bones of a prophete that came out of Samaria 19 And all the houses of the high places in the cities of Samaria which the king of Israel had made to anger the Lorde withal those Iosia put out of the way did to them according to all the actes that he had done in Bethel 20 And he sacrifised all the priestes of the high places that were there euen vpon the aulters and burnt mens bones vpon them and returned to Hierusalem 21 And the king commaunded all the people saying Kepe the feast of Passouer vnto the Lorde your God as it is written in the booke of this couenaunt 22 There was no Passouer holden lyke that from the dayes of the iudges that iudged Israel and in all the dayes of the kinges of Israel and of the kinges of Iuda 23 In the eighteenth yere of king Iosia was this Passouer holden to the Lord in Hierusalem 24 And therto workers with spirites soothsayers images idols and all the abhominations that were spyed in the lande of Iuda and in Hierusalem those did Iosia put out of the way to perfourme the wordes of the lawe which were written in the booke that Helchia the priest founde in the house of the Lorde 25 Lyke vnto him was there no king before him that turned to the Lorde with all his
the wyng of the other Cherub 12 And euen so the one wyng of the other Cherub was fiue cubites reaching to the wall of the house and the other wyng was fiue cubites also and reached to the wyng of the other Cherub 13 So that the wynges of the sayde Cherubs were stretched out twentie cubites and they stoode on their feete and loked inwardes 14 And he made a fore hanging of yelow silke purple crymosin and fine white caused the pictures of Cherubs to be brodred theron 15 And he made before the house two pillers of thirtie and fiue cubites high and the head that was aboue on the top of euery one of them was fiue cubites 16 And he made chaynes of wreathē worke for the quier put them on the heades of the pillers and made an hundred pomegranates and put them on the chaynes 17 And he reared vp the pillers before the temple one on the right hande and the other on the left and called the right Iachin and the left Boaz. The .iiii. Chapter 1 The aulter of brasse 2 The lauatorie 6 The caldrons 7 The candelstickes c. 1 ANd he made an aulter of brasse twentie cubites long and twentie cubites broade and ten cubites hie 2 And he cast a brasen lauatorie of ten cubites from brym to brym rounde in compasse and fiue cubites hie and a line of thirtie cubites dyd compasse it round about 3 And vnder it was the fashion of oxen whiche dyd compasse it rounde about with ten cubites dyd they compasse the lauatorie rounde about and there were two rowes of oxen whiche were cast lyke molten worke 4 And it stoode also vpon twelue oxen three loked towarde the north three towarde the west three toward the south and three toward the east and the lauatorie was set vpon them and all their backes were towarde the lauatorie 5 And the thyckest of it was an hande breadth and the brym like the brym of a cuppe with floures of lilies and it receaued and helde three thousande battes 6 And he made ten lauers and put fiue on the right hand and fiue on the left to washe and clense in them such thinges as they offered for a burnt offring But the great lauatorie was for the priestes to washe in 7 And he made ten candelstickes of gold according to the patterne that was geuē of them and put them in the temple fiue on the right hande and fiue on the left 8 And he made also ten tables and put them in the temple fiue on the right side and fiue on the left And he made an hundred basens of golde 9 And he made the court of the priestes and the great court and doores to it and ouerlayde the doores of them with brasse 10 And he set the great lauatorie on the right side of the east ende ouer against the south 11 And Hiram made pottes shouels and basens finished the worke that he was appoynted to make for king Solomon in the house of God 12 The two pillers and the bowles and the pommels on the toppe of the two pillers and the two wreathes to couer the two bowles of the pommels whiche were on the toppe of the pillers 13 And foure hundred pomegranates on the two wreathes two rowes of pomegranates on one wreath to couer the two bowles of the pomels 14 And he made two bottomes and lauers made he vpon the bottomes 15 The great lauatorie and twelue oxen vnder it 16 Pottes also shouels and fleshhokes and all these vessels dyd Hiram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the Lord of bright brasse 17 In the playne of Iordane did the king cast them euen in the clay grounde that is betweene Socoth and Zaredatha 18 And Solomon made al these vessels in great aboundaunce for the weyght of brasse coulde not be reckened 19 And Solomon made al the vessels that were for the house of God the golden aulter also the tables to set the shewe bread vpon 20 Moreouer the candelstickes with their lampes to burne after the maner before the quier and that of precious golde 21 And the floures and the lampes and the snoffers made he of golde and that perfect golde 22 And the dressing knyues basens spoones and censers of pure golde And the doore of the temple and the inner doores within the place most holy and the inner doores of the temple were gilted The .v. Chapter 1 The things dedicated by Dauid are put in the temple 2 The arke is brought into the temple 10 What was within it 12 They sing prayse to the Lorde 1 ANd so all the worke that Solomon made in the house of the lord was finished And Solomon brought in all the thinges that Dauid his father had dedicated with the siluer and golde and al the iewels and put them among the treasures of the house of God 2 Then Solomon gathered the elders of Israel together and all the heades of the tribes and auncient fathers of the children of Israel vnto Hierusalem to bring the arke of the couenaunt of the Lorde out of the citie of Dauid whiche is in Sion 3 Wherefore all the men of Israel resorted vnto the king in the feast euen in the seuenth moneth 4 And all the elders of Israel came and the Leuites toke vp the arke 5 And the priestes the Leuites brought away the arke of the tabernacle of y e congregatiō al the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle and they bare them 6 And king Solomon all the congregation of Israel that were assembled vnto him before the arke offered sheepe and oxen so many that they coulde not be tolde nor numbred for multitude 7 And the priestes brought the arke of the appoyntment of the Lorde vnto his place euen into the quier of the temple within the place most holy and set it vnder the wynges of the Cherubs 8 So that the Cherubs stretched out their wynges ouer the place of the arke and the Cherubs couered both the arke and her barres aboue on hye 9 And the barres of the arke were so long that the heades of the barres were seene without the arke within the quier but not without and there the arke remayned vnto this day 10 But there was nothing in the arke saue the two tables which Moyses put therin at Horeb when the Lord made a couenaunt with the children of Israel after they were come out of Egypt 11 And it fortuned that when the priestes were come out of the holy place for all the priestes that were present were sanctified and did not then wayte by course 12 That both the Leuites and the singers vnder Asaph Heman and Ieduthun were appoynted to sundry offices with their children and brethren and were arayed in syne whyte hauing cymbales psalteries and harpes and stoode at the east ende of the aulter and by them an hundred and twentie priestes blowing with trumpets 13 And the trumpet
as did his father Vzzia saue that he came not into the temple of the Lorde and the people did yet wickedly 3 He built the hie gate of the temple of the Lorde and on the wall where the house of ordinaūce was he built much 4 Moreouer he built cities in the mountaines of Iuda and in the wood countrey he built castels and towres 5 He fought with the king of the children of Ammon and preuailed against them And the children of Ammon gaue him the same yere an hundred talentes of siluer ten thousand quarters of wheate and ten thousand of barlye So much did the children of Ammon geue him the second yere and the third also 6 So Iotham became mightie because he directed his way before the Lorde his God 7 The rest of the actes of Iotham and all his warres his conuersation loe they are written in the booke of the kinges of Israel and Iuda 8 He was twentie and fiue yeres olde when he began to raigne and raigned sixteene yeres in Hierusalem 9 And Iotham slept with his fathers and they buryed him in the citie of Dauid and Ahaz his sonne raigned in his steade ¶ The .xxviii. Chapter 1 Ahaz an idolater is geuen into the handes of the Syrians and the king of Israel 9 The prophet reproueth the Israelites crueltie 18 Iuda is molested with enemies 23 Ahaz increaseth his idolatrie 26 His death and successour 1 AHaz was twentie yeres olde when he began to raigne and raigned sixteene yeres in Hierusalem and he did not that which is right in the sight of the Lorde as did his father Dauid 2 For he walked in the wayes of the kinges of Israel made moulten images for Baalim 3 He offered incense in the valley of the sonne of Hinnon and burnt his children in fire after the abhominations of the heathen whom the Lorde cast out before the children of Israel 4 He offered also and burnt incense in the high places and on mountaynes and vnder euery greene tree 5 Wherefore the Lorde his God delyuered him into the hande of the king of the Syrians which beat him and caryed away a great multitude of his captiue and brought them to Damascon And he was deliuered into the hand of the king of Israel which smote him with a great slaughter 6 For Pekah the sonne of Remaliahu slue in Iuda an hundred and twentie thousand in one day which were all fighting men and that because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers 7 And Zichri a mightie man of Ephraim slue Maasiahu the kinges sonne and Africa the gouernour of the house and Elcana that was next to the king 8 And the children of Israel toke prisoners of their brethren two hundred thousand women sonnes and daughters and caryed away much spoyle of them and brought the spoyle to Samaria 9 But there was a prophet of the Lordes whose name was Obed and he went out before the hoast that came to Samaria saide vnto them Beholde because the Lorde God of your fathers is wroth with Iuda he hath deliuered them into your hande and ye haue slaine them with cruelnesse that reacheth vp to heauen 10 And nowe ye purpose to keepe vnder the children of Iuda and Hierusalem and to make them bondmen and bond-women And do ye not lade your selues with sinne in the sight of the Lord your God 11 Now heare me therefore and deliuer the captiues againe which ye haue taken of your brethren for els shall the great wrath of God be vpon you 12 Wherfore certayne of the heads of the children of Ephraim as Azariahu the sonne of Iehohanan Berechiahu the sonne of Mesillemoth and Iehezkiahu the sonne of Sallum Amasa the sonne of Hadlai stoode vp against them that came from the warre 13 And saide vnto them Bryng not in the captiues hither for where as we haue offended toward God alredy ye entende to adde more to our sinnes and trespasse For our trespasse is great alredie and there is a fierce wrath against Israel 14 And vpon that the men of armes left the captiues and the spoyle before the lordes and all the congregation 15 And the men that were now rehearsed by name rose vp and toke the prisoners and with the spoyle clothed all that were naked among them arayed them shoed them and gaue them to eate and to drinke and annoynted them and carryed al that were feeble of them vpon asses brought them to Iericho the citie of Paulme trees to their brethren and then they returned to Samaria againe 16 At that same time did king Ahaz send vnto the kinges of the Assyrians to haue helpe of them 17 And the Edomites came againe and slue some of Iuda and caryed away captiues 18 And the Philistines inuaded the cities in the lowe countrey and toward the south of Iuda and toke Bethsames and Aialon and Gederoth and Socho with the townes longing thereto and Thimna with the townes of the same Gimso and the townes thereof and dwelt there 19 For the Lorde brought Iuda lowe because of Ahaz king of Iuda which made Iuda naked transgressed sore against the Lorde 20 And Thilgath Pilneser king of the Assyrians came vpon him and troubled him rather then strengthed him 21 For Ahaz toke away a portion out of the house of the Lorde and out of the kinges house and out of the lordes houses and gaue vnto the king of the Assyrians and yet it helped him not 22 And in the very time of his tribulation did king Ahaz trespasse yet more against the Lorde 23 For he offered vnto the gods of them of Damascon which beat him and he sayd Because the gods of the kinges of Syria helpe them therefore wyll I offer to them that they may helpe me also But they were his destruction and the destruction of all Israel 24 And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God brake them and shut vp the doores of the house of the Lorde and made him aulters in euery corner of Hierusalem 25 And in all the cities of Iuda he made high places to burne incense vnto other gods and angred the Lorde God of his fathers 26 The rest of his actes and his workes first and last beholde they are written in the booke of the kinges of Iuda and Israel 27 And Ahaz slept with his fathers and they buried him in the citie of Hierusalem but brought him not vnto the sepulchres of the kinges of Israel and Hezekia his sonne raigned in his steade ¶ The .xxix. Chapter 3 Hezekia repaireth the temple and aduertiseth the Leuites of the corruption of religion 12 The Leuites prepare the temple 20 The kinges and his princes sacrifice in the temple 25 The Leuites sing prayses 31 The oblation of the people 1 HEzekia began to raigne when he was fiue and twentie yeres olde and he raigned nine twentie yeres in Hierusalem And his mothers name was
againe with shame towarde his owne lande And when he was come into the house of his god they that came of his owne body slue him therewith the sworde 22 And so the Lorde saued Hezekia and the inhabiters of Hierusalem out of the hand of Sennacherib the king of the Assyrians and from the hande of all other and mayntayned them on euery side 23 And many brought offeringes vnto the Lorde to Hierusalem and presentes to Hezekia king of Iuda so that he was magnified in the sight of all nations from thence foorth 24 In those dayes Hezekia was sicke to the death and prayed vnto the Lorde which aunswered him and shewed him a wonderfull miracle 25 But Hezekia dyd not againe vnto God according to it that he had shewed him for his heart arose there came wrath vpon hym and vpon Iuda and Hierusalem 26 Notwithstanding Hezekia submitted him selfe after that his heart was risen vp he and the inhabiters of Hierusalem and the wrath of the Lorde came not vpon them in the dayes of Hezekia 27 And Hezekia had exceeding much riches and honour And he gat him treasures of siluer and gold pretious stones and spices shieldes and of all maner pleasaunt iewels 28 And made store houses for the fruites of corne for wine and oyle and stalles for all maner of beastes and foldes for sheepe 29 And he made him cities had of sheepe and oxen great aboundaunce For God had geuen him substaunce exceeding much 30 This same Hezekia stopped the vpper water springes of Gihon and brought them downe to the west side of the citie of Dauid And Hezekia prospered in all his workes 31 And when the princes of Babylon sent vnto him ambassadours to enquire of the wonder that chaunced in the lande God left him to trye him and that all that was in his heart might be knowen 32 The rest of the deedes of Hezekia and his goodnes beholde they are written in the vision of Esai the prophet the sonne of Amoz in the booke of the kinges of Iuda and Israel 33 And Hezekia slept with his fathers and they buried hym in the most worthy place of the sepulchres of the sonnes of Dauid and all Iuda and the inhabiters of Hierusalem dyd him worship at his death and Manasse his sonne raigned in his steade The .xxxiii. Chapter 1 Manasses an idolater 9 He causeth Iuda to erre 11 He is led away prisoner into Babylon 12 He prayeth to the Lorde and is deliuered 15 He abolisheth idolatrie 16 and setteth vp true religion 20 He dieth and Amon his sonne succeedeth 24 whom his owne seruauntes slay 1 MAnasse was twelue yeres olde when he began to raigne and he raigned fiftie and fiue yeres in Hierusalem 2 But dyd euyll in the sight of the Lorde like vnto the abhominations of the heathen whom the Lord cast out before the children of Israel 3 For he went to and buylt the high places whiche Hezekia his father had broken downe And he reared vp aulters for Baalim and made groues and worshipped all the hoast of heauen and serued them 4 And he buylt aulters in the house of the Lorde where as the Lord yet had sayd In Hierusalē shal my name be for euer 5 And he buylded aulters for all the hoast of heauen in the two courtes of y e house of the Lorde 6 And he burnt his children in fire in the valley of the sonne of Hinnon He was a sorcerer he regarded the crying of birdes vsed inchauntmentes and mayntayned workers with spirites and sears of fortunes and wrought much euyll in the sight of the Lorde to anger hym withall 7 And he put the carued image and an idol whiche he had made in the house of God Of which house God had sayd to Dauid and to Solomon his sonne In this house and in Hierusalem whiche I haue chosen afore all the tribes of Israel will I put my name for euer 8 Neither will I make the foote of Israel to remoue any more out of the land whiche I haue ordeyned for your fathers yf so be that they wil be diligent and do all that I haue commaunded them in all the law and statutes and ordinaunces by the hande of Moyses 9 And so Manasse made Iuda and the inhabiters of Hierusalem to erre and to do worse then the heathen whom the Lord destroyed before the children of Israel 10 And the Lord spake to Manasse and to his people but they woulde not regarde 11 Wherfore the Lord brought vpon them the captaynes of the hoast of the king of the Assyrians whiche toke Manasse in holde and bounde him with chaynes and caried him to Babylon 12 And when he was in tribulation he besought the Lord his God and humbled him selfe exceedingly before the God of his fathers 13 And made intercession to him and God was intreated of him and hearde his prayer and brought him againe to Hierusalem into his kingdome and then Manasse knewe that the Lorde was God 14 After this he buylt a wall without the citie of Dauid on the west side of Gion in the valley as they came to the fishe gate and round about Ophel brought it vp of a very great heyght and put captaynes of warre in all the strong cities of Iuda 15 And he toke away straunge gods and images out of the house of God and all the aulters that he had buylt in the mount of the house of God and Hierusalem and cast them out of the citie 16 And he prepared the aulter of the Lord and sacrifised thereon peace offeringes and thanke offeringes and charged Iuda to serue the Lorde God of Israel 17 Neuerthelesse the people dyd offer stil in the high places howbeit vnto the Lorde their God only 18 The rest of the actes of Manasse and his prayer vnto his God the wordes of the sears that spake to him in the name of the Lorde God of Israel behold they are written in the sayinges of the kinges of Israel 19 And his prayer and howe that he was hearde and all his sinnes and his trespasse and the places where he made high places and set vp groues and images before he was meekened beholde they are written among the sayinges of the sears 20 And Manasse slept with his fathers they buried him in his owne house and Amon his sonne raigned in his roome 21 Amon was two and twentie yeres old when he began to raigne and raigned two yeres in Hierusalem 22 But he did euill in the sight of the Lord like as dyd Manasse his father for Amon sacrifised to all the carued images whiche Manasse his father had made and serued them 23 And submitted not him selfe before the Lorde as Manasse his father had meekened him selfe but Amon trespassed greatly 24 And his owne seruauntes conspired against him and slue him in his owne house 25 But the people of the lande slue al them that had conspired against king Amon
maner of abhominations out of all landes that parteyned to the children of Israel and brought in all that were founde in Israel to worship and to serue the Lorde their God And they turned not aside from after the Lorde God of their fathers as long as he liued The .xxxv. Chapter 1 Iosia kepeth the passouer 2 He setteth foorth gods seruice 20 He fighteth against the king of Egypt and dieth 24 The people bewayle him 1 AND Iosia helde the feast of passouer vnto the Lorde in Hierusalem they slue passouer in the fourteenth day of the first moneth 2 And he set the priestes in their offices and ayded them in the seruice of the house of the Lorde 3 And sayd vnto the Leuites that taught all Israel and were sanctified vnto the Lorde Put the holy arke in the house whiche Solomon the sonne of Dauid king of Israel dyd buylde it shal be no more a burden vpon your shoulders But now serue the Lord your God and his people Israel 4 And prepare your selues by your auncient housholdes and companies according to the writing of Dauid king of Israel and the writing of Solomon his sonne 5 And stand in the holy place according to the deuision of the auncient housholdes of your brethren the children of the people and after the deuision of the auncient housholdes of the Leuites 6 Kill passouer and sanctifie your selues prepare your brethren that they may do according to the word of the Lord by the hande of Moyses 7 And Iosia gaue to the people flockes of sheepe and kiddes all for passouer and for al that were present thirtie thousande by tale and three thousande oxen and these were euen of the kinges substaunce 8 And his lordes gaue willingly both vnto the people and to the priestes and vnto the Leuites Helkia also Zacharia and Iehiel rulers of the house of God gaue vnto the priestes for passouer offeringes two thousande and sixe hundred sheepe and three hundred oxen 9 Conania and Semeiahu Nathanael his brethren Hasabiah and Iehiel and Iosabad rulers of the Leuites gaue vnto the Leuites passouer offeringes euen fiue thousande sheepe and fiue hundred oxen 10 And so the seruice was prepared and the priestes stoode in their places the Leuites in their distinct companies at the kinges commaundement 11 And they slue passouer and the priestes sprinckled the blood with their hande and the Leuites pulled of the skinnes of the beastes 12 And they fet away the burnt offeringes to geue them vnto the people that were deuided be auncient houses and that they shoulde offer vnto the Lorde like as is written in the booke of Moyses And so dyd they with the oxen also 13 And they dressed the passouer with fire as the maner was And the other dedicate beastes sodde they in pottes caldrons and pannes and deuided them among all the people 14 And afterward they made redy for them selues and for the priestes for the priestes the children of Aaron were busied in offring of burnt offringes and the fat vntill night therfore the Leuites prepared for them selues and for the priestes the sonnes of Aaron 15 And the singers the children of Asaph stoode in their standing according to the commaundement of Dauid and Asaph Heman and Ieduthun the kinges fear and the porters wayted at euery gate and might not depart from their seruice for their brethren the Leuites prepared for them 16 And so all the seruice of the Lord was prepared the same day to offer passouer and to offer burnt offeringes vpon the aulter of the Lord according to the commaundement of king Iosia 17 And the children of Israel that were present kept the passouer the same time and the feast of sweet bread seuen dayes 18 And there was no passouer like to that kept in Israel from the dayes of Samuel the prophete neither did al the kinges of Israel holde such a passeouer feast as dyd Iosia and the priestes and Leuites and all Iuda and Israel that were present and the inhabiters of Hierusalem 19 This passouer was holden in the eyghteenth yere of the raigne of Iosia 20 After all this when Iosia had prepared the temple Necho king of Egypt came vp to fight against Charcamis beside Euphrates and Iosia went out against him 21 Whiche sent messengers to hym and said What haue I to do with thee thou king of Iuda Be not thou against thy selfe this day for my warre is against another house and God bad me make hast Leaue of therfore meddle not with God which is with me lest he destroy thee 22 Neuerthelesse Iosia would not turne his face from him but rather toke aduise to fight with hym and hearkened not vnto the wordes of Necho out of the mouth of God and came to fight in the valley of Mageddo 23 And the shooters shot dartes at king Iosia And the king sayde to his seruauntes Carie me away for I am sore wounded 24 His seruauntes therefore had hym out of that charet and put him in another charet that they had And when they had brought him to Hierusalem he died and was buried in the sepulchre of his fathers And all Iuda and Hierusalem mourned for Iosia 25 And Ieremia lamented Iosia and all singing men and singing women mourned for Iosias in their lamentations to this day and made the same lamentations an ordinaunce in Israel and beholde they are written in the lamentations 26 The rest of the actes of Iosia and his goodnes whiche he did folowing in the writing of the lawe of the Lorde 27 And his sayinges first and last behold they are written in the booke of the kinges of Israel and Iuda The .xxxvi. Chapter 1 After Iosia raigneth Iehoahaz 4 After Iehoahaz Iehoiacim 8 After hym Iehoiacin 11 After him Zedekia 14. 17. in whose time all the people were caried away to Babylon for contemning the admonitions of the prophetes 22 And were restored againe the seuentith yere after by king Cyrus 1 ANd the people of the lande toke Iehoahaz the sonne of Iosia and made hym king in his fathers steade in Hierusalem 2 And Iehoahaz was twentie three yeres olde when he began to raigne and he raigned three monethes in Hierusalem 3 And the king of Egypt put him downe at Hierusalem and merced the lande in an hundreth talentes of siluer and a talent of golde 4 And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king vpon Iuda and Hierusalem and turned his name to Iehoiacim and Necho toke Iehoahaz his brother and caried him to Egypt 5 Iehoiacim was twentie and fiue yeres old when he began to raigne he raigned aleuen yeres in Hierusalem and he did euil in the sight of the Lord his God 6 Against him came vp Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon and bounde hym with two chaynes to cary him to Babylon 7 The king Nabuchodonosor also caried of the vessels of the house of the Lord to Babylon and put
them in his temple at Babylon 8 The rest of the actes of Iehoiacim and his abhominations which he did and that which was found vpon him behold they are written in the booke of the kinges of Israel and Iuda and Iehoiacin his sonne raigned in his steade 9 And Iehoiacin was eyght yeres olde when he began to raigne and he raigned three monethes and ten dayes in Hierusalem and dyd euyll in the sight of the Lorde 10 And when the yere was out king Nabuchodonosor sent and fet him to Babylon with the goodly vessels of the house of the Lorde and made Zedekia his fathers brother king ouer Iuda and Hierusalem 11 Zedekia was one and twentie yeres old when he began the raigne and raigned aleuen yeres in Hierusalem 12 And he dyd euyl in the sight of the Lord his God and humbled not him selfe before Ieremia the prophete at the mouth of the Lorde 13 And he rebelled against king Nabuchodonosor which had receaued an oth of him by God but he was stifnecked and to hard hearted to turne vnto the Lord God of Israel 14 Moreouer all the chiefe of the priestes and the people trespassed wonderfully after all maner of abominations of the heathen and polluted the house of the Lorde which he had halowed in Hierusalem 15 And the Lorde God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers rising vp betimes and sending for he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place 16 But they mocked the messengers of God and despised his wordes and misvsed his prophetes vntill the wrath of the Lorde arose against his people and till there was no remedie 17 And so he brought vpon them the king of Chaldee which slue their young men with the sword in their holy temple and spared neither young man mayden old man nor him that stowped for age He gaue them all into his hande 18 And all the vessels of the house of God both great and small and the treasures of the house of the Lorde and the treasures of the king and of his lordes all these caryed he to Babylon 19 And they burnt the house of God and brake downe the wal of Hierusalem and burnt all the pallaices thereof with fire and destroyed all the goodly iewels therof 20 And the rest that had escaped the sword caried he to Babylon where they were bondmen to him his children vntill the time that Persia had the Empire 21 To fulfill the worde of the Lord by the mouth of Ieremia vntill the lande had her pleasure of her Sabbathes for as long as she lay desolate she kept Sabbath vntil threescore and ten yeres were fulfilled 22 And the first yere of Cyrus king of Persia when the worde of the Lorde spoken by the mouth of Ieremia was finished the Lorde stirred vp the spirite of Cyrus king of Persia that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdome and that by wryting saying 23 Thus sayth Cyrus king of Persia All the kingdomes of the earth hath the Lorde God of heauen geuen me hath charged me to buylde hym an house in Hierusalem that is in Iuda Wherfore whosoeuer is among you of all his people the Lorde his God be with him and let hym go vp E. 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The ende of the seconde booke of the Chronicles ⧠The first booke of Esdras The first Chapter 1 Cyrus sendeth againe the people that was in captiuitie 8 and restoreth them their holy vessels 1 IN the first yere of Cyrus king of Persia that the worde of the Lord spoken by the mouth of Ieremia might be fulfilled the Lorde stirred vp the spirite of Cyrus king of Persia that he caused to be proclaymed throughout all his empyre and to be written saying 2 Thus saith Cyrus the king of Persia The Lorde God of heauen hath geuen me all the kingdomes of the earth * and hath commaunded me to build him an house at Hierusalem which is in Iuda 3 Whosoeuer nowe among you is of his people the Lord his God be with him and let him go vp to Hierusalem in Iuda and builde the house of the Lorde God of Israel he is the God that is at Hierusalem 4 And whosoeuer remayneth yet in any maner of place where he is a straunger let the men of that place helpe him with siluer and golde with good and cattaile beside that which they willingly offer for the house of God that is at Hierusalem 5 Then gat vp the principall fathers of Iuda and Beniamin and the priestes and Leuites and all they whose spirite God had raysed to go vp and to builde the house of the Lorde which is at Hierusalem 6 And all they that were about them strengthed their hande with vessels of siluer golde with goodes and cattaile and iewels besides all that was wyllingly offered 7 And king Cyrus brought foorth the vessels of the house of the Lord which Nabuchodonosor had taken out of Hierusalem and had put in the house of his God 8 Those did Cyrus the king of Persia bryng foorth by the hande of Mithridates the treasurer numbred them vnto Sesbazer the prince of Iuda 9 And this is the number of them thirtie chargers of golde a thousand chargers of siluer twentie and nine kniues 10 Thirtie basons of golde and of other siluer basons foure hundred ten and of other vessels a thousand 11 Al the vessels of golde and siluer were fiue thousand and foure hundred All these did Sesbazer cary away with them that came vp out of the captiuitie of Babylon vnto Hierusalem The .ij. Chapter The number of them that returned from the captiuitie 1 THese are the children of the prouince that went vp out of the captiuitie whom Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon had caried away vnto Babylon came againe vnto Hierusalem and into Iuda euery one vnto his citie 2 They that came with Zorobabel are these Iesua Nehemiah Saraiah Rehelaia Mardochai Bilsan Mispar Biguai Behum Baana This is the number of the men of the people of Israel 3 The children of Pharos two thousand an hundred seuentie and two 4 The children of Sephatia three hundred seuentie and two 5 The children of Arath seuen hundred seuentie and fiue 6 The children of the captaine of Moab of the children of Iesua and Ioab two thousand eyght hundred and twelue 7 The children of Elam a thousand two hundred fiftie and foure 8 The children of Zathu nine hundred ' and fouretie and fiue ' 9 The children of Zaccai seuen hundred ' and threescore ' 10 The children of Bani sixe hundred ' fouretie and two ' 11 The children of Bebai sixe hundred ' twentie and three ' 12 The children of Asgad a thousand ' two hundred twentie and two ' 13 The children of Adonicam sixe hundred ' sixtie and sixe ' 14 The childrē of Beguai two thousand ' fiftie and sixe ' 15 The children of Adin foure hundred ' fiftie and foure ' 16 The
the inheritaunce of it for euermore 13 And after that all these thinges are come vpon vs because of our euyll deedes and great trespasses seyng that thou our God hast stayed vs from beyng beneath for our iniquities and hast geuen vs such deliuerance 14 Shoulde we returne to breake thy commaundementes and ioyne in affinitie with the people of these abhominations wouldest not thou be angry to wardes vs till thou hadst consumed vs so that there should be no remnaunt nor any escaping 15 O Lorde God of Israel thou art righteous for we remayne yet escaped as it is to see this day Beholde also in thy presence are we in our trespasses because of it may we not stand before thee The .x. Chapter 1 The people repent and turne and put away their straunge wyues 1 ANd when Esdras prayed after this maner and knowledged wept and lay before the house of God there resorted vnto hym out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children and the people wept very sore 2 And Sechania the sonne of Ichiel one of the children of Elam aunswered and sayde vnto Esdras We haue trespassed against our God haue taken straunge wyues of the people of the lande Yet nowe there is hope in Israel concerning this thing 3 For nowe we will make a couenaunt with our God and put away all the wiues and such as are borne of them according to the counsel of the Lorde and we wil be in the feare of the commaundementes of our God that we may do according to the lawe 4 Get thee vp for this matter belongeth vnto thee we also will be with thee be of good comfort therfore and do it 5 Then rose Esdras and toke an oth of the chiefe priestes and Leuites and of all Israel that they should do according to this worde And they sware 5 And Esdras rose vp from before the house of God and went into the chamber of Iohanan the sonne of Eliasib and when he came thyther he dyd eate no bread nor dronke water for he mourned because of the transgression of the people that had ben in captiuitie 7 And they caused a proclamation to go throughout Iuda Hierusalem vnto al them of the captiuitie that they shoulde gather them selues together vnto Hierusalem 8 And that whosoeuer came not within three dayes according to the deuice of the rulers and elders all his substaunce should be forfayted and he should be put out from the congregation of them of the captiuitie 9 Then all the men of Iuda and Beniamin gathered them selues together vn-Hierusalem within three dayes euen the twentith day of the nynth moneth all the people sate in the streete of the house of God and trembled because of this matter and for the rayne 10 And Esdras the priest stoode vp and sayd vnto them Ye haue transgressed haue taken straunge wyues to make the trespasse of Israel yet more 11 Confesse now therfore vnto the Lord God of our fathers and do his pleasure and separate your selues from the people of the lande and from the straunge wyues 12 And all the congregation aunswered and sayde with a loude voyce It shal be so and we will do as thou hast sayde 13 But the people are many and it is a rayny weather the people are to faynt to tary without in the streete neither is this a worke of one day or two for we haue offended very sore in this thing 14 Let our rulers stande therefore in all the congregation and let al them which haue taken straunge wyues in our cities come at the time appoynted and let the elders of euery citie and their iudges be with them till the fierce wrath of our God for this matter be turned from vs. 15 Then were appoynted Ionathan the sonne of Asahel and Iahasia the sonne of Thecua ouer this matter Mesullam and Sabathai the Leuites helped them 16 And the children of the captiuitie dyd euen so And Esdras the priest and the auncient heads through the house of their fathers all men of great fame separated them selues sate them downe in the first day of the tenth moneth to examine the matter 17 And vntill the first day of the first moneth they were finishing the businesse with al the men that had taken straunge wyues 18 And among the children of the priestes there were men found that had taken straunge wiues namely among the children of Iesua the sonne of Iosedec and of his brethren Maasia and Eliezer Iarib and Gedalia 19 And they gaue their handes that they woulde put away their wiues and they that had trespassed gaue a ramme for their trespasse 20 And among the children of Immer Hanani and Zebadia 21 Among the children of Harim Maasia Elia Semeia Iehiel and Vzziah 22 Among the children of Pashur Elioenai Maasia Ismael Nethanel Iosabad and Elasah 23 Among the Leuites Iosabad Semei and Celaia whiche same is Centah Phathaiah Iuda and Eliezer 24 Among the singers also Eliasib And among the porters Sellum and Telem and Vri. 25 And of Israel Among the children of Pharos Remeia Iesia Melchia Miamin Eliezer Melchia Banaiah 26 Among the children of Elam Mathania Zacharia Iehiel Abdi Ierimoth and Elia. 27 Among the children of Zatthu Elioenai Eliasib Mathania Ierimoth Zabad and Aziza 28 Among the children of Bebai Iehohanan Hanania Zabbai and Athalai 29 Among the children of Bani Mesullam Malluch Adaiah Iasub Saal and Ieramoth 30 Among the children of the captayne of Moab Adna Chelal Benaia Maasia Mathania Besalel Bennui Manasse 31 Among the children of Harim Eliezer Isuah Melchiia Semeia and Simeon 32 Beniamin Malluch and Semariah 33 Among the children of Hasum Matthenai Mathatha Zabad Eliphelet Ieremai Manasse and Semei 34 Among the children of Bani Maadai Amram and Vel 35 Banea Badaia Cheliau 36 Vaniah Maremoth Eliasib 37 Mathaniah Mathanai Iasi 38 Bani Bennui and Semei 39 Selemia Nathan Adaiah 40 Machnadebai Sasai Sarai 41 Asarel Selemiahu and Semariah 42 Sallum Amaria and Ioseph 43 Among the children of Nebo Iehiel Mathathia Zabad Zabina Iadau Ioel and Banaia 44 All these had taken straunge wyues and among the same there were some that had children by the wyues ⧠The seconde booke of Esdras otherwyse called the booke of Nehemia The first Chapter 1 Nehemia bewayleth the calamitie of Hierusalem 5 He confesseth the sinnes of the people and prayeth God for them 1 THe wordes of Nehemia the sonne of Hachalia In the moneth Chisleu in the twentie yere as I was in the castell at Susan 2 Came Hanani one of my brethren he and the men of Iuda and I asked them howe the Iewes dyd that were deliuered and escaped from the captiuitie and howe it went at Hierusalem 3 And they sayde vnto me The remnaunt that are left of the captiuitie there in the lande are in great affliction and rebuke the wall of Hierusalem also is broken downe and the gates thereof are burnt with
who coulde inuent that we shoulde bâ—th pleaâ—â—untly â—â—ng and therewith profitably learne whereby wholsome doctrine might be the deeper printed in vs for that which with violence and fâ—rce is learne 〈…〉 wâ—nt to abide long but that which entrâ—th into vs with pleasure and by louing grace it continueth the longer in our heartes it sticketh the fastâ—r in our memories Now as for the matter and content of the psalme what is there but that a man may learne it there Is not there to be learned the valiaâ— â—rtitude the righteousnes of iustice the soâ—ernes of temperaunce the perfection of prudence the fourme of penaunce the measure of 〈…〉 to vertue or perfection is it not there taught In the psalme is contayned absolute diuinitie both prophecie of Christes comming 〈…〉 threatfull warninges of the iudgement the hâ—pe of our rysing againe the feare of Gods punishmentes the promyses of euerlasting ioy the reâ—e◠〈…〉 all thesâ— be layd and couchâ—d vp in the psalter boâ—ke as in a great treasure house common to all mâ—n Which booke the prophete Dauid from 〈…〉 among many instrumentes of musicke to agree with the instrument called the Psalterie signifying thereby as I can iudge the grace 〈…〉 aboue by the inspiration of the holy ghost For this only instrument of all other haue the cause of his sounde from his vpper part where the 〈…〉 by their wrâ—stes haue their sounde comming foorth out of the lower part of them but the Psalterie put foorth the sweetenes of his harmonious melodie from the vpper part teaching vs thereby that we should set our whole studie and meditation in heauenly thinges aboue and not by the sweetenesse of the tunes to be borne downe to the sensuall affections and delectations of the fleshe ¶ Saint Austen THe sweete tunes O Lord wherto thy holy scriptures geue so liuely a grace when they be song with the moderate voyce of expert men I do confesse that they do somwhat delectably stirre me but yet not for that I would dwell and abide still there but for that my minde might ryse vpward to godly affection and heauenly deuotion Notwithstanding when I feele this in my selfe that the melodie moueth me more then the matter of the dittie which is song I confesse then that I offend mortally therein NOW let the gentle reader haue this christian consideration within him selfe that though he findeth the psalmes of this translation folowing not so to sounde agreeably to his eares in his wonted wordes and phrases as he is accustomed with yet let him not be to much offended with the worke which was wrought for his owne commoditie and comfort And if he be learned let him correct the worde or sentence which may dislike him with the better and whether his note râ—eth either of good wyll and charitie either of enuie and contention not purely yet his reprehension if it may turne to the finding out of the trueth shall not be repelled with griefe but applauded to in gladnesse that Christe may euer haue the prayse To whom with the father and the holy spirite be all glory and prayse for euer Amen ¶ The argument of the first psalme ¶ The first psalme seemeth to be a preface vnto the residue It declareth that the iust man only hath the true felicitie in this worlde whose delight is wholly in practising the lawe of God As for the vngodly man although he seeme for a tyme to prosper and to florishe yet his ende is very miserable and wretched 1 BLessed is the man that walketh not in the counsell of the vngodly nor standeth in the way of sinners nor sitteth in the seate of the scornefull 2 But his delight is in the lawe of God and in God his lawe exerciseth him selfe day and night 3 And he shal be lyke a tree planted by the waters syde that bryngeth foorth her fruite in due season and whose leafe wythereth not for whatsoeuer he doth it shall prosper 4 As for the vngodly it is not so with them but they are like the chaffe which the winde scattereth abrode 5 Therefore the vngodly shall not be able to stande in the iudgement neither the sinners in the congregation of the righteous 6 For God knoweth the way of the righteous and the way of the vngodly shall perishe ¶ The argument of the .ij. psalme ¶ All conspiracies of the Gentiles Iewes Princes Magistrates and Kinges against Christe be but altogether vayne for God hath marueylously appointed hym Lorde and king ouer al people to the vtter confusion of his aduersaries An exhortation to Kinges and Iudges for to be learned for to serue God and for to receaue his sonne Christe For happy are they that trust in hym 1 WHy do the Heathen so furiously rage together and why do the people imagine a vayne thing 2 The kynges of the earth stande vp and the rulers take counsell together against god and against his annointed 3 Let vs breake say they their bondes a sunder and cast away their cordes from vs. 4 He that dwelleth in heauen wyll laugh them to scorne the Lorde wyll haue them in derision 5 Then wyll he speake vnto them in his wrath and he wyll astonie them with feare in his sore displeasure 6 Saying euen I haue annointed him my kyng vpon my holy hyll of Sion 7 I wyll declare the decree God sayde vnto me thou art my sonne this day I haue begotten thee 8 Desire of me and I wyll geue thee the heathen for thyne inheritaunce and the vttermost partes of the earth for thy possession 9 Thou shalt bruise them with a rod of iron and breake them in peeces like a potters vessell 10 Wherfore be you nowe wel aduised O ye kinges be you learned ye that are iudges of the earth 11 Serue ye God in feare and reioyce ye with a trembling 12 Kisse ye the sonne lest that he be angrye and so ye perishe from the way if his wrath be neuer so litle kindled blessed are all they that put their trust in hym ¶ The argument of the .iij. psalme ¶ Dauid maruayling at the great number of his enemies calleth vpon God for helpe He putteth his trust in God and therfore he feareth not his aduersaries but he reioyceth at the successe that God geueth vnto hym ¶ A psalme of Dauid when he fled from the face of Absalom his sonne 2. Samu. cap. 15. 16. 1 O God howe are myne enemies increased many do ryse vp against me 2 Many say of my soule there is no saluation for it in God Selah 3 But thou O God art a buckler for me thou art my worship and the lifter vp of my head 4 I dyd call vpon God with my voyce and he hearde me out of his holy hyll Selah 5 I layde me downe and slept and I rose vp agayne for God sustayned me 6 I wyll not be afrayde of ten thousandes of the people that haue set
mountaynes when he did flee from Saul He is comforted for that God both beholdeth the afflictions of the iust and punisheth the wicked and withall loueth the iust beyng him selfe most iust ¶ To the chiefe musition a psalme of Dauid 1 IN God I put my trust howe say ye then to my soule that she shoulde flee as a byrde from your hyll 2 For lo the vngodly haue bende their bowe and nocked their arrowes with the string redy to shoote priuily at them whiche are vpright in heart 3 For if the foundations shal be caste downe what must the righteous do 4 But God is in his holy temple Gods throne is in heauen his eyes looke downe his eye liddes tryeth the chyldren of men 5 God wyll trye the righteous but his soule abhorreth the vngodly and hym that delighteth in wickednes 6 Vpon y e vngodly he wyl rayne snares fire and brimstone and tempestious stormes shal be their portion to drinke 7 For God most righteous loueth righteousnes his countenaunce wyll beholde the iust The argument of the .xij. psalme ¶ Dauid lamenteth that in steade of iustice fayth and trueth there rayneth euery where hypocrisie flatterie lying subtiltie and oppression but yet he acknowledgeth that as Gods promises be certayne and true euen so that God wyll helpe the oppressed and plague the wicked ¶ To the chiefe musition vpon an instrument of eyght stringes a psalme of Dauid 1 SAue thou me O God for there is not one godly man left for the faythfull are diminished from among the chyldren of men 2 Euery one vseth vayne talke with his neyghbour and speaketh with a double heart out of flatteryng lippes 3 God wyll cut away all flatteryng lippes and the tongue that speaketh great thinges 4 Whiche say we wyll preuayle with our tongue our lippes are our owne who is Lorde ouer vs 5 For the calamities of the oppressed for the deepe sighyng of the poore I wyll nowe vp sayeth God and I wyll put in safetie hym whom the wicked hath snared 6 The wordes of God be wordes pure as the siluer tryed in a furnace of earth and purified seuen times 7 Wherfore thou wylt kepe the godly O God thou wylt preserue euery one of them from this generation for euer 8 The vngodly walke on euery side when the worst sort be exalted amongst the thyldren of men ¶ The argument of the .xiij. Psalme Dauid complayneth that God seemeth to forget hym in his afflictions He maketh his prayer and declareth his trust to be in God To the chiefe musition a Psalme of Dauid 1 HOwe long wylt thou forget me O God for euer howe long wilt thou hyde thy face from me 2 Howe long shall I seke counsayle in my soule and be so vexed in mine heart euery day howe long shall myne enemie triumph ouer me 3 Loke downe and heare me O God my Lorde lighten myne eyes lest that I sleepe in death 4 Lest myne enemie say I haue preuayled agaynst hym lest they that trouble me reioyce yf I shoulde be remoued 5 But I repose my trust in thy mercie and my heart is ioyfull in thy saluation I wyll syng to God because he hath rewarded me ¶ The argument of the .xiiij. Psalme Dauid setteth foorth the oppression of the people in his tyme the regarde of God touching mens behauiour the mockes of the wicked against thē that put their trust in God and the ioy of the godly after they be deliuered out of thraldome To the chiefe musition a Psalme of Dauid 1 THe foole hath sayde in his heart there is no God they haue corrupted them selues and done an abhominable worke there is not one that doth good 2 God loked downe from heauen vpon the children of men to see yf there were any that did vnderstande and seke after the Lorde 3 But they are all gone out of the way they are altogether become abhominable there is none that doth good no not one 4 Do not all the workers of iniquitie know deuouryng my people as though they deuoured bread that they call not vpon God 5 Hereafter they shal be taken with a great feare for the Lorde is in the generation of the righteous 6 As for nowe ye make a mocke at the counsayle of the poore because he reposeth his trust in God 7 Who shall geue saluation vnto Israel out of Sion 8 When God will deliuer his people out of captiuitie then wyll Iacob reioyce and Israel be glad ¶ The argument of the .xv. Psalme The prophete teacheth what behauiours the people of God ought to haue that they may truely be of his Church in this lyfe and afterwarde be placed in heauen 1 O God who shall dwell in thy tabernacle who shall rest vppon thy holy hyll 2 Euen he that leadeth an vncorrupt life and doth the thyng that is iust and speaketh the trueth from his heart 3 He that backbyteth not with his tongue nor doth any euil to his felowe nor rayseth a slaunder vpon his neyghbour 4 He that despiseth in his eyes the reprobate and honoureth them that feare God 5 He that hath sworne to his owne hurt and yet wyll not go from his oth 6 He that geueth not his money vpon vsurie nor taketh rewarde agaynst the innocent 7 He that doth these thynges shall neuer at any tyme be remoued The argument of the .xvj psalme Dauid expresseth lyuely the confidence trust gladnesse and other such affectes of the children of God in praying to God in confessyng hym selfe to be an vnprofitable seruaunt in declaryng that he hath nothyng to do with such as trust in any other saue only in God in takyng God to be his inheritaunce in acknowledgyng that God wyll instruct hym saue hym from fallyng make hym glad rayse hym from death and set hym on his ryght hande at the day of iudgement The golden psalme of Dauid 1 PReserue me O Lorde for I haue reposed my trust in thee 2 Thou hast sayde O my soule vnto God thou art my Lorde my weldoing can do thee no good 3 But all my delyght is to do good vnto the saintes that are in the earth and vnto such as excell in vertue 4 As for them that runne after another God they shall haue great trouble I wyll not offer their drynke offerynges of blood neither wyll I make mention of their names within my lyppes 5 O God thou thy selfe art the portion of myne inheritaunce and of my cup thou wylt mayntayne my lot 6 My lot is fallen vnto me in a pleasaūt grounde I haue a goodly heritage 7 I wyll prayse God who gaue me counsayle my reines also do instruct me in the nyght season 8 I haue set God alwayes before me for he is on my ryght hande therfore I shall not be remoued 9 Wherfore my heart is glad my glory reioyceth my fleshe also shall rest in a securitie 10 For thou wylt
my feete lyke Hartes feete and he hath set me vp on hygh 33 He hath taught my handes to fyght and myne armes to breake a bowe of steele 34 Thou hast geuen me the shielde of thy saluation thy ryght hande also hath helde me vp and through thy great gentlenesse I haue increased 35 Thou hast made me roomth inough for to go on so that my feete haue not slypt 36 I haue pursued myne enemies and ouertaken them neither dyd I returne backe vntyll I had destroyed them 37 I smote them downe and they are not able to aryse they haue taken such a fall vnder my feete 38 Thou hast gyrded me with strength vnto battayle thou hast made them to bowe downe vnder me who haue rysen vp agaynst me 39 Thou hast geuen me myne enemies neckes and I haue destroyed them that hated me 40 They cryed but there was none to saue them they cryed vnto God but he dyd not heare them 41 I dyd beat them to powder like vnto dust in a wynde I haue brought them as lowe as durt in the streates 42 Thou hast deliuered me from sedition of the people and thou hast made me head of the heathen a people whom I haue not knowen serueth me assoone as they hearde of me they obeyed me 43 Children of a straunger haue made a lie vnto me the heartes of the children of a straunger hath fayled them and they feared in their strong holdes 44 God lyueth and he is my strength most worthy of blisse and the Lorde of my saluation ought to be magnified 45 It is God that hath geuen me power to take auengeaunce and he hath subdued the people vnder me 46 It is he that is the aucthour of my deliuerie from myne enemies and he hath set me vp aboue them that rose agaynst me he hath ridde me from the wicked man 47 For this cause I wyll acknowledge thee O God among the gentiles and syng psalmes vnto thy name 48 Who hath wonderfull oft deliuered his kyng and he hath done mercifully vnto Dauid his annoynted and vnto his seede for euermore The argument of the .xix. psalme Gods glorie wherby he may be knowen appeareth sufficiently in all his workes in heauen ayre and earth but especially to his children in his holy worde which therfore ought to be of more value and commendation then all other worldly thynges Vpon consideration hereof Dauid confesseth his secrete and presumptuous sinnes he craueth pardon and mercie at Gods handes ¶ To the chiefe musition a psalme of Dauid 1 THe heauens declare the glorie of God and the firmament sheweth his handy worke 2 A day occasioneth talke therof vnto a day and a night teacheth knoweledge vnto a nyght 3 No language no wordes no voyce of theirs is hearde yet their sounde goeth into all landes and their wordes into the endes of the worlde 4 In them he hath set a tabernacle for the sunne which commeth foorth as a bridegrome out of his chamber and reioyceth as a giaunt to runne his course 5 His settyng foorth is from the vtmost part of heauen and his circuite vnto the vtmost part therof and there is nothing hyd from his heat 6 The lawe of God is perfect conuerting the soule the testimonie of God is sure and geueth wisdome vnto the simple 7 The statutes of God are right and reioyce the heart the commaundement of God is pure and geueth light vnto the eyes 8 The feare of God is sincere endureth for euer the iudgementes of God are trueth they be iust in all poyntes 9 They are more to be desired then golde yea then much fine golde they are also sweeter then hony and the hony combe 10 Moreouer by them thy seruaunt is well aduertised and in kepyng of them there is a great rewarde 11 Who can knowe his owne errours Oh cleanse thou me from those that I am not priuie of 12 Kepe thy seruaunt also from presumptuous sinnes let them not raigne ouer me so I shall be perfect voyde from all haynous offence 13 Let the wordes of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight O God my strength and my redeemer ¶ The argument of the .xx. psalme The people settyng forwarde to battayle agaynst wicked enemies besecheth God to heare the kinges prayers to receaue his sacrifices and to geue hym the victorie wherof they assure them selues in that they put their whole trust in God and in no worldly force or thyng as their enemies do This battayle is thought to be that which was agaynst the Ammonâ—tes 2. Sam. 10. and .1 Par. 19. where was destroyed fourtie thousande horsemen and seuentie thousande chariotes To the chiefe musition a psalme of Dauid 1 GOD heare thee in the day of trouble the name of the Lorde of Iacob defende thee 2 Let him sende thee helpe from the sanctuarie and ayde thee out of Sion 3 Let him remember all thy offeringes and turne into asshes thy burnt sacrifices Selah 4 Let him graunt thee thy heartes desire and accomplishe all thy deuice 5 We wyll reioyce in thy saluation and triumph in the name of our Lorde for God wyll perfourme all thy petitions 6 Nowe I knowe that God wyll saue his annoynted he wyll heare him from his heauenly sanctuarie there is saluation in the mightinesse of his right hande 7 Some put their trust in chariotes and some in horses but we wyll remember the name of God our Lorde 8 They shal be made to bowe and fall but we shall arise and stande vpright 9 Saue thou O God that the king may heare vs in the day when we call The argument of the .xxi. psalme ¶ The people reioyceth and geueth thankes to God in rehearsyng the victorie that Dauid their king had gotten and in attributyng it only to God A good king is a blessyng of God and the ende of all wicked men is wretched ¶ To the chiefe musition a psalme of Dauid 1 THE kyng ought to reioyce in thy strength O God and he ought to be exceedyng glad of thy saluation 2 Thou hast geuen him his heartes desire and hast not denied him the request of his lippes Selah 3 For thou hast preuented him with good blessinges and hast set a crowne of pure golde vpon his head 4 He asked life of thee and thou gauest him long dayes euen for euer and euer 5 His honour is great through thy saluation thou hast layde glorie and great worship vpon him 6 For thou hast placed him to be blessinges for euer and hast made him glad with the ioy of thy countenaunce 7 Because the king trusteth in God and in the mercie of the most highest he shal not miscarie 8 Thine hande wyll finde out all thine enemies thy right hande wyll finde out them that hate thee 9 Thou wilt make them like a burnyng furnace in tyme of thy furie God wyll destroy them in his wrath and fire shall
13 For this God is our God for euer and euer he wyll be our guide vnto death The argument of the .xlix. psalme ¶ The prophete speakyng to the poore and riche declareth what a vanitie it is for a man to put his trust in worldly goodes and through them to become stout and arrogant for that they can neitheir delyuer any man from trouble calamitie sicknesse sinne death and displeasure of God neither can any man assure them to hym selfe or to his children for any tyme of continuaunce ¶ To the chiefe musition a psalme of the children of Corach 1 HEare this all ye people geue eare all ye that dwell in the worlde 2 As well lowe as high riche and poore one with another 3 My mouth shall vtter wisdome the cogitations of myne heart wyll bryng foorth knowledge 4 I wyll encline myne eare to a parable I wyll open my darke sentence vpon a harpe 5 Wherfore shoulde I feare in euyll dayes the wickednesse of my heeles then would compasse me round about 6 There be some that put their trust in their goodes and boast them selues in the multitude of their riches 7 But no man at all can redeeme his brother nor geue a raunsome vnto God for hym 8 For the redemption of their soule is very costly and must be let alone for euer yea though he lyue long and see not the graue 9 For he seeth that wyse men dye and that the foole and ignoraunt perishe together and leaue their riches for other 10 And yet they thynke that their houses shall continue for euer and that their dwellyng places shall endure from one generation to another therfore they call landes after their owne names 11 Neuerthelesse man can not abyde in such honour he is but lyke vnto bruite beastes that perishe 12 This their way is their foolishnesse yet their posteritie prayse their saying Selah 13 They shal be put into a graue dead as a sheepe death shall feede on them but the ryghteous shall haue dominion of them in the mornyng their beautie shall consume away hell shall receaue them from their house 14 But God wyll delyuer my soule from the place of hell for he wyll receaue me Selah 15 Be not thou afrayde though one be made riche or yf the glorie of his house be encreased 16 For he shall cary nothyng away with hym when he dyeth neither shall his pompe folowe after hym 17 For whyle he lyued he counted him selfe an happy man and so long as thou doest well vnto thy selfe men wyll speake good of thee 18 But he shal folowe the generations of his fathers and shall neuer see lyght 19 A man is in an honourable state but he wyll not vnderstande it he is lyke herein vnto bruite beastes that perishe ¶ The argument of the L. Psalme ¶ The prophete bryngeth in God to call to iudgement heauen earth and all the worlde declaryng that he is not ryghtly worshypped of them who offer sacrifices without fayth and who pretendyng religion in wordes and countenaunces leade a lyfe cleane contrary The true worship of God consisteth in offeryng vnto hym prayses in prosperitie and callyng vpon his name in aduersitie and withall in leadyng a good conuersation of lyfe A psalme of Asaph 1 THe most mightie Lorde God hath spoken and called the earth from the rysyng vp of the sunne vnto the goyng downe therof 2 Out of Sion hath the Lorde appeared in perfect beautie 3 Our Lorde commeth and he wyll not kepe scilence there goeth before hym a consumyng fire and a mightie tempest is sturred rounde about hym 4 He calleth from aboue the heauen and the earth that he may iudge his people 5 Gather my saintes together vnto me those that haue made a couenaunt with me with sacrifice 6 And the heauens shall declare his ryghteousnesse for God is iudge hym selfe Selah 7 Heare O my people and I wil speake I my selfe wyll testifie vnto thee O Israel I am the Lorde euen thy Lorde 8 I wyll not reproue thee because of thy sacrifices or for thy burnt offerynges for that they be not alway before me 9 I wyll take no bullocke out of thy house nor goates out of thy foldes 10 For all the beastes of the forest are myne and so are the cattel vpon a thousande hylles 11 I knowe all the foules vpon the mountaynes and the wylde beastes of the fielde are at my commaundement 12 If I be hungry I wyll not tell thee for the whole worlde is myne and all that is therin 13 Thinkest thou that I will eate bulles fleshe and drynke the blood of goates 14 Offer vnto God prayse and pay thy vowes vnto the most hyghest 15 And call vpon me in the tyme of trouble I wyll heare thee and thou shalt glorifie me 16 But the Lorde sayd vnto the vngodly why doest thou preache my lawes and takest my couenaunt in thy mouth 17 Seyng that thou hatest discipline and hast cast my wordes behynde thee 18 When thou sawest a thiefe thou dydst consent vnto hym and thou hast ben partaker with the adulterers 19 Thou hast let thy mouth speake wickednesse and with thy tongue thou hast set foorth deceipt 20 Thou sattest and spakedst agaynst thy brother yea and hast slaundered thine owne mothers sonne 21 These thynges hast thou done and I helde my tongue thou thoughtest that I am euen such a one as thou thy selfe art but I wyll reproue thee and I wyll set foorth in order before thine eyes all that thou hast done 22 Consider this I pray you ye that forget the Lorde lest I plucke you away and there be none to delyuer you 23 Who so offereth vnto me thankes and prayse he honoureth me and to hym that ordereth his conuersation ryght I wyll shewe the saluation of God ⧠The argument of the .lj. psalme ¶ Dauid acknowledgyng his great offence in committyng adulterie besecheth most humbly God of his great mercie to pardon his sinnes partly that Gods promises may appeare true who hath promised pardon to all them that from the bottome of their heart do confesse their faultes partly also that he myght lyue to builde the walles and temple of Hierusalem where sacrifices of righteousnes must be offered ¶ To the chiefe musition a psalme of Dauid when the prophete Nathan came vnto hym after he was gone in to Bethsabe ii Samuel xi 1 HAue mercie on me O Lorde accordyng to thy louyng kindnesse accordyng vnto the multitudes of thy mercies wype out my wickednesse 2 Washe me throughly from myne iniquitie and clense me from my sinne 3 For I do acknowledge my wickednesse and my sinne is euer before me 4 Agaynst thee only agaynst thee I haue sinned and done this euyll in thy sight that thou mightest be iustified in thy saying and founde pure when thou art iudged 5 Beholde I was ingendred in iniquitie and in sinne my mother conceaued me
6 Neuerthelesse lo thou requirest trueth in the inwarde partes of me therfore thou wylt make me learne wisdome in the secrete part of myne heart 7 Purge thou me with hyssop and I shal be cleane washe thou me and I shal be whyter then snowe 8 Make thou me to heare some ioy and gladnesse let the bones reioyce which thou hast broken 9 Turne thy face from my sinnes and wype out all my misdeedes 10 Make thou vnto me a cleane heart O Lorde and renue thou a ryght spirite within me 11 Cast me not away from thy presence and take not thy holy spirite from me 12 Geue me agayne the comfort of thy saluation and confirme me with a free wyllyng spirite 13 Then wyll I teache thy wayes vnto the wicked and sinners shal be conuerted vnto thee 14 Deliuer me from blood O Lorde the Lorde of my saluation and my tongue shall sing with a ioyfull noyse of thy iustice 15 O Lorde open thou my lippes and my mouth shall set foorth thy prayse 16 For thou desirest no sacrifice els I would geue it thee thou delightest not in a burnt offering 17 Sacrifices for God is a mortified spirite O Lorde thou wylt not despise a mortified and an humble heart 18 Be thou beneficiall vnto Sion according to thy gracious good wyll buylde thou the walles of Hierusalem 19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousnes with burnt offeringes and oblations then wyll they offer young bullockes vpon thyne aulter The argument of the .lij. psalme ¶ Dauid inueyeth against Doeg and describeth his and all other mischeuous mens natures and doynges which the godly perusing be more incited to put their whole confidence in God and to prayse God ¶ To the chiefe musition a wyse instruction of Dauid when Doeg the Edomite came to Saul and tolde him saying Dauid is come to the house of Achimelek 1. Sam. 21. 1 WHy boastest thy self thou tiraunt of mischiefe the goodnes of God dayly endureth 2 Thy tongue imagineth wickednes and deceaueth like a sharpe raser 3 Thou hast loued vngratiousnes more then goodnes and to talke of falshood more then of righteousnes Selah 4 Thou hast loued to speake all wordes that may do hurt O thou deceiptfull tongue 5 Therfore the Lord wyll destroy thee for euer he wyll take thee and plucke thee out of thy dwelling and roote thee out of the lande of the liuing Selah 6 The righteous also shall see this and they wyll be afraide and laugh hym to scorne 7 Saying lo this is the man that put not the Lorde to be his strength but trusted vnto the multitude of his riches and strengthed him selfe in his wickednesse 8 As for me I am lyke a greene oliue tree in the house of the Lorde my trust is in the tender mercy of the Lorde for euer and euer 9 I will alway confesse it vnto thee for that thou hast done it and I wyll hope in thy name for it is good in the sight of thy saintes The argument of the .liii. psalme ¶ Dauid declareth the originall roote with the fruites and punishment of the wicked how they oppresse cruelly the people of God whom neuerthelesse God by his prouidence defendeth and wyll deliuer from the bloodie handes of the wicked whose vngodlynes he detesteth alwayes ¶ To the chiefe musition vpon Mahalah a wise instruction of Dauid 1 THe foole hath sayde in his heart there is no God they haue corrupted them selues haue made their wickednes abhominable he is not that doeth good 2 The Lorde looked downe from heauen vpon the chyldren of men to see if there were any that did vnderstand and seeke after the Lorde 3 But they dyd all go out of the way they dyd altogether become abhomible there was also none that would do good no not one 4 Wyll not the workers of iniquitie vnderstande eating vp my people as if they eated bread that they do not call vpon God 5 They shal be greatly there afraide where no cause of feare is for the Lord wyll breake the bones of hym that besiegeth thee thou wylt put them to shame because the Lorde hath despised them 6 Who is he that wyll geue saluation vnto Israel out of Sion when the Lord wyll reduce his people out of captiuitie Iacob wyll reioyce and Israel wyll be glad The argument of the .liiii. psalme ¶ Dauid brought into marueylous daunger through the treason of Ziphims who were counterfayted Israelites calleth earnestly vpon God from whom receauing succour he thanketh him with a free heart acknowledging the benefite ¶ To the chiefe musition vpon Neginoth a wyse instruction of Dauid when the Zaphims came and sayd vnto Saul hath not Dauid hyd him selfe amongst vs 1. Sam. 23. .26 1 SAue me O Lorde for thy name sake iudge me accordyng to thy mightie power 2 Heare my prayer O Lord and hearken vnto the wordes of my mouth 3 For straungers are rysen vp against me and tirauntes whiche haue not the Lorde before their eyes seeke after my soule Selah 4 Behold God is an ayde vnto me the Lorde is with them that vpholde my soule 5 He wyll rewarde euyll vnto mine enemies destroy thou them according to thy trueth 6 I wyll sacrifice vnto thee with a true wyllyng heart I wyll confesse thy name O God because it is good 7 For he hath deliuered me out of all my trouble and mine eye hath seene auengaunce vpon mine enemies The argument of the .lv. psalme ¶ Dauid desireth God to heare his prayers he declareth his griefes and afflictions he wisheth auengment of his enemies who pretending frendship and familiaritie craftyly seeketh his dishonour Finally he sheweth what comfort he hath taken in that God wyll helpe him and destroy his aduersaries ¶ To the chiefe musition vpon Neginoth a wise instruction of Dauid 1 O Lorde geue eare vnto my prayer and hide not thy selfe from my petition 2 Take heede vnto me and heare me I can not choose but mourne in my prayer and make a noyse 3 Deliuer me from the voyce of the enemie and from the present affliction of the wicked for they are minded to do me mischiefe and are set malitiously against me 4 My heart trembleth within me and the feare of death is fallen vpon me 5 Fearefulnes and trembling are come vpon me and an horrible dread hath ouerwhelmed me 6 And I sayde O that I had wynges like a doue for then woulde I flee away and be at rest 7 Lo then woulde I fleeing get me away farre of and remayne in the wyldernesse Selah 8 Then woulde I make hast to escape from the stormie wynde and from the tempest 9 Destroy their tongues O Lorde and deuide them for I haue seene oppression and strife in the citie 10 They do compasse it day and night within the walles mischiefe also and labour are in the midst of it 11 Malice is in the midst of it disceipt and guyle go
and my sauing helpe he is my refuge so that I can not be remoued 7 In the Lorde is my health and my glory my trust is in the Lorde the fortresse of my force 8 O ye people put your trust in hym alway powre out your heartes before him for the Lorde is our hope Selah 9 As for the chyldren of men they be onlye but vanitie the chyldren of lordes be but a lye vpon the wayghtes they be altogether lighter then vanitie in selfe 10 O trust not in wrong dealing and spoyling geue not your selues vnto vanitie if riches encrease set not your heart vpon them 11 The Lord spake it once but I haue hearde it twise that power and mercy belongeth to thee O Lorde God for thou rewardest euery man according to his worke The argument of the .lxiij. psalme ¶ Dauid beyng in a desert as banished out of his countrey prayeth to God that he may returne to heare his word amongest his people in the sanctuary He confesseth that Gods goodnes passeth all thinges and ingendreth ioy in euery heart He setteth foorth his aduersaries wylynes and mischiefnes telling them beforehande that suche destruction as they would worke vnto him shall fall vpon their owne selues ¶ A psalme of Dauid when he was in the wyldernesse of Iuda 1. Sam. 23. 24. 1 O Lorde thou art my Lorde early in the morning I do seeke thee 2 My soule thirsteth for thee my fleshe also longeth after thee in a baren and drye lande where no water is 3 To see thee euen so as I haue seene thee in the sanctuary that I might beholde thy power and glory 4 For thy louing kindnes is better then life it selfe my lippes shall prayse thee 5 As long as I liue I wyll blesse thee on this maner and in thy name I wyll lyft vp my handes 6 My soule is satisfied euen as it were with mary and fatnes and my mouth prayseth thee with ioyfull lippes 7 Haue I not remembred thee in my bed and thought vpon thee when I was waking 8 Because thou hast ben my helper therfore vnder the shadowe of thy wynges do I reioyce 9 My soule cleaueth fast vnto thee thy right hande hath vpholden me 10 And they that seeke my soule to oppresse it shall go vnder the earth 11 Euery one of them shal be killed with the edge of a sworde and they shal be a portion for Foxes 12 But the king shal reioyce in the Lord al they shal glory that sweare by him for the mouth of all them that speake a lye shal be stopped The argument of the .lxiiii. psalme ¶ Dauid maketh his prayer to God against the craftie malitious and false tongues of his aduersaries who wrongfully had accused hym He sheweth their naughtie nature and howe the destruction of suche shal be to Gods glory for the godly seyng it shall prayse God and be glad ¶ To the chiefe musition a psalme of Dauid 1 O Lorde heare my voyce in my prayer preserue my life from feare of the enemie 2 Hyde me from the secrete counsayles of the malitious from the conspiracie of the workers of iniquitie 3 Who haue whet their tongue lyke a sword who haue drawne their arrow euen a bitter worde 4 That they may priuily shoote at hym which is perfect they do sodenly shoote at hym and feare not 5 They courage them selues in mischiefe and coÌ„mune among them selues how they may lay snares and say who shall see them 6 They searche out howe to do wrong they put in practise fully that they haue diligently searched out yea euen the secretes and bottome of euery one of their heartes 7 But the Lorde wyll sodenly shoote at them with a swyft arrowe their plagues shal be apparaunt 8 Yea they shall cause their owne tongues to be a meanes for to destroy theÌ„ selues insomuch that who so seeth them shal desire to flee away â—from them 9 And all men that see it shall say this hath God done for they shall well perceaue that it is his worke 10 The righteous wyll reioyce in God and put his trust in hym and all they that be vpright hearted wylbe glad The argument of the .lxv. psalme ¶ Dauid setteth foorth the exceeding goodnes of God partly in that he hath appoynted to be worshipped at Sion to heare those that make their prayers vnto him to forgeue them their sinnes and to endue his people with many spirituall graces and gyftes partly also in that he maketh the ground fruitfull replenishing it with cattell corne and all kinde of fruites aswell in desertes and hilles as in valleys ¶ To the chiefe musition the psalme of Dauid a song 1 O Lorde thou wylt be greatly praysed in Sion and vnto thee shal vowes be perfourmed 2 Thou that hearest a prayer vnto thee shall all fleshe come 3 My misdeedes haue preuayled against me oh be thou mercifull vnto our wicked transgressions 4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest and receauest vnto thee he shall dwell in thy court and we shal be satisfied with the goodnes of thy house euen of thy holy temple 5 Thou wylt heare vs doyng wonderfull thinges in righteousnes O Lorde of our saluation thou art the hope of all endes of the earth and of them that dwell farre of at the sea coast 6 Thou art he who in his strength setleth fast the mountaines and is gyrded about with power 7 Who stilleth the raging of the sea and the noyse of his waues and the vprore of the people 8 They also that dwel in the vtmost partes of the earth be afrayde at thy signes â–ª thou makest them reioyce at the going foorth of the morning and euenyng 9 Thou visitest the earth and thou makest it ouerflowne thou enrichest it greatly the riuer of God is full of water thou preparest their corne for so thou ordaynest it 10 Thou waterest her forowes thou breakest downe her hillockes thou makest it soft with the drops of rayne and blessest the increase of it 11 Thou crownest the yere with thy goodnes and thy cloudes drop fatnes 12 They drop vpon the dwellinges of the wyldernesse and hilles be compassed with ioy 13 The downes be couered with sheepe the valleys stande thicke with corne so that they showte for ioy and also sing The argument of the .lxvj. psalme ¶ The prophete Dauid calleth vpon all men to prayse God for his wonderfull power declared not only in the olde time in drying the red sea that the children of Israel might escape Pharaos handes but also nowe for sauing his people from their enemies and from Pharaos and tirauntes of their dayes He also inciteth other to be thankefull vnto God through his example ¶ To the chiefe musition a song whiche is a psalme 1 DEclare you ioyfull vnto the Lorde all ye of the earth sing psalmes vnto the glory of his name geue glory to his maiestie 2 Say vnto the Lorde oh
kynges wyll bryng presentes vnto thee 30 Put to rebuke the companie of speare * men a multitude of bulles amongest the people lyke vnto calues vntyll that they brought vnder foote come with peeces of siluer for tribute scatter the people that delyght in warre 31 Then shal princes come out of Egypt Ethiopia in all haste shall stretch out her handes vnto the Lorde 32 Sing vnto the Lord O ye kingdomes of the earth O syng psalmes vnto the Lorde Selah 33 Who rydeth vpon the most hyghest eternall heauens lo he sendeth out a mightie voyce in his voyce 34 Acknowledge the Lorde to be mightie his maiestie is ouer Israel might in the cloudes 35 O Lorde thou art terrible out of thy holy places the God of Israel geueth myght and strength vnto his people Blessed be the Lorde ¶ The argument of the .lxix. Psalme ¶ Dauid as in a figure setteth foorth lyuely Christes passion declaryng withall that Gods people shal be saued and his enemies destroyed For he complayneth very vehemently of his greeuous afflictions humbly requestyng to be delyuered of them He wisheth euyll successe and a wretched ende vnto his aduersaries he reioyceth and prayseth God and calleth vpon heauen and earth to do the same Finally he prophecieth of the prosperitie of Christes Churche ¶ To the chiefe musition vpon Sosanim a psalme of Dauid 1 SAue me O Lorde for waters haue entred in vnto my soule 2 I am ouer the head in deepe myre where I feele no grounde I plunge in deepe waters where the streame ouerwhelmeth me 3 I am weery of crying my throte is drye my syght fayleth me through the long attendaunce that I haue geuen vpon my Lorde 4 They that hate me without a cause are mo then the heere 's of my head they that are myne enemies and woulde destroy me giltlesse are mightie I payde them the thynges that I neuer toke 5 God thou knowest my folly and my faultes are not hyd from thee 6 Let not them that trust in thee O Lorde God of hoastes be for my cause ashamed let not those that seke thee be through me confounded O Lorde of Israel 7 For thy sake haue I suffered reprofe shame hath couered my face I am become a straunger vnto my brethrē euen an aliaunt vnto my mothers children 8 For the zeale of thine house hath euen eaten me and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee are fallen vpon me 9 And I wept chastenyng my soule with fastyng and that was turned to my reproofe 10 Also I put on sackcloth for my garment and they iested at me 11 They that sit in the gate speake agaynst me and they that drynke strong drynke make songes vpon me 12 But I make my prayer vnto thee O God in an acceptable tyme heare me O Lord in the multitude of thy mercie according to the trueth of thy saluation 13 Take me out of the myre that I sincke not oh let me be delyuered from them that hate me out of the deepe waters 14 Let not the water fludde drowne me neither let the deepe swalowe me vp let not the pyt shut her mouth vpon me 15 Heare me O God for thy louyng kindnesse is comfortable turne thee vnto me accordyng vnto the multitude of thy mercies 16 And hyde not thy face from thy seruaunt for I am in trouble O haste thee and heare me 17 Draw nigh vnto my soule redeeme it for myne enemies sake oh redeeme me 18 Thou hast knowen my reproofe my shame and my dishonour myne aduersaries are all in thy syght 19 Reproofe hath brokē my heart a peeces I am full of heauinesse I loked for some to haue pitie on me but there was none and for some that shoulde comfort me but I coulde fynde none 20 They gaue me for meate gall to eate and when I was thirstie they gaue me vineger to drynke 21 Let their table be as a snare before them and in steade of aboundaunce of peace let it be a meanes of destruction 22 Let their eyes be blynded that they see not and euer bowe downe their loynes 23 Powre out thine indignation vpon them and let thy wrathfull displeasure take holde of them 24 Let their habitation be desolate and let no man dwell in their tabernacles 25 For they persecute hym whom thou hast smitten and they talke of the griefe of them whom thou hast wounded 26 Let them fall from one wickednesse to another and let them not enter into thy ryghteousnesse 27 Let them be wyped out of the booke of the lyuyng and not to be written among the ryghteous 28 As for me I am afflicted and in heauinesse thy sauing helpe O Lorde shal defende me 29 I wyll prayse the name of the Lorde with a song and magnifie hym with a solemne confession 30 And it wyll please God better then a bullocke that hath hornes and hoofes 31 The humble wyll consider this and be glad such as seke after God and your soule shall lyue 32 For God heareth the poore dispiseth not his prisoners 33 Let heauen and earth prayse hym the sea and all that moueth therin 34 For the Lorde wyll saue Sion and builde the cities of Iehuda that men may dwel there and haue it in possessiō 35 The posteritie also of his seruauntes shall inherite it and they that loue his name shall dwell therin ⧠The argument of the .lxx. psalme ¶ Dauid desireth God to helpe hym with all speede and to take avengeaunce of his enemies He also discribeth the ioy of the godly who seeth hym delyuered ¶ To the chiefe musition a psalme of Dauid to reduce in remembraunce 1 HAste thee O Lorde to delyuer me make haste to helpe me O God 2 Let them be ashamed and confounded that seke after my soule let them be turned backwarde and be put to confusion that wishe me euyll 3 Let them be returned backwarde for a rewarde of their shamyng other which say there there 4 But let all those that seke thee be ioyfull and glad in thee and let all such as delight in thy saluation say alway the Lorde be magnified 5 As for me I am poore and in miserie hasten thee vnto me O Lorde thou art my ayde and my delyuerer O God make no long tarying ¶ The argument of the .lxxj. Psalme ¶ The prophete beyng assured of Gods ayde desireth to be delyuered of his wicked and cruell enemies agaynst whose malice he complayneth before the face of God And forsomuch as euen from his youth he hath put his trust in God he prayeth that nowe in his olde age he be hearde and helped to the intent that God may be praysed for his deliueraunce Wherfore after he hath vttered his enemies thoughtes and prophecied of their destruction he sayth that he wyll go to warre trustyng in the power of God who before tyme hath restored hym out of sundry afflictions and temptations vnto a better state and condition then
stande out for fatnesse and the cogitations of their heartes do passe from them 8 They make other dissolute they speake oppression with iniurie they talke proudely and presumptuously 9 For they stretch foorth their mouth vnto the heauen and their tongue goeth through the worlde 10 Therfore God his people turneth thither and there is drawen vnto them waters in a full cuppe 11 And they say howe shoulde God perceaue it is there knowledge in the most hyghest 12 Lo these vngodly and fortunate in the worlde do possesse riches 13 Truely I haue cleansed my heart in vayne and wasshed my handes in innocencie 14 All the day long I haue ben scourged and chastened euery mornyng 15 If I shoulde say that I woulde iudge after this sort lo then I shoulde condempne the generation of thy children 16 Therfore I considered howe I might vnderstande this but it was to paynefull in myne eyes 17 Vntyll I went vnto the sanctuarie of God and vnderstood the ende of them 18 Truely thou doest set them in slippery places and castest them downe headlong for to be destroyed 19 Oh howe be they brought to a destruction euen vpon a sodayne they faynt they consume away for very dread 20 They be as a dreame to a man after he is once waked O Lorde thou wylt cause their image to be dispised in the citie 21 Veryly thus was my heart inflamed thus was my reynes pricked 22 So foolishe was I and voyde of vnderstanding I was euen a bruite beast before thee 23 Neuerthelesse I am alway with thee for thou hast holden me by my ryght hande 24 Thou hast guyde me with thy counsayle and after that thou receauedst me with glorie 25 Whom haue I in heauen but thee and there is none vpon earth that I desire besides thee 26 My fleshe and my heart fayleth but God is the strength of my heart and my portion for euer 27 For lo they that kepe them selues a loofe from thee shall perishe thou destroyest euery one that committeth fornication agaynst thee 28 But it is good for me to come neare vnto God wherfore I put my trust in thee O Lorde God that I may declare all thy workes The argument of the .lxxiiii. psalme ¶ The prophete in the name of the people of Israel complayneth of their affliction howe that they be as forsaked of God howe that their temple is set a fire and raced and the worde of God abolished He discribeth the iniuries crueltie outragiousnesse and blasphemies of the enemies He humbly prayeth that these calamities may haue an ende that iust punishment auengeaunce may be taken of the enemies and that they may be defended for his couenaunt sake as his fathers were commyng out of Egypt ¶ A wise instruction to be song of Asaph 1 O Lorde wherfore dost thou forsake vs altogether wherfore breaketh foorth thy anger agaynst the sheepe of thy pasture 2 Remember thy congregation thou hast possest it nowe a long tyme thou hast redeemed the rodde of thine inheritaunce euen mount Sion wherein thou dwellest 3 Lyft vp thy feete for to destroy vtterly euery enemie which hath done euyll in thy sanctuarie 4 Thyne aduersaries roare in the myddest of thy congregations and set vp their banners for signes of victorie 5 He that hewed tymber afore out of * thicke woddes for to builde the temple was esteemed as one offeryng a present to God aboue 6 But nowe they breake downe into peeces all the carued worke therof with axes and hammers 7 They haue set fire on thy holy places they haue defiled the dwellyng place of thy name castyng it downe to the groūd 8 Yea they sayde in their heartes let vs make hauocke of them altogether thus haue they burnt vp all the houses of God in the lande 9 We see not our ensignes there is not one prophete more no not one is there amongst vs that vnderstandeth our case 10 O Lorde shall the aduersarie do this dishonour continually shall the enemie blaspheme thy name for euer 11 Why withdrawest thou thy hande yea thy right hande consume them drawing it out of thy bosome 12 Truely God is my kyng of olde who worketh saluation in the myddest of the earth 13 Thou didst deuide the sea through thy power thou brakest the heades of the dragons in the waters 14 Thou smotest the heades of Leuiathan in peeces and gauest hym to be meate for the people in wildernesse 15 Thou broughtest out fountaynes and waters out of the harde rockes thou dyddest drye vp mightie waters 16 The day is thine the nyght is thine thou hast prepared the light the sunne 17 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth thou hast ordeyned summer and wynter 18 Remember this O God the enemie hath dishonoured and the foolishe people hath blasphemed thy name 19 O deliuer not the soule of thy turtle doue vnto a wylde beast forget not the congregation of the poore for euer 20 Loke vpon the couenaunt for darknesse of the earth hath replenisshed houses with iniquitie 21 O let not the simple go away ashamed but let the afflicted needy geue prayse vnto thy name 22 Arise O Lord mayntayne thine owne cause remember the dishonour that the foolishe man doth vnto thee dayly 23 Forget not the voyce of thine enemies the mutteryng of them that hate thee ascendeth vp continually ¶ The argument of the .lxxv. Psalme ¶ The prophete prayseth God and setteth foorth the duetie of a good prince who must administer iustice and equitie purge the earth from corruptnesse of iudgement suppresse the wicked and aduaunce the godly through the great power of God ¶ To the chiefe musition destroy not the psalme of Asaph a song 1 WE do confesse it vnto thee O lord we do confesse it for thy wonderous workes do declare thy name to be at hande 2 When I shall take tyme fyt for the purpose I wyll iudge accordyng vnto ryght 3 The earth wasteth and all the inhabitours therof I haue vpholded the pyllours of it Selah 4 I sayd vnto fooles deale not so madly to the vngodly set not vp your horne 5 Set not vp your horne an high and speake not with a stiffe necke 6 Because promotion commeth neither from the east nor from the west nor yet from the south 7 For God is the iudge it is he that putteth downe one and setteth vp another 8 For in the hande of God there is a cup and the wine is redde it is full mixt and he powreth out the same 9 But the vngodly of the earth do wring out and drynke the dregges therof 10 As for me I wyll euer set foorth in wordes the Lorde I wyll sing psalmes to the God of Iacob 11 And I wyll breake all the hornes of the vngodly but the hornes of the ryghteous shal be exalted ¶ The argument of the .lxxvj. Psalme ¶ The prophete prayseth the countrey of Iurie
tyme of aduersitie vntyll the pyt be digged vp for the vngodly 14 For God wyll not reiect his people neither wil he forsake his inheritaunce 15 For iudgement shal be reduced vnto iustice and after it shall all such as be vpryght of heart be iudged 16 Who will ryse vp with me agaynst the malicious or who wyll take my part agaynst workers of wickednesse 17 If God had not ben an ayde vnto me it had not fayled much but my soule had dwelled in silence 18 But when I sayde my foote hath slypped thy mercy O God helde me vp 19 In the multitude of my cogitations from the bottome of my heart thy comfortes dyd recreate my soule 20 Shall the seate of wickednesse haue any thyng to do with thee which seate maketh wrong to be enacted for a law 21 They flocke together agaynst the soule of the ryghteous and condemne the innocent blood 22 But God is to me a refuge and my Lorde is the rocke of my confidence 23 And he wyll recompence them their wickednesse and destroy them in their owne malice God our Lorde wyll destroy them The argument of the .xcv. psalme ¶ The prophete stirreth vp mens heartes both to prayse God for that he is the mightiest kyng maker of this worlde and also to worshyp God with all humblenesse for that he is our sheephearde and we be his sheepe He also aduertiseth all men to geue eare to Gods voyce and without delay to be obedient vnto his wyll lest after the example of their disobedient fathers they beyng destitute of Gods fauour neuer come to eternall ioy and rest 1 COme let vs syng vnto God let vs make an heartie reioysyng with a loude voyce vnto the rocke of our saluation 2 Let vs make speede to come before his face with a confession let vs expresse vnto hym outwardly a heartie gladnesse with syngyng of psalmes 3 For God is a great Lorde and a great kyng aboue all gods 4 In his hande are all the deepe corners of the earth and the hygh toppes of hylles be his also 5 The sea is his and he made it and his handes fashioned the drye lande 6 Come let vs worshyp and fall downe let vs kneele before the face of God our maker 7 For he is our Lorde and we are the people of his pasture and the sheepe of his hande 8 To day yf ye wyll heare his voyce harden not your heartes as in the tyme of contention as in the day of temptation in the wildernesse 9 Whē your fathers tempted me proued me yea after they had seene my worke 10 Fourtie yeres long was I greeued with that generation and I sayde this people erreth in heart and they haue not knowen my wayes 11 Vnto whom I sware in my wrath that they shoulde not enter at all into my rest ¶ The argument of the .xcvi. Psalme ¶ The prophete most earnestly moueth not only the Israelites but also all nations throughout the worlde to prayse God to glorifie God to worshyp God and to set foorth his workes He prophecieth also of the tyme of Christes commyng and of his kyngdome and gouernment 1 SYng you vnto God a newe song sing ye vnto God all that be in the earth 2 Syng ye vnto God and blesse his name set foorth in wordes from day to day his saluation 3 Declare his glory amongst the heathē and his wonderous actes amongst all the people 4 For God is great and worthy of all prayse he is more to be feared then all gods 5 As for all the gods of the heathen they be but idoles and it is God that made the heauens 6 Honour and maiestie be before hym power and excellentnesse be in his sanctuarie 7 Geue vnto God O ye families of the people geue vnto God glorie power 8 Geue vnto God glorie due vnto his name bryng an offeryng and come into his courtes 9 Worshyp you God in the maiestie of holynesse be you in dread of his face all that be in the earth 10 Set it foorth in wordes among the heathen that God raigneth and that the worlde is set of a sure foundation it shall not be remoued he wyll iudge the people accordyng to equitie 11 The heauens shall reioyce and the earth be glad the sea shall make a noyse and all that is therin 12 The fielde shal be ioyfull and all that is in it then shall all the trees of the wood reioyce before the face of God 13 For he commeth for he commeth to iudge the earth he will iudge the world accordyng to iustice and the people accordyng to his trueth ⧠The argument of the .xcvii. psalme ¶ The prophete setteth foorth the glorie of God and his power agaynst the vngodly Gentiles who therby as Gods people be comforted so they be confounded beyng worshippers of images He also exhorteth such as loue God to flee from sinne to prayse God and to be mery 1 GOD raigneth the earth shal be glad the multitude of the Iles shal be glad therof 2 Cloudes and thicke darknesse are rounde about hym iustice and iudgement are the habitation of his throne 3 There goeth a fire before his face and burneth his enemies on euery syde 4 His lightninges gaue a lyght vnto the worlde the earth sawe it and trembled 5 The hylles melted lyke waxe at the presence of God at the presence of the Lorde of the whole earth 6 The heauens haue declared his iustice and all the people haue seene his glorie 7 Confounded be all they that do seruice vnto carued images and that do glorie in idols but O gods you all shall worshyp hym 8 Sion hearde of it and reioyced and the daughters of Iuda be glad because of thy iudgementes O God 9 For thou art a God hygher then all that are in the earth thou art exalted farre aboue all gods 10 You that loue God hate the thyng which is euyll he preserueth the soules of his saintes he wyll delyuer them from the hande of the vngodly 11 There is sowen a lyght for the ryghteous and gladnesse for such as be vpryght of heart 12 Reioyce in God O ye ryghteous and prayse hym at the remembraunce of his holynesse ¶ The argument of the .xcviij. Psalme ¶ The prophete calleth vpon all men and also vpon the earth water and vpon all that is in them to prayse God with songes psalmes instrumentes of musicke expressyng all kinde of mirth for the singular benefites that he had bestowed vpon the Israelites ¶ A psalme 1 SYng vnto God a newe song for he hath done marueylous thynges 2 With his owne right hande and with his holy arme he hath gotten to hym selfe the victorie 3 God hath declared his saluation he hath openly shewed his iustice in the syght of the heathen 4 He hath remembred his mercie and trueth towarde the house of Israel and all the endes of the worlde haue seene the saluation of our
after and the people which shal be borne shall prayse the Lorde 17 For he hath loked downe from his high sanctuarie out of heauen did God beholde the earth 18 That he might heare the mourninges of such as be in captiuitie and delyuer the children of death 19 That they may declare y e name of God in Sion and his prayse at Hierusalem 20 When people were gathered together kyngdomes to serue God he afflicted my strength in the way he shortened my dayes 21 But I say O my God take me not away in the middest of myne age as for thy yeres they endure throughout all generations 22 Thou hast before tyme layde the foundation of the earth and the heauens are the worke of thy handes 23 They shall perishe but thou wylt remayne styll they all shall waxe olde as doth a garment and as a vesture thou wylt chaunge them and they shal be chaunged 24 But thou art and thy yeres can not fayle the children of thy seruauntes shal dwell and their seede shal be maynteyned in thy syght ¶ The argument of the .ciii. psalme ¶ The prophete stirreth vp hym selfe and all that is within hym to blesse God for such benefites as both he hym selfe and all the Israelites haue at his handes receaued in that he pardoneth their sinne redeemeth them from death and maketh his holy wyll knowen vnto them beyng men miserable and of a short lyfe Finally he calleth vpon angels and all sortes of men with all their power to blesse God who is kyng of heauen and earth 1 BLesse God O my soule and all that is within me prayse his holy name 2 Blesse God O my soule and forget not all his benefites 3 Who forgeueth all thy wickednesse and healeth all thine infirmities 4 Who redeemeth thy lyfe from destruction and crowneth thee with mercie and louyng kyndnesse 5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good thynges causyng thy youth lyke an Egles to be renued 6 God executeth iustice and iudgement for all them that are oppressed with wrong 7 He made his wayes knowen vnto Moyses his workes vnto the children of Israel 8 God is full of compassion and pitie loth to be angry and exceedyng great in mercie 9 He vseth not to continue in chydyng neither reserueth he his anger for euer 10 He dealeth not with vs accordyng to our sinnes nor rewardeth vs according to our wickednesse 11 For accordyng to the hyghnesse of heauen aboue the earth his mercie preuayleth to them that feare hym 12 Loke howe farre distaunt the east is from the west so farre a sunder setteth he our sinnes from vs. 13 Yea lyke as a father pitieth his owne children euen so is God mercifull vnto them that feare hym 14 For he knoweth wherof we be made he remembreth that we are but dust 15 The dayes of man are as the dayes of an hearbe he florisheth as a flowre in the fielde 16 For the winde passeth ouer it and it is no more seene and the place therof knoweth it no more 17 But the mercifull goodnesse of God endureth for euer and euer vpon them that feare hym and his righteousnesse vpon childers children 18 Euen vpon such as kepe his couenaunt and thinke vpon his commaundementes to do them 19 God hath prepared his seate in heauen and his kyngdome ruleth ouer all 20 Blesse God O ye his angels mightie in operation who fulfyll his worde in hearkening vnto the voyce of his word 21 Blesse God all ye his hoastes you his ministers that do his pleasure 22 Blesse God all you his workes in all places of his dominion O my soule blesse thou God The argument of the .ciiij. psalme ¶ The prophete blesseth God the creatour and gouernour of all thinges by whose prouidence man beast hath the vse of the ayre cloudes angels earth hilles valleys bread drinke trees sunne moone day nyght and sea 1 MY soule blesse thou God O God my Lord thou art become exceeding great thou hast put on glory and maiestie 2 Who is decked with light as it were with a garment spreadyng out the heauens like a curtayne 3 Who seeleth his vpper chaumbers with waters and maketh the cloudes his charriot and walketh vpon the wynges of the wynde 4 He maketh his angels spirites and his ministers a flaming fire 5 He hath layde the earth sure vpon her foundations that it can neuer moue at any tyme. 6 Thou coueredst it with the deepe lyke as with a garment the waters stande vpon the hilles 7 At thy rebuke they flee at the noyse of thy thunder they bluster downe apace 8 The hilles mount aloft and the valleys settle downe beneath vnto the place where thou hast layde a foundation for them 9 Thou hast set them their boundes which they shall not passe neither shall they returne agayne to couer the earth 10 Who also causeth the springes which runne betweene the hilles to flowe into the riuers 11 All beastes of the fielde drinke therof and the wylde asses quench their thirst 12 The foules of the ayre haue their habitation nigh vnto them singing out of the midst of the bowes of trees 13 He watereth the hilles from aboue the earth is replenished with the fruite of thy workes 14 He causeth grasse to growe for cattell * and hearbes for the vse of man 15 That he may bryng foorth foode out * of the earth both wine that maketh glad the heart of man and oyle to make hym haue a chearefull countenaunce also bread to strengthen mans heart 16 The trees of God be satisfied euen the Cedars of Libanus which he hath planted 17 Wherin the birdes make their nestes in the fyrre trees the storke buyldeth 18 The high hilles are a refuge for goates and so are the stonie rockes for comes 19 He hath made the moone for certayne seasons and the sunne knoweth his goyng downe 20 Thou makest darknes and it is night wherein all the beastes of the forrest do go abrode 21 The Lions do roare after a pray and in seeking their meate of God 22 When the sunne ariseth they recoyle backe and lay them downe to rest in their dennes 23 Man goeth foorth to his worke and to do his seruice vntyll the euening 24 O God howe manyfolde are thy workes thou hast made them al in wisdome the earth is ful of thy ryches 25 So is the sea it selfe large and wyde in compasse wherein are thinges creeping innumerable both small and great beastes 26 There go the shippes and there is that Leuiathan whom thou hast made to take his pastime therin 27 These wayte all vpon thee that thou mayest geue them meate in due season 28 When thou geuest it them they gather it and when thou openest thyne hand they are filled with that which is good 29 When thou hydest thy face they are troubled when thou takest away their spirite they dye and are turned agayne to their dust 30 When thou sendest
endureth for euer 6 Who layde out the earth aboue the waters for his mercy endureth for euer 7 Who hath made great lightes for his mercy endureth for euery 8 The sunne to rule in the day for his mercy endureth for euer 9 The moone the starres to gouerne in the night for his mercy endureth for euer 10 Who smote Egypt with their first borne for his mercy endureth for euer 11 And brought out Israel from among them for his mercy endureth for euer 12 With a mightie hande and a stretched out arme for his mercy endureth for euer 13 Who deuided the red sea in partes for his mercy endureth for euer 14 And made Israel to passe through the mydst of it for his mercy endureth for euer 15 He ouerthrewe Pharao and his hoast in the red sea for his mercy endureth for euer 16 Who led his people through the wyldernesse for his mercy endureth for euer 17 Who smote great kinges for his mercy endureth for euer 18 And he slue mightie kynges for his mercy endureth for euer 19 Sihon king of the Amorites for his mercy endureth for euer 20 And Og the king of Bashan for his mercy endureth for euer 21 And he gaue away their lande for an heritage for his mercy endureth for euer 22 For an heritage vnto Israel his seruaunt for his mercy endureth for euer 23 Who remembred vs when we were brought lowe for his mercy endureth for euer 24 And he deliuered vs from our aduersaries for his mercy endureth for euer 25 Who geueth foode vnto al creatures for his mercy endureth for euer 26 Confesse you it vnto the Lord of heauen for his mercy endureth for euer The argument of the .cxxxvij. psalme The prophete declareth the great griefe and lamentation of the children of Israel for that they beyng led prisoners vnto Babylon were prouoked to sing as they vsed to do at Sion He protesteth that he can not forget Hierusalem He prayeth God to remember the Idumites who malitiously incensed their enemies against them He prophesieth of the destruction of Babylon 1 BY the waters of Babylon we set downe there also we wept when we remembred Sion 2 We hanged vp our harpes on the Salou trees in the mydst of it 3 For there they that led vs away captiue required of vs some matter of a song and for our waylynges myrth saying sing vs one of the songes of Sion 4 We aunswered howe can we sing one of the songes of God in another lande besides our owne 5 If I forget thee O Hierusalem let my right hande forget her cunning 6 Let my tongue cleaue to the roofe of my mouth if I do not remember thee yea if I preferre not thee O Hierusalem aboue my most myrth 7 Remember the chyldren of Edom in the day of Hierusalem they sayde downe with it downe with it euen to the grounde 8 O daughter of Babylon who must lye wasted happy shall he be that rewardeth thee as thou hast serued vs. 9 Blessed shall he be that taketh throweth thy litle children against the stone The argument of the .cxxxviij. psalme ¶ Dauid thanketh God for his goodnes towardes hym in that he dyd heare hym in aduersitie and deliuered hym from his enemies whereby he trusteth in time to come in all distresses to be helped ¶ Of Dauid 1 I Wyll geue thankes vnto thee O God with my whole heart I wyll sing psalmes vnto thee before the gods 2 I wyll make my lowe obeysaunce towarde thy holy temple and I wyll prayse thy holy name in respect of thy louing kindnes and trueth 3 For thou hast magnified thy name and thy worde aboue all thinges 4 In the day of myne aduersitie I called vpon thee and thou heardest me thou enduedst my soule more and more with strength 5 All the kinges of the earth will prayse thee O God for they haue hearde the wordes of thy mouth 6 Yea they wyll sing of the wayes of God for great is the glory of God 7 For though God be on high yet he will haue respect vnto the lowly and he wyll knowe the proude a farre of 8 If I shall walke in the midst of trouble thou wylt make me to lyue thou wylt stretche foorth thyne hande vpon the furiousnes of mine enemies and thy right hande shall saue me 9 God wyll finishe that he hath begun by me O God thy louing kindnes endureth for euer thou wylt not forsake the workes of thyne owne handes The argument of the .cxxxix. psalme ¶ Dauid falsly accused calleth to witnesse of his innocencie God who knoweth hym throughly and vnto whom nothing is vnknowen of that is sayd done or thought out of whose handes he can not escape in any place Finally he pronounceth that he hateth the wicked to the intent that he may declare that he hath nothing to do with them ¶ To the chiefe musition a psalme of Dauid 1 O GOD thou hast searched me to the quicke and thou hast knowen me 2 Thou knowest my downe sitting mine vprising thou vnderstandest my thoughtes long before they be 3 Thou compassest about my path and my iourney into all coastes and thou vsest all my wayes 4 For there is not a word in my tongue but beholde thou O Lorde knowest it altogether 5 Thou hast fashioned me behinde and before and layde thyne hande vpon me 6 The knowledge that thou hast of me is marueylous it is so high that I can not attayne vnto it 7 Whyther can I go from thy spirite or whyther can I flee away from thy face 8 If I ascende vp into heauen thou art there if I lay me downe in hell thou art there also 9 If I take the wynges of the morning and go to dwell in the vttermost part of the sea 10 Euen there also thy hande shall leade me and thy ryght hande shal holde me 11 And yf I say peraduenture the darknesse shall couer me and the night shal be day for me 12 Truely the darknesse shall not darken any thing from thee and the night shal be as lightsome as the day darknesse and lyght to thee are both alike 13 For thou hast my reynes in thy possession thou didst couer me in my mothers wombe 14 I wyll confesse it vnto thee for that thy doynges are to be dreaded I am made after a marueylous sort thy workes be marueylous and that my soule knoweth ryght well 15 The substaunce of my body was not hyd from thee when I was made in secrete and fashioned with distinct members in my mothers wombe 16 Thyne eyes dyd see me when I was most imperfect and in thy booke * were written euery day of them wherin the partes of my body were shaped and no one of them were knowen vnto thee 17 Howe precious be thy cogitations towardes me O God howe greatly be the summe of them increased 18 I go about to count them I fynde that they
soule vnto thee 10 Delyuer me O God from myne enemies I hyde my selfe with thee 11 Teache me to do the thyng that pleaseth thee for thou art my Lorde let thy good spirite leade me foorth vnto the lande of ryghteousnesse 12 For thy names sake O God thou wilt cause me to lyue and for thy righteousnesse sake thou wilt bryng my soule out of trouble 13 And of thy goodnesse thou wylt restrayne myne enemies and destroy all them that be aduersaries to my soule for I am thy seruaunt ¶ The argument of the .cxliiij. Psalme ¶ Dauid acknowledgeth it to proceede only of God that he hath ouercome his enemies and hath his subiectes obedient vnto hym He marueyleth that God is so beneficiall vnto hym a man to be esteemed of no valure He desireth God vtterly to vanquishe his aduersaries and that his people may florishe with all kynde of felicitie ¶ Of Dauid 1 BLessed be God my rocke who teacheth my handes to warre and my fingers to fyght 2 My holynesse and my fortresse my refuge and my only deliuerer my buckler in hym I haue put my trust who subdueth my people vnder me 3 O God what is man that thou doest knowe hym what is the sonne of man that thou doest thynke of hym 4 Man is lyke a thyng of naught his dayes be lyke a shadowe that passeth away 5 Bowe thy heauens O God and come downe touche the mountaynes and they shall smoke 6 Cast out terrible lightninges and feare them shoote out thyne arrowes and consume them 7 Sende downe thine hand from aboue deliuer me and take me out of the great waters from the hande of the children of an other deuotion then I am 8 Whose mouth vttereth vanitie and their ryght hande is a ryght hande of falshood 9 O Lorde I wyll syng a newe song vnto thee and I wyll syng psalmes vnto thee vpon a Lute and vpon an instrument of ten strynges 10 Who geueth victorie vnto kynges who redeemeth Dauid his seruaunt from peryll of the sworde 11 Redeeme me and deliuer me from the hande of the children of an other deuotion then I am whose mouth vttereth vanitie and their ryght hande is a ryght hande of falshood 12 That our sonnes may growe vp in their youth as young plantes that our daughters may be as corners stones grauen after the fashion as a palace is 13 That the corners of our houses may be fylled yeeldyng foorth all maner of stoore that our cattell may bring foorth thousandes yea ten thousandes in our streates 14 That our oxen may be strong to labour that there be no decay no leadyng into captiuitie and no complaynyng in our streates 15 Happy are the people that be in such a case blessed is the people who haue God for their Lorde ⧠The argument of the cxlv psalme ¶ Dauid setteth foorth to be talked and song of all ages the wonderous workes of God wherin is declared his goodnesse mercifulnesse power and prouidence God raigneth for euer he aydeth the oppressed and afflicted He feedeth all creatures He is iust and mercifull in all his workes He is present with those that call vpon him and feare him such he heareth and saueth wheras he destroyeth the wicked ¶ The prayse of Dauid 1 I Will magnifie thee O Lord my king and I wyll blesse thy name for euer and euer 2 I wyll blesse thee euery day and I wyll prayse thy name for euer and euer 3 Great is God and most worthy to be praysed and his greatnesse can not be searched out 4 One generation shal praise thy workes vnto another and they shall declare thy mightie power 5 I wyll set foorth in wordes the glorious maiestie of thy excellentnesse and thy wonderous workes 6 I wyll also declare thy greatnesse so that men shall speake of the force of thy terrible actes 7 They shall vtter out of their mouth a memoriall of thyne aboundaunt kyndnesse and they shall syng of thy ryghteousnesse 8 God is gratious and mercifull loth to be angry and great in louing kindnesse 9 God is good vnto euery man and his mercie is ouer all his workes 10 All thy workes shall confesse it vnto thee O God and thy saintes shall blesse thee 11 They shal shewe the glorie of thy kingdome and talke of thy power 12 That they may make knowen to the children of men his manifolde power the glorious maiestie of his kingdome 13 Thy kingdome is an euerlasting kingdome and thy dominion endureth throughout all ages 14 God vpholdeth all such as fall and lyfteth vp all those that be bowyng downewarde 15 The eyes of all wayte vpon thee and thou geuest them their meate in due season 16 Thou openest thyne hande and thou satisfiest the desire of euery thing liuing 17 God is righteous in all his wayes and holy in all his workes 18 God is nye vnto all them that call vpon hym vnto all such as call vpon hym in trueth 19 He wyll fulfyll the desire of them that feare hym he will also heare their crye and he wyll saue them 20 God preserueth all those that loue him but he wyll bring to nothyng such as be vngodly 21 My mouth shall speake the prayse of God and all fleshe shall blesse his holy name for euer and euer The argument of the .cxlvi. psalme ¶ The prophete vttereth his great desire to prayse God he withdraweth men from puttyng their trust in princes pronouncyng that man to be happy who trusteth in God the creatour of all thinges the geuer of ryght to those that suffer wrong the feeder of the hungry the deliuerer of prisoners out of captiuitie and the defendour of straungers fatherlesse and widdowes 1 PRayse ye the Lord prayse thou God O my soule whylest I lyue I wyll prayse God I wyll syng psalmes vnto my Lorde so long as I shal be 2 Put not your trust in princes nor in the sonne of man in whom there is no saluation 3 His spirite shall depart out of hym he shall turne agayne to his earth at that day all his thoughtes shall perishe 4 Blessed is he vnto whom the God of Iacob is an ayde his trust is in God his Lorde 5 Who made heauen and earth the sea and all that therin is who mainteyneth the trueth for euer 6 Who executeth iudgement for those that are oppressed with wrong who geueth foode to the hungry 7 God looseth those that be bounde God geueth syght to the blynde 8 God rayseth them vp that are falling God loueth the ryghteous 9 God taketh strangers into his custodie he releeueth the fatherlesse and the widdowe as for the way of the vngodlye he turneth it vpsyde downe 10 God thy Lorde shall raigne O Sion to the worldes ende throughout all generations Prayse ye the Lorde The argument of the cxlvij. psalme ¶ The prophete exhorteth the children of Israel to prayse God for that by hym they were brought home out of captiuitie He declareth Gods great
power wisdome and goodnesse which appeareth in all his workes and benefites but especially in that he had set foorth by Moyses his lawe and commaundementes 1 PRayse ye the Lorde for it is a good thyng sing psalmes vnto our Lorde for it is a pleasaunt thing his praise is to be desired 2 God buildeth vp Hierusalem he wyll gather together the Israelites that were banished 3 He healeth those that are broken in heart he wrappeth vp their sorowes 4 He counteth the number of the starres he geueth vnto them all names 5 Great is our Lorde and great is his power his vnderstandyng is infinite 6 God setteth vp the meeke he bringeth the vngodly downe to the grounde 7 Syng ye vnto God with a confession syng psalmes vpon the Harpe vnto our Lorde 8 Who couereth the heaueÌ„ with cloudes who prepareth rayne for the earth who maketh grasse to growe vppon the mountaynes 9 He geueth vnto cattell their foode euen vnto Rauens which call for it 10 He hath no pleasure in the strength of an horse he delighteth not in the legges of a man 11 God delyghteth in them that feare him and in them that put their trust in his mercie 12 Prayse God O Hierusalem prayse thy Lorde O Sion 13 For he maketh fast the barres of thy gates he blesseth thy children within thee 14 He maketh peace in thy borders he fylleth thee with good corne 15 He sendeth foorth his commaundement vpon the earth his word runneth very swiftly 16 He geueth snowe so whyte as wooll he scattereth the hoare frost like asshes 17 He casteth foorth his yse lyke fragmentes who is able to abide his frost 18 He sendeth foorth his worde and melteth them he bloweth with his winde and the waters flowe 19 He declareth his worde vnto Iacob his statutes ordinaunces vnto Israel 20 He hath not dealt so with euery nation neither haue they the knowledge of his iudgementes Prayse ye the Lorde The argument of the cxlviij psalme ¶ The prophete calleth vpon all creatures which be in heauen or earth to prayse God but especially vpon the people of God who haue greater cause geuen them for to do it then other 1 PRayse ye the Lorde prayse ye God out of heauen prayse ye hym on hygh aboue 2 Prayse hym all ye his angels prayse hym all ye his hoast 3 Prayse ye hym sunne and moone praise hym all ye starres that geue lyght 4 Prayse ye hym all ye heauens and ye waters that be aboue the heauens 5 Euen they shoulde prayse the name of God for he commaunded and they were created 6 He hath set them sure for euer and euer he hath geuen them a lawe which shall not be broken 7 Prayse ye God from the earth ye dragons and all deepes 8 Fire and hayle snowe and vapours stormie wynde fulfyllyng his worde 9 Mountaynes and all hylles fruitfull trees and all Cedars 10 Beastes and all cattell wormes and fethered foules 11 Kynges of the earth and all people princes and all iudges of the earth 12 Young men and maydens olde men with children shoulde prayse the name of God for his name only is most excellent and his maiestie aboue earth and heauen 13 He hath exalted the horne of his people the prayse of all his saintes euen of the children of Israel a people that is most nye vnto him Prayse ye the Lord. ¶ The argument of the .cxlix. Psalme ¶ The prophete exhorteth the children of Israel to expresse a ioy towardes God by praysyng hym by syngyng vnto hym and by playing on musicall instrumentes partly for that God is pleased with them partly also for that God hath geuen them a victorie ouer the heathen their enemies 1 PRayse ye the Lorde syng vnto God a newe song he ought to be praysed in the congregation of saintes 2 Israel shoulde reioyce in his maker the children of Sion shoulde be ioyfull in their kyng 3 They shoulde prayse his name in a daunce they shoulde sing psalmes vnto hym vpon a tabret and a harpe 4 For God hath a pleasure in his people he wyll beautifie the afflicted with saluation 5 The saintes shal be ioyful with glory they shal expresse a ioyfull noyse in their beddes 6 The hygh promotions of the Lorde shal be in their mouth and a two edged sworde in their handes 7 That they may take auengement of the heathen and correction of the nations 8 That they may bynde their kynges in chaynes and their nobles with iron fetters 9 That they may execute the iudgement prescribed this honour shal be to all his saintes Prayse ye the Lorde The argument of the .cl. psalme ¶ The prophete exhorteth generally all lyuyng creatures to prayse the mightinesse and greatnesse of God He wylleth men to do it with instrumentes of musicke 1 PRayse ye the Lorde prayse ye the Lord in his sanctuarie praise ye him in the firmament of his power 2 Prayse ye hym in his strength prayse ye hym in his excellent greatnesse 3 Prayse ye hym in the sounde of a trumpet prayse ye hym vpon a Lute and an Harpe 4 Prayse ye hym with a tabret and a daunce prayse ye him vpon the stringes and vpon the Organes 5 Prayse ye hym vpon the well tuned Cimbales prayse ye hym vpon the loude Cimbales 6 Euery thyng that draweth breath ought to prayse the Lorde Prayse ye the Lorde T. B. ⧠The ende of the Psalter ¶ Numerus secundum Hebreos cxx Ad dominum 〈◊〉 xxv Ad te domine 〈◊〉 xxvâ— Ad te domine clâ—mâ—â—â— cxxâ—ii Ad te 〈◊〉 xâ— Aâ—seâ—e domino lxxâ—iii Aâ—endite pâ—pâ—le xliâ— Aâ—dâ— heâ—â—nes i. â—tu◠〈◊〉 xxxii Beâ—ti 〈…〉 xâ—i Beâ—t◠〈…〉 cx◠〈…〉 qui. cxix Beâ—ti in mâ—lati cxxâ—iii Beati omnes 〈◊〉 xxxiiii Beâ—â—dâ— dâ—minum lxxxâ— Benediâ— câ— Beâ—edâ— omniâ— â— câ— Benediâ—â—te omnia ii Benedictus dominus Bâ—um 〈…〉 xâ—i xâ— cxâ— xâ—x â—x 〈…〉 i. cxi 〈…〉 ii cxxxviii Con◠〈◊〉 lxxv Consiâ—e◠〈…〉 câ— Conâ—iter 〈…〉 câ— câ— câ— cxxxvi xâ— câ— câ— De◠〈…〉 De◠〈◊〉 meus â—iiiâ— â–ª De◠〈…〉 â—lvi Deâ— noste◠〈…〉 l. Deâ— dâ—um lâ— De◠〈…〉 lx Deâ— repâ— lxâ—ii Dâ—s deu meus ad te lâ—ii Deus 〈…〉 lâ— De◠〈◊〉 â—rium lxxii Deus â—diâ—m lxxâ— Deus â—enerunt lxâ— Deus sâ— lxxâ— Deus 〈…〉 â–ª â—ii Deus 〈◊〉 câ— Deus laudem cxâ—i Diâ—i quoniâ—m xâ—iii Dâ—lâ—gaâ— te cx Dixit Dominus domino xiiii Dâ—xit insipicus i. â—i Dixit insipicus ii xxxix Dixiâ— cuâ— diâ—m xxxvi Dixit iniustâ— iii. Domine 〈◊〉 vi Domine ac â—n fâ—ore i. xâ—iii Domine ne in fuâ—ore ii Dâ—mâ—ne deus meus in te viii Domâ—ne dominus noster xv Domâ—ne quis habitabit xxi Domine in virtute lxxxvâ— â–ª Dâ—mâ—ne deus salutis xc Domine â—efugâ—m cii Domine exaâ—di cxxxi Domine 〈◊〉 est exal cxxxix Domine 〈…〉 â—li Domine 〈…〉 â—ii Dâ—m◠〈…〉 xxâ—i Domin◠〈…〉 xâ—ii Domin◠〈◊〉 xxxâ— Domâ—nus 〈…〉 xâ— Dominâ— repâ— decoreÌ„ Dominus
she let hym come hyther and to the vnwyse she saith 17 Stolen waters are sweete the bread that is priuily eaten hath a good taste 18 And he doth not consider that they are but dead whiche be there and that her ghestes are in the deepe of hell The .x. Chapter ¶ In this chapter and all that folowe vnto the thirteeth the wise man exhorteth by diuers sentences which he calleth parables to folowe vertue flee vice and sheweth also what profite commeth of wisdome and what hinderaunce proceedeth of foolishnes 1 A Wyse sonne maketh a glad father but an vndiscrete sonne is an heauinesse vnto his mother 2 Treasures that are wickedly gotten profite nothing but righteousnesse deliuereth from death 3 The Lorde wyll not let the soule of the righteous suffer hunger but he taketh away the richesse of the vngodly 4 An idle hande maketh poore but a quicke labouring hande maketh riche 5 Who so gathereth in sommer is wyse but he that is sluggishe in haruest bringeth hym selfe to confusion 6 Blessinges are vpon the head of the righteous and the mouth of the vngodly kepeth mischiefe in secrete 7 The memoriall of the iust shall haue a good report but the name of the vngodly shall stincke 8 A wyse man wyll receaue warning but a prating foole shal be punished 9 He that walketh vprightly walketh surely but whoso goeth a wrong way shal be knowen 10 He that winketh with his eye wyll cause sorowe but he that hath a foolishe mouth shal be beaten 11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life but the mouth of the vngodly kepeth mischiefe in secrete 12 Hatred stirreth vp strifes but loue couereth the multitude of sinnes 13 In the lippes of him that hath vnderstanding a man shall finde wysdome but the rod belongeth to the backe of the foolishe 14 Wyse men lay vp knowledge but the mouth of the foolish is nye destruction 15 The riche mans goodes are his strong holde but their owne pouertie feareth the poore 16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to lyfe but the fruites of the vngodly to sinne 17 Nurture kepeth the way of lyfe but he that refuseth to be nurtured deceaueth hym selfe 18 He that hydeth hatred with lying lippes and he that speaketh slaunder is a foole 19 Where much babblyng is there must needes be offence and he that refrayneth his lippes is wyse 20 The tongue of the iust man is as tried siluer but the heart of the vngodly is a thyng of naught 21 The lippes of the ryghteous feede a whole multitude but fooles shall dye in their owne follie 22 The blessyng of the Lorde maketh riche and bryngeth no sorowe of heart with it 23 A foole doth wickedly and maketh but a sport of it but wisdome ruleth the man that hath vnderstandyng 24 The thing that the vngodly is afraide of shall come vpon hym but the ryghteous shall haue their desire 25 As the tempest so passeth away the vngodly and is not but the ryghteous remayneth sure for euer 26 As vineger is to the teeth as smoke is vnto the eyes euen so is a sluggishe person to them that sendeth him foorth 27 The feare of the Lorde maketh a long lyfe but the yeres of the vngodly shal be shortened 28 The patient abydyng of the righteous shal be turned to gladnesse but the hope of the vngodly shall perishe 29 The way of the Lord geueth courage vnto the godly but it is a feare for wicked doers 30 The ryghteous shall neuer be ouerthrowen but the vngodly shall not remayne in the lande 31 The mouth of the iust wyll be talking of wisdome but the tongue of the frowarde shall be cut out 32 The lippes of the ryghteous vtter that which is acceptable but the mouth of the vngodly speaketh frowarde thynges The .xi. Chapter 1 A False ballaunce is an abomination vnto the Lorde but a true wayght pleaseth him 2 Where pryde is there is shame also and confusion but wheras is lowlinesse there is wisdome 3 The innocent dealyng of the iust shall leade them but the wickednesse of the offendours shal be their owne destruction 4 Riches helpe not in the day of vengeaunce but ryghteousnesse deliuereth from death 5 The ryghteousnesse of the innocent ordereth his way but the vngodly shall fall in his owne wickednesse 6 The righteousnesse of the iust shall delyuer them but the wicked shal be taken in their owne vngodlynesse 7 When an vngodly man dyeth his hope is gone the confidence of riches shall perishe 8 The ryghteous shal be delyuered out of trouble and the vngodly shall come in his steade 9 The dissembler with his mouth hurteth his neighbour but through knowledge shall the iust be deliuered 10 When it goeth well with the ryghteous the citie is mercy and when the vngodly perishe there is gladnesse 11 In the blessyng of the ryghteous the citie is exalted but it is ouerthrowen by the mouth of the wicked 12 A foole slaundereth his neyghbour but a wise man holdeth his peace 13 A dissemblyng person wyll discouer priuie thynges but he that is of a faythfull heart wyll kepe counsayle 14 Where no counsayle is there the people decay but wheras many are that can geue counsayle there is wealth 15 He that is suretie for a straunger shall smart for it and he that hateth suretishyp is sure 16 A gratious woman getteth honour but the strong men attayne riches 17 He that is mercifull doth hym selfe a benefite but who so hurteth his neyghbour is a tiraunt 18 The vngodly worketh deceiptfull workes but he that soweth righteousnesse shall receaue a sure rewarde 19 Lyke as ryghteousnesse bringeth lyfe euen so to cleaue vnto euyll bryngeth death 20 The Lorde abhorreth them that be of a corrupt heart but he hath pleasure in them that are of an vndefiled conuersation 21 Though hand be ioyned in hande yet the wicked shall not escape but the seede of the ryghteous shal be preserued 22 A faire woman without discrete maners is lyke a ryng of golde in a swines snoute 23 The desire of the ryghteous is acceptable but the hope of the vngodly is indignation 24 Some man geueth out his goodes and is the richer but the niggarde hauyng inough wyll depart from nothyng and yet is euer in pouertie 25 He that is liberall in geuyng shall haue plentie and he that watereth shal be watered also hym selfe 26 Who so hoordeth vp his corne shal be cursed among the people but blessyng shall lyght vpon his head that geueth foode 27 He that searcheth for good thynges fyndeth fauour but who so seketh after mischiefe it shall happen vnto hym 28 He that trusteth in his riches shall haue a fall but the ryghteous shall florishe as the greene leafe 29 Who so maketh disquietnesse in his owne house he shal haue winde for
way which seemeth right vnto a man but the ende therof are the wayes of death 13 The heart is sorowfull euen in laughter and the ende of myrth is heauinesse 14 A backe slydyng heart shal be fylled with his owne wayes but a good man shall depart from hym 15 An ignoraunt body beleueth euery worde but who so hath vnderstanding loketh well to his goynges 16 A wyse man feareth and departeth from euyll but the foole is angry and counteth hym selfe sure 17 An vnpatient man dealeth foolishly but he that is well aduised is hated of the foole 18 The ignoraunt haue foolishnesse in possession but the wyse are crowned with knowledge 19 The euyll shall bowe them selues before the good and the vngodly shall wayte at the gates of the ryghteous 20 The poore is hated euen of his owne neyghbours but the riche hath many fâ—endes 21 Who so dispiseth his neighbour sinneth but blessed is he that hath pitie of the poore 22 Without doubt they erre that worke wickednesse but they that muse vpon good thynges vnto such shall happen mercie and trueth 23 In euery labour there is some profite â–ª but vayne wordes bryng foorth onely penurie 24 Riches are as a crowne vnto the wise â–ª but the ignoraunce of fooles is very foolishnesse 25 A faythfull witnesse deliuereth soules but a deceiptfull witnesse bryngeth foorth lyes 26 In the feare of the Lord is an assured strength and his children are vnder a sure defence 27 The feare of the Lorde is a well of lyfe to auoyde the snares of death 28 In the multitude of people is the kynges honour but the decay of the people is the confusion of the prince 29 He that is patient hath much vnderstanding but he that is soone displeased exalteth foolishnesse 30 A mery heart is the lyfe of the body but enuie consumeth away the bones 31 He that doth a poore man wrong blasphemeth his maker but who so honoureth him hath pitie on the poore 32 The vngodly is cast away for his iniquitie but the ryghteous hath a good hope euen in death 33 Wisdome resteth in the heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng and it shal be knowen among them that are vnlearned 34 * Righteousnesse setteth vp the people but the sacrifice of the heathen is sinnefull 35 A discrete seruaunt is a pleasure vnto the kyng but his wrath is agaynst hym that doth dishonour hym The .xv. Chapter 1 A Soft aunswere appeaseth wrath but rough wordes stirre vp anger 2 The tongue of such as be wise vseth knoweledge aryght as for a foolishe mouth it babbleth out nothyng but foolishnesse 3 The eyes of the Lorde in euery place â–ª beholdeth both the good and the bad 4 A wholsome tongue is a tree of lyfe but the frowardnesse therof doth make sad the spirite 5 A foole dispiseth his fathers correction â–ª but he that taketh heede when he is reproued shall haue the more vnderstandyng 6 The house of the ryghteous is full of riches but in the fruites of the vngodly there is trouble 7 The lippes of the wise do sowe knowledge but the heart of the foolishe do not so 8 The Lorde abhorreth the sacrifice of the vngodly but the prayer of the righteous is acceptable vnto hym 9 The way of the vngodly is an abhomination vnto the Lorde but who so foloweth righteousnesse him he loueth 10 Correction is greeuous vnto hym that forsaketh the way and who so hateth correction shall dye 11 Hell and destruction are before the Lorde howe much more then the heartes of the children of men 12 A scornefull body loueth not one that rebuketh hym neither wyll he come vnto the wyse 13 A mery heart maketh a chearfull countenaunce but by the sorowe of the heart the mynde is heauy 14 The heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng doth seke knowledge but the mouth of fooles is fed with foolishnesse 15 All the dayes of the poore are miserable but a quiet heart is a continuall feast 16 Better is a litle with the feare of the Lorde then great treasure and trouble therwith 17 Better is a dynner of hearbes with loue then a fat oxe with euyll wyll 18 An angry man stirreth vp strife but he that is patient stylleth discorde 19 The way of a slouthfull man is as an hedge of thornes but the way of the ryghteous is playne 20 A wyse sonne maketh a glad father but a foolishe man dispiseth his mother 21 Foolishnesse is ioy to him that is destitute of knowledge but a man of vnderstandyng walketh vprightly 22 Thoughtes without counsayle shall come to naught but wheras men are that can geue good counsayle there is stedfastnesse 23 A ioyfull thing it is to a man wheÌ„ his counsayle is folowed and howe good is a worde spoken in season 24 The way of lyfe is on hygh to the wise that a man shoulde beware of hell beneath 25 The Lorde wyll breake downe the house of the proude but he shall make fast the borders of the wydowe 26 The Lorde abhorreth the imaginations of the wicked but the wordes of the pure are pleasaunt 27 The greedy couetous man rooteth vp his owne house but who so hateth rewardes shall lyue 28 The heart of the ryghteous studyeth his aunswere afore but the wicked mans mouth spueth out mischiefe 29 The Lorde is farre from the vngodly but he heareth the prayer of the ryghteous 30 The clearnes of the eye reioyseth the heart a good name feedeth the bones 31 The eare that hearkeneth to the refourmation of lyfe shall dwell among the wyse 32 He that refuseth to be refourmed dispiseth his owne soule but he that submitteth him selfe to correction is wyse 33 The feare of the Lorde is the ryght science of wisdome and lowlynesse goeth before honour The .xvj. Chapter 1 A Man may wel purpose a thyng in his heart but the aunswere of the tongue commeth of the Lorde 2 A man thynketh all his wayes to be cleane but it is the Lorde that iudgeth the myndes 3 Commit thy workes vnto the Lorde and what thou deuisest it shall prosper 4 The Lorde hath made all thynges for his owne sake yea the vngodly for the day of wrath 5 The Lorde abhorreth all such as be of a proude heart and though hande be ioyned in hande yet they shall not be vnpunished 6 With mercie and faythfulnesse sinnes be forgeuen and by the feare of the Lorde euyll is eschewed 7 When a mans wayes please the Lord he maketh his very enemies to be his frendes 8 Better it is to haue a litle with ryghteousnesse then great rentes wrongfully gotten 9 A man deuiseth a way in his heart but it is the Lorde that ordereth his goynges 10 When the prophecie is in the lippes of the kyng his mouth shall not go wrong in iudgement 11 A true wayght and ballaunce are the Lordes iudgement all the wayghtes of the bagge
Brethren beyng at variaunce are harder to be wonne then a strong citie and their contentions are like the barre of a castell 20 A mans belly shal be satisfied with the fruite of his owne mouth and with the encrease of his lippes shall he be fylled 21 Death and lyfe are in the instrument of the tongue and they that loue it shall eate the fruite therof 22 who so fyndeth a wyfe fyndeth a good thyng and receaueth fauour of the Lorde 23 The poore prayeth meekely but the râ—che geueth a rough aunswere 24 A man that wyll haue frendes must shewe hym selfe frendly and there is a frende which is nearer then a brother The .xix. Chapter 1 BEtter is the poore that liueth godly then he that abuseth his lippes and is a foole 2 The desire without discretion is not good but as a man which hasteth with his feete offendeth 3 The foolishnesse of man paruerteth his way and his heart fretteth agaynst the Lorde 4 Riches maketh many frendes but the poore is separated from his neighbour 5 A false witnesse shall not be vnpunished and he that speaketh lyes shall not escape 6 The multitude hangeth vpon great men and euery man fauoureth hym that geueth rewardes 7 All the brethren of the poore do hate hym yea his owne frendes withdrawe them selues from hym and he that geueth credence to wordes getteth nothyng 8 He that is wise loueth his owne soule and kepeth vnderstanding that he may prosper 9 A false witnesse shall not be vnpunished and he that speaketh lyes shall perishe 10 Pleasure is not seemely for a foole much lesse for a bondman to haue rule of princes 11 A wise man can put of displeasure and it is his honour to let some faultes passe 12 The kynges displeasure is lyke the roaryng of a Lion but his fauour is lyke the deawe vpon the grasse 13 An vndiscrete sonne is the heauinesse of his father and a brawlyng wyfe is lyke the top of an house wherthrough it is euer droppyng 14 House and riches may a man haue by the heritage of his elders but a discrete woman is the gyft of the Lorde 15 Slouthfulnesse bryngeth sleepe and a soule accustomed with craft shall suffer hunger 16 Who so kepeth the commaundement kepeth his owne soule but he that regardeth not his wayes shall dye 17 He that hath pitie vpon the poore lendeth vnto the Lorde and loke what he layeth out it shal be payde hym agayne 18 Chasten thy sonne while there is hope and let not thy soule spare for his crying 19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment and though thou once delyuer hym thou must do it agayne 20 O geue eare vnto good counsayle and be content to be refourmed that thou mayest be wyse in the latter dayes 21 There are many deuises in a mans heart neuerthelesse the counsayle of the Lorde shall stande 22 It is a mans worshyp to do good and a poore man is better then a lyer 23 The feare of the Lord bringeth a man to lyfe and he shall rest the whole night in plenteousnesse without visitation of any plague 24 A slouthfull man shutteth his hande into his bosome and wyll not take payne to put it to his mouth 25 If thou smytest a scornefull person the ignoraunt shall take better heede and yf thou reprouest one that hath vnderstandyng he wyll be the wyser 26 He that hurteth his father or shutteth out his mother is a shamefull and an vnworthy sonne 27 My sonne heare no more the doctrine that leadeth thee vnto errours from the wordes of vnderstandyng 28 A wicked witnesse mocketh iudgement and the mouth of the vngodly deuoureth wickednesse 29 Iudgementes are ordeyned for the scornefull and stripes for fooles backes The .xx. Chapter 1 WIne maketh a man to be scornefull strong drinke causeth a man to be vnquiet who so delighteth therin shall not be wyse 2 The feare of the king is as the roaring of a Lion who so prouoketh hym vnto anger offendeth against his owne soule 3 It is a mans honour to kepe him selfe from strife but euery foole wyll be medling 4 A slouthfull body wyll not go to plow for colde of the winter therefore shall he begge in sommer and haue nothing 5 Counsayle in the heart of man is lyke deepe water but a man of vnderstanding wyll drawe it out 6 Many there be that woulde be called good doers but where shall one finde a faythfull man 7 The chyldren of the iust man which walketh vprightly shal be blessed after hym 8 A kyng that sitteth in the throne of iudgement chaseth away all euyll with his looke 9 Who can say I haue made my heart cleane I am pure from my sinne 10 Two maner of wayghtes or two maner of measures both these are abhomination vnto the Lorde 11 A chylde is knowen by his conuersation whether his workes be pure and right 12 The eare to heare the eye to see the Lorde hath made them both 13 Loue not sleepe lest thou come vnto pouertie but open thyne eyes that thou mayest haue bread inough 14 It is naught it is naught saith he that byeth but when he commeth to his owne house then he boasteth of his peny worth 15 There is golde and a multitude of precious stones but the lippes of knowledge are a precious iewell 16 Take his garment that is suretie for a straunger and take a pledge of hym for the vnknowen sake 17 A man liketh the bread that is gotten with deceipt but at the last his mouth shal be filled with grauell 18 Thorowe counsayle the thinges that men deuise are made strong and with good aduise take warre in hande 19 The craftie deceiptfull be wrayeth secrete counsayle therefore meddle not with hym that flattereth with his lips 20 Who so curseth his father and mother his light shal be put out in the depth of darknesse 21 The heritage that commeth hastylye at the first shall not be blessed at the ende 22 Say not thou I wyll recompence euyll but put thy trust in the Lorde and he shall deliuer thee 23 Diuers waightes are an abhomination vnto the Lord and a false balaunce is not good 24 The Lorde ordereth euery mans goinges how can a man then vnderstand his owne way 25 It is a snare for a man to deuour that whiche is holy and after the vowe to make inquirie 26 A wyse kyng disperseth the vngodly and bringeth the wheele ouer them 27 The lanterne of the Lorde is the breath of man searching all the inwarde partes of the body 28 Mercy and trueth preserueth the king and with louing kindnes his seate is holden vp 29 The strength of young men is their worship and a gray head is an honour vnto the aged 30 Blewe woundes driue away euyll and stripes in the inwarde partes of the body ¶ The .xxj. Chapter 1 THe kynges
people namely of ingratefulnesse stubburnesse 11 faithlesse seruice of God 24 and sheweth Gods terrible iudgement agaynst them vnlesse they repent 1 THe vision of Esai y e sonne of Amos which he sawe vpon Iuda and Hierusalem in the dayes of Vzia Ioathan Ahaz and Iehezekiah kinges of Iuda 2 Heare O heauens and hearken O earth for the Lorde hath spoken I haue norished and brought vp children and they haue done vnfaithfully against me 3 The oxe hath knowen his owner and the asse his maisters cribbe but Israel hath not knowen my people hath geuen no heede 4 Ah sinnefull nation a people laden with iniquitie a seede of the wicked corrupt children they haue forsaken the Lorde they haue prouoked the holy one of Israel vnto anger they are gone backwarde 5 Why shoulde ye be stricken any more for ye are euer fallyng away euery head is diseased and euery heart heauy 6 From the sole of the foote vnto the head there is nothyng sounde in it but woundes blaynes and putrifiyng sore they haue not ben salued neither wrapped vp neither molified with the oyntment 7 Your lande is wasted your cities are burnt vp straungers deuour your lande before your face and it is made desolate as it were the destruction of enemies in the tyme of warre 8 And the daughter of Sion shal be left as a cotage in a vineyarde lyke a lodge in a garden of Cucumbers lyke a besieged citie 9 Except the Lorde of hoastes had left vs a small remnaunt we shoulde haue ben as Sodoma lyke vnto Gomorra 10 Heare the worde of the Lord ye lordes of Sodoma and hearken vnto the lawe of our God thou people of Gomorra 11 Why offer ye so many sacrifices to me wyll the Lorde say I am full of the burnt offeringes of weathers of the fatnesse of fed beastes I haue no pleasure in the blood of bullockes lambes and goates 12 When ye come to appeare before me treadyng in my courtes who hath required this at your handes 13 Offer me no mo oblations for it is but lost labour incense is an abhominable thyng vnto me I may not away with your newe moones your sabbathes solempne meetynges your solempne assemblies are wicked 14 I hate your newe moones and appoynted feastes euen from my very heart they make me weery I can not abyde them 15 When you holde out your handes I wyll turne myne eyes from you and though ye make many prayers yet I wyll heare nothyng at all seyng your handes are full of blood 16 Washe you make you cleane put away your euyll thoughtes out of my syght ceasse from doyng of euyll 17 Learne to do well applie your selues to equitie deliuer the oppressed helpe the fatherlesse to his ryght let the widdowes complaynt come before you 18 And then go to saith the Lorde let vs talke together though your sinnes be as red as scarlet they shal be as whyte as snowe and though they were lyke purple they shal be as whyte as wooll 19 If ye be wyllyng and obedient ye shal eate the good of the lande 20 But yf ye be obstinate and rebellious ye shal be deuoured with the sworde for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it 21 Howe happeneth it then that the righteous citie which was full of equitie is become vnfaythfull as a whore Righteousnesse dwelt in it but nowe murtherers 22 Thy siluer is turned to drosse and thy wine mixt with water 23 Thy princes are wicked and companions of theeues they loue gyftes altogether and gape for rewardes As for the fatherlesse they helpe hym not to his ryght neither wyll they let the widdowes causes come before them 24 Therfore saith the Lorde God of hoastes the mightie one of Israel Ah I must ease me of mine enemies and auenge me of mine aduersaries 25 And I shall lay my hande vpon thee and purely purge away thy drosse and take away all thy tinne 26 And set thy iudges agayne as they were sometyme and thy senatours as they were from the begynnyng and then thou shalt be called the ryghteous citie the faythfull citie 27 Sion shal be redeemed with equitie and her conuertes with righteousnesse 28 But the transgressours and the vngodly and such as forsake the Lorde shall altogether be vtterly destroyed 29 For ye shal be confounded for the trees which ye haue desired and ye shal be ashamed of the gardens that ye haue chosen 30 For ye shal be as a tree whose leaues are fallen away and as a garden that hath no moystnesse 31 And the very strong one of your idols shal be as towe and the maker of it as a sparke of fire and they shal both burne together and no man quenche them The .ij. Chapter 1 A prophecie of Christe and his kyngdome 12 Pryde couetousnesse superstition and idolatrie are reproued 17 Gods terrible iudgement agaynst these 1 THe selfe same worde that Esai the sonne of Amos sawe vpon Iuda and Hierusalem 2 And this shall come to passe in the latter dayes the hyll of the Lordes house shal be prepared in the heyght of the mountaynes and shal be hygher then the hylles and all nations shall preasse vnto hym 3 And a multitude of people shall go speakyng thus one to another come let vs ascende to the hyll of the Lorde to the house of the God of Iacob and he wyll instruct vs of his wayes and we wyll walke in his pathes for out of Sion shall come a lawe and the worde of the Lorde from Hierusalem 4 And shall geue sentence among the heathen and shall refourme the multitude of people they shall breake their swordes also into mattockes and their speares to make sithes And one people shall not lyft vp a weapon agaynst another neither shall they learne to fyght from thencefoorth 5 Come ye O house of Iacob and let vs walke in the lyght of the Lorde 6 For thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Iacob because they be replenished with euils from the east and with sorcerers lyke the Philistines and in straunge children they thynke them selues to haue enough 7 Their lande is full of siluer and golde neither is there any ende of their treasure their lande is also full of horses and no ende is there of their charrettes 8 Their lande also is full of vayne gods and before the worke of their owne handes they haue bowed them selues yea euen before the thyng that their owne fingers haue made 9 There kneeleth the man there falleth the man downe before them therfore forgeue them not 10 Get thee into the rocke and hyde thee in the grounde for feare of the Lorde and for the glorie of his maiestie 11 The high lookes of man shal be brought lowe and the hautinesse of men shal be bowed downe and the Lorde alone shal be exalted in that day 12 For the day of the Lorde of hoastes shal be vpon all the proude loftie and vpon all that is exalted and
he shal be brought lowe 13 And vpon all high and stout Cedar trees of Libanus and vpon all the okes of Basan 14 And vpon all the high mountaynes and vpon all the high hilles 15 And vpon euery high towre and vpon euery fenced wall 16 And vpon all the shippes of Tharsis and vpon all pictures of pleasure 17 And the pride of man shal be brought downe and the loftinesse of men shal be made lowe and the Lorde alone shal be exalted in that day 18 As for the idols he shall vtterly abolishe 19 And they shall creepe into holes of stone and into caues of the earth for feare of the Lorde and for the glorie of his maiestie when he ariseth to destroy the wicked ones of the earth 20 In the selfe same day shall man cast away his gods of siluer and his gods of golde into the holes of Mowles and Backes which he neuerthelesse had made to hym selfe to honour them 21 And they shall creepe into the cliftes of the rockes and into the toppes of the harde stones for feare of the Lorde and for the glorie of his maiestie when he ariseth to destroy the wicked ones of the earth 22 Ceasse therfore from man in whose nosethrilles there is breath for wherin is he to be accompted of The .iij. Chapter 1 The mischiefes that God sendeth on common weales for the contempt of his worde 14 The couetousnesse of rulers reproued 16 The proude nicenesse of women punished to their shame 1 FOr lo the Lorde God of hoastes doth take away from Hierusalem and Iuda all maner of stay all stay of meate and drynke 2 The captayne and the souldiour the iudge and the prophete the prudent and the aged man 3 The captayne of fiftie the honorable the senatour the cunnyng artificer and the eloquent oratour 4 And I shall geue children to be their princes and babes shall rule ouer them 5 And the people shall eche one of them violently oppresse another and euery one agaynst his neyghbour The boy shall presume agaynst the elder and the person of lowe degree agaynst the honorable 6 Yea one shall take a friende of his owne kinrede by the bosome and say thou hast clothyng thou shalt be our head and stay this ruine with thy hande 7 Then shall he sweare and say I can not helpe you there is neither meate nor clothyng in my house make me no ruler of the people 8 For Hierusalem and Iuda must decay because that both their wordes and counsayles are agaynst the Lorde to prouoke the presence of his maiestie to anger 9 Their very countenaunce bewrayeth thē yea they declare their owne sinnes themselues as Sodome they hide it not Wo be to their owne soules for they haue rewarded euyll vnto them selues 10 Say to the ryghteous that it shall go well with them for they shall eate the fruite of their owne studies 11 But wo be vnto the wicked for it shal be euyll with hym for he shal be rewarded after his owne workes 12 Children are extortioners of my people and women rule ouer them O my people thy leaders deceaue thee and corrupt the way of thy footsteppes 13 The Lorde is here to commune of the matter standeth to iudge the people 14 The Lorde shall enter into iudgement with the elders and princes of his people and shall say to them It is ye that haue burnt vp my vineyarde the spoyle of the poore is in your houses 15 What meane ye that ye bray as in a morter my people and grinde the faces of the poore saith the Lorde God of hoastes 16 Moreouer the Lord hath said seing the daughters of Sion are waxen proude walke with stretched foorth neckes and wanton lokes goyng and trippyng nicely and tinckelyng with their feete 17 Therfore shall the Lorde shaue the heades of the daughters of Sion and shall discouer their filthinesse 18 In that day shall the Lord take away the gorgiousnesse of the attire about their feete the caules and the rounde tires after the fashion of the moone 19 The sweete perfumes and the bracelettes and the mufflers 20 The bonnettes and the sloppes and the head bandes and the tablettes and the earynges 21 And rynges and nose iewels 22 The costly apparell and the vayles and the wimples the crispyng pinnes 23 And the glasses and the fine linnen and the hoodes and the lawnes 24 And in steade of good smell there shal be stincke and in steade of their girdle a rent and for well set heere there shal be baldnesse in steade of a stomacher a sacke cloth sunne burnyng for beautie 25 Thy men shal perishe with the sword and thy valiaunt souldiours in the battayle O Hierusalem 26 And her gates shall mourne and bewayle and she beyng desolate shall syt vpon the grounde The .iiij. Chapter 1 The miserie of the stubburne 3 A promise of Gods fauour to the residue 1 IN that day seuen women shall take holde of one man saying we wyll finde our selues meate and apparell only let vs be called by thy name to take our shamefull reproofe from vs. 2 In that day shall the budde of the Lorde be beautifull and glorious and the fruite of the earth shal be excellent and pleasaunt for them that are escaped of Israel 3 Then shall the remnaunt in Sion and the remnaunt at Hierusalem be called holy namely all such as are written among the lyuyng in Hierusalem 4 After that the Lorde hath washt away the filthinesse of the daughters of Sion and hath purged the blood out from Hierusalem in the spirite of iudgement and in the spirite of fire 5 And vpon all the dwellynges of the hylles of Sion and vpon her congregations the Lord shall create a cloude and smoke by day and the shynyng of a flamyng fire by night for all the glorie shal be preserued 6 And there shal be a tabernacle for a shadowe in the day time from the heat a safe place and refuge from weather and rayne The .v. Chapter 1 Of Christe and his vineyarde 8 with an execration of couetousnesse 11 drunkennesse 19 and contempt of Gods worde 1 NOwe wyll I syng my beloued friende a song of my friende touching his vineyard My beloued friende hath a vineyarde in a very fruiteful plenteous grounde 2 This he hedged and gathered out the stones from it and planted it with the choysest vine In the middest of it builded he a towre also made a wine presse therin and he loked that it shoulde bring him grapes and it brought foorth wylde grapes 3 Nowe O citezen of Hierusalem and man of Iuda iudge I pray thee betwixt me and my vineyarde 4 What more coulde haue ben done for it that I haue not done Wherfore then hath it geuen wylde grapes where I loked to haue had grapes of it 5 Well nowe I shall tell you howe I will do with my vineyarde I will take the hedge from it that it may perishe and
as when the trees of the wood are moued with the winde 3 Then sayd God vnto Esai Go meete Ahaz thou and thy sonne Sear Iasub at the head of the ouer poole in the footepath by the fullers grounde 4 And say vnto him Take heede to thy selfe and be styll feare not neither be faynt hearted for these two tayles that is for these two smoking firebrandes the wrath and furiousnesse of Razin the Syrian and Romelies sonne 5 Because that the Syrian Ephraim and Romelies sonne haue wickedly conspired against thee 6 Saying we wyll go vp against Iuda vexe them and bryng them vnder vs and set a kyng there euen the sonne of Tabel 7 Thus saith the Lorde God thereto It shal not so go foorth neither so come to passe 8 For the head citie of the Syrians is Damascus but the head of Damascus is Razin And after threscore and fiue yeres shall Ephraim be no more a people 9 And the head of Ephraim is Samaria but the head of Samaria is Romelies sonne if ye beleue not surely ye shall not be established 10 Moreouer God spake agayne vnto Ahaz saying 11 Require to thy selfe a token of the Lorde thy God whether it be towarde the depth beneath or toward the height aboue 12 Then said Ahaz I will require none neither wyll I tempt the Lorde 13 The prophete aunswered Then heare ye of the house of Dauid Is it not inough for you that ye be greeuous vnto mē but ye must greeue my God also 14 Therefore the Lorde hym selfe shall geue you a token Beholde a virgin shall conceaue and beare a sonne and shall call his name Emmanuel 15 Butter and honye shall he eate vntill he knowe to refuse the euyll and choose the good 16 For or euer the chylde come to knowledge to eschewe the euil and choose the good the lande that thou so abhorrest shal be desolate of both her kynges 17 The Lord also shall sende a tyme vppon thee vpon thy people and vpon thy fathers house such as neuer came since the tyme that Ephraim departed from Iuda namely thorowe the kyng of the Assyrians 18 For at the same tyme shall the Lorde hisse for the flyes that are about the water of Egypt and for the bees in the Assyrians lande 19 These shall come and shall light all in the desolate valleys in the holes of stones and vpon all thornie and bushie places 20 At the same time shal the Lord shaue the heere of the head and the feete and the bearde cleane of with the raser that he shall hyre beyonde the waters namely with the king of the Assyrians 21 At the same time shal a man nurrishe a young cowe and two sheepe 22 Then because of the aboundaunce of mylke that they geue he shall eate butter so that euery one which remayneth in the lande shall eate butter and hony 23 At the same time al vineyardes wherin there shal be a thousand vines worth a thousande siluerlinges shal be turned to bryers and thornes 24 They shall come into the lande with arrowes and bowes because all the lande shall become bryers and thornes As for all hilles that shal be digged with the mattocke there shall not come vpon them any feare of bryers and thornes but the cattell shal be driuen thyther and the sheepe shal feede there The .viij. Chapter ◠The deliueraunce of the lande by Emmanuel 14 The stone of offence at whiche many shall stumble 1 MOreouer the Lorde sayde vnto me Take thee a great roule and wryte in it as men do with a pen make hastie speede to rob and haste to the spoyle 2 And I called vnto me faythfull witnesses to recorde Vriah the priest and Zachariah the sonne of Barachiah 3 After that went I vnto the prophetisse and she conceaued bare a sonne Then sayde the Lord to me Geue him his name a speedie robber an hastie spoyler 4 For why or euer the chylde shall haue knowledge to crye my father and mother shall the riches of Damascus and the spoyle of Samaria be taken away before the kyng of the Assyrians 5 The Lorde spake also vnto me agayne saying 6 Forsomuche as this people refuseth the styll running water of Silo and put their delight in Razin and Romelies sonne 7 Beholde the Lord shall bryng mightie and great fluddes of water vpon them namely the king of the Assyrians with all his power whiche shall climbe vp vpon all his fluddes and runne ouer all his bankes 8 And shall breake in vpon Iuda he shall flowe and passe thorowe tyll he come vp to the necke thereof he shall fill also the widenesse of thy lande with his wynges O Emmanuel 9 Breake downe O ye people and ye shal be broken downe hearken to all ye of farre countreys muster you and you shal be broken downe prepare you and you shal be torne in peeces 10 Take your counsell together yet shall your counsell come to naught determine the matter yet shall it not prosper for God is with vs. 11 For the Lorde spake thus to me in a mightie prophesie and warned me that I should not walke in the way of this people saying 12 Ye shall not speake wordes of conspiracie in all thinges when this people shall say conspiracie feare them not neither be afraide of them 13 But sanctifie the Lorde of hoastes let him be your feare and dread 14 For he shal be the holy place to flee to and stone to stumble at the rocke to fall vpon a snare and net to both the houses of Israel and the inhabitours of Hierusalem 15 And many among them shall stumble and fall and be broken yea they shal be snared and taken 16 Binde vp the testimonie seale the law in my disciples 17 And I wyll wayte vpon the Lorde that hideth his face from the house of Iacob and I wyll loke for him 18 But lo as for me and the chyldren whiche the Lorde hath geuen me we are to be a token and a wonder in Israel from the Lorde of hoastes whiche dwelleth vpon the hill of Sion 19 And if they say vnto you Aske counsayle at the Soothsayers Witches Charmers and Coniurers then make them this aunswere Is there a people any where that asketh not counsayle at his God shoulde men runne vnto the dead for the liuing 20 Get thee to the lawe and the testimonie and if they speake not after this worde there is no light in them 21 And they shall wander thorowe this lande hardly besteade and hungry and when they suffer hunger they wyll be out of pacience and curse their king and their God and shall loke vpwarde and downewarde to the earth 22 And beholde there is trouble and darknesse dymnesse is rounde about him he shal be driuen into darknesse 23 Neuerthelesse the darknesse shall not be suche as was in her vexation when at the first he lightly afflicted the lande Zabulon and the lande of Nephthali and afterwarde dyd more greeuously
smote them but vnfaynedly shall they trust vnto the Lorde the holy one of Israel 21 The remnaunt euen the posteritie of Iacob shall conuert vnto God the mightie one 22 For though thy people O Israel be as the sande of the sea yet shal the remnaunt of them conuert vnto him The decreed consumption ouerfloweth with righteousnesse 23 And therefore the Lorde of hoastes shall perfectly fulfill the thing that he hath determined in the middest of the whole worlde 24 Therefore thus saith the Lorde God of hoastes Thou my people that dwellest in Sion be not afraide for the king of the Assirians he shall smyte thee with a rod and shall lyft vp his staffe against thee as the Egyptians dyd sometime 25 But very soone after shall my wrath and indignation be fulfilled in the destruction of them 26 Moreouer the Lorde of hoastes shall stirre vp a scourge for him like as was the slaughter of Madian vpō the rocke Oreb and as the destruction of the Egyptians when he lyfted vp his rod vpon the sea 27 Then shal his burthen be taken from thy shoulders and his yoke from thy necke yea the same yoke shal be destroyed because of the vnction 28 He shal come to Aiath and go thorow towarde Migron at Michmas shall he lay vp his harnesse 29 They shall go ouer the foorde Geba shal be their resting place Rhama shal be afraide Gibea Saul shall flee away 30 Lift vp thy voyce O daughter Gallim geue eare to Laisa thou poore Anathoth 31 Madmena shall tremble for feare but the citizens of Gabim are manly 32 Yet shall he remaine at Nob that day after that shall he lyft vp his hande against the mount of the daughter Sion the hyll of Hierusalem 33 But see the Lord God of hoastes shall breake downe the bough with feare he shall hewe downe the proude and fell the high minded 34 The thickets also of the wood shall he roote out with iron and Libanus shall haue a fall thorowe the mightie The .xj. Chapter 1 He prophecieth of the natiuitie of Christe and of his people 6 Of the remnaunt of Israel 10 And of the fayth of the heathen or gentiles 1 AND there shall come a sprig foorth of the stemne of Esai and a young shoote shall growe out of his roote 2 The spirite of the Lorde shall rest vpon him the spirite of wysdome and vnderstanding the spirite of counsaile and strength the spirite of knowledge and of the feare of the Lorde 3 And shall make hym of deepe iudgement in the feare of God For he shall not geue sentence after the thing that shal be brought before his eyes neither reproue after the hearing of his eares 4 But with righteousnesse shal he iudge the poore and with equitie shall he refourme the simple of the worlde and he shall smyte the worlde with the rod of his mouth and with the breath of his mouth shall he slay the vngodly 5 Righteousnesse shal be the gyrdle of his loynes and faythfulnesse the gyrding vp of his raynes 6 The Woolfe shall dwell with the Lambe and the Leoparde shall lye downe by the Goate Bullockes Lions and cattell shall kepe company together so that a litle chylde shall leade them 7 The Cowe and the Beare shall feede together and their young ones shall lye together the Lion shall eate strawe lyke the Oxe or the Cowe 8 The chylde whyle he sucketh shall haue a desire to the serpentes nest and when he is weaned he shall put his hande into the Cockatrice denne 9 No man shall do euill vnto another no man shall destroy another in all the hyll of my holynes for the earth shal be full of the knowledge of the Lorde euen as the sea floweth ouer with water 10 And in that day shall the gentiles enquire after the roote of Iesse whiche shal be set vp for a token vnto the people and his rest shal be glorious 11 At the same time shall the Lord take in hande agayne to recouer the remnaunt of his people whiche shal be left aliue from the Assirians Egyptians Arabians Morians Elamites Chaldees Antiochians from the Ilandes of the sea 12 And he shall set vp a token among the gentiles and gather together the dispearsed of Israel yea and the outcastes of Iuda from the foure corners of the worlde 13 The hatred of Ephraim also and enemies of Iuda shal be cleane rooted out Ephraim shall beare none euyll wyll to Iuda Iuda shall not vexe Ephraim 14 But they both together shall flee vppon the shoulders of the Philistines towarde the west and spoyle them together that dwell towarde the east The Idumites and the Moabites shal come vnder their handes and the Amonites shal be obedient vnto them 15 The Lord also shal cleaue the tongues of the Egyptians sea and with his mightie winde shall he lyft vp his hand ouer Nilus and shall smyte his seuen streames and make men go ouer drye shod 16 And thus shall there be a way for his people that remayneth from the Assirians lyke as it happened to the Israelites what tyme they departed out of the lande of Egypt The .xij. Chapter 4 The song of the Churche for the obtayning of the victorie and ouercomming of the worlde 1 AND in that day thou shalt say O Lorde I wyll prayse thee for thou wast displeased at me but refrayne thou from thy wrath and comfort me 2 Beholde God is my saluation in whō I wyll trust and not be afrayde for the Lorde God is my strength and my song he also is become my saluation 3 Therfore with ioy shall ye drawe water out of the welles of saluation 4 And then shall ye say Geue thankes vnto the Lorde call vpon his name declare his workes among the people kepe them in remembraunce for his name is excellent 5 O sing prayses vnto the Lorde for he hath done great thinges as it is knowen in all the worlde 6 Crye out and sing thou that dwellest in Sion for great is the holy one of Israel in the middest of thee ¶ The .xiij. Chapter 1 He prophecieth the destruction of Babylon the captiuitie and the comming agayne of the people 1 THis is the burthen of Babylon whiche Esai the sonne of Amos did see Lift vp the banner vppon the high hyll call vnto thē wagge your hande that they may go into the gates of the princes 3 I haue commaunded my sanctified I haue also called my valiaunt ones ioying in my honour to execute my wrath 4 There is a noyse of a multitude in the mountaynes lyke as of a great people a rushing as though the kingdomes of the nations came together the Lorde of hoastes mustreth his armye to battayle 5 They come out of a farre countrey from the ende of the heauen euen the Lorde hym selfe with the ministers of his wrath to destroy the whole lande 6 Mourne ye for the day of the Lord is at hande and shall come as a
because the rod of him that beateth thee is broken for out of the serpentes roote there shall come an Adder and his fruite shal be a fierie fleeyng worme 30 But the first borne of the poore shal be fed and the simple shall dwell in safetie Thy roote also wyll I destroy with hunger and it shall slay the remnaunt 31 Mourne thou porte weepe thou citie for O whole lande of Palestina thou art layd waste for there shal come from the north a smoke that not one alone may abide at home in his times 32 What shall one then aunswere the messengers of the Gentiles For the Lorde hath stablished Sion and the poore of his people that be therein shall put their trust in it The .xv. Chapter A prophecie agaynst Moab 1 THis is the burthen vpon Moab Ar of Moab was destroyed ouerthrowen in the nyght season Kir also in Moab was destroyed and perished in the nyght 2 Moab went vp to the idols house euen to Dibon to the hygh places to weepe for Neba and Moab shall mourne for Medba All their heades were balde and all their beardes shauen 3 In her streetes are they girded about with sackcloth In all the toppes of her houses and streetes shal be nothyng but mournyng and weepyng 4 Hesbon and Eleale shall crye that their voyce shal be hearde vnto Iahaz and therfore the armed souldiours also of Moab shall bleate out and crye for very sorowe of their myndes 5 Wo shall my heart be for Moabs sake they shall flee vnto the citie of Zoar which is lyke a faire young bullocke of three yere olde for they shall all go vp to Luith weepyng euen so by the way towarde Horonaim they shall make lamentation for their vtter destruction 6 For the waters of Nimrim shal be dryed vp by reason wherof the grasse is withered the hearbes destroyed and the greene thynges gone 7 Therfore the goodes that remayneth in Moab and the riches therof they shall cary to the brooke of wyllowes 8 For the crye went ouer the whole lande of Moab vnto Eglaim and vnto Beer Elim was there nothyng but mournyng 9 Because the waters of Dimon were full of blood I wyll adde more vpon Dimon and lions vpon the remnaunt of the lande and on them that are escaped from Moab The .xvj. Chapter The destruction of Moab 1 SEnde the lorde of the worlde a lambe from the rocke that lyeth towarde the desert vnto the hyl of the daughter Sion 2 For as for the daughters of Moab they shal be as a trembling birde that is put out of her neste for they shall cary them vnto Arnon 3 Gather your counsell come together in iudgement couer vs with your shadowe in the midday as the nyght doth hyde the chased and bewray not them that are fled 4 Let my persecuted people dwell among you Moab be thou their refuge against the destroyer for the aduersarie is brought to naught the robber is vndone the tiraunt is wasted out of the lande 5 And in mercie shall the seate be prepared and he shall sit vpon it in the trueth in the tabernacle of Dauid iudging and sekyng iudgement and makyng haste vnto ryghteousnesse 6 We haue hearde of the pride of Moab he is very proude presumptuous arrogant and full of indignation and vayne are his lyes 7 Therfore shall Moab make lamentation because of the Moabites that shal be slayne yea they shall wayle altogether because of the foundations of the citie that is made of bricke shall ye complayne euen ye lame people that are left only behynde 8 For the vines of Hesbon are cut downe as for the vine of Sibma the lordes of the heathen haue broken downe her principall braunches they are come euen vnto Iazer they went on wandering vnto the wildernesse her goodly braunches were throwen downe as they went ouer the sea 9 Therfore wyll I mourne for Iazer and for the vine of Sibma I wyl poure my teares vpon thee O Hesbon and Eleale for the crye of thyne enemies is fallen vpon thy sommer fruites and vpon thy haruest 10 The mirth and cheare is taken away out of the plentifull fielde and in the vineyardes there shal be no ioy nor gladnesse The treader shall treade out no wine in their presses the song of their mery cheare haue I layde downe 11 Wherfore my bowels shall rumble like an Harpe for Moabs sake mine inwarde partes for the cities sake that is made of bricke 12 And it shall come to passe that when it is seene that Moab shal be made weery of his hyll chappelles he shall come to his temple to pray but he shall not be able 13 So then this is the saying that the Lorde hath spoken concernyng Moab since that tyme. 14 But nowe the Lorde hath spoken saying In three yeres which shal be as the yeres of an hired seruaunt shall the glorie of Moab be turned into contempt throughout all his multitude which is very great and that which remayneth shal be very small and feeble ¶ The .xvij. Chapter A prophecie agaynst Damascus 1 THis is the burthen vpon Damascus Beholde Damascus is taken away to be no more a citie but shal be an heape of broken stones 2 The waste cities of Aroer shal be foldes for cattell which shall lye there and there shal be none to fray them away 3 Ephraim also shall no more be strong and Damascus shall no longer be a kyngdome and the remnaunt of Syria shal be as the glorie of the children of Israel saith the Lorde of hoastes 4 And in that day it shall come to passe that the glorie of Iacob shal be made very thinne and the fatnesse of his fleshe shall waxe leane 5 And he shal be as one that gathereth vp corne in haruest euen lyke hym whose arme reapeth the eares of corne He shal be also lyke hym that gathereth eares of corne in the valley of Rephaim 6 Some gatheryng in deede shall there be left in it euen as in the shakyng of an Oliue tree there remayne two or three berries in the toppe of the vppermost bowe and foure or fyue in the brode fruitfull braunches thereof saith the Lorde God of Israel 7 Then shall man turne agayne to his maker and his eyes shall haue respect to the holy one of Israel 8 As for the aulters which are his owne handy worke he shal not regarde them and the thynges that his fingers hath made as groues and images those shal he not cast his eye vnto 9 In that day shall their strong cities be as the forsaken shrubbes braunches which they left because of the childrē of Israel and the lande shal be desolate 10 Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy saluation and hast not ben myndfull of thy strong rocke therfore shalt thou set pleasaunt plantes and shalt graffe the braunche of another mans vine 11 In that day shalt thou make thy plant to growe and early in the mornyng shalt thou make thy seede to
florishe The haruest shal be gone in the day of inheritaunce and there shal be sorowe without hope of comfort 12 Wo shal be to the multitude of much people which shall make a sounde lyke to the noyse of the sea and the violence of the nations which shall rage lyke the russhyng in of many waters 13 Euen lyke many waters shal the people rage God shall rebuke hym and he shal flee farre of he shal be chased away lyke as drye strawe vpon the mountaynes before the wynde and lyke a thyng that turneth before the storme 14 At euen beholde there is trouble and or euer it be mornyng lo it is gone This is the portion of them that oppresse vs and the lot of them that robbe vs. The .xviij. Chapter 1 An exhortation to the Ethiopians and the countreys nygh adioynyng to them 7 The vocation of the Gentiles 1 O That lande that trusteth vnder the shadow of wynges that lande which is beyonde the waters of Ethiopia 2 Sendyng messengers by the sea euen in vessels of reedes ouer the water Get you hence ye speedy messengers to a nation that is scattered abrode and robbed of that they had a fearefull people from their begynnyng hytherto a nation troden downe by litle and litle whose lande the fluddes haue spoyled 3 All the inhabitours of the worlde and indwellers of the earth loke vp whē he setteth vp a token in the mountaynes and hearken when he bloweth with the trumpe 4 For so the Lorde sayde vnto me as for me I wyll take my rest and loke vpon the matter in my habitation lyke a faire heate after the rayne and lyke a cloude of deawe in the heate of haruest 5 For afore the haruest whē the braunch is growen there shall come ripe fruite of the floure and he shal cut downe the increase with sithes and the braunches shall he take away with hookes 6 Thus shall they be left together vnto the foules of the mountaines and to the beastes of the earth for in sommer the birdes shall remayne vpon it and euery beast of the lande shal be vpon it in wynter 7 In that tyme shall there a present be brought vnto the Lord of hoastes euen a people that is scattered abrode and robbed of that they had that same people which haue ben fearfull from their begynnyng hytherto a nation troden downe by litle and litle whose lande the fluddes haue spoyled to the place of the name of the Lorde of hoastes euen to the mount Sion The .xix. Chapter 1 He prophecieth agaynst Egypt 18 and the vocation of the Gentiles to Christe 1 THe burthen of Egypt Beholde the Lorde rideth vpon a swift cloude and shall come into Egypt and the idols of Egypt shall tremble at the presence of hym and the heart of Egypt shall quake in the middest of her 2 And I wyll set the Egyptians one agaynst another so that one brother shall fyght agaynst another and one neighbour against another citie against citie and realme against realme 3 The mynde also of Egypt shal be cleane without counsayle within it selfe and the deuice that they take wil I destroy and they shall seke counsayle at idols and at sorcerers at workers with spirites and at soothsayers 4 And the Egyptians wyll I geue ouer into the hande of a maruaylous cruell lorde and a mightie kyng shall haue dominion ouer them saith the Lorde God of hoastes 5 The waters of the sea shall fayle and the riuer shall decrease and be dryed vp 6 The waters shal be drawen out the riuers of Egypt shal be emptied dryed vp the reedes and flagges shal be cut downe 7 The grasse in the riuer and by the riuers bancke and all that groweth by the riuer shall wither away and be brought to naught 8 The fisshers also shall mourne and all they that cast angle into the water shall make lamentation and they that lay foorth their net beside the waters shal be rooted out 9 Moreouer they that worke in flaxe and make fine workes shal be confounded and so shall they that weaue open workes 10 For their open workes shal euen be destroyed and all they that make pondes and slues for fishe shall come to naught 11 But you foolishe princes of Zoan ye wise counsaylers of Pharao whose wit is turned to foolishnesse howe say ye vnto Pharao I am come of wise men and of auncient kinges 12 Where are thy wise men Let them tell thee yf they can what the Lorde of hoastes hath deuised vpon Egypt 13 The princes of Zoan are become fooles the princes of Noph are deceaued they haue deceaued Egypt euen they that were taken for the chiefe stay therof 14 In the middest of it hath the Lorde powred the spirite of wickednesse and they haue deceaued Egypt in euery worke therof even as a drunken man staggereth in his vomite 15 Neither shall the head or tayle the braunche or reede be able to do any worke in Egypt 16 In that day shall Egypt be lyke vnto women It shal be afrayde and stande in feare at the motion of the hande of the Lorde of hoastes which he shaketh ouer it 17 And Egypt shal be afraide of the lande of Iuda so that euery one that maketh mention of it shal be afraide therat because of the counsayle of the Lorde of hoastes which he deuised for it 18 In that day shall fiue cities in the lande of Egypt speake the language of Chanaan and sweare by the Lorde of hoastes the citie of desolation shal be called one of them 19 In that day shall the aulter of the Lorde be in the middest of the lande of Egypt and this title beside it vnto the Lorde 20 And it shal be a token and a witnesse vnto the Lorde of hostes in the lande of Egypt For they shal crie vnto the Lord because of such as trouble them and he shall sende them a sauiour and a great man to delyuer them 21 And the Lorde shal be knowen in Egypt and the Egyptians shall knowe the Lorde in that day and do sacrifice and oblation yea they shall vowe a vowe vnto the Lord and perfourme it 22 The Lorde also shall smite Egypt sore and heale them agayne and they shal be conuerted vnto the Lorde and he shal be intreated of them and shall heale them 23 In that day shall there be a common way out of Egypt into Assyria and Assyria shall come into Egypt Egypt into Assyria so that the Egyptians and the Assyrians shall serue the Lorde together 24 In that day shal the nation of Israel be the thirde with Egypt and Assyria and they shal be blessed in the middest of the lande 25 Which lande the Lorde of hoastes hath blessed saying blessed is my people of Egypt Assur also is the worke of my handes and Israel is mine inheritaunce The .xx. Chapter Agaynst Egypt and Ethiopia 1 IN the yere that Tharthan came vnto Asdod when Sargon the kyng of Assyria had sent hym and
that be in pryson and they shal be shut vp in warde and after many dayes shall they be visited 23 The moone shal be abashed and the sunne ashamed when the Lorde of hoastes shal raigne in mount Sion and in Hierusalem with worship and in the sight of suche as shal be of his counsell The .xxv. Chapter 1 A thankes geuing to God for his workes 1 THou art my Lorde my God I wyll magnifie thee I will geue thankes vnto thy name for thou hast brought wonderfull thinges to passe according to thine olde counsels truely faythfully 2 Thou hast made a citie a heape of stones and brought a strong towne into decay the habitation of straungers hast thou made to be no citie neither shall it be buylded any more 3 Therefore shall the mightie people geue glory vnto thee the citie of the valiaunt heathen shall feare thee 4 For thou hast ben a strength vnto the poore and a succour for the needie in his trouble a refuge against euill weather a shadow against the heate for the blast of raging men is like a storme that casteth downe a wall 5 Like as the heate in a drye place wasteth all thinges so shalt thou suppresse the noyse of aliantes the heate is abated with the shadowe of the cloude euen so shall God asswage the noyse of the cruel tirauntes 6 And in this mountaine shal the Lord of hoastes make vnto all people a feast of plenteous and delicate thinges euen of most pleasaunt and daintie disshes 7 And in this mountaine shall the Lord destroy the couering that all people are wrapped in and the hanging that is spread vpon all nations 8 As for death he hath destroyed it for euer and the Lorde God shall wype away teares from all faces and the rebuke of his people shall he take away out of all the earth for so the Lorde hath sayde 9 And in that day it shal be sayde lo this is our God we haue wayted for hym and he shall saue vs this is the Lorde in whom we haue hoped we wyll be merie and reioyce in the saluation that commeth of hym 10 For in this mountaine shall the hande of the Lorde ceasse and Moab shal be threshed vnder hym euen as strawe is troden to doung on the dounghill 11 And he shall stretche out his hande in the middes of them as he that swimmeth casteth out his hands to swimme and with the strength of his handes shall he bring downe their pryde 12 The strong holde also and defence of thy walles hath he ouerthrowne and cast downe and brought them to the grounde euen vnto dust The .xxvi. Chapter 1 A song of deliueraunce of the people 1 IN that day shall this song be song in the land of Iuda we haue a strong citie saluation shal God appoint in steede of walles and bulwarkes 2 Open ye the gates that the righteous people whiche kepeth the trueth may enter in 3 By an assured purpose wylt thou preserue perfect peace because they put their trust in thee 4 Put ye your trust alway in the Lord for in the Lorde God there is strength for euermore 5 For he hath brought downe the high minded citizens as for the proude citie he hath brought it lowe euen to the ground shall he cast it downe and bring it vnto dust 6 The foote euen the foote of the poore and the steppes of suche as be in necessitie shall treade it downe 7 The path of equitie wylt thou graunt vnto the iust O thou most righteous thou shalt order the path of hym that is righteous 8 Yea in the way of thy iudgementes O Lord haue we put our trust in thee thy name also and the remembraunce of thee is the thing that our soule longeth for 9 My soule hath longed for thee all the night and with my spirite whiche is within me wyll I seeke thee early in the morning For when thy iudgementes are in the earth the inhabiters of the worlde shall learne righteousnesse 10 Shall the vngodly man be fauoured which hath not learned righteousnesse but doth wickedly in the earth where nothing ought to be done but that which is righteous he shall not see the glory of the Lorde 11 Lorde when thy hande is lyft vp to strike they see it not but they shall see it and be confounded with the zeale of the people and the fire that consumeth thyne enemies shall deuour them 12 Lorde vnto vs thou shalt prouide peace for thou also hast wrought all our workes in vs. 13 O Lord our God other lordes beside thee hath subdued vs but we wyll be mindfull only of thee and of thy name 14 The dead wyll not liue they that be out of life will not ryse agayne therfore hast thou visited and rooted them out and destroyed all the memorie of them 15 Thou hast increased the people O Lorde thou hast increased the people thou art glorious thou hast sent them farre of vnto all the coastes of the earth 16 Lorde in trouble haue they visited thee they powred out their prayer whē thy chastening was vpon them 17 Like as a woman with chylde that draweth nye towardes her trauayle is sorie and cryeth in her paynes euen so haue we ben in thy sight O Lorde 18 We haue ben with chylde and suffred paine as though we had brought forth winde for there is no saluation in the earth neither do the inhabiters of the worlde submit them selues 19 Thy dead men shall liue euen as my body shall they rise againe Awake and sing ye that dwell in dust for thy deawe is euen as the deawe of hearbes and the earth shall cast out them that be vnder her 20 Come my people enter thou into thy chambers and shut thy doores about thee * hide thy selfe for a litle whyle vntill the indignation be ouerpast 21 * For beholde the Lorde is comming out of his place to visite the wickednesse of suche as dwell vpon earth the earth also shall disclose her bloods and shall no more hide them that are slayne in her ¶ The .xxvij. Chapter 1 A prophecie of the comming of Christe and destruction of idolatrie 1 IN that day the Lord with his sore great and mightie sworde shall visite Leuiathan the fugitiue serpent euen Leuiathan that crooked serpent and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea 2 In that day see that ye sing of the congregation which is the vineyarde that bringeth foorth the best wine 3 Euen I the Lorde do kepe it in due seasons shall I water it and lest the enemie do it any harme I wyll both night and day preserue it 4 There is no displeasure in me els when the vineyarde bringeth me foorth bryers and thornes I woulde go thorowe it by warre and burne it vp together 5 Let it take holde of my strength and it shal be at one with me euen at one shall
it be with me 6 The dayes are comming that Iacob shall take roote Israel shal be greene and florishe and the world shal be filled with fruite 7 Hath he smitten hym as sore as he did the other that smote hym Or is he slayne with so sore a slaughter as they that slue hym 8 Thou wylt punishe it in the braunches yet not beyonde measure for in the day that the east winde bloweth sore it taketh away the fruites 9 By this meanes therfore shall the iniquitie of Iacob be purged and this is all the fruite namely the taking away of his sinne if he make all the stones of the aulter of idols as chalke stones that are beaten in sunder that their groues and images ryse not vp agayne 10 Els shall the strong citie be desolate and the habitation forsaken and left like a wildernesse there shall the Calfe feede and there shall he lye and eate vp the graffes therof 11 When the braunches of it are drye they are broken of the women come and set them on fire for it is a people of no vnderstanding and therfore he that made them shall not fauour them and he that created them shall geue them no grace 12 And in that day shall the Lorde make a threshing from the middest of the riuer Euphrates vnto the riuer of Egypt and ye chyldren of Israel shal be gathered together one to another 13 In that day shall the great trumpe be blowne so that they which were lost in the lande of Assyria and they that were banished in the lande of Egypt shall come and worship the Lorde in the holye mount of Hierusalem The .xxviij. Chapter 1 Against the pride of Ephraim 9 and against false priestes and preachers 1 WO be vnto the crowne of pryde euen to the drunken people of Ephraim whose great pompe is as a floure that fadeth away vpon the head of the valley of suche as be in wealth and are ouerladen with wine 2 Behold there commeth a vehement and sore day from the Lord like an vnmeasurable hayle and perillous tempest euen like the force of mightie and horrible waters that violently beareth downe all thinges 3 The crowne of the pryde of the drunken Ephraemites shal be troden vnder foote 4 So that the floure of his fayrenesse and beautie whiche is in the head of the valley of fatnesse shall fade away as doth an vntimely ripe figge before haruest whiche when a man espieth he loketh vpon it and whyle it is yet in his hande he eateth it vp 5 In that day shal the Lord of hoastes be the crowne of glory and diamonde of beautie vnto the residue of his people 6 He wylbe also a spirite of perfect knowledge to him that sitteth in iudgement and strength vnto them that turne away the battayle to the gate of the enemies 7 But they are out of the way by reason of wine yea farre out of the way are they thorowe strong drinke The priest also and the prophete are gone astray by the meanes of strong drinke they are drunken with wine they go amisse thorowe strong drinke they fayle in propheciyng and stumble in iudgement 8 For all tables are full of vomit and filthynesse that no place is cleane 9 Whom then shall suche one teache knowledge and whom shall he make to vnderstande the thing that he heareth for they are as ignoraunt as young chyldren that are taken from the milke and are weaned 10 For they that be suche must take after one lesson another lesson after one commaundement another commaundement for one rule another rule after one instruction another instruction there a litle and there a litle 11 For he that speaketh vnto this people is euen as one that vseth rudenesse of speache and a straunge language 12 If any man say vnto them lo this is the rest wherewith ye may ease hym that is weerie this is the refreshing they wyll not hearken 13 Therfore shall the word of the Lord be vnto them lesson vpon lesson commaundement vpon commaundement rule vpon rule instruction vpon instruction there a litle and there a litle that they may go on and fall backwarde be brused tangled and snared 14 Wherfore heare the word of the Lord ye mockers ye that haue rule of this people whiche is at Hierusalem 15 Because ye haue sayd We haue made a couenaunt with death and with hell are we at agreement and though there go foorth a sore plague it shall not come vnto vs for we haue made falsehood our refuge and vnder vanitie are we hid 16 Therfore thus saith the Lorde God Beholde I lay in Sion for a foundation a stone euen a tryed stone a precious corner stone a sure foundation who so beleueth let hym not be to hastie 17 Iudgement also wyll I laye to the rule and righteousnesse to the balaunce so that the hayle shall sweepe away as a broome your vayne confidence and the priuie place of your refuge shall the waters runne ouer 18 And thus the couenaunt that ye made with death shal be disanulled and your agreement that ye made with hell shall not stand yea when the sore plague goeth foorth ye shal be troden downe vnder it 19 From the tyme that it goeth foorth it shall take you away for early in the morning euery day yea both day and night shall it go thorowe and when the noyse thereof is perceaued it shall gender vexation 20 For the bed is narrowe and not large and the couering so small that a man can not winde him selfe vnder it 21 For the Lord shall stand as in mount Perazim and shal be wroth like as in the valley Gibeon that he may do his worke his straunge worke and bryng to passe his acte his straunge acte 22 Nowe therefore see that ye be no mockers lest your punishment increase For I hearde of the Lorde of hoastes that there shall come a short ende vpon the whole earth 23 Heare ye then and hearken vnto my voyce consider and ponder my speache 24 Doth not the husbandman plowe all the day and openeth and breaketh the clottes of his grounde that he may sowe 25 When he hath made it playne wyll he not spreade abrode the fitches and sowe comin and cast in wheate by measure and the appointed barlye and rye in their place 26 God wyll instruct hym to haue discretion euen his God wyll teache hym 27 For fitches shall not be threshed with an harrowe neither shall a cart wheele be brought thorowe the comin but the fitches are beaten out with a staffe and comin with a rodde 28 But the seede that bread is made of is threshed though it be not alway a threshing and the cart wheele must be brought ouer it lest he grinde it with his teeth 29 This also commeth of the Lorde of hoastes which worketh with wonderfull wysdome and bringeth excellent workes to passe The .xxix. Chapter 1 A prophecie against Hierusalem 13 and
And the hurt thereof is lyke an earthen vessell whiche breaketh without helpe so that in the bursting of it there is not founde one sheuer to fetch fire in or to take water withall out of the pit 15 For thus saith the Lorde God euen the holy one of Israel In repentaunce and in rest shall ye be safe in quietnesse and sure confidence shal be your strength but ye haue had no list thereto 16 For ye haue sayde No but we wyll escape thorowe horses therefore shall ye flee And we wyll get vs vp vpon swift beastes and therefore shall your persecutours be swifter 17 A thousande shall flee at the rebuke of one and at the rebuke of fiue shall ye all flee till ye be left as a ship mast vpon the top of a mountaine and as a beaken vpon an hill 18 Therefore doth the Lorde cause you to wayte that he may haue mercy vpon you to the entent that he may haue the preeminence when he is gratious vnto you For the Lord is the God of iudgement Blessed are all they that hope in hym 19 If the people remaine in Sion and at Hierusalem thou shalt not be in heauinesse but at the voyce of thy complaint shall he haue mercy vpon thee and when he heareth it he shall geue thee an aunswere 20 And though the Lorde geue you the bread of trouble and the water of aduersitie thy rayne shal be no more so scant but thyne eyes shall see thy rayne 21 Yea and thyne eare shall heare the talking of him that doth speake behinde thee This is the way walke ye in it turne not aside neither to the right hande nor to the left 22 Ye shall destroy also the couering of your siluer images and the decking of your golden idols euen as filthynesse shalt thou put them away And thou shalt say vnto it Get thee hence 23 Then shall God geue rayne vnto thy seede that thou shalt sowe the grounde withall and bread of the increase of the earth whiche shal be fat and very plenteous in that day also shall thy cattell be fed in large pastures 24 The oxen lykewyse and the young asses that eare the grounde shall eate cleane prouender whiche is purged with the winde and the fanne 25 Finally vpon euery hye mountayne and hyll shall there be riuers and streames of waters in the day of the great slaughter when the towres fall 26 Moreouer the light of the moone shal be as the light of the sunne and the sunne light shal be seuen folde and haue as much shine as in seuen dayes beside when the Lorde bindeth vp the sore of his people and healeth the stroke of their wounde 27 Beholde the fame of the Lorde commeth from farre and his presence is so hotte that no man is able to abyde his lippes are full of indignation and his tongue is as a consuming fire 28 His breath is a vehement flud of water that reacheth vp to the necke that he may sift away the heathen in the siue of vanitie and his breath is a brydle of errour in the lawes of the people 29 And ye shall sing lyke as in the night when the holy solempnitie beginneth and ye shall haue gladnesse of heart like as when one commeth with a pipe vnto the hill of the Lorde and to the most mightie one of Israel 30 And the Lorde shall cause his glorious voyce to be hearde and shall declare his stretched out arme with a terrible countenaunce with the flambe of a consuming fire with noysome lightening with a showre and with hayle stones 31 For thorowe the voyce of the Lorde shall Assur be destroyed which smote other men with the rodde 32 And it shall come to passe that whyther soeuer he goeth the rodde shall cleaue vnto him which the Lorde shall laye vpon hym with tabrettes and harpes and with great warre shall he fight against his hoast 33 For the fire of hell is ordayned from the beginning yea euen for the kyng is it prepared This hath the Lorde set in the deepe and made it wide the burning whereof is fire and muche wood The breath of the Lorde whiche is like a riuer of brimstone doth kindle it The .xxxi. Chapter 1 He curseth them that forsake God and seeke for the helpe of men 1 WO be vnto them that go downe into Egypt for helpe and trust in horses and put their confidence in charrets because they be many and in horsemen because they be lustie and strong but they regarde not the holy one of Israel and they aske no question at the Lorde 2 And he neuerthelesse is wise and will plague the wicked and goeth not from his worde he wyll aryse against the housholde of the frowarde and against the helpe of euyll doers 3 Nowe the Egyptians are men and not God and their horses fleshe and not spirite And assoone as the Lord stretcheth out his hande then shall the helper fall and he that shoulde haue ben helped and they shall altogether be destroyed 4 For thus hath the Lorde spoken vnto me Lyke as the lion and lions whelpe roareth vpon the pray that he hath gotten and is not afraide though the multitude of shepheardes crye out vpon him neither be abashed for all the heape of them so shall the Lorde of hoastes come downe to fight for mount Sion and defende his hyll 5 Like as the byrdes flutter about their nestes so shall the Lorde of hoastes kepe saue defende and deliuer Hierusalem 6 Therefore O ye chyldren of Israel turne againe vnto him whom you haue ofttimes forsaken 7 For in that day euery man shall cast out his idols of siluer and his idols of golde whiche ye haue made with your owne handes vnto your sinne 8 Assur also shal be slayne with the sworde not with a mans sworde neither shal the sworde of any man deuour hym and he shall flee from the slaughter and his choise young men shal be discomfited 9 He shall go for feare to his strong holdes and his princes shall flee from his standerd saith the Lord whose fire is in Sion and his fornace in Hierusalem ¶ The .xxxij. Chapter 1 The conditions of good rulers and officers 1 BEholde a kyng shall gouerne after the rule of righteousnesse and the princes shall rule according to the ballaunce of equitie 2 And that man shal be vnto men as a defence for the winde and as a refuge for the tempest lyke as a ryuer of water in a thirstie place and the shadowe of a great rocke in a drye lande 3 The eyes of the seeing shall not be dim and the eares of them that heare shall take diligent heede 4 The heart of the vnwyse shall attayne to knowledge and the vnperfect tongue shall speake playnely and distinctly 5 Then shall the foolishe nigarde be no more called gentle nor the churle liberall 6 But the nigarde wyll speake nigardlye and his heart wyll worke euyll
and play the hypocrite and imagine abhominations against God to make the hungry leane and to withholde drinke from the thirstie 7 The weapons of the churlishe are euyll he deuiseth noysome deuises that he may beguyle the poore with deceiptfull wordes yea euen there as he should geue sentence with the poore 8 But the liberall person imagineth honest thynges and commeth vp for liberalitie vnto promotion 9 Vp ye riche and idle women hearken vnto my voyce ye carelesse daughters marke my wordes 10 Many yeres and dayes shall ye be brought in feare O ye carelesse women for the vintage shall fayle and the haruest shall not come 11 Be abashed you that lyue in aboundaunce tremble you that lyue carelesse cast of your rayment make your selues bare and put sackcloth about you 12 For as the infantes weepe when their mothers teates are dryed vp so shall you weepe for your faire fieldes and fruitfull vineyardes 13 My peoples fielde shall bryng thornes and thistles and so shall it be in euery house of voluptuousnesse and in euery citie that reioyceth 14 The palaces also shal be brokē and the greatly occupied cities desolate The towres and bulwarkes shall become dennes for euermore where wylde asses take their pleasure and sheepe their pasture 15 Vnto the tyme that the spirite be powred vpon vs from aboue and that the wildernesse be a fruitfull fielde and the plenteous fielde be reckened for a wood 16 Then shall equitie dwell in the desert and righteousnesse in a fruitfull lande 17 And the worke of righteousnesse shal be peace and her fruite rest and quietnesse for euer 18 And my people shall dwell in the innes of peace and in sure dwellynges in safe places of comfort 19 And when the hayle falleth it shall fall in the wood and the citie shal be set lowe in the valley 20 O howe happy shall ye be when ye shall safely sowe your seede beside all waters and dryue thyther the feete of your oxen and asses The .xxxiij. Chapter 1 Threatnyng agaynst the Assyrians 20 A destruction of them that shall see the Lorde 1 WO to thee that destroyest when thou wast not destroyed thou breakest y e league where as none hath broken it with thee for when thou shalt leaue destroying thou thy selfe shalt be destroyed and when thou ceassest from breakyng the league then shall they breake it to thee 2 O Lorde haue mercie vpon vs we haue put our whole trust in thee be an arme to such early and our health in the tyme of trouble 3 At that confuse noyse the people fled and at thine exaltyng the heathen were scattered 4 And the spoyles shal be gathered which shal be yours as are the gathetheryng of Bruchus and the multitude goyng to it shal be as Locustes running to and fro 5 The Lorde is exalted for it is he that dwelleth on hye he hath fylled Sion with iudgement and rygteousnesse 6 And a sure stablishyng of thy tymes shal be strength health wisdome and knowledge and the very feare of the Lorde shal be the treasure of it 7 Beholde the messengers shall crye without and the embassadours of peace shall weepe bitterly 8 Their streetes are waste there walketh no man therin God hath broken the appoyntment the cities are cast away and men are nothyng regarded 9 The desolate earth is in heauinesse Libanus is shamed and hewen downe Saron is like a wildernesse Basan and Charmel are spoyled of their fruites 10 And therfore saith the Lorde I wyll vp nowe nowe wyll I be aduaunces nowe wyll I be exalted 11 Ye shall conceaue stubble and beare strawe and your spirite shal be the fire that it may consume you 12 And the people shal be burnt like lime and as thornes burnt that are hewen of and cast in the fire 13 Nowe hearken to ye that are farre of howe I haue done and consider my power ye that are at hande 14 The sinners at Sion are afrayde a sodayne fearefulnesse is come vpon the hypocrites What is he among vs say they that shall dwell by the consumyng fire Which of vs may abyde the euerlasting heate 15 He that leadeth a godly life and speaketh the trueth he that abhorreth gaynes by violence and deceipt he that kepeth his hande that he touche no rewarde which stoppeth his eares that he heare no counsayle agaynst the innocent blood which holdeth downe his eyes that he see no euyll 16 He it is that shall dwell on hye whose safegarde shal be in a bulwarke of rockes to hym shal be geuen meate and his waters shall not fayle 17 Thine eyes shall see the kyng in his glorie euen the kyng of the farre countreys shall they see 18 Thine heart studied for feare thinking thus What shall then become of the scribe of the receauer of our money what of hym that taxed our fairest houses 19 There shalt thou not see a cruel people of a straunge tongue to haue so diffused a language that it may not be vnderstanded neither so straunge a speache but it shal be perceaued 20 Loke vpon Sion the head citie of our solempne feastes thyne eyes shall see Hierusalem that glorious habitation the tabernacle that neuer shall remoue whose nayles shal neuer be taken out worlde without ende whose cordes euery one shall neuer corrupt 21 For the glorious maiestie of the Lorde shall there be present among vs as a place where faire brode riuers and streames are through the which shall neither galley rowe nor great ship sayle 22 For the Lorde is our iudge the Lord is our lawe geuer the Lord is our king and he hym selfe shal be our sauiour 23 Thy tacklyng is loosed therfore it can not make fast the mast nor spread the sayle then there is dealed great spoyle yea lame men runne after the pray 24 There lyeth no man that saith I am sicke but all euyll is taken away from the people that dwell there The .xxxiiij. Chapter 1 The last destruction of the sinagoge in which the kingdome and priesthood of the people was translated to the Church and congregation of Christe 1 COme ye heathen and heare take heede you people hearken thou earth and all that is therin thou rounde compasse and all that dwelleth thervpon 2 For the Lorde is angry with all people his displeasure is kindled agaynst all the multitude of them he hath destroyed them and delyuered them to the slaughter 3 So that their slayne shal be cast out and their bodyes stincke that euen the very hylles shal be wet with the blood of them 4 All the starres of heauen shall waste and the heauens shall folde together lyke a roll and all the starres therof shall fall lyke as the leaues fall from the vines and figge trees 5 For my sworde shal be bathed in heauen and shall immediatly come downe to iudgement vpon Idumea and vpon the people which I haue cursed 6 And the Lordes sworde shal be full of blood and be
rusty with the fatnesse and blood of lambes and goates with the fatnesse of the kidneys of weathers For the Lord shall kyll a great offering in Bozra and a great slaughter in the lande of Idumea 7 There shall the vnicornes fall with them and the bulles with the giauntes and their lande shal be throughly soked with blood and their grounde corrupt with fatnesse 8 For it is the day of Gods vengeaunce and the yere of recompence for the reuenge of Sion 9 And his fluddes shal be turned to pitch and his earth to brimstone and therewith shall the lande be kindled 10 So that it shall not be quenched day nor nyght but smoke euermore and so foorth lye waste and no man shall go through it for euer 11 But Pellicanes Storkes great Owles and Rauens shall haue it in possession and dwell therin for God shall spreade out the line of desolation vpon it and the stones of emptinesse 12 Her nobles shall call and there is no kyngdome and all her princes shal be nothyng 13 Thornes shall growe in their palaces nettles thistles in their strong holdes that the dragons may haue their pleasure therin and that they may be a court for Estriches 14 There shall straunge visures monsterous beastes meete one another and the wylde kepe company together there shall the Lamia lye and haue her lodgyng 15 There shall the Owle make her nest builde be there at home bryng foorth her young ones there shall the Kytes come together eche one to his lyke 16 Seke through the booke of the Lorde and reade it there shall none of these thynges be left out there shall not one nor such lyke fayle for his mouth commaundeth and that same doth his spirite gather together or fulfyll 17 He hath cast the lot for them and to those beastes hath his hande deuided it by the line therfore those shall possesse it for euer from generation to generation shall they dwell therin ¶ The .xxxv. Chapter 1 Of the tyme and kyngdome of Christe 1 BVt the desert wildernesse shall reioyce the waste ground shall be glad and florishe as the Lilie 2 She shall florishe pleasauntly and be ioyfull and euer be geuing thankes more and more For the glorie of Libanus the beautie of Charmel and Saron shal be geuen her These shall knowe the honour of the Lorde the maiestie of our God 3 And therfore strength the weake handes and comfort the feeble knees 4 Say vnto them that are of a fearfull heart be of good cheare and feare not beholde your God commeth to take vengeaunce and you shall see the rewarde that God geueth God commeth his owne selfe and wyll delyuer you 5 Then shall the eyes of the blynde be lyghtened and the eares of the deaffe opened 6 Then shall the lame men leape as an Hart the dumbe mans tongue shall geue thankes for in the wildernesse there shall welles spryng and fluddes of water in the desert 7 The drye grounde shal turne to riuers and the thirstie to sprynges of water wheras dragons dwelt afore there shal growe sweete flowres greene russhes 8 There shal be foote pathes common streetes this shal be called the holy way no vncleane person shall go through it for the Lorde hym selfe shall go with them that way and the wayfayrer nor ignoraunt shall not erre 9 There shal be no lion no rauishyng beastes shall come therin nor be there but men redeemed shall go there free and safe 10 And the redeemed of the Lorde I say shall conuert and come to Sion with thankesgeuyng euerlastyng ioy shall they haue pleasure and gladnesse shal be among them and as for all sorowe and heauinesse it shall vanishe The .xxxvj. Chapter 1 Hierusalem is besieged by Sennacherib in the tyme of kyng Hezekias 1 IN the foureteenth yere of king Hezekias came Sennacherib kyng of the Assyrians downe to lay siege vnto all the strong cities of Iuda to conquer them 2 And the kyng of the Assyrians sent Rabsakeh from Lachis towarde Hierusalem agaynst Hezekias with an exceedyng hoast which set hym by the conduite of the ouer poole in the way that goeth through the fullers lande 3 And so there came foorth vnto hym Eliakim Helkias sonne the chiefe ouer the householde Sobâ—a the scribe and Ioah Asaphs sonne the secretarie 4 And Rabsakeh sayde vnto them Tell Hezekia that the great kyng saith thus vnto hym What presumption is this that thou trustest vnto 5 I sayde surely that thou trustest in vayne wordes when counsayle and strength are necessarie to battayle but nowe wherto trustest thou that thou rebellest agaynst me 6 Lo thou puttest thy trust in a broken staffe of reede I meane Egypt which he that leaneth vpon it goeth into his hande and shooteth it through euen so is Pharao the kyng of Egypt vnto all them that trust in hym 7 But if thou wouldest say vnto me We trust in the Lorde our God Is not he that God whose hygh places aulters Hezekia toke downe and commaunded Iuda and Hierusalem to worship only before this aulter 8 Nowe therfore deliuer hostages that thou rebell no more agaynst my Lorde the kyng of the Assyrians and I wyll geue thee two thousande horses yf thou be able to set men vpon them 9 Howe darest thou resist the power of the smallest prince that my Lorde hath howe darest thou trust in the charrets and horsemen of Egypt 10 Moreouer thinkest thou that I am come vp hyther to destroy this lande without the Lordes wyll The Lorde sayd vnto me Go vp agaynst this lande and destroy it 11 Then sayd Eliakim Sobna Ioah vnto Rabsakeh Speake to vs thy seruauntes we pray thee in the Syrians language for we vnderstande it well and speake not to vs in the Iewes tongue lest the folke heare which lyeth vpon the wall 12 Then aunswered Rabsakeh Hath my maister sent me to speake this only to thy maister and thee hath he not sent me to them also that lye vpon the wall that they may be compelled to eate their owne dunge and drinke their owne stale with you 13 And Rabsakeh stoode stiffe and cryed with a loude voyce in the Iewes tongue and sayde Nowe take heede howe the great kyng of the Assyrians geueth you warnyng 14 Thus saith the kyng Let not Hezekia deceaue you for he shall not be able to deliuer you 15 Moreouer let not Hezekia comfort you in the Lorde when he saith The Lorde without doubt shall defende vs and shall not geue ouer this citie into the handes of the king of the Assyrians 16 Hearken not to Hezekia for thus saith the kyng of Assyria Obtayne my fauour encline to me so may euery man enioy his vineyardes and figge trees and drynke the water of his cesterne 17 Vnto the tyme that I come my selfe and bryng you into a lande that is lyke your owne wherin is wheate wine which is both sowen with
seede and planted with vineyardes 18 Let not Hezekia deceaue you when he saith vnto you the Lorde shall deliuer vs Myght the gods of the gentiles kepe euery mans lande from the power of the kyng of the Assyrians 19 Where is the god of Hemath and Arphad where is the god of Sepharuaim and who is able to defende Samaria out of my hande 20 Or which of all the gods of these landes hath deliuered their countrey out of my power Is the Lord in deede able to deliuer Hierusalem from my hande 21 Vnto this Hezekias messengers helde their tongues and aunswered not one worde for the kyng had charged them that they should geue him no aunswere 22 So came Eliakim Helkias sonne the chiefe ouer the householde Sobna the scribe and Ioah Asaphes sonne the secratarie vnto Hezekia with rent clothes and tolde hym the wordes of Rabsakeh The .xxxvij. Chapter 1 Hezekia humbleth hym selfe before the Lorde 36 The armie of Sennacherib is slayne of the angell of the Lorde 38 and he hym selfe is kylled of his owne sonnes 1 WHEN Hezekia hearde that he rent his clothes and put on sackcloth and went into the temple of the Lorde 2 But he sent Eliakim the chiefe ouer the householde Sobna the scribe with the eldest priestes clothed in sacke vnto the prophete Esai the sonne of Amos 3 And they sayde vnto hym Thus saith Hezekia This is the day of trouble of plague and of blasphemie for the children are come to the place of birth but there is no power to bryng them foorth 4 The Lorde thy God no doubt hath well considered the wordes of Rabsakeh whom his lorde king of the Assyrians hath sent to defie and blaspheme the lyuyng God with such wordes as the Lorde thy God hath hearde ryght well and therfore lyft vp thy prayer for the remnaunt that yet are left 5 So the seruauntes of the kyng Hezekia came to Esai 6 And Esai gaue them this aunswere Say thus vnto your lorde Thus saith the Lord Be not afraide of the wordes that thou hast hearde wherwith the kyng of the Assyrians seruauntes haue blasphemed me 7 Beholde I wyll rayse vp a wynde agaynst him he shall heare a rumour and he shall go agayne into his countrey there wyll I destroy hym with the sworde in his owne lande 8 Nowe when Rabsakeh returned he founde the kyng of Assyria laying siege to Libnas for he had vnderstandyng that he was departed from Lachis 9 And there came a rumour that Tharakas kyng of Ethiopia was come foorth to warre agaynst hym and when the king of Assyria hearde that he sent other messengers to kyng Hezekia with this commaundement 10 Say thus to Hezekia kyng of Iuda Let not thy God deceaue thee in whom thou hopest and sayest Hierusalem shall not be geuen into the handes of the kyng of Assyria 11 For lo thou knowest well howe the kynges of Assyria haue handled all the landes that they haue subuerted and hopest thou to escape 12 Were the people of the gentiles whom my progenitours conquered deliuered at any tyme through their gods As namely Gosan Haran Rezeph and the children of Eden which were at Thalassar 13 Where is the king of Hemath and the king of Arphad and the king of the citie Sepharuaim Ena and Aua 14 Nowe when Hezekia had receaued the letter of the messengers and read it he went vp into the house of the Lorde and opened the letter before the Lorde 15 And Hezekia prayed vnto the Lorde on this maner 16 O Lorde of hoastes thou God of Israel which dwellest vpon Cherubim thou art the God that only is God of all the kingdomes of the world for thou only hast created heauen and earth 17 Encline thine eare Lorde and consider open thine eyes Lorde and see and ponder all the wordes of Sennacherib which hath sent his embassage to blaspheme the lyuyng God 18 It is true O Lorde that the kynges of Assyria haue conquered all kyngdomes and landes 19 And cast their gods in the fire for those were no gods but the workes of mens handes of wood or stone therfore haue they destroyed them 20 Nowe therfore deliuer vs O Lord our God from the handes of Sennacherib that all the kyngdomes of the earth may knowe that thou only art the Lorde 21 Then Esai the sonne of Amos sent vnto Hezekia saying Thus saith the Lorde God of Israel Wheras thou hast made thy prayer vnto me as touching Sennacherib the king of Assyria 22 This is the aunswere that the Lorde hath geuen concernyng hym Dispised art thou and mocked O daughter Sion he hath shaken his head at thee O daughter of Hierusalem â—3 But thou Sennacherib whom hast thou defied and blasphemed Agaynst whom hast thou lifted vp thy voyce and exalted thy proude lokes euen agaynst the holy one of Israel 24 Thou with thy seruauntes hast blasphemed the Lorde and thus holdest thou of thy selfe I wyll couer the hye mountaynes and sydes of Libanus with my horsemen and there wyll I cut downe the hye Cedar trees and the fayrest Firre trees I wyll vp in the heyght of it and into the chiefest of his tymber woods 25 If there be no water I wyll graue and drynke and as for waters of defence I wyll drye them vp with the feete of myne hoast 26 Yea hast thou not hearde what I haue taken in hande and brought to passe of olde tyme That same wyll I do nowe also and waste destroy and bryng strong cities vnto heapes of stones 27 For their inhabitours shal be like lame men brought in feare and confounded they shal be lyke grasse and greene hearbes in the fielde lyke the hay vpon house toppes that wythereth before it be growen vp 28 I knowe thy wayes thy going foorth and thy commyng home yea and thy madnesse agaynst me 29 Therfore thy furiousnesse agaynst me and thy pride is come before me I wyll put my ryng in thy nose and my bridle bit in the iawes of thee and turne thee about euen the same way thou camest 3 I wyll geue thee also this token O Hezekia this yere shalt thou eate such as groweth of it selfe and the seconde yere that which spryngeth agayne of the same in the thirde yere ye shall sowe and reape yea ye shall plant vineyardes and enioy the fruites therof 31 And such of the house of Iuda as are escaped shall come together and the remnaunt shall take roote beneath and bryng foorth fruite aboue 32 For the escaped shall go out of Hierusalem and the remnaunt from the mount Sion and this shall the zeale of the Lorde of hoastes bryng to passe 33 Therfore thus saith the Lorde concernyng the kyng of the Assyrians He shall not come into this citie and shall shoote no arrowe into it there shall no shielde hurt it neither shall they cast ditches about it 34 The same way he came he shall returne and not come at this citie saith the Lorde
for the breath of the Lord bloweth vpon them of a trueth the people are grasse 8 The grasse withereth and the floure fadeth away yet the worde of our God endureth for euer 9 Go vp vnto the hye hyll O Sion thou that bryngest good tidinges lyft vp thy voyce with power O thou preacher Hierusalem lyft vp without feare say vnto the cities of Iuda Beholde your God 10 Beholde y e Lorde God shal come with power and shall of him selfe beare rule with his arme beholde his rewarde with hym and his workes before hym 11 He shall feede his flocke like an heardman he shall gather the lambes together with his arme and cary them in his bosome and shall kyndly intreate those that beare young 12 Who hath measured the waters in his fist who hath measured heauen with his spanne and hath comprehended all the earth of the worlde in three measures who hath wayed the mountaynes and hylles in a ballaunce 13 Who hath directed the spirite of the Lorde or who gaue hym counsayle and shewed hym 14 Who is of his counsayle and geueth hym vnderstandyng and hath taught hym the path of iudgement who taught hym cunnyng and opened to hym the way of vnderstandyng 15 Beholde all people are in comparison of hym as a droppe of a bucket full and are counted as the least thyng that the ballaunce wayeth yea and the Isles he taketh vp as a very litle thyng 16 Libanus is not sufficient to minister fire to his offeryng and all the beastes therof are not inough for one sacrifice 17 All people in comparison of hym are reckened as nothyng yf they be compared with hym lesse then nothyng and as it that is not 18 To whom then wyll ye lyken God or what similitude will ye set vp to him 19 Shall the caruer make hym a carued image and shall the goldesmith couer hym with golde or cast hym into a fourme of siluer plates 20 Moreouer shal the image maker that the poore man which is disposed may haue some thyng to set vp also seeke out and choose a tree that is not rotten and carue thereout an image that moueth not 21 Knowe ye nothyng hearde ye neuer of it hath it not ben preached vnto you since the beginning haue ye not ben enfourmed of this by the foundation of the earth 22 It is he that sitteth vpon the circle of the world whose inhabiters are in comparison of him but as grashoppers he spreadeth out the heauens as a couering he stretcheth them out as a tent to dwell in 23 He bringeth princes to nothing and the iudges of the earth as though they were not 24 So that of them it may be sayde they be not planted nor sowne agayne neither their stocke rooted agayne in the earth for assoone as he bloweth vpon them they wither and fade away lyke the strawe in a whirle winde 25 To whom nowe will ye liken me and whom shall I be lyke saith the holy one 26 Lift vp your eyes on high and consider who hath made those thinges which come out by so great heapes and he calleth them al by their names there is nothing hid from the greatnesse of his power strength and might 27 Howe may then Iacob thinke or may Israel say My wayes are hid from the Lord and my God knoweth not of my iudgementes 28 Knowest thou not or hast thou not hearde that the euerlasting God the Lorde whiche made all the corners of the earth is neither weerie nor fainte and that his wysdome can not be comprehended 29 It is he that geueth strength vnto the weerie and power vnto the faint 30 Children are weerie and faint and the strongest men fall 31 But vnto them that haue their trust in the Lorde shall strength be increased Egles winges shall growe vpon them when they runne they shall not fall and when they go they shall not be weerie The .xlj. Chapter 2 Of the goodnesse and mercy of God towarde the people 1 BE styll you Ilandes and hearken vnto me let the people lay their strength together let them come hither and then shew their cause we will go to the lawe together 2 Who raysed vp the iust man from the east and called hym to go foorth who cast downe the people and subdued the kynges before him that he may throw them al to the ground with his sworde and scatter them lyke stubble with his bowe 3 He foloweth vpon them and goeth safely him selfe that in a way where before his foote had not troden 4 Who hath made and created these thinges euen he that called the generations from the beginning euen I the Lorde whiche am the first and with the last 5 The Isles sawe and did feare and the endes of the earth were abashed drewe nye and came hither 6 Euery man helped his neighbour and sayd to his brother be strong 7 The carpenter comforted the goldsmith and the goldsmith the hammerman saying sowder wyll do very well in it and they fastened it with nayles that it shoulde not be moued 8 But thou Israel art my seruaunt thou Iacob whom I haue chosē thou art the seede of Abraham my beloued 9 Thou art he whom I led from the endes of the earth for I called thee euen from among the glorious men of it and sayd vnto thee Thou art my seruaunt I haue chosen thee and not cast thee away 10 Be not afraide for I am with thee Melt not away as waxe for I am thy God to strength thee helpe thee and kepe thee with the right hande of my righteousnesse 11 Beholde all they that resist thee shall come to confusion and shame and thine aduersaries shal be destroyed brought to naught 12 So that who so seeketh after them shall not finde them thy destroyers shall perishe and so shall they that vndertake to make battayle against thee be as that is not as a thing of naught 13 For I the Lorde thy God wyll strengthen thy right hande euen I that say vnto thee Feare not I wyll helpe thee 14 Be not afraide thou litle worme Iacob and thou despised Israel for I wil helpe thee saith the Lorde and the holy one of Israel thy redeemer 15 Beholde I will make thee a treading cart and a newe flaile that thou mayest threshe and grinde the mountaines and bring the hilles to powder 16 Thou shalt fanne them and the winde shall carrie them away and the whirle winde shall scatter them but thou shalt reioyce in the Lorde and shalt delight in the holy one of Israel 17 When the thirstie and poore seeke water and finde none and when their tongue is drye of thirst I geue it them saith the Lorde I the God of Israel forsake them not 18 I bryng foorth fluddes in the hilles and welles in the playne fieldes I turne the wildernesse to riuers and the drye lande to conduites of water 19 I plant in the waste
Stoupe downe that we may go ouer thee make thy body euen with the grounde and as the streete to go vpon ¶ The .lij. Chapter 1 An exhortation and comfort to the people of God 1 VP Sion vp take thy strength vnto thee put on thyne honest rayment O Hierusalem thou holy citie for from this tyme foorth there shall no vncircumcised nor vncleane person come in thee 2 Shake thee from the dust arise and stande vp O Hierusalem Plucke out thy necke from the bonde O thou captiue daughter Sion 3 For thus saith the Lorde ye are solde for naught therfore shal ye be redeemed also without any money 4 For thus saith the Lorde God My people went downe afore tyme into Egypt there to be straungers and the kyng of the Assyrians oppressed them without any cause 5 And nowe what profite is it to me saith the Lorde that my people is freely caryed away brought into heauinesse by their rulers and my name euer styll blasphemed saith the Lorde 6 But that my people may knowe my name I my selfe wyll speake in that day Beholde here am I. 7 O howe beautifull are the feete of the embassadour that bryngeth the message from the mountayne and proclaymeth peace that bryngeth the good tidinges and preacheth health and saith vnto Sion Thy God is the kyng 8 Thy watchmen shall lyft vp their voyce with loude voyce they shall reioyce together for they shall see plainly when the Lorde shall conuert Sion 9 Be glad O thou desolate Hierusalem and reioyce together for the Lord hath comforted his people he hath deliuered Hierusalem 10 The Lorde hath made bare his holy arme and shewed it foorth in the syght of all the gentiles and all the endes of the earth hath seene the sauyng health of our God 11 Away away get you out from hence and touche no vncleane thyng Go out from among such and be cleane that beare the vessell of the Lorde 12 For ye shall not escape by runnyng nor by fleeyng away but the Lorde shall go before you and the God of Israel shall gather you together 13 Beholde my seruaunt shal deale prosperously therfore shal he be magnified exalted and greatly honoured 14 Lyke as the multitude shall wonder vpon hym because his face shal be so defourmed and not as mans face his beautie like no man 15 Euen so shall the multitude of the gentiles speake of him and kynges shall shut their mouthes before hym for they haue seene that which was not tolde to them and haue vnderstande that wherof they had not hearde The .liij. Chapter 1 He prophecâ—eth euidently of the passion of our sauiour Iesus Christe 1 BVt who hath geuen credence vnto our preaching or to whom is the arme of the Lorde knowen 2 For he dyd growe before the Lorde like as a braunche and as a roote in a drye grounde he hath neither beautie nor fauour when we loke vpon hym there shal be no fairenesse we shall haue no lust vnto hym 3 He is dispised and abhorred of men he is such a man as hath good experience of sorowes and infirmities We haue reckened hym so vile that we hyd our faces from hym 4 Howbeit he only hath taken on him our infirmitie and borne our paynes Yet we dyd iudge hym as though he were plagued and cast downe of God 5 Wheras he notwithstandyng was wounded for our offences and smitten for our wickednesse for the payne of our punishment was layde vpon hym and with his stripes are we healed 6 As for vs we are all gone astray lyke sheepe euery one hath turned his owne way but the Lord hath throwen vpon hym all our sinnes 7 He suffered violence and was euyll intreated and dyd not open his mouth He shal be led as a sheepe to be slayne yet shall he be as styll as a lambe before the shearer and not open his mouth 8 From the prison and iudgement was he taken and his generation who can declare for he was cut of from the grounde of the lyuyng which punishment dyd go vpon hym for the transgression of my people 9 His graue was geuen hym with the condempned and with the riche man at his death wheras he did neuer violence nor vnright neither hath there ben any disceiptfulnesse in his mouth 10 Yet hath it pleased the Lord to smite hym with infirmitie that when he had made his soule an offeryng for sinne he might see long lastyng seede and this deuice of the Lorde shall prosper in his hande 11 Of the trauayle and labour of his soule shall he see the fruite be satisfied My righteous seruaunt shall with his knowledge iustifie the multitude for he shall beare their sinnes 12 Therfore wyll I geue hym among the great ones his part and he shall deuide the spoyle with the mightie because he geueth ouer his soule to death and is reckened among the transgressours which neuerthelesse hath taken away the sinnes of the multitude and made intercession for the misdoers The .liiij. Chapter 1 Of the great dominion of Christe 7 The indignation of God endureth but a short space but his mercie is euerlastyng 1 BE glad nowe thou baren that bearest not reioyce syng and be mery thou that art not with childe for the desolate hath mo childreÌ„ then the maryed wyfe saith the Lorde 2 Make thy tent wyder and spreade out the hanginges of thine habitation spare not lay foorth thy wardes and make fast thy stakes 3 For thou shalt be multiplied on the ryght syde and on the left and thy seede shall haue the gentiles in possession and dwell in the desolate cities 4 Feare not for thou shalt not be confounded be not ashamed for thou shalt not come to confusion Yea thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth and shalt not remember the dishonour of thy widowhead 5 For he that made thee shal be thy Lorde and husbande whose name is the Lord of hoastes and thy redeemer shal be euen the holy one of Israel the Lorde of the whole worlde 6 For the Lorde hath called thee beyng as a desolate sorowfull woman and as a young wyfe that was forsaken saith thy God 7 A litle while haue I forsaken thee but with great mercifulnesse shall I take thee vp vnto me 8 When I was angry I hyd my face from thee for a litle season but through euerlastyng goodnesse haue I pardoned thee saith the Lorde thy redeemer 9 And this is vnto me as the water of Noe for like as I haue sworne that I wyll not bryng the water of Noe any more vpon the worlde so haue I sworne that I wyll neuer be angry with thee nor reproue thee 10 The mountaynes shall remoue and the hylles shall fall downe but my louyng kyndnesse shall not moue and the bonde of my peace shall not fall downe from thee saith the Lorde thy
wayes are so crooked that whosoeuer goeth therein knoweth of no peace 9 And this is the cause that equitie is so farre from vs and that righteousnesse commeth not nie vs We loke for light lo it is darknesse for the morning shine see we walke in the darke 10 We grope lyke the blinde vpon the wall we grope euen as one that hath none eyes we stumble at the noone day as though it were towarde night in the falling places lyke men that are halfe dead 11 We roare all like beares and mourne still like doues we looke for equitie but there is none for health but it is farre from vs. 12 For our offences are many before thee and our sinnes testifie against vs yea we must confesse that we offende and knowledge that we do amisse 13 Namely transgresse and dissemble against the Lorde and fall away from our God vsing presumpteous and trayterous imaginations and casting false matters in our heartes 14 And therefore is equitie gone aside and righteousnesse standeth farre of trueth is fallen downe in the streete and the thing that is playne and open may not be shewed 15 Yea the trueth is taken away and he that refraineth hym selfe from euyll must be spoyled When the Lorde sawe this it displeased hym sore that there was no equitie 16 He sawe also that there was no man righteous and he wondred that there was no man to helpe hym wherefore he helde hym by his owne power and he sustayned hym by his owne righteousnesse 17 He put righteousnesse vpon hym for a brest plate he set the helmet of health vpon his head He put on wrath in the steade of clothing and toke ielousie about him for a cloke 18 Euen as when a man goeth foorth wrathfully to recompence his enemies and to be auenged of his aduersaries he wyll recompence and rewarde the Ilandes 19 They shall feare the name of the Lorde from the rising of the sunne and his maiestie vnto the going downe of the same for he shall come as a violent water streame which the winde of the Lorde hath moued 20 But vnto Sion there shall come a redeemer and vnto them in Iacob that turne from wickednesse saith the Lord. 21 I wyll make this couenaunt with them saith the Lord My spirite that is vpon thee and the wordes whiche I haue put in thy mouth shall neuer go out of thy mouth nor out of the mouth of thy childers chyldren from this time foorth for euermore worlde without ende saith the Lorde The .lx. Chapter 1 A consolation and confort to Hierusalem 5 The Churche is gathered together among the gentiles by preaching of the gospell 16 and aboundeth with all good thinges 1 GEt thee vp betymes and be bright O Hierusalem for thy light commeth and the glorie of the Lord is risen vp vpon thee 2 For lo whyle the darknesse cloude couereth the earth and the people the Lorde shall shewe thee light and his glory shal be seene in thee 3 The gentiles shall come to thy light kinges to the brightnesse that springeth foorth vpon thee 4 Lift vp thyne eyes and loke rounde about thee all these gather them selues and come to thee thy sonnes shall come vnto thee from farre and thy daughters shall gather them selues to thee on euery side 5 Then thou shalt see this and be glorious thou shalt maruayle exceedingly and thyne heart shal be opened when the aboundaunce of the sea shal be conuerted vnto thee that is when the riches of the gentiles shall come vnto thee 6 The multitude of camels shall couer thee the dromedaries of Madian and Epha all they of Saba shall come bringing gold and incense and shewing the prayse of the Lorde 7 All the cattell of Cedar shal be gathered vnto thee the rammes of Nabaioth shall serue thee to be offred acceptablie vpon mine aulter and the house of my glory wyll I garnishe 8 But what are these that flee here like the cloudes and as the doues fleing to their windowes 9 The Isles also shall wayte for me and specially the shippes of Tharsis that they may bryng thy sonnes from farre and their siluer and their golde with them vnto the name of the Lorde thy God vnto the holy one of Israel that hath glorified thee 10 Straungers shall buylde vp thy walles and their kynges shall do thee seruice for whē I was angrie I smote thee and of my mercy I pardoned thee 11 Thy gates shall stande open still both day and night and neuer be shut that the hoast of the gentiles may come and that their kynges may be brought vnto thee 12 For euery people and kingdome that serueth not thee shall perishe and be destroyed with vtter destruction 13 The glory of Libanus shall come vnto thee the Firre trees Boxes and Cedars together to garnishe the place of my sanctuarie for I wyll glorifie the place of my feete 14 Moreouer those shall come kneeling vnto thee that haue vexed thee and all they that despised thee shall fall downe at thy foote Thou shalt be called the citie of the Lorde Sion the citie of the holy one of Israel 15 Because thou hast ben forsaken and hated so that no man went thorowe thee I wyl make thee glorious for euer and euer and ioyfull throughout all posterities 16 Thou shalt sucke the milke of the gentiles and kinges breastes shall feede thee and thou shalt knowe that I the Lorde am thy sauiour and redeemer the mightie one of Iacob 17 For brasse wyll I geue thee golde and for iron siluer for wood brasse and for stones iron I wyll turne thyne oppression into peace and thyne exactions into righteousnesse 18 Violence and robberie shall neuer be hearde of in thy lande neither harme and destruction within thy borders thy walles shal be called health and thy gates the prayse of God 19 The sunne shall neuer be thy day light and the light of the moone shall neuer shine vnto thee but the Lorde him selfe shal be thyne euerlasting light and thy God shal be thy glory 20 Thy sunne shall neuer go downe and thy moone shall not be hid for the Lorde hym selfe shal be thyne euerlasting light and thy sorowfull dayes shal be ended 21 Thy people shal be all righteous and possesse the lande euer the floure of my planting the worke of my hands wherof I wyll reioyce 22 The youngest and least shall growe into a thousande and the simplest into a strong people I the Lorde shall shortlye bryng this thing to passe in his tyme. ¶ The .lxj. Chapter 1 He prophesieth that Christe shal be annoynted and sent to preache 1 THe spirite of the Lord is vpon me for the Lord hath annoynted me and sent me to preache good tidinges vnto the poore that I might binde vp the wounded heartes that I might preache deliueraunce to the captiue and open the prison to thē that are bounde 2 That I might declare
the acceptable yere of the Lorde and the day of the vengeaunce of our God that I might comfort all them that are in heauinesse 3 That I might geue vnto them that mourne in Sion that I might geue I say beautie in steede of asshes ioyfull oyntment for sighing pleasaunt rayment for an heauie minde that they might be called trees of righteousnesse a planting of the Lorde for hym to reioyce in 4 They shall buylde the long rough wildernesse and set vp the olde desert they shall repayre the waste places and suche as haue ben voyde throughout many generations 5 Straungers shall stande and feede your cattell and the aliauntes shal be your plowmen and dressers of your vines 6 But ye shal be named the priestes of the Lorde and men shall call you the seruauntes of our God ye shall enioy the goodes of the gentiles and triumph in their substaunce 7 For your great reproofe you shal haue double ioy and for shame shall they haue ioy of their portion for they shall haue double possession in their lande and euerlasting ioy shal be with them 8 For I the Lorde whiche loue right and hate robberie though it were offered me shall make their workes full of faythfulnesse and make an euerlasting couenaunt with them 9 Their seede also and their generation shal be knowen among the gentiles and among the people all they that see them shall knowe that they are the hye blessed seede of the Lorde 10 And therefore I am ioyfull in the Lorde and my soule reioyceth in God For he hath put vpon me the garment of saluation and couered me with the mantle of righteousnesse * He shal decke me lyke a bridegrome and as a bride that hath her apparell vpon her 11 For like as the ground bringeth foorth her fruite and as the garden shooteth foorth seede so shall the Lorde God cause righteousnesse and prayse to floorishe foorth before all the heathen The .lxij. Chapter 1 A prophecie of the comming of Christe 1 FOr Sions sake wyll I not holde my tongue and for Hierusalems sake I wyll not ceasse vntill their righteousnesse breake foorth as the shining light and their saluation as a burning lampe 2 Then shall the gentiles see thy righteousnesse and all kynges thy glory Thou shalt be named with a newe name whiche the mouth of the Lorde shall shewe 3 Thou shalt be a crowne in the hande of the Lorde and a glorious garlande in the hande of thy God 4 From this tyme foorth thou shalt neuer be called the forsaken and thy lande shall no more be called the wildernesse but thou shalt be called My pleasure is in her and thy lande shal be called The maried woman for the Lorde loueth thee and thy land shal be ioyned in mariage 5 And lyke as a young man taketh a virgin to mariage so shal thy sonnes be maried vnto thee and as a bridegrome is glad of his bride so shall thy God reioyce ouer thee 6 I haue set watchmen vpon thy walles O Hierusalem which shall neither ceasse day nor night to preache the Lorde and ye also that remember the Lorde ye shall not kepe him close 7 Nor leaue to speake of him vntill Hierusalem be set vp and made the prayse of the worlde 8 The Lorde hath sworne by his right hand and by his strong arme that from hencefoorth he wyll not geue thy corne to be meate for thyne enemies nor thy vine wherein thou hast laboured to be drinke for the straungers 9 But they that haue gathered in the corne shall eate it and geue thankes to the Lorde and they that haue borne in the vine shall drinke it in the court of my sanctuarie 10 Go you go you thorowe the gates make cleane the way for the people make playne make playne the foote path and take away the stones out of it and set out a token for the people 11 Beholde the Lorde proclaymeth vnto the endes of the worlde tell the daughter Sion See thy sauiour commeth beholde he bringeth his recompence with hym and his worke go before hym 12 For they whom the Lorde deliuereth shal be called the holy people and as for thee thou shalt be named the greatlye occupied and not the forsaken citie The .lxiij. Chapter 7 Of the redemption promised to the people 1 WHat is he this that commeth frō Edom with red coloured clothes from Bosra He is honourablye arrayed and commeth in mightyly with his power I am he that teacheth righteousnesse and am of power to helpe 2 Wherefore then is thy clothing red and thy rayment like his that treadeth in the wine presse 3 I haue troden the presse my selfe alone and of all people there is not one with me Thus wyll I treade them downe in my wrath and set my feete vpon them in myne indignation and their blood shal be sprong vpon my clothes and so wyll I stayne all my rayment 4 For the day of vengeaunce is assigned in my heart and the yere when my people shal be deliuered is come 5 I loked about me and there was no man to shewe me any helpe I marueyled that no man helde me vp Then I helde me by myne owne arme and my feruentnesse sustayned me 6 And thus wyll I treade downe the people in my wrath and bathe them in my displeasure and vpon the earth will I lay their strength 7 I wyll declare the goodnesse of the Lorde yea and the prayse of the Lorde for all that he hath geuen vs for the great good that he hath done for Israel whiche he hath geuen them of his owne fauour and according to the multitude of his louing kindnesses 8 For he sayde These no doubt are my people and no shrinking chyldren and so was he their sauiour 9 In their troubles he was also troubled with them and the angell that went foorth from his presence deliuered them of very loue and kindnesse that he had vnto them he redeemed them he hath borne them and caried them vp euer since the worlde began 10 But after they prouoked hym to wrath and vexed his holy spirite he was their enemie and fought against them hym selfe 11 Yet remembred Israel the olde time of Moyses and his people saying where is he that brought them from the water of the sea with them that feede his sheepe Where is he that hath geuen his holy spirite among them 12 He led them by the right hande of Moyses with his glorious arme deuiding the water before them wherby he gat him selfe an euerlasting name 13 He led them in the deepe as an horse is led in the playne that they shoulde not stumble 14 As a tame beast goeth in the fielde and the spirite of God geueth hym rest thus O God hast thou led thy people to make thy selfe a glorious name withall 15 Loke downe then from heauen and beholde from the dwelling place of thy sanctuarie and thy glorie Howe is it that
thy gelousie thy strength the multitude of thy mercies and thy louing kindnesse wyll not be intreated of vs 16 Yet art thou our father for Abraham knoweth vs not neither is Israel acquainted with vs but thou Lorde art our father and redeemer and thy name is euerlasting 17 O Lorde wherefore hast thou led vs out of the way wherefore hast thou hardened our heartes that we feare thee not Be at one with vs agayne for thy seruauntes sake and for the generation of thyne heritage 18 Thy holy people haue had but a litle whyle thy sanctuarie in possession for our enemies haue troden downe thy holy place 19 And we were thyne from the beginning when thou wast not their Lorde for they haue not called vpon thy name ¶ The .lxiiij. Chapter 1 The prophete vnder the person of the Iewes bewayleth their exile and banishment ◠Mans righteousnesse is like a cloth defiled 1 O That thou wouldest cleaue the heauens in sunder come downe that the mountaines might melt away at thy presence 2 Like as at an hotte fire and that the malitious might boyle away as the water doth vpon the fire whereby thy name might be knowen among thyne enemies and that the gentiles might tremble before thee 3 When thou wroughtest wonderous straunge workes we looked not for them thou camest downe and the hilles melted at thy presence 4 For since the beginning of the worlde it hath not ben hearde or perceaued neither hath any eye seene another God beside thee whiche doest so muche for them that put their trust in thee 5 Thou helpest hym that doth right with chearefulnesse and them that thinke vpon thee in thy wayes but lo thou hast ben angrie for we offended and haue ben euer in sinne though the worlde hath cleaued to them yet shall we be saued 6 We are all as an vncleane thing and all our righteousnesse are as filthy ragges we fal euerychone as the leafe for our sinnes cary vs away lyke the winde 7 There is no man that calleth vpon thy name that standeth vp to take hold by thee therefore hidest thou thy face from vs and consumest vs because of our sinnes 8 But nowe O Lorde thou father of ours we are thy clay and thou art our potter and we all are the worke of thy handes 9 Be not to sore displeased O Lord and kepe not our offences to long in thy remembraunce but consider that we all are thy people 10 The cities of thy sanctuarie lye waste Sion is a wildernesse and Hierusalem a desert 11 Our holy house whiche is our beautie where our fathers praysed thee is brent vp yea all our commodities and pleasures are wasted away 12 Wylt thou not be intreated O Lorde for all this wylt thou holde thy peace and scourge vs so sore The .lxv. Chapter 1 The reiecting of the Iewes and the calling of the heathen 1 THey seeke me that hitherto haue not asked for me they finde me that hitherto haue not sought me I haue saide I am here I am here I am founde of a people that neuer called vpon my name 2 For thus long haue I euer holden out mine handes to an vnfaythfull people that go not the right way but after their owne imagination 3 To a people that is euer defiyng me to my face they make their oblations in gardens and their smoke vpon aulters of bricke 4 They lurke among the groues and lye in the dennes all night they eate swines fleshe and vncleane broth is in their vessels 5 If thou commest nye them they say touche me not for I am holyer then thou All these men when I am angry shal be turned to smoke and fire that shall burne for euer 6 Beholde it is written before my face and shall not be forgotten but recompenced I shall rewarde it them into their bosome 7 I meane your misdeedes and the misdeedes of your fathers together saith the Lord which haue made their smokes vpon the mountaines and blasphemed me vpon the hilles therefore wyll I measure their olde deedes into their bosome agayne 8 Moreouer thus saith the Lord Like as when newe wine is founde in the cluster and one saith Lose it not for there is blessing therein euen so wyll I do also for my seruauntes sakes that I wyll not destroy them all 9 But I will take a seede out of Iacob and out of Iuda one to take possession of my hill My chosen shall possesse it and my seruauntes shall dwell there 10 Saron shal be a sheepefolde and the valley of Achor shall geue the stalling for the cattell of my people that seeke after me 11 But as for you ye are they that haue forsaken the Lorde and forgotten my holy hyll ye haue set vp an aulter vnto Iupiter and geuen riche drinke offeringes vnto the planets 12 Therfore wyll I number you to the sworde that ye shal be destroyed altogether for that when I called no man gaue me aunswere when I spake ye hearkened not vnto me but dyd wickednesse before mine eyes and chose the thinges that pleased me not 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord God Beholde my seruauntes shall eate but ye shall haue hunger beholde my seruauntes shall drinke but ye shall suffer thirst beholde my seruauntes shal be merie but ye shal be confounded 14 Beholde my seruauntes shall reioyce for very quietnesse of heart but ye shal crye for sorowe of heart and complaine for vexation of minde 15 Your name shall ye leaue accursed among my chosen for God the Lorde shall slay you and call his seruauntes by another name 16 Who so reioyceth vpon earth shall reioyce in the true God and who so sweareth vpon earth shall sweare in the true God for the olde afflictions shal be forgotten and taken away out of my sight 17 For lo I shall make a newe heauen and a newe earth and as for the olde they shall neuer be thought vpon nor kept in minde 18 But the Lorde saith Be glad and euermore reioyce for the things that I shall do For why beholde I shall make a ioyfull Hierusalem and his people ioyfull 19 Yea I my selfe will reioyce with Hierusalem and be glad with my people and the voyce of weeping and wayling shall not be hearde in her from thencefoorth 20 There shall neither be chylde nor olde man that haue not their full dayes but when the chylde commeth to an hundred yeres olde it shal dye and if he that is an hundred yeres of age do wrong he shal be cursed 21 They shall buylde houses and dwell in them they shall plant vineyardes and eate the fruite of them 22 They shall not buylde and another possesse they shall not plant and another eate but the life of my people shal be like a tree and mine elect shall enioy styll the worke of their handes 23 They shall not labour in vayne nor beget with trouble for
they are the hye blessed seede of the Lorde and their fruites with them 24 And it shal be that or euer they call I shall aunswere them whyle they are yet but thinking howe to speake I shal heare them 25 The woolfe and the lambe shal feede together and the lion shall eate hay like the bullocke but earth shal be the serpentes meate There shal no man hurt nor slay another in al my holy hill saith the Lorde The .lxvj. Chapter 1 God dwelleth not in temples made by mans hande 3 He dispiseth sacrifices done without mercie and fayth 5 God comforteth them that are troubled for his sake 23 Among the christen the Sabbath is continuall 1 THus saith the Lorde Heauen is my seate and the earth is my footstoole Where shall nowe the house stande that ye wyll builde vnto me And where shal be the place that I wyll dwell in 2 As for these thynges my hande hath made them all and they are all created saith the Lorde which of them shall I then regarde Euen hym that is poore and of a lowly troubled spirite and standeth in awe of my wordes 3 For who so slayeth an oxe for me doth me so great dishonour as he that killeth a man He that killeth a sheepe for me knetcheth a dogge He that bryngeth me meate offerynges offereth swynes blood who so maketh me a memorial of incense prayseth the thyng that is vnryght Yet take they such wayes in hande and their soule delyghteth in these abhominations 4 Therfore wyll I also haue pleasure in laughyng them to scorne the thyng that they feare will I bring vpon them For when I called no man gaue aunswere when I spake they woulde not heare but did wickednesse before mine eyes and chose the thynges that displeased me 5 Heare the worde of God all ye that feare the thyng which he speaketh Your brethren that hate you and cast you out for my name sake say The Lorde is heynous agaynst vs but you shall see hym in ioy when they shal be confounded 6 Then shal be hearde a great noyse from the citie and the temple the voyce of the Lorde that wyll rewarde and recompence his enemies 7 Lyke as when a wife bringeth foorth a man childe or euer she suffer the payne of the birth anguishe of the trauayle 8 Who euer heard or sawe such thinges doth the grounde beare in one day or are the people borne all at once as Sion trauayled in childe birth and bare her sonnes 9 For thus saith the Lorde Am I he that maketh other to beare and beare not my selfe Am not I he that beareth and maketh barren saith thy God 10 Reioyce with Hierusalem and be glad with her all ye that loue her be ioyfull with her all ye that mourne for her 11 For ye shall sucke comfort out of her breastes and be satisfied Ye shall taste and haue delyte in the bryghtnesse of her glorie 12 For thus saith the Lorde Beholde I wyll let peace into her lyke a water fludde and the glory of the heathen like a flowing streame Then shall ye sucke ye shal be borne vpon her sydes and be ioyfull vpon her knees 13 For lyke as a chylde is comforted of his mother so shall I comfort you and ye shal be comforted in Hierusalem 14 And when ye see this your heart shall reioyce and your bones shall florishe lyke an hearbe Thus shall the hande of the Lorde be knowen among his seruauntes and his indignation among his enemies 15 For beholde the Lorde shall come with fire and his charret shal be lyke a whirle wynde that he may recompence his vengeaunce in his wrath and his indignation with the flambe of fire 16 For the Lorde shall iudge all fleshe with the fire and with his sworde and there shal be a great number slayne of the Lorde 17 Such as haue made themselues holy and cleane in the gardens and those that haue eaten swines fleshe mice and other abhominations shal be taken away together saith the Lorde 18 For I do knowe their workes and thoughtes and I wyll come to gather all people and tongues then they shall come and see my glorie 19 Vnto them shall I geue a token and sende certayne of theÌ„ that be deliuered among the gentiles into Cilicia Affrica and Lydia where men can handle bowes into Italie and also Greeke lande The Isles farre of that haue not hearde speake of me and haue not seene my glorie shall preache my prayse among the gentiles 20 And shall bryng all your brethren for an offeryng vnto the Lorde out of all the people vpon horses charettes and horslitters vpon mules and cartes to Hierusalem my holy hil saith the Lord lyke as the children of Israel bryng the offeryng in cleane vessels to the house of the Lorde 21 And I shal take out certayne of them for to be priestes and Leuites saith the Lorde 22 For lyke as the newe heauen and the newe earth which I wyll make shal be fast stablished by me saith the Lorde so shall your seede your name continue 23 And it shall come to passe that from moone to his moone from Sabbath to his Sabbath all fleshe shall come to worship before me saith the Lorde 24 And they shall go foorth and loke vpon the carions of them that haue transgressed agaynst me for their wormes shall not dye neither shall their fire be quenched and all fleshe shall abhorre them ⧠The ende of the booke of the prophete Esai ⧠The booke of the prophete Ieremie ¶ The first Chapter 1 The stocke of Ieremie and in what tyme he prophecied 6 He excuseth him selfe and woulde refuse the office of a prophete because he is young and vnexpert 8 He is taught of the Lorde and becommeth bolde 11 God openeth vnto hym that the destruction of the Iewes by the Babylonians is at hande 17 Ieremie is commaunded to speake the worde of God vnto the Iewes without feare 1 THese are the sermons of Ieremie the sonne of Helkiah the priest one of them that dwelt at Anathoth in the lande of Beniamin 2 When the Lorde had first spoken with hym in the tyme of Iosiah the sonne of Amon kyng of Iuda in the .xiij. yere of his raigne 3 And so duryng vnto the tyme of Iâ—hoakim the sonne of Iosiah king of Iuda and vntyll the .xi. yere of Zedekiah the sonne of Iosiah kyng of Iuda were ended when Hierusalem was taken euen in the fifth moneth 4 The worde of the Lorde spake thus vnto me 5 Before I fashioned thee in thy mothers wombe I dyd knowe thee and or euer thou wast borne I sanctified thee and ordeyned thee to be a prophete vnto the people 6 Then sayde I O Lorde God I can not speake for I am yet but young 7 And the Lorde aunswered me thus Say not so I am to young for thou shalt go to all that I shall
in the tyme of their trouble when they say stande vp and helpe vs 28 I shall aunswere them Where are nowe thy gods that thou hast made thee bid them stande vp and helpe thee in the time of thy neede For loke howe many cities thou hast O Iuda so many gods hast thou also 29 Wherfore then wyll ye go to lawe with me seeyng ye all are sinners agaynst me saith the Lorde 30 It is but lost labour that I smite your children for they receaue not my correction your owne sworde destroyeth your prophetes lyke a deuouryng lion 31 Oh generation hearken vnto the worde of the Lorde Am I become a wildernesse vnto the people of Israel or a lande that hath no lyght wherfore saith my people then We are lordes we wyll come no more vnto thee 32 Doth a mayde forget her rayment or a bride her stomacher but my people hath forgotten me a very long whyle 33 Why beautifiest thou thy wayes so hyely to obteyne fauour therthrough therfore also hast thou taught wickednesse through thy wayes 34 Vpon thy wynges is found the blood of poore and innocent people whom thou didst not fynde in corners holes but thou sluest the prophetes for reprouyng all these thynges 35 Yet darest thou say I am without sinne and giltlesse Tushe his wrath can not come vpon me Beholde I wyll reason with thee because thou darest say I haue not offended 36 Why gaddest thou so much hither and thither to chaunge thy wayes for thou shalt be confounded aswell of Egypt as thou wast of the Assyrians 37 Yea thou shalt go thy way from them and smite thine handes together vpon thy head because the Lorde shall bring that confidence and hope of thine to naught thou shalt not prosper withal The .iij. Chapter 1 God beyng mercifull calleth to repentaunce his people which he had forsaken for their whoredome with idols 20 He exhorteth Israel vnto repentaunce promisyng them sheepheardes that shoulde haue the true knowledge of God 23 The returne of Israel vnto God confessyng their offence 1 COmmonly when a man putteth away his wyfe and she goeth from hym maryeth with another then the question is shoulde he resort vnto her any more after that Is not that lande then defiled and vncleane But as for thee thou hast played the harlot with many louers yet turne agayne to me saith the Lorde 2 Lift vp thine eyes to the hygh places and loke where thou hast not ben defiled Thou hast wayted for them in the streetes and as a murtherer in the wildernesse through thy whoredome and shamefull blasphemies is the lande defiled 3 This is the cause that the rayne and euenyng deawe hath ceassed Thou hast gotten thee an whores forehead and wylt not be ashamed 4 Wylt thou not herafter say vnto me O my father thou art he that hast brought me vp and led me from my youth 5 Wyll God continue his wrath for euer wyll he kepe our faultes in memorie to the ende Neuerthelesse thou speakest such wordes but thou art euer doyng worse and worse to the vtmost of thy power 6 The Lorde sayde also vnto me in the tyme of Iosiah the kyng Hast thou seene what that rebellion Israel hath done howe she hath runne vp vpon all the hylles and among all thicke trees and there played the harlot 7 Hast thou seene also when she had done all this howe I sayde vnto her that she shoulde turne agayne vnto me and yet she is not returned Iuda that vnfaithfull sister of hers also sawe this 8 Namely that after I had well seene the adulterie of the shrinckyng harlot Israel I put her away and gaue her a byll of deuorcement For all this her vnfaithfull sister Iuda was not ashamed but went backe and played the whore 9 Yea and the wantonnesse of her whoredome hath defyled the whole lande For she hath cōmitted fornication with stones and stockes 10 Neuerthelsse her vnfaithfull sister Iuda is not turned vnto me agayne with her whole heart but faignedlye saith the Lorde 11 And the Lorde sayde vnto me The backslyder Israel is more righteous then the vnfaithfull Iuda 12 And therfore go preach these wordes towarde the north and say Thou disobedient Israel turne agayne saith the Lorde and I wyll not bring my wrath vpon you for I am mercifull saith the Lorde and I wyll not alway beare displeasure agaynst thee 13 But on this condition that thou know thy great blasphemie namely that thou hast vnfaithfully forsaken the Lord thy God and hast made thy selfe partaker of straunge gods vnder all greene trees and hast had no wyll to heare my voyce saith the Lorde 14 O ye disobedient childrē turne againe saith the Lorde and I wyll be maryed with you for I wyll take one out of the citie and two out of one generation from among you and bryng you into Sion 15 And wyll geue you heardmen after myne owne mynde which shall feede you with learnyng and wisdome 16 Moreouer when ye be encreased and multiplied in the lande then saith the Lorde there shall no more boast be made of the arke of the Lordes testament No man shall thinke vpon it neither shall any man make mention of it for from thencefoorth it shall neither be visited neither shall such thyng be done any more 17 Then shall Hierusalem be called the Lordes seate and all heathen shal be gathered vnto it for the name of the Lordes sake which shal be set vp at Hierusalem And from that tyme foorth they shall folowe no more the imagination of their owne frowarde heart 18 Then those that be of the house of Iuda shal go vnto the house of Israel and they shall come together out of the north into the same lande that I haue geuen your fathers 19 I haue thought thus howe shall I take thee to be my children and geue a pleasaunt lande for thine heritage yea and a goodly hoast of the heathen And I sayd Call me father and shrincke not from me 20 Truely lyke as a woman fayleth her husbande so are ye vnfaithfull vnto me O ye house of Israel saith the Lorde 21 The voyce of the children of Israel was hearde on hye weepyng and waylyng for that they haue defiled their way and forgotten God their Lorde 22 O ye disobedient children turne againe so shall I heale your backturnynges Lo we come vnto thee for thou art the Lorde our God 23 Truely in vayne is health hoped for from the hylles be they neuer so many but the health of Israel standeth only vpon God our Lorde 24 Confusion hath deuoured our fathers labour from our youth vp yea their sheepe and bullockes their sonnes and daughters 25 So do we also sleepe in our confusion and shame couereth vs for we our fathers from our youth vp vnto this day haue sinned agaynst the Lord our God and haue not obeyed the voyce of the Lorde
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Chapter 1 The true repentaunce or returnyng to God 4 he exhorteth to the circumcision of the heart 5 The destruction of Iurie is prophecied for the malice of their heartes 1 O Israel yf thou wylt turne thee then turne vnto me saith y e Lord and yf thou wylt put away thine abhominations out of my sight thou shalt not be moued 2 And shalt sweare The Lord lyueth in trueth in equitie and righteousnesse and all people shal be fortunable and ioyfull in hym 3 For thus saith the Lorde to all Iuda and Hierusalem Plowe your lande and sowe not among the thornes 4 Be circumcised in the Lorde and cut away the foreskynne of your heartes all ye of Iuda and all the indwellers of Hierusalem * that myne indignation breake not out lyke fire and kindle so that no man may quenche it because of the wickednesse of your imaginations 5 Preach in Iuda and Hierusalem crye out and speake blowe the trumpettes in the lande crye that euery man may heare and say Gather you together and we wyll go into strong cities 6 Set vp the token in Sion speede you and make no tarying for I wyll bring a great plague and a great destruction from the north 7 For the spoyler of the gentiles is broken vp from his place as a lion out of his denne that he may make thy lande waste and destroy the cities so that no man may dwell therin 8 Wherfore girde your selues about with sackcloth mourne and weepe for the fearefull wrath of the Lorde is not withdrawen from vs. 9 At the same tyme saith the Lord the heart of the kyng of the princes shal be gone the priestes shal be astonished and the prophetes shal be sore afrayde 10 Then sayde I Oh Lorde God hast thou then deceaued this people and Hierusalem saying Ye shall haue peace and nowe the sworde goeth through their lyues 11 Then shall it be sayde to the people and Hierusalem A strong winde in the hye places of the wildernesse commeth through the way of my people but neither to fanne nor to cleanse 12 After that shall there come vnto me a strong wynde from those places then wyll I also geue sentence vpon them 13 For lo he ariseth like a cloude and his charrets are like a stormie wynde his horses are swifter then the Egle Wo vnto vs for we are destroyed 14 O Hierusalem washe thine heart from wickednesse that thou mayest be helped Howe long shall thy vayne thoughtes remayne with thee 15 For a voyce from Dan and from the hill of Ephraim speaketh out and telleth of a destruction 16 Remember the heathen and geue Hierusalem warning and preache vnto her that watchers ouer her are commyng from farre countries they haue cryed out against the cities of Iuda 17 And they haue beset her about in euery place lyke as the watchmen in the fielde For they haue prouoked me to wrath saith the Lorde 18 Thy wayes and thy thoughtes haue brought thee vnto this such is thine owne wickednesse and disobedience and because it is a bitter thyng it hath stricken thee to the heart 19 Ah my belly ah my belly shalt thou crie howe is my heart so sore my heart panteth within me I can not be styll for I haue hearde the crying of the trumpettes and peales of warre 20 They crye murther vpon murther the whole lande shall perishe Immediatly my tentes were destroyed and my hanginges in the twincklyng of an eye 21 Howe long shall I see the tokens of warre and heare the noyse of the trumpettes 22 Neuerthelesse this shall come vpon them because my people is become foolishe and hath not knowen me they are the children of foolishnesse and without any discretion To do euyll they haue wit inough but to do well they haue no wisdome 23 I haue loked vpon the earth and see it was waste and voyde I loked towarde heauen and it had no shine 24 I behelde the mountaynes and lo they trembled and all the hylles were in a feare 25 I loked about me and there was no body and all the birdes of the ayre were away 26 I marked well and the plowed fielde was become waste yea all their cities were broken downe at the presence of the Lord and indignation of his wrath 27 For thus hath the Lorde saide The whole lande shal be desolate yet wyll I not then haue done 28 And therfore shall the earth mourne and the heauen be sorie aboue for the thyng that I haue spoken to the prophetes purposed and taken vpon me to do shall not repent me and I wyll not go from it 29 The whole lande shall flee for the noyse of horsemen and bowmen they shall runne into dennes into wooddes and climbe vp the stonye rockes all the cities shal be voyde and no man dwellyng therin 30 What wylt thou nowe do thou being destroyed For though thou clothest thy selfe with scarlet and deckest thee with golde though thou payntest thy face with colours nowe yet shalt thou trimme thy selfe in vayne For those that hitherto haue ben thy louers shall abhorre thee and go about to slay thee 31 For I heare a noyse lyke as it were of a woman trauaylyng one labouryng of her first childe Euen the voyce of the daughter Sion that casteth out her armes and sowneth saying Ah wo is me howe sore vexed and faynt is my heart for feare of the murtherers The .v. Chapter 1 In Iurie is there no righteous or faithfull man founde either amongst the people or the rulers for whose sake the Lorde shoulde spare the citie 15 wherfore Iurie is destroyed of the Assyrians 1 LOke through Hierusalem beholde and see seeke through her streetes also within yf ye can fynde one man that doth equall and ryght or seketh for the trueth and I shall spare that citie saith the Lorde 2 * For though they can say the Lorde lyueth yet they sweare to deceaue 3 Wheras thou O Lorde lokest only vpon faith and trueth Thou hast scourged them but they toke no repentaunce thou hast corrected them for amendement but they refused thy correction they made their faces harder then a stone and woulde not amende 4 Therfore I thought in my selfe peraduenture they are so simple foolishe that they vnderstande nothyng of the Lordes way and iudgementes of their God 5 Therfore will I go vnto their heades and rulers and talke with them if they knowe the way of the Lord and iudgementes of their God But these in lyke maner haue broken the yoke and burst the bondes in sunder 6 Wherfore a lion out of the wood hath hurt them and a woolfe in the euenyng shall destroy them the Leoparde doth lye lurkyng by their cities to teare in peeces all them that come therout for their offences are multiplied and their departyng away is encreased 7 Shoulde I then for all this haue mercie vpon thee Thy children
haue forsaken me and sworne by them that are no gods and albeit that I fed them to the full yet they fall to adulterie and haunt harlottes houses 8 In the desire of vncleanly lust they are become lyke the stoned horse euery man neyeth at his neighbours wife 9 Shoulde I not correct this saith the Lorde shoulde I not be auenged of euery people that is lyke vnto this 10 Climbe vp vpon their walles beate them downe and destroy them not vtterly take away their battlementes because they are not the lordes 11 For vnfaithfully hath the house of Israel and Iuda forsaken me saith the Lorde 12 They haue denied the Lorde and sayde It is not he that loketh vpon vs tushe there shall no misfortune come vpon vs we shall see neither sworde nor hunger 13 As for the warning of the prophetes it is but wynde yea there is not the worde of God in them such thynges shall happen vnto them selues 14 Wherfore thus saith the Lorde God of hoastes Because ye speake such wordes beholde the wordes that are in thy mouth wyll I turne to fire and make the people to be wood that the fire may consume them 15 Lo I wyll bryng a people vpon you from farre O house of Israel saith the Lorde a mightie people an olde people a people whose speache thou knowest not neither vnderstandest what they say 16 Their arrowes are sodayne death yea they them selues be very giauntes 17 This people shall eate vp thy fruite and thy meate yea they shall deuour thy sonnes thy daughters thy sheepe and thy bullockes they shall eate vp thy grapes and figges As for thy strong and well defensed cities wherin thou didst trust they shall bryng to pouertie and that through the sworde 18 Neuerthelesse I wyll not then haue done with you saith the Lorde 19 But if they say wherfore doth the Lorde our God all this vnto vs Then aunswere them because that lyke as ye haue forsaken me serued straunge gods in your lande euen so shal ye serue straungers out of your lande 20 Preach this vnto the house of Iacob and crye it out in Iuda and say thus 21 Heare this thou foolishe and vndiscreete people ye haue eyes but ye see not eares haue ye but ye heare not 22 Feare ye not me saith the Lorde will ye not tremble at my presence which bynde the sea with the sande by a continuall decree so that it can not passe his boundes for though it rage yet can it do nothing and though the waues therof do swell yet may they not go ouer 23 But this people hath a false and obstinate heart they are departed and gone away fro me 24 They thinke not in their heartes O let vs feare the Lord our God who geueth vs raine early and late when nede is whiche kepeth euer still the haruest for vs yerely 25 Neuerthesse your misdeedes haue turned these from you and your sinnes haue robbed you of good thinges 26 For among my people are found wicked persons that priuily lay snares and wayte for men to take them and destroy them 27 And like as a nette is full of byrdes so are their houses full of that which they haue gotten with falshood and deceipt Hereof commeth their great substaunce and riches 28 Hereof are they fat and welthy and are more mischieuous then any other they minister not the lawe they make no ende of the fatherlesse cause yea and they prosper yet they iudge not the poore according to equitie 29 Should I not punishe these thinges saith the Lorde should not I be auenged of all suche people as these be 30 Horrible and greeuous thinges are done in the lande 31 The prophetes teache falsely and the preachers receaue giftes and my people hath pleasure therein what wyll come thereof at the last The .vj. Chapter 1 The sinnes for whiche Hierusalem is afflict 10 Vncircumcised eares 13 couetousnesse 14 deceipt 20 The Lord reiecteth the sacrifices of the Iewes 22 The comming of the Babylonians is prophecied againe 1 COme out of Hierusalem ye strong chyldrē of Beniamin blowe vp the trumpettes ye Thecuites set vp a token vnto Bethcaran for a plague a great miserie appeareth out from the north 2 I wyll liken the daughter Sion to a faire and tender woman and to her shall come the shepheardes with their flockes 3 Their tentes shall they pitche rounde about her and euery one shall feede in his place 4 Make battayle against her shall they say aryse let vs go vp whyle it is yet day Alas the day goeth away and the night shadowes fall downe 5 Arise let vs go vp by night and destroy her strong holdes 6 For thus hath the Lorde of hoastes commaunded Hewe downe her trees and set vp bulwarkes against Hierusalem for the tyme is come that this citie must be punished for in her is all maliciousnesse 7 Like as a conduite spouteth out waters so she spouteth out her wickednesse Robberie and vnrighteousnesse is hearde in her sorowe and woundes are euer there in my sight 8 Amende thee O Hierusalem lest I withdrawe my heart from thee and make thee desolate and thy lande also that no man dwell in it 9 For thus saith the Lorde of hoastes The residue of Israel shal be gathered as the remnaunt of grapes and therefore turne thyne hande agayne into the basket like the grape gatherer 10 But vnto whom shall I speake whom shall I warne that he may take heede Their eares are so vncircumcised that they may not heare beholde they take the worde of God but for a scorne and haue no lust therto 11 And therefore I am so full of thyne indignation O Lorde that I may suffer no lenger but shed it out vpon the chyldren that are without and vpon all young men yea the man must be taken prisoner with the wife and the aged with the creeple 12 Their houses with their landes and wiues shal be turned into straungers for I wyll stretche out mine hand vpon the inhabitours of this lande saith the Lorde 13 For from the least to the most they hang all vpon couetousnesse and from the prophete vnto the priest they go about falshood and lyes 14 And beside that they heale the hurt of my people with sweete wordes saying Peace peace when there is no peace at all 15 Were they ashamed when they had committed abhomination Truly nay they be past shame and therefore they shall fall among the slayne and in the houre when I shall visite them they shal be brought downe saith the Lorde 16 Thus saith the Lorde Go into the streetes consider and make inquisition for the olde way and if it be the good and right way then go therein that ye may finde rest for your soules but they say we wyll not walke therin 17 Moreouer I wyl set watchmen ouer you and therefore take heede vnto the voyce
of the trumpet but they say we wyll not take heede 18 Heare therefore ye gentiles and thou congregation shalt know what I haue deuised for them 19 Heare thou earth also behold I wyll cause a plague to come vpon this people euen the fruite of their owne imaginations for that they haue not ben obedient vnto my wordes and to my lawe but abhorred them 20 Wherefore bryng ye me incense from Saba and sweete smelling calamus from farre countreys your burnt offeringes displease me and I reioyce not in your sacrifices 21 And therefore thus saith the Lorde Beholde I wyll lay stumbling blockes among this people and there shall fall at them the father with the chyldren one neighbour shall perishe with another 22 Thus saith the Lorde Beholde there shall come a people from the north and a great people shal arise from the endes of the earth 23 With bowes and with dartes shall they be weaponed it is a rough and fearce people an vnmercifull people their voyce roareth like the sea thei ride vpon horses well appointed to the battaile against thee O daughter Sion 24 The fame of them haue we hearde our armes are feeble heauinesse and sorowe is come vpon vs as vpon a woman trauayling with chylde 25 Let no man go foorth into the fielde let no man come vpon the hye streete for the sworde and feare of the enemie is on euery side 26 Wherfore gyrde a sackcloth about thee O thou daughter of my people sprinkle thy selfe with ashes mourne and weepe bitterly as vpon thyne onlye beloued sonne for the destroyer shall sodainly fall vpon vs. 27 Thee haue I set for a strong towre O thou prophete and a well fensed wall among my people to seeke out and to trye their wayes 28 For they are all stubborne apostates and fallen away walking deceiptfully they are cleane brasse and iron for they hurt and destroy euery man 29 The bellowes are brent in the fire the leade is not moulten the melter melteth in vayne for the euill is not taken away from them 30 Therefore do they call them naughtie siluer because the Lorde hath cast them out The .vij. Chapter 2 Ieremie is commaunded to shewe vnto the people the worde of God which trusteth in the outwarde seruice of the temple 13 The euils that shall happen to the Iewes for the despising of their prophetes 21 Sacrifices doth not the Lord chiefly require of the Iewes but that they shoulde obay his worde 1 THese are the wordes that God spake vnto Ieremie saying 2 Stande vnder the gate of the Lordes house crye out these wordes there with a loude voyce and say Heare the word of the Lorde all ye of Iuda that go in at this doore to worship the Lorde 3 Thus saith the Lorde of hoastes the God of Israel Amende your wayes and your counsels and I wyll let you dwell in this place 4 Trust not in false lying words saying Here is the temple of the Lord here is the temple of the Lord here is the temple of the Lorde 5 But rather in deede amende your wayes and counsels and iudge right betwixt a man and his neighbour 6 Oppresse not the straunger the fatherlesse and the widowe shed not innocent blood in this place cleane not to straunge gods to your owne destruction 7 Then wyll I let you dwell in this place yea in the land that I gaue afore tyme to your fathers for euer 8 But take heede ye trust in lying tales that beguile you and do you no good 9 For when ye haue stollen murthered committed adultrie and periurie when ye haue offered vnto Baal folowing straunge and vnknowen gods shall ye be vnpunished 10 Yet then come ye and stande before me in this house whiche hath my name geuen vnto it and say tushe we are absolued quite though we haue done all these abhominations 11 What thinke you this house that beareth my name is a denne of thieues And yet I see what you thinke saith the Lorde 12 Go to my place in Silo wherevnto I gaue my name aforetyme and looke well what I did to the same place for the wickednesse of my people of Israel 13 And now seing ye haue done all these deedes saith the Lorde and I my selfe rose vp euer betimes to warne you and to commune with you yet would ye not heare me I called ye would not aunswere 14 Therefore euen as I haue done vnto Silo so wyll I do to this house that my name is geuen vnto and that you put your trust in yea vnto the place that I haue geuen to you and your fathers 15 And I shal thrust you out of my sight as I haue cast out all your brethren the whole seede of Ephraim 16 Therfore thou shalt not pray for this people thou shalt neither geue thankes nor bid prayer for them make thou no intercession for them for in no wise will I heare thee 17 Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Iuda and in the streetes of Hierusalem 18 The chyldren gather stickes the fathers kindle the fire the womē kneade the dough to bake cakes for the queene of heauen they powre out drinke offeringes vnto straunge gods to prouoke me vnto wrath 19 Howbeit they hurt not me saith the Lord but rather confounde and shame them selues 20 And therefore thus saith the Lorde God Beholde my wrath and indignation shal be powred out vpon this place vpon men and cattell vpon trees in the fielde and fruite of the lande and it shall burne so that no man may quench it 21 Thus saith the Lorde of hoastes the God of Israel Heape vp your burnt offeringes with your sacrifices and eate the fleshe 22 For when I brought your fathers out of Egypt I spake no worde vnto them of burnt offeringes and sacrifices 23 But this I commaunded them saying Hearken and obay my voyce and I shal be your God and ye shal be my people so that ye walke in al the wayes whiche I haue commaunded you that ye may prosper 24 But they were not obedient they inclined not their eares therevnto but went after their owne imaginations and after the motions of their owne wicked heart and so turned them selues away and conuerted not vnto me 25 And this haue they done from the tyme that your fathers came out of Egypt vnto this day Neuerthelesse I sent vnto you all my seruauntes the prophetes I rose vp early and sent you worde 26 Yet woulde they not hearken nor offer me their eares but were obstinate and worse then their fathers 27 And thou shalt nowe speake all these wordes vnto them but they shall not heare thee thou shalt crye vpon them but they shall not aunswere thee 28 Therefore shalt thou say vnto them This is the people that neither heareth the voyce of the Lorde their God nor receaueth his correction faythfulnesse and
trueth is cleane rooted out of their mouth 29 Wherefore cut of thine heere O Hierusalem and cast it away take vp a complaint on hye for the Lorde hath cast away and forsaken the people that he is displeased withall 30 For the chyldren of Iuda haue done euyll in my sight saith the Lorde they haue set vp their abhominations in the house that hath my name and haue defiled it 31 They haue also buylded an aulter at Topheth whiche is in the valley of the chyldren of Hennom that they might burne their sonnes and daughters in fire whiche I neuer commaunded them neither came it euer in my thought 32 And therfore beholde the dayes shall come saith the Lorde that it shall no more be called Topheth or the valley of the chyldren of Hennom but the valley of slaughter for in Topheth they shall be buried because they shall els haue no roome 33 Yea the dead bodyes of this people shal be eaten vp of the foules of the ayre and wylde beastes of the earth and no man shall fray them away 34 And as for the voyce of mirth and gladnesse of the cities of Iuda and Hierusalem the voyce of the bridegrome and of the bride I wyll make them ceasse for the lande shal be desolate The .viij. Chapter 1 The destruction of the Iewes 4 The Lorde moueth the people to amendement reckening vp their sinnes 10 He reprehendeth the lying doctrine of the prophetes and priestes 1 AT the same tyme saith the Lorde the bones of the kinges of Iuda the bones of his princes the bones of the preachers and prophetes yea and the bones of the citizens of Hierusalem shal be brought out of their graues 2 And layde against the sunne the moone all the heauenly hoast whom they loued whom they serued whom they ranne after whom they sought and worshipped they shall neither be gathered together nor buried but shall lye as dunge vpon the earth 3 And all they that remaine of this wicked generation shal desire rather to die then to line whersoeuer they remaine and where as I scatter them saith the Lorde of hoastes 4 Thus shalt thou say vnto them also Thus saith the Lorde Do men fall so that they arise not vp againe or if Israel repent wyll not God turne againe to them 5 Wherefore then is this people of Hierusalem gone so farre backe that they turne not againe They are euer the longer the more obstinate and wyll not be conuerted 6 For I haue loked and considered but there is no man that speaketh a good worde there is no man that taketh repentaunce for his sinne that wyll so muche say what haue I done but euerie man turneth to his owne course like a fierce horse headlong to the battaile 7 The Storke in the ayre knoweth his appointed tyme the Turtle doue the Swallowe and the Crane consider the tyme of their trauayle but my people wyll not knowe the tyme of the punishment of the Lorde 8 Howe dare ye say then we are wyse we haue the lawe of the Lorde among vs Truely in vayne hath he prepared his penne and vainely haue the writers written it 9 Therefore shall the wyse be confounded they shal be afraide and taken for lo they haue cast out the worde of the Lorde what wisdome can then be among them 10 Wherfore I wyl geue their wiues vnto aliauntes and their fields to destroyers For from the lowest vnto the hyest they folowe filthy lucre and from the prophete vnto the priest they deale all with lies 11 Neuerthelesse they heale the hurt of my people very slenderly saying peace peace where there is no peace at all 12 Fye for shame howe abhominable thinges do they and yet they be not ashamed yea they knowe of no shame Wherefore in the tyme of their visitation they shal fal among the dead bodies and be ouerthrowne saith the Lorde 13 Moreouer I wyll consume them in deede saith the Lorde so that there shall not be one grape vpon the vine neither one figge vpon the figge tree and the leaues shal be pluckt of and the thing that I haue geuen them shal be taken from them 14 Why prolong we the time Let vs gather our selues together and go into the strong citie there shall we be in rest for the Lorde our God hath put vs to scilence and geuen vs water mixt with gall to drinke because we haue sinned against hym 15 We loked for peace and we fare not the better we wayted for the tyme of health and lo â—re is nothing but trouble 16 The noyse of his horses is heard from Dan the whole lande is afraide at the neighing of his strong horses for they are come in and haue deuoured the lande withall that is in it the cities and those that dwell therin 17 Moreouer I wyll sende cockatrices and serpentes among you whiche wyl not be charmed and they shall bite you saith the Lorde 18 I woulde haue had comfort against sorowe but sorowe is come vpon me and heauinesse vexeth my heart 19 For lo the voyce of the crying of my people is hearde for feare of them that come from a farre countrey Is not the Lord in Sion Is not her king in her Wherefore then haue they greeued me shall the Lorde say with their images and foolishe straunge fashions of a forraine god 20 The haruest is gone the sommer hath an ende and we are not helped 21 I am sore vexed because of the hurt of my people I am heauie and abashed 22 Is there not triacle at Gilead Is there no phisitioÌ„ there why then is not the health of my people recouered The .ix. Chapter 1 The complaint and bewayling of the prophete 3 the malice of the people 24 In the knowledge of God ought we onlye to reioyce 26 The vncircumcision of the heart 1 O Who wyll geue my head water inough and a wel of teares for mine eyes that I may weepe night and day for the slaughter of my people 2 Woulde God that I had a cottage somewhere farre from folke that I might leaue my people and go from them for they be all adulterers and a shrinking sort 3 They bend their tongues like bowes to shoote out lyes they waxe strong vppon earth As for the trueth they may nothing away withall in the worlde for they go from one wickednes to another and wyll not knowe me saith the Lorde 4 Yea one must kepe hym selfe from another no man may safely trust his owne brother for one brother vndermindeth another one neighbour beguileth another 5 Yea one dissembleth with another and they deale with no trueth They haue practised their tongues to lye and taken great paynes to do mischiefe 6 Thou sittest in the middes of a deceiptfull people which for very dissembling falshood wyll not knowe me saith the Lorde 7 Therefore thus saith the Lorde of hoastes Beholde I wyll melt them and trye them
broken my chyldren are gone fro me can no where be founde Nowe haue I none to spreade out my tent nor to set vp my hanginges 21 For the heardmen are become foolishe and they haue not sought the Lorde therefore haue they dealt vnwisely with their cattell and all are scattered abrode 22 Beholde the noyse is harde at hande and great sedition out of the north to make the cities of Iuda a wildernesse and a dwelling place for dragons 23 Nowe I knowe O Lord that it is not in mans power to order his owne wayes or to rule his owne steppes and goinges 24 Therefore chasten thou me O Lord but with fauour and not in thy wrath lest thou bring me vtterly to naught 25 Powre out thyne indignation vpon the gentiles that knowe thee not and vpon the people that call not vpon thy name and that because they haue consumed deuoured and destroyed Iacob and haue made his habitation waste The .xj. Chapter 1 A curse to them that obay not the worde of Gods promise 10 The people of Iuda folowing the steppes of their fathers worshippeth straunge gods 15 The Lord saith that he wyll not heare the Iewes and forbiddeth also Ieremie to pray for them 1 THis is a sermō which the Lorde commaunded Ieremie for to preache saying 2 Heare the wordes of this couenaunt and speake vnto the men of Iuda and to all them that dwell at Hierusalem 3 And say vnto them Thus saith the Lord God of Israel Cursed be euery one that is not obedient vnto the words of this couenaunt 4 Whiche I commaunded vnto your fathers what time as I brought them out of Egypt from the iron furnace saying Be obedient vnto my voyce and do according to all that I commaunde you so shall ye be my people and I will be your God 5 And wyll kepe my promise that I haue sworne vnto your fathers namelye that I woulde geue them a lande whiche floweth with milke and honie as ye see it is come to passe vnto this day Then aunswered I and sayde Amen let it be euen so Lorde as thou sayest 6 Then the Lord sayd vnto me againe Preache this in the cities of Iuda and rounde about Hierusalem say Heare the wordes of this couenaunt and kepe them 7 For I haue diligently exhorted your fathers euer since the tyme that I brought them out of the lande of Egypt vnto this day I gaue them warning be times saying hearken vnto my voyce 8 Neuerthelesse they would not obey me nor encline their eares vnto me but folowed the wicked imaginations of their owne heartes and therefore I haue brought vpon them al the wordes of this couenaunt that I gaue them to kepe which they notwithstanding haue not kept 9 And the Lorde sayde vnto me it is founde out that whole Israel and all these cities of Hierusalem are gone backe 10 They haue turned them selues to the blasphemies of their forefathers which had no lust to heare my wordes Euen lykewyse haue these also folowed straunge gods and worshipped them The house of Israel and Iuda haue broken my couenaunt whiche I made with their fathers 11 Therefore thus saith the Lorde beholde I will send a plague vpon them whiche they shall not be able to escape and they shall crye vnto me and I wyl not heare them 12 Then shall the townes of Iuda and the citizens of Hierusalem go and call vpon their gods vnto whom they made their oblations but they shall not be able to helpe them in tyme of their trouble 13 For as many cities as thou hast O Iuda so many gods hast thou had also and loke howe many streetes there be in thee O Hierusalem so many shameful aulters haue ye set vp aulters I say to offer vpon them vnto Baal 14 Therfore pray not thou for this people byd neither prayse nor prayer for them for though they crye vnto me in their trouble yet wil I not heare them 15 What part hath my beloued in my house seing he hath worked abhomination seruing many gods The holy fleshe offeringes in the temple are gone from thee O Iuda and thou when thou hast done euyll makest thy boast of it 16 The Lord called thee a greene oliue tree a faire one a fruitefull one a goodlye one but with great clamour hath the enemie set fire vpon it the braunches of it are destroyed 17 For the Lorde of hoastes that planted thee hath deuised a plague for thee O thou house of Israel and Iuda for the euyll that ye haue done to prouoke hym to wrath in that ye dyd seruice to Baal 18 This O Lorde haue I learned of thee and vnderstande it for thou hast shewed me their imaginations 19 But I am as a meeke lambe an oxe that is caryed away to be slayne not knowing that they had deuised suche a counsell against me saying We wyll destroy his meate with wood and driue him out of the lande of the liuing that his name shall neuer be thought vpon 20 Therfore I wyll beseche thee nowe O Lorde of hoastes thou righteous iudge thou that tryest the raynes and the heartes let me see thee auenged of them for vnto thee haue I committed my cause 21 The Lorde therfore spake thus of the citizens of Anathoth that sought to slay me saying Preache not vnto vs in the name of the Lorde or els thou shalt dye of our handes 22 Thus I say spake the Lorde of hoastes Beholde I will visit you your young mē shal perishe with the sworde your sonnes and your daughters shall vtterly dye of hunger 23 So that none shall remaine for vpon the citizens of Anathoth wyll I bring a plague euen the yere of their visitation The .xij. Chapter 1 The prophete marueyleth greatly at the prosperitie of the wicked although he confesse God to be righteous 7 The Iewes are forsaken of the Lord. 1◠He speaketh agaynst curates and preachers that seduce the people 14 The Lord threatneth destruction vnto the nations that bordered vpon Iurie which troubled and vexed it 1 O Lorde thou art more righteous then that I shoulde dispute with thee neuerthelesse let me talke with thee in thynges reasonable Howe happeneth it that the way of the vngodly is so prosperous and that it goeth so well with them which without any shame offend and liue in wickednesse 2 Thou plantest them they take roote they growe and bryng foorth fruite they boast much of thee yet art thou farre from their raynes 3 But thou Lorde to whom I am well knowen thou that hast sene and proued my heart take them away like as a flocke is caryed to the slaughter house appoynt them for the day of slaughter 4 Howe long shall the lande mourne and all the hearbes of the fielde perishe for the wickednesse of them that dwell therin The cattell and the birdes are gone yet say they tushe
and thy abhominations haue I seene Wo be vnto thee O Hierusalem wylt thou neuer be clensed any more Or when shall that be The .xiiij. Chapter 1 Of the dearth that shoulde come in Iurie 7 The prayer of the people askyng mercie of the Lorde 10 The vnfaithfull people are not hearde 12 Of prayer fastyng and of false prophetes that seduce the people 1 THe worde of the Lorde shewed vnto Ieremie concernyng the dearth of the fruites 2 Iuda hath mourned his gates are desolate they are brought to heauinesse euen vnto the grounde and the crye of Hierusalem goeth vp 3 The Lordes sent their seruauntes to fetche water and when they came to the welles they did finde no water but caried their vessels home emptie they be ashamed and confounded and couer their heades 4 For the grounde is dryed because there commeth no rayne vpon it the plowmen also be ashamed and couer their heades 5 The hynde also forsoke the young fawne that he brought foorth in the fielde because there was no grasse 6 The wylde asses did stande in the hye places and drewe in their winde lyke the dragons their eyes did fayle for want of grasse 7 Doubtlesse our owne wickednesse doth rewarde vs but Lorde do thou accordyng to thy name though our transgression and sinnes be many and agaynst thee haue we sinned 8 For thou art the comfort and helpe of Israel in the tyme of trouble Why wilt thou be as a straunger in the lande and as one that goeth his iourney and cōmeth in only to remayne for a night 9 Why wylt thou make thy selfe a cowarde and as it were a giaunt that yet may not helpe But thou O Lorde art in the middest of vs and thy name is called vpon of vs forsake vs not 10 Thus hath the Lorde sayde vnto his people seyng they haue had such a lust to wander abrode and haue not refrayned their feete therfore the Lorde hath no pleasure in them but he wyll nowe bring againe to remembraunce all their misdeedes and punishe all their sinnes 11 Yea euen thus sayde the Lorde vnto me Thou shalt not pray to do this people good 12 For though they fast I wyll not heare their prayers and though they offer burnt offeringes and sacrifices yet wyll not I accept them for I wyll destroy them with the sworde hunger and pestilence 13 Then aunswered I O Lorde God the prophetes say vnto them Tushe ye shall neede to feare no sworde and no hunger shall come vpon you but the Lorde shall geue you sure rest in this place 14 And the Lorde sayde vnto me The prophetes preach lyes in my name wheras I haue not sent them neither gaue I them any charge neither did I speake vnto them yet they preache vnto you false visions charming vanitie and deceiptfulnesse of their owne heart 15 Therfore thus saith the Lorde As for those prophetes that preache in my name whom I neuerthelesse haue not sent and that say Tushe there shall no sworde nor hunger be in this lande with sworde and with hunger shall those prophetes perishe 16 And the people to whom they preache shal be cast out of Hierusalem dye of hunger and be slayne with the sworde and there shal be no man to bury them both they and their wiues their sonnes and their daughters for thus wyll I poure their wickednesse vpon them 17 This shalt thou say also vnto them Mine eyes shall weepe without ceassyng day and nyght for my people shal be destroyed with great harme and shall perishe with a great plague 18 For yf I go into the fielde lo it lyeth all full of slayne men If I come into the citie lo they be all famished of hunger yea their prophetes also and priestes shal be led into an vnknowen lande 19 Hast thou then vtterly forsaken Iuda Doest thou so abhorre Sion Wherfore hast thou so plagued vs that we can be healed no more We loked for peace and there commeth no good for the tyme of health and lo here is nothyng but trouble 20 We knowledge O Lorde all our misdeedes and the sinnes of our fathers for we haue offended thee 21 Cast vs not of O Lord for thy names sake forget not thy louyng kindnesse ouerthrowe not the throne of thine honour breake not the couenaunt that thou hast made with vs. 22 * Are there any among the gods of the gentiles that sende rayne or geue the showres from heauen Art not thou thy selfe our Lorde God we wyll trust in thee for thou doest all these thynges The .xv. Chapter 1 The Lorde wyll not heare Moyses or Aaron yf they pray for the people but wyll wrappe them in many miseries The cause of such great miseries 1 THus spake the Lorde vnto me Though Moyses and Samuel stoode before me yet haue I no heart to this people driue them away that they may go out of my sight 2 And yf they say vnto thee whyther shall we go then tell them The Lorde geueth you this aunswere Some vnto death some to the sworde some to hunger some into captiuitie 3 For I wyll bryng foure plagues vpon them saith the Lorde The sworde shal slay them the dogges shall teare them in peeces the soules of the ayre and beastes of the earth shall eate them vp and destroy them 4 I wyll scatter them about also in all kingdomes and landes to be plagued because of Manasses the sonne of Hezekia kyng of Iuda for the thynges that he did in Hierusalem 5 Who shall then haue pitie vpon thee O Hierusalem who shal be sorie for thee Or who shall make intercession to obtayne peace for thee 6 Seing thou goest from me and turnest backwarde saith the Lorde therfore I dyd stretche out myne hande against thee to destroy thee and I haue ben sorie for thee so long that I am weerie 7 I haue scattred them abrode with the fanne of euery side of the land I haue wasted my people and destroyed them yet they haue had no lust to turne from their owne wayes 8 I haue made their widowes mo in number then the sandes of the sea vpon the mothers of their children dyd I bryng a destroyer in the noone day sodaynly and vnawares did I sende a feare vpon their cities 9 She that hath borne seuen children hath none her heart is full of sorowe the sunne doth fayle her in the cleare day she is confounded and faintie for very heauinesse As for those that remayne I wyll deliuer them vnto the sworde before their enemies saith the Lorde 10 O mother alas that thou euer didst beare me a brawler and rebuker of the whole lande though I neuer lent nor receaued vpon vsurie yet all men speake euyll vpon me 11 And the Lord aunswered me Veryly thy remnaunt shall haue wealth Come not I to thee when thou art in trouble helpe thee when thine enemie oppresseth thee 12 Doth one iron
hurt another or one metall that commeth from the north another 13 As for thy riches and treasure I will geue them out into a pray not for money but because of all thy sinnes that thou hast done in all thy coastes 14 And I wyll bryng thee with thine enemies into a lande that thou knowest not for the fire that is kindled in myne indignation shall burne you vp 15 O Lorde thou knowest therfore remember me and visite me reuenge me of my persecutours take me not from this life in the tyme of thine anger thou knowest that for thy sake I suffer rebuke 16 When I had founde thy wordes I did eate them vp greedyly they haue made my heart ioyfull and glad for thy name was called vpon me O Lorde God of hoastes 17 I dwell not among the scorners neither is my delight therin but I dwell alone because of thy hande for thou hast fylled me with bitternesse 18 Shall my heauinesse endure for euer Are my plagues then so great that they may neuer be healed Wylt thou be as one that is false and as a water that falleth and can not continue 19 Vpon these wordes thus sayde the Lorde vnto me If thou wylt turne agayne I shall set thee in my seruice and yf thou wylt take out the thynges that is precious from the vile thou shalt be euen as myne owne mouth they shall conuert vnto thee but turne not thou vnto them 20 And so shall I make thee a strong brasen wall agaynst this people they shall fyght agaynst thee but they shall not preuayle for I my selfe wyll be with thee to helpe thee and deliuer thee saith the Lorde 21 And I will rid thee out of the handes of the wicked and deliuer thee out of the handes of tirauntes ¶ The .xvj. Chapter 1 He prophecieth the miserie of the Iewes 2 He sheweth that the worshippyng of images and the contempt of Gods lawe is cause of their miserie 13 He prophecieth the captiuitie of Babylon and their deliueraunce from thence agayne 19 The callyng of the gentiles 1 THus sayde the Lorde vnto me 2 Thou shalt take thee no wife nor beget children in this place 3 For of the children that are borne in this place of their mothers that haue borne them and of their fathers that haue begotten them in this lande thus saith the Lorde 4 They shall dye an horrible death no man shall weepe for them nor bury them but they shall lye as dunge vpon the earth they shall perishe through the sworde hunger and their bodyes shal be meate for the fowles of the ayre and beastes of the earth 5 For thus saith the Lorde Go not thou into the house of mournyng nor come to mourne and weepe for them for I haue taken my peace from this people saith the Lorde yea my fauour and my mercies 6 And in this lande shall they dye olde and young and shall not be buryed no man shall be weepe them no man shall clippe or shaue hym selfe for them 7 They shall not wryng their handes in mournyng wise on their dead one to comfort another one shall not offer another the cup of consolation to forget their heauinesse for their father and mother 8 Thou shalt not go into their feast house to sit downe to eate or drynke with them 9 For thus saith the Lorde of hoastes the God of Israel Beholde I shall take away out of this place the voyce of mirth and gladnesse the voyce of the bridegrome and of the bride yea and that in your dayes that ye may see it 10 Nowe when thou shewest this people all these wordes and they say vnto thee Wherfore hath the Lord deuised all this great plague for vs or what is the offence and sinne that we haue done agaynst the Lorde our God 11 Then make thou them this aunswere Because your fathers haue forsaken me saith the Lorde and haue walked after straunge gods whom they honoured and worshipped but me haue they forsaken and haue not kept my lawe 12 And ye with your shamefull blasphemies haue exceeded the wickednesse of your fathers for euery one of you hath folowed the frowarde and euyll imaginations of his owne heart and is not obedient vnto me 13 Therfore wyll I cast you out of this lande into a lande that ye and your fathers knowe not and there shall ye serue straunge gods day and nyght there wyll I shewe you no fauour 14 Beholde therfore saith the Lorde the dayes are come that it shall no more be sayd The Lorde liueth which brought the children of Israel out of the lande of Egypt 15 But it shal be sayde The Lorde liueth that brought the children of Israel from the north and from all landes where he had scattered them for I wyll bryng them agayne into the lande that I gaue their fathers 16 Beholde saith the Lorde I wyll sende out many fisshers to take them and after that wyll I sende out many hunters to hunt them out from all mountaynes and hylles and out of the caues of stone 17 For mine eyes behold all their wayes and they can not be hyd fro my face neither can their wicked deedes be kept close out of my sight 18 But first wyll I sufficiently rewarde their shameful blasphemies and sinnes because they haue defiled my lande with their stinckyng carions and their abhominations wherwith they haue filled mine heritage 19 * O Lorde my strength my power and refuge in tyme of trouble the gentiles shall come vnto thee from the endes of the worlde and say Veryly our fathers haue cleaued vnto lyes their idols are but vayne and vnprofitable 20 Howe can a man make those his gods which are not able to be gods 21 And therfore I wyll once teach them saith the Lorde I wyll shewe them my hande and my power and they shall knowe that my name is the Lorde The .xvij. Chapter 1 The frowardnesse of the Iewes 5 Cursed be those that put their confidence in man and those blessed that trust in God 9 Mans heart is wicked 10 God is the searcher of the heart 13 The liuyng waters are forsaken 21 The halowyng of the Sabbath is commaunded 1 YOur sinne O ye of the tribe of Iuda is written in the table of your heartes and grauen so vpon the edges of your aulters with a penne of iron and with an Adamant clawe 2 That as the fathers thinke vpon their children so thinke you also vpon your aulters wooddes thicke trees hye hylles mountaynes and fieldes 3 Wherfore I wyll make my mount that standeth in the fielde all your substaunce and treasure to be spoyled for the great sinne that ye haue done vpon your hye places throughout all the coastes of your lande 4 Ye shal be cast out also from the heritage that I gaue you and I wyll subdue you vnder the heauie bondage of your enemies in a lande that ye knowe not
spoken out all the wordes that the Lorde commaunded hym to preache vnto the people then the priestes the prophetes and all the people toke holde vpon hym and sayde Thou shalt dye 9 Howe darest thou be so bolde as to say in the name of the Lord it shall happen to this house as it did vnto Silo and this citie shal be so waste that no man may dwell therin 10 And when all the people were gathered about Ieremie in the house of the Lorde the princes of Iuda hearde of this rumour and they came soone out of the kynges palace into the house of the Lorde and sate them downe before the newe doore of the Lorde 11 Then spake the priestes and the prophetes vnto the rulers and to all the people these wordes This man is worthy to dye for he hath preached agaynst this citie as ye your selues haue hearde with your eares 12 Then sayde Ieremie vnto the rulers and to all the people The Lorde hath sent me to preache agaynst this house and agaynst this citie all the wordes that ye haue hearde 13 Therfore amende your wayes and your aduisementes and be obedient vnto the voyce of the Lorde your God so shall the Lorde repent of the plague that he hath deuised agaynst you 14 Nowe as for me I am in your handes do with me as you thinke expedient and good 15 But this shall ye knowe yf ye put me to death ye shall make your selues this citie and all the inhabitours therof giltie of innocent blood For this is of a trueth that the Lorde hath sent me vnto you to speake all these wordes in your eares 16 Then sayde the rulers and the people vnto the priestes and prophetes This man may not be condempned to death for he hath preached vnto vs in the name of the Lorde our God 17 The elders also of the lande stoode vp and sayde thus vnto all the people 18 Micheas the Morasthite which was a prophete vnder Ezekias kyng of Iuda spake to all the people of Iuda thus saith the Lorde of hoastes Sion shal be plowed like a fielde Hierusalem shal be an heape of stones and the hyll of the Lordes house shal be turned to an hye wood 19 Did Ezekias the kyng of Iuda and all the people of Iuda put hym to death for this No veryly but rather feared the Lord and made their prayer vnto hym for the which cause also the Lorde repented of the plague that he had deuised agaynst them Shoulde we then do such a shamefull deede agaynst our soules 20 There was a prophete also that preached stifly in the name of the Lorde called Vrias the sonne of Semaiah of Kiriathiarim this man also preached agaynst this citie and agaynst this lande according to all as Ieremie saith 21 Nowe when Iehoakim the king with all the estates and princes had hearde his wordes the kyng went about to slay him When Vrias perceaued that he was afrayde and fled and departed into Egypt 22 Then Iehoakim the kyng sent seruauntes into the lande of Egypt namelye Elnathan the sonne of Achbor and certayne men with hym into Egypt 23 Which fetched Vrias out of Egypt and brought him vnto king Iehoakim that slue hym with the sworde and cast his dead body into the common peoples graue 24 But Ahikam the sonne of Saphan helped Hieremie that he came not into the handes of the people to be slayne The .xxvij. Chapter 1 Ieremie at the commaundement of the Lorde sendeth bondes to the kyng of Iuda and to the other kynges that were nye wherby they are monished to become subiectes vnto Nabuchodonozor 9 He warneth the people and the kinges and rulers that they beleue not false prophetes 1 IN the begynnyng of the raigne of Iehoakim the sonne of Iosias kyng of Iuda came this worde vnto Ieremie from the Lorde which spake thus vnto me 2 Make thee bondes and chaynes and put them about thy necke 3 And sende them to the kyng of Edom to the kyng of Moab to the kyng of Ammon to the kyng of Tyrus and to the kyng of Sidon and that by the messengers which shall come to Hierusalem vnto Zedekiah the kyng of Iuda 4 And bid them say vnto their maisters Thus saith the Lorde of hoastes the God of Israel speake thus vnto your maisters 5 I am he that made the earth the men and the cattell that are vpon the grounde with my great power stretched out arme and haue geuen it vnto whom it pleased me 6 And nowe wyll I deliuer all these landes into the power of Nabuchodonozor the kyng of Babylon my seruaunt the beastes also of the fielde shall I geue hym to do hym seruice 7 And all the people shal serue him and his sonne and his childers children vntyll the tyme of the same lande be come and his tyme also yea many people and great kynges shall serue hym 8 Moreouer that people and kyngdome which wyl not serue Nabuchodonozor that wyll not put their neckes vnder the yoke of the kyng of Babylon the same people wyll I visite with the sworde with hunger and pestilence vntyll I haue consumed them in his handes saith the Lorde 9 And therfore folowe not your prophetes soothsayers expounders of dreames charmers witches which say vnto you Ye shal not serue the kyng of Babylon 10 For they preache you lyes to bring you farre from your lande that I myght cast you out and destroy you 11 But the people that put their neckes vnder the yoke of the kyng of Babylon and serue hym those wyll I let remayne styll in their owne lande saith the Lorde and they shall occupie it and dwell therin 12 All these thynges tolde I Zedekiah the kyng of Iuda and sayde Put your neckes vnder the yoke of the kyng of Babylon and serue him and his people that ye may liue 13 Why wylt thou and thy people perishe with the sworde with hunger with pestilence like as the Lord hath deuised for all people that wyll not serue the kyng of Babylon 14 Therfore geue no eare vnto those prophetes that tell you Ye shall not serue the kyng of Babylon for they preache you lyes 15 Neither haue I sent them saith the Lorde howbeit they are bolde falsly to prophecie in my name that I myght the sooner driue you out and that ye myght perishe with your preachers 16 I speake to the priestes also and to all this people Thus saith the Lorde Heare not the wordes of your prophetes that preache vnto you and say Beholde the vessels of the Lordes house shall shortly be brought hyther agayne from Babylon for they prophecie lyes vnto you 17 Heare them not but serue the kyng of Babylon that ye may lyue Wherfore wyll ye make this citie to be destroyed 18 But yf they be true prophetes in very deede and yf the worde of the Lorde be committed vnto them then let them pray the
the Lorde spoken to the king that sitteth in the throne of Dauid and to all the people that dwell in this citie your brethren that are gone with you into captiuitie 17 Thus I say speaketh the Lorde of hoastes Beholde I wyll sende a sworde hunger and pestilence vpon them and wyll make them lyke vntymely figges that may not be eaten for bitternesse 18 And I wyll persecute them with the sworde with hunger and pestilence I wyll deliuer them vp to be vexed of all kyngdomes to be cursed abhorred laughed to scorne and put to confusion of all the people among whom I haue scattered them 19 And that because they haue not ben obedient vnto my commaundementes saith the Lord which I sent vnto them by my seruauntes the prophetes I stoode vp early and sent vnto them but they woulde not heare saith the Lorde 20 Heare therfore the worde of the Lord all ye prisoners whom I sent from Hierusalem to Babylon 21 Thus hath the Lorde of hoastes the God of Israel spoken of Ahab the sonne of Colaiah and of Zedekiah the sonne of Maasiah which prophecie lyes vnto you in my name Beholde I wyll deliuer them into the hande of Nabuchodonozor the kyng of Babylon that he may slay them before your eyes 22 And all the prisoners of Iuda that are in Babylon shall take this tearme of cursyng and say Nowe God do vnto thee as he did vnto Zedekiah Ahab whom the kyng of Babylon rosted in the fire 23 Because they sinned shamefully in Israel for they haue not only defiled their neighbours wiues but also preached lying wordes in my name which I haue not commaunded them This I testifie and assure saith the Lorde 24 But as for Semeiah the Nehelamite thou shalt speake vnto hym 25 Thus saith the Lorde of hoastes the God of Israel Because thou hast sent letters in thine owne name vnto all the people that is at Hierusalem and to Sophoniah the sonne of Maasiah the priest yea sent them to all the priestes wherin thou writest thus vnto hym 26 The Lorde hath ordeyned thee to be priest in the steade of Iehoiada the priest that thou shouldest be chiefe in the house of the Lorde aboue all prophetes and preachers and that thou mightest set them vpon the pyllory or in the stockes 27 Howe happeneth it then that thou hast not reproued Hieremie of Anathoth which neuer leaueth of his propheciyng 28 And beside all this he hath sent vs worde vnto Babylon and tolde vs playnely that our captiuitie shall long endure that we should builde vs houses to dwel therin and to plant vs gardens that we may enioy the fruites therof 29 Which letter Sophonias the priest read and let Ieremie the prophete heare it 30 Then came the worde of the Lorde vnto Ieremie saying 31 Sende worde to all them that be in captiuitie on this maner Thus hath the Lorde spoken concerning Semeiah the Nehelamite Because that Semeiah hath prophecied vnto you without my commission and brought you into a false hope 32 Therfore thus the Lorde doth certifie you Beholde I wyll visite Semeiah the Nehelamite and his seede so that none of his shall remayne among this people and none of them shall see the good that I wyll do for my people saith the Lorde for he hath preached falsely of the Lorde ¶ The .xxx. Chapter 1 The returne of the people from Babylon 8 God by his chastenyng sheweth that the people is sinnefull 16 The destruction of the enemies of Israel 1 THese are the wordes that the Lord sheweth vnto Ieremie saying 2 Thus saith the Lorde God of Israel Write vp diligently all the wordes that I haue spoken vnto thee in a booke 3 For lo the tyme commeth saith the Lorde that I wyll bryng agayne the prisoners of my people of Israel and Iuda saith the Lorde for I wyll restore them vnto the lande that I gaue to their fathers and they shall haue it in possession 4 Agayne these wordes spake the Lord concernyng Israel and Iuda 5 Thus saith the Lorde We haue heard a terrible crye feare and disquietnesse 6 For what els doth this signifie that I see Namely that all strong men smite euery man his hande vpon his loynes as a woman in the payne of her trauayle Who euer sawe a man trauayle with childe Enquire therafter and see yea all their faces are marueylous pale 7 Alas for this day which is so dreadfull that none may be likened vnto it and alas for the tyme of Iacobs trouble from the which he shal yet be deliuered 8 For in that day saith the Lorde of hoastes I wyll take his yoke from of thy necke and breake thy bondes and straungers shall no more haue dominion ouer them 9 But they shall do seruice vnto God their Lorde and to Dauid their kyng whom I wyll rayse vp vnto them 10 And as for thee O my seruaunt Iacob feare not saith the Lorde and be not afrayde O Israel For lo I wyll helpe thee also from farre and thy seede from the lande of their captiuitie And Iacob shall turne agayne he shal be in rest and haue a prosperous lyfe and no man shall make hym afrayde 11 For I am with thee to helpe thee saith the Lorde And though I shall destroy all the people among whom I haue scattered thee yet wyll I not destroy thee but correct thee and that with descretion for I wyll not vtterly destroy thee 12 Therfore thus saith the Lorde ▪ Thy brosinges are perilous thy woundes redy to cast thee into sicknesse 13 There is no man to meddle with thy cause or to lay plaster vpon thee or to bynde vp thy woundes to heale thee 14 All thy louers haue forgotten thee and care nothyng for thee for I haue geuen thee a cruell stroke and chastened thee roughly and that for the multitude of thy misdeedes for thy sinnes haue had the ouer hande 15 Why makest thou mone for thy harme In deede thou art sore wounded and in ieopardie but for the multitude of thy misdeedes and sinnes I haue done this vnto thee 16 And therfore all they that deuour thee shal be deuoured and all thine enemies shal be led into captiuitie all they that make thee waste shal be wasted them selues and all those that rob thee wyll I make also to be robbed 17 For I wyll geue thee thy health agayne and make thy woundes whole saith the Lorde because they reuiled thee as one cast away and dispised Sion sayde they is she whom no man regardeth 18 For thus saith the Lorde Beholde I wyll bryng agayne the captiuitie of Iacobs tentes and defende his dwellyng place the citie shal be builded in her olde estate and the houses shall haue their ryght foundation 19 And out of them shal go thankesgeuing and the voyce of ioy I wyll multiplie them and they shal not be fewe I shall endue them with honour and no man
them for lo all thinges are present vnto thee 25 Yet sayest thou vnto me O Lorde God and commaundest me that I shall bye a peece of land vnto my selfe for money and take witnesses thereto and yet in the meane season the citie is deliuered into the power of the Chaldees 26 Then came the worde of the Lorde vnto Ieremie saying 27 Beholde I am the Lorde God of all fleshe is there any thing then to harde for me 28 Therefore thus saith the Lorde beholde I shall deliuer this citie into the power of the Chaldees and into the power of Nabuchodonozor the king of Babylon they shall take it 29 For the Chaldees shall come and winne this citie and set fire vpon it and burne it with the gorgious houses in whose parlours they haue made sacrifice vnto Baal and powred drinke offeringes vnto straunge gods to prouoke me vnto wrath 30 For the chyldren of Israel and the chyldren of Iuda haue only ben doyng wickednesse before me from their youth vp they haue ben only prouoking me to wrath with the workes of their owne handes saith the Lorde 31 For what hath this citie ben els but a prouoking of my wrath euer since the day that thei builded it vnto this houre wherein I cast it out of my sight 32 Because of the great blasphemies of the children of Israel and Iuda which they haue done to prouoke me yea they their kynges their princes their priestes their prophetes the men of Iuda and the citizens of Hierusalem 33 When I stoode vp early and taught them and instructed them they turned their backes to me and not their faces 34 They woulde not heare to be refourmed and correct but set their idols in the house that is halowed to my name to defile it 35 They haue buylded hye places for Baal in the valley of the chyldren of Hennom to cause their sonnes daughters to passe thorow fire in the honour of Moloch whiche I neuer commaunded them neither came it euer in my thought to make Iuda sinne with such abhomination 36 And nowe therefore thus hath the Lorde God of Israel spoken concerning this citie whiche as ye your selues confesse shal be deliuered into the hande of the kyng of Babylon when it is wonne with the sworde with hunger and with pestilence 37 Beholde I wyll gather them together from all landes wherein I haue scattred them in my wrath in fearefull and great displeasure and wyll bryng them agayne vnto this place where they shall dwell safely 38 And they shal be my people and I wyll be their God 39 And I wyll geue them one heart and one way that they may feare me al the dayes of their lyfe that they and their chyldren after them may prosper 40 And I wyll set vp an euerlasting couenaunt with them namely that I wyll neuer ceasse to do them good and that I wyll put my feare in their heartes so that they shall not runne away from me 41 Yea I wyll haue a lust and pleasure to do them good and faithfully to plant them in this land with my whole heart and with my whole soule 42 For thus saith the Lorde Like as I haue brought all this great plague vppon this people euen so wyll I also bryng vpon them all the good that I haue promised them 43 And men shall haue their possessions in this lande wherof ye say nowe that it shall neither be inhabited of the people nor of cattell but be deliuered into the handes of the Chaldees 44 Yea lande shal be bought for money and euidences made thervpon and sealed before witnesses in the countrey of Beniamin and rounde about Hierusalem in the cities of Iuda in the cities that are vpon the mountaynes and them that lye beneath yea and in the cities that are in the south for I wyll bryng their prysoners hyther agayne saith the Lorde ¶ The .xxxiii. Chapter 1 The prophete is monished of the Lord to pray for the deliueraunce of the people whiche the Lorde promiseth 8 God forgeueth sinnes and doth graciously to the people for his owne renowme 15 Of the byrth of Christe 20 The kyngdome of Christe in the Churche shall neuer be ended 1 MOreouer the worde of the Lorde came vnto Ieremie againe whē he was yet bounde in the court of the prison 2 Thus saith the Lord who made Hierusalē who fashioned the same to establishe it whose name is the Lorde 3 Crye vnto me and I wyll aunswere and shewe thee great and hye thinges whiche were vnknowen vnto thee 4 Thus I say speaketh the Lorde god of Israel concerning the houses of this citie and the houses of the kynges of Iuda that are broken thorowe the ordinaunce and the sworde 5 The inhabitours of this citie haue come to fight against the Chaldees and they are filled with the dead carkasses of men whom I haue slayne in my wrath and displeasure when I turned my face from this citie because of al her wickednesse 6 Beholde saith the Lorde I wyll repaire and heale their woundes and make them whole I wyll open them the large treasure of peace and trueth 7 And wyll returne the captiuitie of Iuda and Israel and wyll set them vp agayne as they were before 8 From all misdeedes wherein they offended against me I wyll clense them and all their blasphemies which they haue done against me when they regarded me not I wyll forgeue them 9 And this shall get me a name a prayse and honour among all the people of the earth whiche shall heare all the good that I wyll shewe vnto them yea they shal be afraide and astonied at all the good deedes and benefites that I wyll do for them 10 Moreouer thus saith the Lorde In this place wherof ye say that it shal be a wildernesse wherein neither people nor cattle shall dwell in lyke maner in the cities of Iuda and in the streetes of Hierusalem which also shal be so voyde that neither people nor cattle shall dwel there 11 Shall the voyce of gladnesse be heard agayne the voyce of the bridegrome and of the bride the voyce of them that shall sing Prayse the Lord of hoastes for he is louing and his mercy endureth for euer and the voyce of them that offer vp gyftes in the house of the Lorde for I wyll restore the captiuitie of this lande as it was afore saith the Lorde 12 Thus saith the Lorde of hoastes It shall come yet therto that in this lande whiche is voyde from men and cattle and in all the cities of the lande there shal be set vp shepheardes cottages to rest their flockes 13 In the cities vpon the mountaynes and in the cities that lye vpon the plaine and in the cities of the south in the lande of Beniamin and rounde about Hierusalem and in the cities of Iuda shall the sheepe passe agayne vnder the hande of him that telleth them saith the Lorde 14 Beholde the tyme commeth
broken saith the Lorde 26 Make her drunken for she magnified her selfe aboue the Lorde that men may clap their handes at her vomite and that she also may be laughed to scorne 27 Diddest not thou laugh Israel to scorne as though he had ben taken with theft among thieues for so often as thou makest mention of hym thou skippest for ioy 28 Ye Moabites leaue the cities and dwel in rockes of stone and become like doues that make their nestes in holes 29 As for Moabs pride we haue hearde of it she is very hye minded I knowe her stoutenesse her boasting her arrogancie and the pride of her stomacke saith the Lorde 30 I knowe saith the Lorde her indignation she doth not right her wordes are lyes and they haue not dealt truely 31 Therefore will I mourne for Moab for whole Moabs sake my heart shall lament the men of Kirchares 32 O thou vineyarde of Sabamah I wyll weepe for thee as for Iazer thy vine braunches shall come ouer the sea vnto the sea of Iazer the destroyer shal breake into thy haruest and grape gathering 33 Myrth and cheare shal be taken away from the fertile fielde and from the lande of Moab there shal be no sweete wine in the presse the treader shal haue no stomacke to crye yea there shal be none to crye vnto him 34 Whiche aforetyme were hearde from Hesbon to Eleale and Iahaz whiche lyfted vp their voyce from Zoar vnto Horonaim that bullocke of three yere olde the waters also of Nemrim shal be dryed vp 35 Moreouer I will make Moab ceasse saith the Lorde from the offeringes and censing that she hath made vnto her gods in hye places 36 Wherefore my heart mourneth for Moab like a crowde playing an heauie song and for the mens sake of Kirchares my heart mourneth also euen as a pipe that pipeth a dolefull song for their riches which they haue gathered shal be destroyed 37 All heades shal be shauen and all beardes clipped of all handes bounde and all loynes gyrded about with sackcloth 38 Vpon all the house toppes and streetes of Moab there shal be lamenble mourning for I wyl breake Moab lyke an vnprofitable vessell saith the Lorde 39 O howe is she destroyed O howe mourneth she O howe doth Moab hang downe her head and is ashamed Thus shal Moab be a laughing stocke and had in derision of all them that be rounde about her 40 For thus saith the Lorde Beholde the enemie shall come fleeing as an Egle and spreade his winges vpon Moab 41 They shall take the cities and winne the strong holdes then the mightie mens heartes in Moab shal be lyke the heart of a woman trauayling with chylde 42 And Moab shal be made so desolate that she shall no more be a people because she hath set vp her selfe against the Lorde 43 Feare pit and snare shall come vpon thee O Moab saith the Lorde 44 Whoso escapeth the feare shall fall into the pit and whoso getteth out of the pit shal be taken in the snare for I will bryng a yere of visitation vpon Moab saith the Lorde 45 They that are able to flee shall stande vnder the shadowe of Hesbon for there shall go a fire out of Hesbon and a flambe from Sion and shall burne vp that proude people of Moab and the toppe of those seditious chyldren 46 Wo be vnto thee O Moab thou people of Chamos shalt perishe yea thy sonnes and daughters shal be led away captiue 47 Yet at the last wyll I bryng Moab out of captiuitie agayne saith the Lord Thus farre is of the plague of Moab The .xlix. Chapter 1 The worde of the Lorde against the Ammonites 7 against Idumea 23 Damascus 28 Cedar 34 Elam 1 AS concerning the Ammonites thus the Lorde saith Hath Israel no chyldren or is he without any ayre Why hath your kyng then taken Gad in Wherefore doth his people dwell in his cities 2 Beholde therefore the tyme commeth saith the Lord that I wyll bring a noyse of warre into Rabath of the Ammonites and it shal be layde on a desolate heape and her cities brent vp and the Israelites shal be lordes ouer those that had them in possession afore saith the Lorde 3 Hesbon shall mourne for Ai shal be rooted out of the grounde saith the Lorde the citie of Rabbah shall crye out and gyrde them selues with sackcloth they shall mourne and runne about the walles for their kyng shal be led away prisoner yea his priestes and princes with hym 4 Wherfore gloriest thou in the valley thy valley hath stowed away O thou rebellious daughter and thinkest thou that thou art so sâ—fe by reason of thy treasure that no man shall come to thee 5 Beholde I wyll bryng a feare vpon thee saith the Lorde God of hoastes from all those that be about thee so that ye shal be scattred euery man from another and no man shall gather them together agayne that be fled 6 But after that I will bryng the Ammonites also out of captiuitie agayne saith the Lorde 7 Vpon the Edomites hath the Lord of hoastes spoken on this maner Is there no more wysdome in Theman Is there no more good counsayle among his people Is their wysdome then turned cleane to naught 8 Get you hence turne your backes creepe downe into the deepe O ye citizens of Dedan for I wyll bryng destruction vpon Esau yea and the day of his visitation 9 If the grape gatherers come vpon thee shoulde they not leaue some grapes If the night robbers come vppon thee shoulde they not take so much as they thought were inough 10 But I wyll make Esau bare and discouer his secretes so that he shall not be able to byde them His seede shal be wasted away yea his brethren and his neighbours and he hym selfe shall not be left behynde 11 Thou shalt leaue thy fatherlesse chyldren behynde thee and I wyll kepe them and thy wydowes shal take their comfort in me 12 For thus hath the Lord spoken Beholde they that men thought were vnmeete to drinke of the cuppe haue drunken with the first and thinkest thou then to be free No no thou shalt neither be quit nor free but thou must drinke also 13 For why I haue sworne by my selfe saith the Lorde that Bozrah shall become a wyldernesse an open shame a laughing stocke and cursing and all her cities shal be a continuall desert 14 For I am perfectly infourmed of the Lorde that he hath sent a message alredy vnto the heathen Gather you together and go foorth agaynst her make you redy to battayle 15 For lo I wyll make thee but small among the heathen and litle regarded among men 16 Thy hye stomacke and the pryde of thy heart hath deceaued thee because thou doest dwell in the holes of stonye rockes and haâ— the hye mountaynes in possession Neuerthelesse though thy nest were as hye as the Egles yet I wyll cast thee downe saith the
Lorde 17 Moreouer Idumea shal be a wyldernesse whoso goeth by it shal be abashed and wonder at all her miserable plagues 18 Like as Sodom Gomor and the cities that lay there about were turned vpside downe saith the Lorde so shall no body dwell in Idumea and no man shall haue his habitation there 19 Beholde lyke as the lion so shall a destroyer come vp from the pleasaunt medowes of Iordane vnto the strong dwelling place when I haue made hym quiet I wyll make hym to flee from her and all chosen men wyll I set in aray against her Who is lyke vnto me what is he that wyll striue with me what sheephearde may stande in my handes 20 Therefore heare the counsell of the Lorde that he hath taken vpon Idumea and his purpose that he hath deuised vpon the citizens of Theman The least of the flocke shall trayle them and looke what fayre habitation they haue they shall make it waste and them selues also 21 At the noyse of their fall the earth shall quake the crye of their voyce shal be hearde vnto the red sea 22 Beholde the enemie shall come and flee vp hyther lyke as it were an Egle and spreade his winges vpon Bozrah then shall the heartes of the worthyes in Edom be as the heart of a woman trauayling of chylde 23 Vpon Damascus Hemath and Arphad shall come confusion for they shal heare euyll tidinges they shal be tossed to and fro like the sea that can not stand styll 24 Damascus shal be sore afraide and shal flee trembling commeth vpon her sorowe and payne shall ouertake her as a woman trauayling of chylde 25 But howe happeneth it that the famous citie the citie of my ioy is not spared 26 Her young men shal fal in the streetes and all her men of warre shal be taken away in that tyme saith the Lorde of hoastes 27 I wyll kindle a fire in the walles of Damascus whiche shall consume the palace of Benhadad 28 As for Cedar and the kyngdome of Hazor whom Nabuchodonozor the kyng of Babylon smote the Lord hath spoken thus vpon them Aryse and get you vp vnto Cedar and destroy the people towarde the east 29 Their tentes and their flockes shall they take away yea their hanginges and their vessels their camels also shall they cary away with them they shall crye to them feare is on euery syde 30 Flee get you farre away creepe into caues that ye may dwell there O ye inhabiters of Hazor saith the Lorde for Nabuchodonozor the kyng of Babylon hath holden a counsell concerning you and concluded his deuice against you 31 Aryse and get you vp against yonder ryche and carelesse people saith the Lorde whiche haue neither gates nor doore barres but dwell alone 32 Their camels shal be a pray and the droues of their cattell driuen awaye Moreouer those wil I scatter towarde all the wyndes and to the farthest partes of the worlde yea from all the sides therof will I bryng their destruction saith the Lorde 33 Hazor also shal be a dwelling for dragons and an euerlasting wyldernesse so that no body shall dwell there and no man shall haue there his habitation 34 These are the wordes that the Lord spake to the prophete Ieremie concerning Elam in the beginning of the raigne of Zedekias kyng of Iuda 35 Thus saith the Lord of hoastes Beholde I wyl breake the bowe of Elam their principall strength 36 And vpon Elam I wyll bryng the foure windes from the foure quarters of heauen and wyll scatter them against the same foure wyndes and there shal be no people but some of Elam shall flee vnto them 37 For I wyll cause Elam to be afraide of their enemies and of them that seeke their liues and wyll bryng vpon them a mischiefe euen my wrath saith the Lorde And I wyll persecute them with the sworde so long tyll I haue brought them to naught 38 I wyll set my throne in Elam I wyll destroy both the kyng and princes from thence saith the Lorde But in processe of tyme I wyll bryng Elam out of captiuitie agayne saith the Lorde The .l. Chapter 1 He prophecieth the destruction of Babylon and the deliueraunce of Israel whiche was in captiuitie 1 THE wordes that the Lorde spake vnto the prophete Ieremie cōcerning Babylon and the lande of the Chaldees 2 Preache among the gentiles let your voyce be hearde make a token crye out kepe no scilence but say Babylon is wonne Bel is confounded and Merodach is ouercome yea their gods be brought to shame and their images burst in peeces 3 For out of the north there doth come a people against her which shall make her lande so waste that no body shall dwell therin neither man nor beast for they shall flee and depart from thence 4 In those dayes and at that tyme saith the Lorde the chyldren of Israel shall come they and the children of Iuda weeping and making haste and shal seeke the Lorde their God 5 They shall aske the way to Sion thither shall they turne their faces saying Come and we wyll cleaue to the Lorde in a couenaunt that neuer shal be broken 6 My people haue ben a lost flocke my sheepheardes haue deceaued them and haue made them go astray vpon the hylles they haue gone from the mountayne to the litle hyl and forgotten their folde 7 All they that came vpon them haue deuoured them and their enemies said We haue made no fault agaynst them for they haue displeased the Lorde yea euen the Lorde which is the habitation of their righteousnesse and the hope of their fathers 8 Flee from Babylon and depart out of the lande of the Chaldees and be ye as the rammes that go before the flocke 9 For lo I wyll wake vp an hoast of people from the northren lande bryng them vpon Babylon these shal lay siege to it and winne it their arrowes shall not misse like as a cunnyng archer shooteth not wrong 10 And the Chaldees shal be spoyled and all they that spoyle them shal be satisfied saith the Lorde 11 Although ye were so chearfull glad to treade downe myne heritage and fulfylled your pleasures as the calues in the grasse and triumphed ouer them like bulles when ye had gotten the victorie 12 Your mothers shal be sore confounded and they that bare you shall come to shame she shal be the least set by among the nations voyde wasted dryed vp 13 No man shal be able to dwell there for the feare of the Lorde but she shal be whole desolate all they that go by Babylon shall stande styll be abashed and shall wonder at all her plagues 14 Go foorth in your aray agaynst Babylon rounde about all ye that can handle bowes shoote at her spare no arrowes for she hath sinned agaynst the Lorde 15 Crye out agaynst her rounde about she shall yelde her selfe her foundations shall fall
the Lordes vengeaunce is come yea he shall rewarde her agayne 7 Babylon hath ben in the Lordes hande a golden cuppe that maketh all landes drunken of her wine haue all people drunken therfore are they out of their wittes 8 But sodaynly is Babylon fallen and destroyed mourne for her bryng plasters for her woundes yf she may peraduenture be healed agayne 9 We woulde haue made Babylon whole say they but she is not recouered therfore wyll we let her alone and go euery man into his owne countrey for her iudgement is come into heauen and is gone vp to the cloudes 10 The Lorde hath brought foorth our righteousnesse and therfore come on we wyll shewe in Sion the worke of the Lorde our God 11 Make sharpe the arrowes and multiplie your shieldes for the Lorde shall rayse vp the spirite of the kyng of the Medes which hath alredy a desire to destroy Babylon this shal be the vengeaunce of the Lorde the vengeaunce of his temple 12 Set vp tokens vpon the walles of Babylon make your watch strong set your watchmen in araye yea holde priuie watches and yet for all that shall the Lorde go foorth with his deuice which he hath taken vpon them that dwell in Babylon 13 O thou that dwellest by the great waters O thou that hast so great treasure and riches thine ende is come and the reckenyng of thy wynnynges 14 The Lorde of hoastes hath sworne by hym selfe that he wyll ouerwhelme thee with men lyke grashoppers in number whiche with a courage shall crye alarum alarum agaynst thee 15 Yea euen the Lorde of hoastes that with his power made the earth with his wisdome prepared the round world and with his discretion spread out the heauens 16 Assoone as he letteth his voyce be hearde the waters in the ayre waxe fierce he draweth vp the cloudes from the endes of the earth he turneth the lightnynges to rayne he bryngeth the wyndes out of their secrete places 17 If they be esteemed by their wisdome all men are become fooles confounded be all the casters of images for the thing that they make is but deceipt and hath no breath 18 Vayne is it and an erronious worke and in the tyme of visitation it shall perishe 19 The portion of Iacob is none such but he that made all thinges whose name is the Lorde of hoastes he is the rodde of his enheritaunce 20 Thou hast ben mine hammer and weapons for warre for with thee haue I broken the people in peeces and with thee haue I destroyed kyngdomes 21 Through thee I haue beaten to powder horse and horsemen yea the charrettes and such as sate vpon them 22 Through thee I haue broken man and woman olde and young bacheler and mayden 23 Through thee I haue destroyed the sheepheard and his flocke the husbandman and his cattell the princes and the rulers 24 Therfore wyll I rewarde the citie of Babylon and all the inhabitauntes of Chaldea with all the euyll which they haue done vnto Sion yea that ye your selues shall see it saith the Lorde 25 Beholde I come vpon thee thou noysome hyll saith the Lorde thou that destroyest all landes I wyll stretch out my hand ouer thee and cast thee downe from the stony rockes and wyll make thee a burnt hyll 26 So that neither corner stones shal be taken any more out of thee but waste and desolate shalt thou lye for euermore saith the Lorde 27 Set vp a token in the lande blowe the trumpets among the heathen prouoke the nations agaynst her call the kyngdomes of Ararat Menni and Ascanez agaynst her set the prince agaynst her bryng as great a sort of terrible horses agaynst her as yf they were grashoppers 28 Prepare against them the people of the Medes with their kynges princes and all their chiefe rulers yea and the whole lande that is vnder hym 29 The lande also shall shake and be afrayde when the deuice of the Lorde shall come foorth agaynst Babylon to make the lande of Babylon so waste that no man shal dwel any more therin 30 The worthyes of Babylon shall leaue the battayle and kepe them selues in strong holdes their strength hath failed them they shal be lyke women their dwellyng places shal be burnt vp their barres shal be broken 31 One purseuaunt shall meete another yea one poste shall come by another to bryng the kyng of Babylon tidinges that his citie is taken on euery syde 32 The foordes occupied the fennes burnt vp and the souldiers sore afrayde 33 For thus saith the Lorde of hoastes the God of Israel The daughter of Babylon hath ben in her tyme lyke as a threshyng floore but shortly shall her haruest come 34 Nabuchodonozor the kyng of Babylon hath deuoured and destroyed me he hath made me an emptie vessell he swalowed me vp lyke a dragon and fylled his belly with my delicates he hath cast me out 35 My substaunce wherof he hath spoyled me and the thyng that was left me which he hath caryed away crye out against Babylon saith the daughter that dwelleth in Sion yea and my blood also agaynst the Chaldees saith Hierusalem 36 Therfore thus saith the Lorde Beholde I wyll defende thy cause and auenge thee I wyll drynke vp her sea and drye vp her water sprynges 37 Babylon shall become an heape of stones a dwellyng place for dragons a fearefulnesse and wonderyng and no man shall dwell there 38 They shall rore together lyke lions and as the young lions when they be angry so shall they bende them selues 39 In their heate I shall geue them a dinner and they shal be drunken for ioy then shall they sleepe an euerlastyng sleepe and neuer wake saith the Lorde 40 I shall cary them downe to be slayne lyke sheepe lyke weathers and goates 41 O howe was Sesach wonne O howe was the glorie of the whole lande taken howe happeneth it that Babylon is so wondred at among the heathen 42 The sea is risen ouer Babylon hath couered her with her great waues 43 Her cities are layde waste the lande lyeth vnbuilded and voyde it is a lande where no man dwelleth and where no man trauayleth through 44 Moreouer I wyll visite Bell at Babylon the thyng that he hath swalowed vp that same shall I plucke out of his mouth the gentiles also shall runne no more vnto hym yea and the walles of Babylon shall fall 45 O my people come out of Babylon that euery man may saue his life from the fearfull wrath of the Lorde 46 Be not faynt hearted and feare not at euery rumoure that shal be hearde in the lande for euery yere bryngeth newe tidinges and in the yere folowing newe tidinges and robbyng in the lande and lorde vpon lorde 47 And lo the tyme commeth that I will visite the images of Babylon and the whole lande shal be confounded yea and her slayne shall lye in the middest of her 48 Heauen and
thy faythfulnesse 24 The Lorde is my portion saith my soule therefore wyll I hope in hym 25 O howe good is the Lord vnto them that put their trust in hym and to the soule that seeketh after hym 26 The good man with stilnesse and pacience taryeth for the health of the Lorde 27 O howe good is it for a man to take the yoke vpon him from his youth vp 28 He sitteth alone he holdeth hym styll because he hath taken the Lordes yoke vpon hym 29 He layeth his face vpon the earth if there happen to be any hope 30 He offreth his cheeke to the smyter he wyll be content with reproffes 31 For the Lord wil not forsake for euer 32 But though he punishe yet according to the multitude of his mercies he receaueth to grace agayne 33 For he doth not plague willingly and afflict the chyldren of men 34 To treade all the prysoners of the earth vnder his feete 35 To moue the iudgement of man before the most highest 36 To condemne a man in his cause the Lord hath not pleasure in such thinges 37 What is he then that saith there should some thing be done without the Lordes commaundement 38 Out of the mouth of the most highest goeth not euyll and good 39 Wherefore then murmureth the liuing man let hym murmure at his owne sinne 40 Let vs looke well vpon our wayes and remember our selues and turne agayne to the Lorde 41 Let vs lift our heartes with our handes vnto the Lorde that is in heauen 42 We haue ben dissemblers and haue offended wylt thou therefore not be intreated 43 Thou hast couered vs in thy wrath and persecuted vs thou hast slayne vs without any fauour 44 Thou hast hid thy selfe in a cloude that our prayer should not go through 45 Thou hast made vs outcastes and to be despised among the people 46 All our enemies gape vpon vs. 47 Feare and pit is come vpon vs yea deceipt and destruction 48 Whole riuers of water gushe out of mine eyes for the hurt of my people 49 Myne eyes runne and cannot ceasse for there is no rest 50 O Lorde when wylt thou looke downe from heauen and consider 51 Mine eyes breaketh my heart because of all the daughters of my citie 52 Mine enemies hunted me out sharply like a byrde yea that without a cause 53 They haue put downe my life into a pit and they haue cast stones vpon me 54 They haue powred water vpon my head then thought I nowe am I vndone 55 I called vpon thy name O Lorde out of the deepe pit 56 Thou hast heard my voyce and hast not turned away thyne eares from my sighing and crying 57 Thou hast inclyned thy selfe vnto me when I called vpon thee and hast said feare not 58 Thou O Lorde hast mayntayned the cause of my soule and hast redeemed my lyfe 59 O Lorde thou hast seene my wrong take thou my cause vpon thee 60 Thou hast well considered howe they go about to do me harme and that all their counsels are against me 61 Thou hast hearde their despitefull wordes O Lorde yea and all the imaginations against me 62 The lippes of mine enemies and their deuises that they take against me al the day long 63 Thou seest also their sitting downe and their rising vp they make their songes of nothing but of me 64 Rewarde them O Lorde according to the workes of their handes 65 Geue them an obstinate heart euen thy curse 66 Persecute them O Lorde with thyne indignation and roote them out from vnder the heauen ¶ The .iiij. Chapter 1 O Howe is the golde become so dimme howe is the most fine golde so sore chaunged and the stones of the sanctuarie thus scattered in the corner of euery streete 2 The chyldren of Sion that were alway in honour and clothed with the most precious golde howe are they nowe become lyke the earthen vessels whiche be made with the potters hande 3 The dragons geue their young ones sucke with bare brestes but the daughter of my people is cruel like the Estriches in the wildernesse 4 The tongues of the sucking chyldren cleaue to the roofe of their mouthes for very thyrst the young chyldren aske bread but there is no man that geueth it them 5 They that were wont to fare delicatelye perishe in the streetes they that afore were brought vp in purple make nowe muche of doung 6 The sinne of the daughter of my people is become greater then the wickednesse of Sodome that sodaynely was destroyed and not taken with handes 7 Her abstayners were whyter then the snowe or milke their colour was freshe red as corall their beautie like the Saphire 8 But nowe their faces be very blacke insomuche that thou shouldest not knowe them in the streetes their skinne cleaueth to their bones it is withered and become like a drye stocke 9 They that be slayne with the sworde are happier then such as dye of hunger and perishe away famishing for the fruites of the fielde 10 The women whiche of nature are pitifull haue sodden their owne chyldren with their hands that they might be their meate in the miserable destruction of the daughter of my people 11 The Lorde hath perfourmed his heauie wrath he hath powred out the furiousnesse of his displeasure he hath kindeled a fire in Sion which hath consumed the foundations therof 12 Neither the kynges of the earth nor all the inhabitours of the world would haue beleued that the enemie and aduersarie shoulde haue come in at the gates of the citie of Hierusalem 13 Whiche neuerthelesse is come to passe for the sinne of her prophetes and for the wickednesse of her priestes that haue shed innocents blood within her 14 As blinde men went they stumbling in the streetes and stayned them selues with blood insomuch that the heathen woulde in no wyse touche their garmentes 15 But they cryed vnto them flee ye polluted away get you hence touche not for they are vncleane and be remoued yea they haue said among the heathen they shall no more dwell in this citie 16 The countenaunce of the Lorde hath banished them and shall neuer looke more vpon them for they them selues neither regarded the priestes nor pitied their elders 17 Wherefore yet our eyes fayled vs whyles we looked for our vayne helpe seeing we euer wayted vpon a people that coulde do vs no good 18 They lay so sharpe wayte for vs that we can not go safe vpon the streetes for our ende is come our dayes are fulfilled our ende is here 19 Our persecutours are swifter then the Egles of the ayre they folowed vppon vs ouer the mountaynes and layde wayte for vs in the wyldernesse 20 The very breath of our mouth euen the annointed of the Lorde hym selfe was taken in their net of whom we say Vnder his shadowe we shal be preserued among the heathen 21 And thou O daughter Edom that dwellest in the land
and thou shalt say vnto them Thus saith the Lorde God Whoso heareth let hym heare whoso leaueth of let him leaue for they are a rebellious house ¶ The .iiij. Chapter 1 The siege of the citie of Hierusalem is signified 9 The long continuaunce of the captiuitie of Israel 16 A hunger is prophesied to come in the captiuitie 1 THou sonne of man take thee a tyle stone and lay it before thee and purtray vpon it the citie Hierusalem 2 And lay siege against it and builde a fort against it and cast a mount against it set the campe also against it and lay engins of warre against it rounde about 3 Moreouer take an iron panne and set it betwixt thee and the citie in steede of an iron wall then set thy face towarde it to besiege it and make an assault against it this shal be a token vnto the house of Israel 4 But thou shalt sleepe vpon thy left side and lay the sinne of the house of Israel vpon it according to the number of the dayes that thou shalt sleepe vpon it thou shalt beare their iniquitie 5 For I haue layde vpon thee the yeres of their iniquitie according to the number of the dayes euen three hundred and ninetie dayes so shalt thou beare the iniquitie of the house of Israel 6 When thou hast fulfilled these dayes lye downe agayne and sleepe vpon thy right side and beare the sinnes of the house of Iuda fourtie dayes haue I appointed thee a day for a yere euen a day for a yere 7 Therfore set nowe thy face towarde the siege of Hierusalem and discouer thine arme that thou mayest prophecie against it 8 Behold I will lay chaines vpon thee that thou shalt not turne thee from one side to another till thou hast ended the dayes of thy besieging 9 Wherfore take vnto thee wheate barlye beanes lintils millot and fetches and put these together in a vessell and make thee loaues of bread thereof according to the number of the dayes that thou must lye vpon thy side that thou mayest haue bread to eate for three hundred and ninetie dayes 10 And thy meate that thou eatest shall haue a certaine wayght appointed namely twentie sicles euery day from time to time shalt thou eate therof 11 Thou shalt drinke also a certaine measure of water namely the sixt part of an Hin from tyme to tyme shalt thou drinke 12 Barly cakes shalt thou eate and them shalt thou bake in mans doung before their eyes 13 And with that sayde the Lord Euen thus shall the chyldren of Israel eate their defiled bread among the gentiles whyther I wyll cast them 14 Then sayde I Oh Lorde God beholde my soule was yet neuer stayned for fro my youth vp vnto this houre I did neuer eate of a dead carkase or of that whiche was slayne of wylde beastes neither came there euer any vncleane fleshe in my mouth 15 Whervnto he aunswered me Lo I wyll graunt thee cowcasins in steede of mans doung and thou shalt make thy bread with them 16 And he saide vnto me Beholde thou sonne of man I wyll breake the staffe of bread in Hierusalem and they shall eate their bread with waight and with care and their water in measure and astonishment shall they drinke 17 That they may cause a lacke of bread and water and be astonied one at another and be consumed in their iniquitie The .v. Chapter 1 The signe of the heere 's by which is signified the destruction of the people 6 The causes of the anger of God towarde the people 1 O Thou sonne of man take thee then a sharpe knife namely a barbers rasour take that to thee and cause it to passe vpon thy head and vpon thy beard then take thee waight scales and deuide the heere 2 Thou shalt burne with fire the thirde part in the middest of the citie when the dayes of the siege are fulfylled and thou shalt take the other thirde part and smite about it with a knife and the last thirde part thou shalt scatter in the wynde and I wyll drawe out a sworde after them 3 Thou shalt also take therof a fewe in number and bynde them in thy lappe 4 Of them yet shalt thou take and cast them into the middest of the fire burne them in the fire therof shall a fire come foorth into all the house of Israel 5 Moreouer thus saith the Lorde God This same is Hierusalem which I set in the middest of nations and countreis rounde about her 6 But she hath chaunged my iudgementes into wickednesse more then the nations and my statutes more then the countreis that are rounde about her for they haue refused my iudgementes and my statutes and not walked in them 7 Therfore thus saith the Lorde God For your multiplying more then the gentiles that dwell rounde about you and because ye haue not walked in my lawes neither haue ye kept my ordinaunces no ye haue not done accordyng to the iudgementes of the nations that are rounde about you 8 Therfore thus saith the Lorde God Beholde I will also come agaynst thee I my selfe I say for in the middest of thee wyll I execute iudgement in the sight of the heathen 9 And I wyll handle thee of such a fashion as I neuer did before as I will neuer do from that tyme foorth and that because of all thine abhominations 10 For in thee the fathers shal be fayne to eate their owne sonnes and the sonnes their owne fathers I wyll execute iudgement in thee and the whole remnaunt of thee wyll I scatter into all the wyndes 11 Wherfore as truely as I lyue saith the Lorde God seyng thou hast defiled my sanctuarie with all maner of abhominations and with all shamefull offences 12 For this cause will I also destroy thee mine eye shall not spare thee neither wyll I haue any pitie 13 One thirde part within thee shall dye of the pestilence and be consumed of hunger another thirde part shal be slayne downe rounde about thee with the sworde the other thirde part that remayneth wyll I scatter abrode towarde all the wyndes and drawe out a sworde after them 14 Thus wyll I perfourme mine indignation make my wrath to settle vpon them and I will be comforted so that when I haue fulfylled myne anger agaynst them they shall knowe that I am the Lorde which with a feruent gelousie haue spoken it 15 Moreouer I wyll make thee waste and reuiled among all the heathen that dwell about thee in the sight of all them that go by thee 16 So thou shalt be a reproche and shame a chastisement and a wondryng vnto the nations that are rounde about thee when I shall execute iudgementes in thee in anger in wrath and in sharpe rebukes I the Lorde haue spoken it 17 When I shoote among them the perilous dartes of hunger which shal be for their
destruction yea therfore shall I shoote them because I wyll destroy you I wyll encrease hunger vpon you and wyll breake your staffe of bread 18 Plagues wyll I sende vpon you yea and wicked beastes also to spoyle thee pestilence and bloodsheddyng shal come vpon thee and the sworde wyll I bring ouer thee I the Lorde haue spoken it The .vj. Chapter 1 He sheweth that the people shal be plagued for the sinne of idolatrie 8 He prophecieth the repentaunce of the remnaunt of the people and their deliueraunce 11 The destruction of the frowarde is prophecied 1 AND the worde of the Lorde came vnto me saying 2 Thou sonne of man set thy face to the mountaynes of Israel that thou mayest prophecie agaynst them 3 And say Heare the worde of the Lord God O ye mountaynes of Israel Thus hath the Lord God spoken to the mountaynes hylles riuers dales Beholde I euen I will bryng a sworde vpon you and destroy your hye places 4 Your aulters shal be destroyed your images of the sunne broken downe your slayne men wyll I cast downe before your idols 5 And the dead carkases of the children of Israel wyll I cast before their idols your bones will I scatter rounde about your aulters 6 In all your dwellyng places your cities shal be desolate and the hye places laide waste so that your aulters shal be made waste and desolate your idols shal be broken and abolished and your images of the sunne shal be cut downe and your workes quite taken away 7 Your slayne men shall fall among you and ye shal knowe that I am the Lord. 8 Yet wyll I leaue a remnaunt that you may haue some that shall escape the sworde among the nations when as ye shal be scattered through the countreis 9 And they that escape of you shal thinke vpon me among the heathen where they shal be in captiuitie because I haue ben broken with their whorishe heart which hath departed from me with their eyes that haue gone a whoryng after their idols and they shal be abhorred before their owne eyes for the euils which they haue commited in all their abhominations 10 And they shall knowe that I am the Lorde and that I haue not sayde in vayne that I woulde do this euill vnto them 11 Thus saith the Lorde God Smite thine handes together and stampe with thy feete and say Wo worth all the abhominations and wickednesses of the house of Israel for they shall fall with the sworde with hunger and with pestilence 12 Who so is farre of shall dye of the pestilence he that is nye at hande shall perishe with the sworde and the other that are besieged shall dye of hunger Thus wyll I satisfie my wrathfull displeasure vpon them 13 And so shall ye knowe that I am the Lorde when their slayne men shal be among their idols rounde about their aulters vpon euery hye hyll and toppes of mountaynes and vnder euery greene tree and vnder euery thicke oke euen in the places where they dyd offer sweete sauour to all their idols 14 I wyll stretche mine hande out vpon them and wyll make the lande waste and desolate from the wildernesse vnto Deblathah through all their habitations and they shall knowe that I am the Lorde The .vij. Chapter 2 The ende of all the lande of Israel shall sodaynely come 20 The cause of the destruction therof 23 The prophete is commaunded to shewe the summe of the euyls that are at hande 1 THe worde of the Lorde came vnto me saying 2 And thou sonne of man thus saith the Lorde God an ende is come vnto the lande of Israel yea veryly the ende commeth vpon the foure corners of the lande 3 Nowe shall the ende come vpon thee for I wyll sende my wrath vpon thee and wyll punishe thee accordyng to thy wayes and rewarde thee after all thine abhominations 4 Mine eye shall not spare thee neither wyll I haue pitie but rewarde thee accordyng to thy wayes declare thine abhominations then shall ye knowe that I am the Lorde 5 Thus saith the Lorde God Beholde one euyll shall come after another 6 The ende is here the ende I say is come it watched for thee beholde it is come alredy 7 The mornyng is come vnto thee that dwellest in the lande the tyme is at hande the day of trouble is harde by and not the soundyng agayne of the mountaynes 8 Nowe I wyll shortly poure out my sore displeasure ouer thee and fulfyll my wrath vpon thee I wyll iudge thee after thy wayes and recompence thee all thine abhominations 9 Mine eye shall not spare neither wyll I haue pitie but rewarde thee after thy wayes thine abhominations shal be in the middest of thee and ye shal knowe that I am the Lorde that smiteth 10 Beholde the day beholde it is come the mornyng is gone foorth the rodde florisheth pride hath budded 11 Crueltie is waxen to a rodde of wickednesse none of them shall remayne none of their riches not one of their seede no lamentation shal be made for them 12 The tyme commeth the day draweth nye who so byeth let hym not reioyce he that selleth let hym not be sory for why wrath is vpon all the multitude therof 13 So that the seller shal not come againe to the thyng that he solde although their life be yet with the lyuyng for when the prophecie was preached vnto all the people none returned no man shal strengthen hym selfe in the iniquitie of his life 14 They haue blowen the trumpet and made all redy but none goeth to the battayle for my wrath is vpon the whole multitude 15 The sworde shal be without pestilence and hunger within so that who so is in the fielde shal be slayne with the sworde and he that is in the citie shal be deuoured with hunger and pestilence 16 But they that flee away from them shall escape and shal be in the mountaynes lyke the doues of the valleys all they shall mourne euery one for his iniquitie 17 All handes shal be let downe and all knees shal be weake as the water 18 They shall girde them selues with sackcloth feare shall couer them shame shal be vpon all faces and baldnesse vpon their heades 19 Their siluer shall they cast foorth in the streetes and their golde shal be dispised yea their siluer and golde shall not be able to deliuer them in the day of the wrath of the Lorde they shall not satisfie their soules neither fyll their bellyes therwith because it was a stumblyng blocke of their iniquitie 20 He had also set the beautie of his ornament in maiestie but they made images of their abhominations and fylthinesses in it therfore haue I set it farre from them 21 Moreouer I wyll geue it into the handes of straungers to be spoyled to the wicked of the earth for to be robbed and they
shall pollute it 22 My face wyll I turne from them my secrete place shal be defiled for burglers shall go into it and pollute it 23 Make a chayne for the lande is full of the iudgement of blood and the citie is full of extortion 24 Wherfore I wyll bryng the most wicked of the heathen to take their houses in possession I wyll make the pompe of the mightie to ceasse and their sanctuaries shal be defyled 25 When destruction is come they shall seeke peace but they shall haue none 26 One mischiefe shall folowe another and one rumour shall come after another then shall they seeke a vision in vayne at their prophete the lawe shall perishe from the priest and counsayle from the auncientes 27 The kyng shall mourne the prince shal be clothed with desolation and the handes of the people in the lande shal be troubled I wyll do vnto them after their owne wayes accordyng to their owne iudgementes wyll I iudge them and they shall knowe that I am the Lorde The .viii. Chapter ◠An appearaunce of the similitude of God 3 Ezechiel is brought to Hierusalem in the spirite 6 The Lord sheweth the idolatries of the house of Israel chiefly of the priestes 1 AND it was in the sixt yere in the sixt moneth in the fift day of the moneth I sate in my house and the elders of Iuda sate before me and the hande of the Lorde God fell there vpon me 2 Then I behelde and lo there was a likenesse as the appearaunce of fire from the appearaunce of his loynes downewarde fire and from his loynes vpwarde as the appearaunce of brightnesse lyke the colour of amber 3 And he stretched out the likenesse of an hande and toke me by an heery locke of my head and the spirite lift me vp betwixt earth and heauen and brought me in a diuine vision to Hierusalem into the entry of the inner gate that lyeth towarde the north where remayned the image of emulation and of gayne 4 And beholde the glorie of the Lorde God of Israel was in the same place euen as I had seene it afore in the fielde 5 And he sayde vnto me Thou sonne of man lift vp thine eyes nowe towarde the north then lift I vp mine eyes towarde the north and beholde northwarde at the gate of the aulter this image of emulation was in the entry 6 And he sayde furthermore vnto me Thou sonne of man seest thou what these do seest thou the great abhominations that the house of Israel commit in this place to driue me from my sanctuarie but turne thee about and thou shalt see yet greater abhominations 7 And with that brought he me to the court gate and when I loked beholde there was a hole in the wall 8 Then sayde he vnto me Thou sonne of man digge nowe in the wall and when I digged in the wall beholde there was a doore 9 And he sayde vnto me Go thy way in and loke what wicked abhominations they do here 10 So I went in and sawe and beholde there were al maner of creeping beastes and abhominable beastes and all the idols of the house of Israel paynted vpon the wall rounde about 11 There stoode also before the images threescore and ten men of the auncientes of the house of Israel and in the middest of thē stoode Iaazaniah the sonne of Shaphan with euery man his censor in his hande and the smoke of the insence ascended as a cloude 12 Then sayde he vnto me Thou sonne of man hast thou seene what the auncientes of the house of Israel do secretly euery one in the chaumber of his imagerie for they say The Lorde seeth vs not the Lorde hath forsaken the earth 13 And he sayde vnto me Turne thee yet agayne and thou shalt see greater abhominations that they do 14 And with that he brought me to the doore of the gate of the Lordes house towarde the north and beholde there sate womē mourning for Thammuz 15 Then sayd he vnto me Hast thou seene this thou sonne of man turne thee yet about and thou shalt see greater abhominations then these are 16 And so he brought me into the inward court of the Lordes house and beholde at the doore of the Lordes house betwixt the porche and the aulter there were about twentie and fiue men that turned their backes vpon the temple of the Lorde and their faces towarde the east and these worshipped the sunne eastwarde 17 And he sayde vnto me Hast thou seene this thou sonne of man Thinketh the house of Iuda that it is but a trifle to do these abhominations which they do here for they haue fylled the lande full of wickednesse and haue returned to prouoke me to anger and lo they are puttyng the braunches to their noses 18 Therfore wyll I also do somethyng in my wrathful displeasure so that mine eye shall not spare them neither wyll I haue pitie yea and though they crye in mine eares with a loude voyce yet wyll I not heare them ¶ The .ix. Chapter 1 The destruction of the citie 4 They that shal be saued are marked 8 A complaynt of the prophete for the destruction of the people 1 HE cryed also with a loude voyce in mine eares saying Drawe neare ye visitations of the citie euery man with a destroying weapon in his hande 2 And beholde then came there sixe men out of the streete of the vpper gate towarde the north and euery man a slaughter weapon in his hande There was one amongest them that had on hym lynnen rayment and a writers inckhorne by his syde these went in and stoode besyde the brasen aulter 3 And the glorie of the Lorde of Israel was gone from the Cherub whervpon it was to the doore of the house and he called to the man that had the lynnen rayment vpon hym and the writers inckhorne by his syde 4 And the Lorde sayde vnto hym Go through the citie euen through Hierusalem set a marke vpon the foreheades of them that mourne and are sory for all the abhominations that be done therin 5 And to the other he sayd that I might here Go ye after hym through the citie and smite let your eye spare none neither haue ye any pitie 6 Kyll and destroy both olde men and young maydens children and women but as for all those that haue the marke vpon them see that ye touche them not and begyn at my sanctuarie Then they began at the auncient men which were before the house 7 And he sayde vnto them Defyle ye the temple fyll the courtes with the slayne then go your way foorth So they went out and slue downe through the citie 8 Nowe when they had done the slaughter and I yet escaped I fell downe vpon my face and cryed saying Ah Lorde God wylt thou then destroy all the residue of Israel in powryng out thy wrath vpon Hierusalem 9 Then sayde
of the Lorde came vnto me on this maner 15 Thou sonne of man thy brethren euen thy brethren the men of thy kinrede and all the house of Israel wholly are they vnto whom the inhabitauntes of Hierusalem haue sayd withdrawe ye farre from the Lorde for the lande is geuen vs in possession 16 Therfore tell them thus saith the God Although I sende them farre of among the gentiles and scatter them among the nations yet wyll I be to them as a litle sanctuarie in the landes where they shall come 17 Tell them also thus saith the Lorde God I wyll gather you agayne out of the nations and bryng you from the countreis where ye be scattered and I wyll geue you the lande of Israel agayne 18 And they shall come thither and they shall take away all their idols and all their abhominations from thence 19 And I wyll geue them one heart and I wyll put a newe spirite within their bowels that stony heart wyll I take out of their body and geue them a fleshlye heart 20 That they may walke in my commaundementes and kepe mine ordinaunces and do them that they may be my people and I their God 21 But to the heart of their idols and their abhominations their heart goeth their wayes wyll I bryng vpon their owne heades saith the Lorde God 22 After this did the Cherubims lift vp their wynges and the wheeles besides them and the glorie of the God of Israel was vpon them on hye 23 So the glorie of the Lorde went vp from the middest of the citie and stoode vpon the mount of the citie towarde the east 24 And the spirite toke me vp brought me agayne to Chaldea to the captiuitie in a vision by the spirite of God then the vision that I had seene went vp from me 25 So I spake vnto the captiues all the wordes of the Lorde which he had shewed me The .xij. Chapter The parable of the captiuitie 10 The exposition of the parable by which the takyng of kyng Zedekiah is signified 18 An other parable whereby the distresse of hunger and thurst is signified 1 THe worde of the Lorde came vnto me saying 2 Thou sonne of man thou dwellest in the middest of a rebellious house which haue eyes to see and yet see not eares haue they to heare and yet heare they not for they are a rebellious house 3 Therfore O thou sonne of man prepare thee instrumentes to flit with remoue on the day time that they may see yea euen in their sight shalt thou go from thy place to another place yf peraduenture they wyll consider that they be a rebellious house 4 Thou shalt bryng foorth thine instrumentes as stuffe to flit with by the day tyme in their sight and thou thy selfe shalt go foorth also at euenyng before their eyes as they that go foorth to flit 5 Digge through the wall in their sight and cary out therby 6 In their sight shalt thou beare vpon thy shouldiers and cary it foorth in the darke hide thy face that thou see not the earth for I haue made thee a shewe token vnto the house of Israel 7 And I did so as I was commaunded I brought foorth my stuffe by day as the stuffe of one that goeth into captiuitie and in the euening I digged through the wall with my handes and brought it foorth in the darke and bare it vpon my shoulder in their sight 8 And in the mornyng came the worde of the Lorde vnto me saying 9 Thou sonne of man hath not the house of Israel the rebellious house sayd vnto thee What doest thou 10 Then tell them thus saith the Lorde God This burden toucheth the prince at Hierusalem and all the house of Israel that dwell among them 11 Tell them I am your shewe token lyke as I haue done so shall it be done vnto them they shall go into bondage and captiuitie 12 The prince that is among them shall loade his shoulders in the darke and get hym away they shall breake downe the wall to cary through by it he shall couer his face that he see not the ground with his eyes 13 My net will I spreade out vpon him and he shal be caught in my net and I wyll bryng hym to Babylon in the lande of the Chaldees which he shall not see and yet shall he dye there 14 As for all his helpers all his bandes that be about hym I wyll scatter them towarde all the wyndes and drawe out a sworde after them 15 So when I haue scattered them among the heathen and strowed them in the landes they shall knowe that I am the Lorde 16 But I will leaue a litle number of thē from the sworde hunger and pestilence to tell all their abhominations among the heathen where they come that they may knowe howe that I am the Lord. 17 Moreouer the worde of the Lorde came vnto me saying 18 Thou sonne of man with a fearfull tremblyng shalt thou eate thy bread with vnquietnesse sorowe shalt thou drynke thy water 19 And vnto the people of the lande speake thou Thus saith the Lord God to them that dwell in Hierusalem and to the lande of Israel they shall eate their bread with sorowe and drynke their water with desolation yea the lande with the fulnesse therof shal be layde waste for the wickednesse of all them that dwell therin 20 And the cities that nowe be well inhabited shal be voyde the lande desolate that ye may knowe that I am the Lorde 21 Yet came the worde of the Lorde vnto me agayne saying 22 Thou sonne of man what maner of prouerbe is that which ye vse in the lande of Israel saying The dayes are slacke in cōmyng all visions fayle 23 Tell them therfore thus saith the Lord God I wyll make that prouerbe to ceasse and they shall no more vse it as a prouerbe in Israel but say vnto them the dayes are at hande and the effect of euery vision 24 There shall no vision be any more in vayne neither any flattering diuination within the house of Israel 25 For I the Lorde speake it and whatsoeuer I shall speake it shal be perfourmed and not be slacke in commyng any more yea euen in your dayes O rebellious house wyll I speake the thyng bryng it to passe saith the Lorde God 26 And the worde of the Lorde came vnto me saying 27 Beholde thou sonne of man the house of Israel saith on this maner The vision that he seeth it wyll be many a day or it come to passe it is farre of yet the tyme that he prophecieth of 28 Therfore say thus vnto them thus saith the Lorde God All my wordes shall no more be delayed loke what I speake that same shall come to passe saith the Lorde God The .xiii. Chapter 1 The worde of the Lorde against false prophetes whiche teache the people the counsels
and sende dearth vpon them to destroy man and beast foorth of it 14 And though Noe Daniel and Iob these three men were among them yet shal they in their righteousnesse deliuer but their owne soules saith the Lorde God 15 If I bryng noysome beastes into the lande and they spoyle it and it be so desolate that no man may passe through it for beastes 16 If these three men were also in the land as truely as I liue saith the Lord God they shall saue neither sonnes nor daughters but be onlye deliuered them selues as for the land it shal be waste 17 Or if I bryng a sworde vpon this lande and say sworde go through the lande so that I slay downe man and beast in it 18 And if these three men were therein as truely as I liue saith the Lord God they shall deliuer neither sonnes nor daughters but only be saued thēselues 19 If I sende a pestilence into this lande and powre out my sore indignation vppon it in blood so that I roote out of it both man and beast 20 And if Noe Daniel and Iob were therein as truely as I liue saith the Lorde God they shall deliuer neither sonne nor daughter but saue their owne soules in their righteousnesse 21 Moreouer thus saith the Lorde God Howe muche more when I sende my foure troublous plagues vpon Hierusalem the sworde hunger perillous beastes and pestilence to destroy man and beast out of it 22 Beholde there shal be a remnaunt saued therein whiche shall bryng foorth their sonnes and daughters beholde they shall come foorth vnto you and ye shall see their way and their enterprise and ye shal be comforted concerning the euyll that I haue brought vpon Hierusalem euen concerning all that I haue brought vpon it 23 They shall comfort you when ye shal see their way and workes and ye shall knowe howe that it is not without a cause that I haue done all against Hierusalem as I dyd saith the Lorde God ¶ The .xv. Chapter As the vnprofitable wood of the vine tree is cast into the fire so saith he that Hierusalem shal be brent 1 THe worde of the Lord came vnto me saying 2 Thou sonne of man what commeth of the vine tree more then of euery other tree of the wylde vine stocke among other trees of the forest 3 Do men take wood of it to make any worke withall or wyll men take a pin of it to hang any vessell theron 4 Behold it is cast in the fire to be brent the fire consumeth both the endes of it the middes of it is brent is it meete then for any worke 5 Seeing then that it was meete for no worke beyng whole muche lesse may there any thing be made of it when the fire hath consumed and brent it 6 And therefore thus saith the Lorde god As the vine tree that is among the trees of the forest which I haue geuen to the fire to be consumed so wyll I geue the inhabitauntes of Hierusalem 7 And I wyll set my face against them they shall go out from the fire and yet the fire shall consume them then shall ye knowe that I am the Lorde when I set my face against them 8 And when I make the lande waste because they haue so sore offended saith the Lorde God The .xvj. Chapter 2 The prophete declareth the benefites of God towarde Hierusalem 15 Hierusalem is reproued of vnkindnesse for her fornication with idols 46 He iustifieth the wickednesse of other people in comparison of the sinnes of Hierusalem 49 The cause of the abhominations into which the Sodomites fell 60 Mercy is promised to the repentaunt 1 AGayne the word of the Lorde came vnto me saying 2 Thou sonne of man shewe Hierusalē their abhominations 3 And say Thus saith the Lorde God vnto Hierusalem thy habitation and kinred is of the lande of Chanaan thy father was an Amorite thy mother an Hittite 4 In the day of thy byrth when thou wast borne the string of thy nauell was not cut of thou wast not bathed in water to make thee cleane thou wast not salted with salt nor swadled in cloutes 5 No eye pitied thee to do any of these thinges for thee for to haue compassion vpon thee but thou wast vtterly cast out vpon the fielde in contempt of thy person in the day of thy byrth 6 Then came I by thee and sawe thee defiled in thyne owne blood and I said vnto thee when thou wast in thy blood liue euen when thou wast in thy blood I sayde vnto thee liue 7 I caused thee to multiplie as the bud of the fielde thou art growen vp and waxen great thou hast gotten a marueylous pleasaunt beautie thy brestes are fashioned thy heere is goodly growen where as thou wast naked bare 8 Nowe when I went by thee and looked vpon thee beholde thy tyme was come yea euen the time to woo thee then spread I my clothes ouer thee to couer thy dishonestie yea I made an othe vnto thee and contracted my selfe with thee saith the Lorde God and so thou becamest myne owne 9 Then washed I thee with water and purged thy blood from thee and I annointed thee with oyle 10 I clothed thee with broidred worke and shod thee with badgers skin and I gyrded thee about with fine linnen and couered thee with silke 11 I decked thee with costly apparell I put braselets vpon thy hands a chayne about thy necke 12 And I put a frontlet vpon thy face and eareringes vpon thyne eares and a beautifull crowne vpon thyne head 13 Thus wast thou deckt with golde and siluer and thy rayment was of fine linnen and of silke and of broidred worke thou didst eate fine floure honye and oyle marueylous beautifull wast thou and thou dydst luckyly prosper into a kingdome 14 And thy name was spread among the heathen for thy beautie for it was perfite through thy beautie whiche I put vpon thee saith the Lorde God 15 But thou hast put thy confidence in thyne owne beautie and played the harlot because of thy renowne and hast powred out thy fornications with euery one that went by thou wast his 16 Thou didst take thy garmentes and deckt thy hye places with diuers colours and played the harlot thervpon they come not and it shall not be 17 The goodly iewels whiche I gaue thee of mine owne golde and siluer hast thou taken and made thee mens images therof and committed whordome with them 18 Thy broidred garmentes hast thou taken and deckt them therewith myne oyle and incense hast thou set before them 19 My meate whiche I gaue thee as fine floure oyle and hony to feede the withall that hast thou set before them for a sweete sauour and thus it was saith the Lorde God 20 Thou hast taken thyne owne sonnes and daughters whom thou hast begotten vnto me and these hast thou offred vp vnto them to be deuoured is this but
shed in the lande thou shalt be put out of remembraunce for I the Lorde haue spoken it The .xxij. Chapter The worde of the Lorde agaynst Hierusalem for manslaughter and denying due honour to their fathers and mothers and other wickednesses 25 Of the wicked doctrine of the false prophets and priestes and of their vnsatiable couetousnesse 27 The tirannie of rulers 29 The wickednesse of the people 1 MOreouer the worde of the Lorde came vnto me and sayde 2 Thou sonne of man wylt thou not iudge wylt thou not iudge this blooddy citie wylt thou not shewe her all her abhominations 3 And tell them thus saith the Lorde God The citie sheddeth blood in the middest of it that her tyme may come and maketh idols agaynst her selfe to defile her selfe 4 Thou hast made thy selfe giltie in the blood that thou hast shed and defyled thee in the idols which thou hast made thou hast caused thy dayes to drawe nye and made the tyme of thy yeres to come therfore wyll I make thee a reproche among the heathen and to be a mockyng in all landes 5 Whether they be nye or farre from thee they shall laugh thee to scorne thou that hast gotten thee so foule a name and art full of trouble 6 Beholde the rulers of Israel euery one in thee was redy to his power to shed blood 7 In thee haue they dispised father and mother in thee haue they oppressed the straunger in thee haue they vexed the widowe and the fatherlesse 8 Thou hast dispised my holy thynges and defiled my Sabbathes 9 Tale tellers are there in thee to shed blood in thee are such as eate vpon the hylles and in thee they commit abhomination 10 In thee they discouered their fathers shame in thee they haue humbled her that was set apart for pollution 11 Euery man hath dealt shamefully with his neighbours wife and abhominably defiled his daughter in lawe in thee hath euery man forced his owne sister euen his fathers daughter 12 Yea giftes haue ben receaued in thee to shed blood thou hast taken vsurie and encrease thou hast oppressed thy neighbours by extortion and forgotten me saith the Lorde God 13 Beholde I haue smitten my handes vpon thy couetousnesse that thou hast vsed and vpon the blood which hath ben shed in thee 14 Is thy heart able to endure or may thy handes be strenghthened in the dayes that I shal haue to do with thee Euen I the Lorde that speake it wyll bryng it also to passe 15 I wyll scatter thee among the heathen strawe thee about in the landes and wyll cause thy filthinesse to ceasse out of thee 16 Yea and thou shalt be thine owne inheritaunce in the sight of the heathen that thou mayest knowe that I am the Lorde 17 And the worde of the Lorde came vnto me saying 18 Thou sonne of man the house of Israel is vnto me as drosse all they are brasse tinne iron and lead in the middest of the furnace euen drosse of siluer are they 19 Therfore thus saith the Lorde God Forasmuch as ye all are turned into drosse therfore beholde I wyll bryng you together vnto Hierusalem 20 Lyke as they gather siluer brasse iron tinne and lead into the middest of the furnace and the fire is blowne there vnder to melt them euen so wyll I gather you in mine anger in my wrath and let you remayne there and cause you to melt 21 I wyll bryng you together and blowe the fire of my wrath vpon you and ye shal be molten in the middest therof 22 Lyke as the siluer is molten in the furnace so shall ye also be molten therin that ye may knowe howe that I the Lord haue powred my wrath vpon you 23 And the worde of the Lorde came vnto me saying 24 Thou sonne of man tell her Thou art an vncleane lande which is not rayned vpon in the day of wrath 25 There is a conspiracie of her prophetes in the middest therof as a roring lion rauenyng his pray they deuour soules they haue taken the riche and pretious thynges they haue made her many widowes in the middest therof 26 Her priestes haue broken my lawe and defiled my holy thynges they put no difference betweene the holy vnholy neither discerne they betweene the cleane vncleane they turne their eyes from my Sabbathes and I am defiled among them 27 Thy rulers in thee are lyke woolues rauenyng the pray to shed blood and destroy soules for their owne couetous lucre 28 As for her prophetes they daube with vntempered morter they see vanities and diuine lyes vnto them saying The Lorde saith so wheras the Lorde hath not spoken 29 The people in the lande vsed wicked extortion and robbery they vexe the poore and needy and oppresse the straunger agaynst right 30 And I sought among them for a man that woulde make vp the hedge and set hym selfe in the gap before me in the landes behalfe that I shoulde not destroy it but I coulde fynde none 31 Therfore haue I powred out my cruel displeasure vpon them and consumed them in the fire of my wrath their owne wayes wyll I recompence vpon their heades saith the Lorde God The .xxiii. Chapter 4 Of the fornication that is to say of the idolatrie of Samaria and Hierusalem vnder the name of Aholah and Aholibah 11 In comparison of Samaria he sheweth that the fornication of Hierusalem is the filthier 22 The destruction of Hierusalem is prophecied 36 The adulterie of both the whores is founde out 47 Their destruction 1 THe worde of the Lord came vnto me saying 2 Thou sonne of man there were two women the daughters of one mother 3 And they committed fornication in Egypt they played the harlottes in their youth there were their breastes pressed and there they bruised the teaâ—es of their virginitie 4 The names of them were Aholah the elder and Aholibah her sister and they were mine and they bare sonnes and daughters thus were their names Samaria is Aholah and Hierusalem Aholibah 5 Aholah played y e harlot when she was mine and she was set on fire with her louers the Assyrians her neighbours 6 Which were clothed with blewe silke both captaynes and princes they were all pleasaunt young men and horsemen rydyng vpon horses 7 Thus she committed her whordome with them beyng all chosen men of Asshur with all on whom she doted and defiled her selfe with all their idols 8 Neither left she the fornication that she vsed with the Egyptians for in her youth they lay with her they bruised the brestes of her maydenhead and powred their whordome vpon her 9 Wherfore I deliuered her into the handes of her louers euen into y e handes of the Assyrians vpon whom she doted 10 These discouered her shame toke her sonnes daughters and slue her with the sworde an euyll name had she among women
shalt here the worde at my mouth and thou shalt warne them from me 8 If I say vnto the wicked thou wicked thou shalt surely dye thou speakest not to admonish the wicked of his way that wicked man shall dye in his owne sinne but his blood wyl I require at thy hande 9 Neuerthelesse if thou warne the wicked of his way to tourne from it and he yet wyll not be turned from his way then shal he dye in his iniquitie but thou hast deliuered thy soule 10 Therfore O thou sonne of man speake vnto the house of Israel yea say thus If our offences and sinnes lye vpon vs and we be consumed in them howe should we then liue 11 Tell them as truely as I liue saith the Lorde God I haue no pleasure in the death of the wicked but much rather that the wicked tourne from his way and lyue Turne you turne you from your wicked wayes for why wil ye dye O ye of the house of Israel 12 Therefore thou sonne of man tell the children of thy people the righteousnes of the righteous shall not saue him in the day of his iniquitie againe the wickednes of the wicked shall not ouerthrow him for it in the day that he returneth from his wickednes neither shall the righteous lyue for it in the day that he sinneth 13 If I say vnto the righteous he shall surely lyue and so he trust to his owne righteousnes and do sinne then shall his righteousnes be no more thought vpon but in his wickednes that he hath done in it he shall dye 14 Againe if I say vnto the wicked thou shalt surely dye and so he turne from his sinnes and do the thing that is lawfull and right 15 Insomuch that the same wicked man geueth the pledge againe restoreth that he had takē away by robbery walketh in the commaundementes of lyfe and doth none iniquitie then shall he surely lyue and not dye 16 None of the sinnes that he hath committed shal be mentioned vnto him for insomuch as he doth now the thing that is lawfull and right he shall lyue 17 And yet the children of thy people say the way of the Lorde is not equall but their owne way is rather vnequall 18 When the righteous turneth from his righteousnes and doth the thing that is wicked he shall dye therein 19 But if the wicked turne from his wickednes doing the thing that is lawfull and right he shall lyue therefore 20 Yet ye say the way of the Lorde is not equall O ye house of Israel I wyll iudge euery one of you after his wayes 21 In the twelfth yere the fift day of the tenth moneth of our captiuitie one which was escaped out of Hierusalem came vnto me and said The citie is smitten 22 Nowe the hande of the Lorde had ben vpon me the euening afore this man which was escaped came vnto me and had opened my mouth vntill the morning that he came to me yea my mouth was opened so that I was no more dumbe 23 Then came the worde of the Lorde vnto me and saide 24 Thou sonne of man these that dwell in the wasted lande of Israel talke and say Abraham was but one man and he had the lande in possession nowe are we many and the lande is geuen vs to possesse also 25 And therefore tel them thus saith the Lorde God In the blood haue ye eaten your eyes haue ye lift vp to idols and haue shed blood shall ye then haue the lande in possession 26 Ye leane vpon your swordes ye worke abhominations euery one defileth his neighbours wyfe and shall ye then possesse the lande 27 Say thou thus vnto them thus saith the lorde God As truely as I liue they that are in the desolate places shall fall by the sworde and him that is vpon the fielde wyll I geue vnto the beastes to be deuoured and they that be in the strong holdes and dennes shall dye of the pestilence 28 For I wyll make the lande so desolate and waste that the pompe of her strength shall ceasse the mountaynes of Israel shal be so waste that no man shall trauaile thereby 29 Then shall they knowe that I am the Lorde when I make the land desolate and waste because of all their abhominations that they haue wrought 30 And thou sonne of man the children of thy people that talke of thee by the waters and in the doores of their houses and speake one to another euery one to his brother saying Come I praye you let vs heare what worde is gone foorth from the Lorde 31 They come vnto thee as the people vseth to come and my people syt before thee and heare thy wordes but they do not therafter for in their mouthes they make a iest of them and their heart goeth after their couetousnes 32 And lo thou art vnto them as a iesting song of one that hath a pleasaunt voyce and can sing well for they heare thy wordes but do them not 33 When this commeth to passe lo it commeth then shall they knowe that there hath ben a prophete among them ¶ The .xxxiiij. Chapter 2 Against shepheardes that despise the flocke of Christe and seeke their owne gaine 7 The Lorde saith that he wyll visite his dispearsed flocke and gather them together 18 He reproueth the malice of certaine of the flocke 23 He promiseth the true shephearde Christe and with him peace 1 ANd the worde of the Lorde came vnto me saying 2 Thou sonne of man prophecie against the shepheardes of Israel prophecie and speake vnto them thus saith the Lorde God vnto the shepheardes * Wo be vnto the shepheardes of Israel that feede them selues should not the shepheards feede the flockes 3 Ye eate vp the fat ye clothe you with the wooll the best fed do ye slay but the flocke do ye not feede 4 The weake haue ye not strengthened the sicke haue ye not healed the broken haue ye not bounde together the dryuen away haue ye not brought againe the lost haue ye not sought but with force and crueltie haue ye ruled them 5 They are scattered without a shephearde yea all the beastes of the fielde deuour them and they go astray 6 My sheepe go wandring vpon al mountaines and vpon euery hie hill yea my flocke is scattered through all the face of the earth and there is no man that seeketh or searcheth after them 7 Therefore O ye shepheardes heare the worde of the Lorde 8 As truely as I lyue saith the Lorde God forsomuch as my sheepe are robbed deuoured of all the wylde beastes of the fielde hauing no shepheard and seeing that my shepheardes seke not my sheepe but the shepheardes feede them selues and feede not my sheepe 9 Therefore heare the worde of the Lorde O ye shepheardes 10 Thus saith the Lorde God beholde I wyll vpon the shepheardes and require my sheepe
in possession 3 Prophecie therefore and speake thus saith the Lorde God For because that they haue made you desolate and swalowed you vp on euery side that ye might be a possession vnto the residue of the gentiles and ye are taken vp in the lippes and tongues of men and to the reproche of the people 4 Therefore heare the worde of the Lorde God O ye mountaines of Israel thus saith the Lorde God to the mountaines and hils to the riuers and valleys to the waste and desolate places and to the cities that are forsaken which are spoyled and had in derision on euery side among the residue of the heathen 5 Therefore thus saith the Lorde God Surely in the fire of my gelousie haue I spoken against the residue of the gentiles and against all Edom which haue appoynted my lande for their possession which also reioyced from their whole heart with a dispitefull stomake to cast it out for a pray 6 Prophecie therefore vpon the lande of Israel and speake vnto the mountaines and hils to the riuers and dales thus saith the Lorde God Behold this haue I spoken in my gelousie and terrible wrath because ye haue borne the shame of the heathen 7 Therefore thus saith the Lorde God I haue lyft vp my hande surely the heathen that are about you shall beare their shame 8 But you O mountaynes of Israel ye shall shoote out your braunches and bring foorth your fruite to my people of Israel for they are at hande to come 9 Beholde I come vnto you and vnto you wyll I turne my face that ye may be tilled and sowen 10 I wyll multiplie men vpon you euen al the house of Israel wholly the cities shal be inhabited and the decayed places shal be repaired againe 11 And I wyll multiplie vpon you man and beast which shal encrease and bring fruite and I wyll cause you to dwell after your olde estate be better vnto you then at the beginning and ye shall knowe that I am the Lorde 12 Yea I wyll cause men to walke vpon you euen my people Israel they shall possesse thee and thou shalt be their inheritaunce thou shalt no more hencefoorth depriue them of men 13 Thus saith the lorde God Forsomuch as they say vnto you thou art an eater vp of men and a waster of thy people 14 Therefore thou shalt eate no more men neither destroy thy people any more saith the Lorde God 15 Neither wyll I cause men to heare in thee the shame of the heathē any more neither shalt thou beare the reproche of the people any more nor cause thy folke to fall any more saith the Lorde God 16 Moreouer the word of the Lord came vnto me saying 17 O thou sonne of man when the house of Israel dwelt vpon their owne grounde they defiled them selues with their owne wayes and imaginations so that in my sight their way was lyke the vncleannes of a remoued woman 18 Wherfore I powred my wrathful displeasure vpon them because of the blood that they had shed in the lande and because of their idols where with they had defiled it 19 I scattered them also among the heathen so that they were strawed about in the landes according to their wayes after their owne inuentions so did I iudge them 20 And when they entred vnto the heathen whyther they went they polluted my holy name when they saide of them These are the people of God are gone out of his lande 21 Then spared I my holy name which the house of Israel had dishonoured among the gentiles where they came 22 Therfore tel the house of Israel thus saith the Lorde God I do not this for your sakes O house of Israel but for my holy names sake which ye dishonoured among the heathen where ye came 23 Therefore I wyll halowe my great name againe which among the gentiles is polluted for ye your selues haue dishonoured it among them the gentiles shall know that I am the Lorde saith the Lorde God when I shal be sanctifified in you before your eyes 24 As for you I wyll take you from among the heathen and gather you together out of all countreys and bring you againe into your owne lande 25 Then wyll I sprinckle cleane water vpon you and ye shal be cleane yea from all your vncleannes and from all your idols shall I cleanse you 26 A newe heart also wyll I geue you and a newe spirite wyll I put into you as for that stony heart I wyll take it out of your fleshe and geue you a fleshy heart 27 I wyll geue my spirite among you and cause you to walke in my cōmaundementes and ye shall kepe my iudgementes and do them 28 And so ye shall dwell in the lande that I gaue to your fathers ye shal be my people and I wil be your God 29 I wyll deliuer you from all your vncleannes I wyl call for the corne and wyll encrease it and lay no famine vpon you 30 I wil multiplie the fruites of the trees and the encrease of the fielde so that ye shal receaue no more reproche of hunger among the heathen 31 Then shall ye remember your owne wicked wayes and your imaginations which were not good so that ye shal be irksum in your owne eyes for your sinnes and abhominations 32 But I wyl not do this for your sakes saith the Lorde God be ye sure of it therefore O ye house of Israel be ashamed and confounded of your owne wayes 33 Moreouer thus saith the Lorde God what time as I shal cleanse you from al your iniquities then wil I make the cities to be inhabited againe and the places that be decayed shal be repaired 34 The desolate lande shal be tilled againe which afore time lay waste in the sight of al them that went by 35 And they shal say this waste lande was like the garden of Eden and these waste and desolate and ruinous cities were strong and inhabited 36 Then the residue of the heathen that lye rounde about you shall knowe that I the Lord repaire that was broken downe and plant againe that that was made waste euen I the Lord haue spoken it and wyl do it in deede 37 Thus saith the Lorde God I wyll yet for this be sought of the house of Israel to do it for them I wyll multiplie them as a flocke of men 38 Like as the holy flocke and the flocke of Hierusalem are in the hie solempne feastes so shall also the wasted cities be filled with flockes of men and they shal knowe that I am the Lorde ¶ The .xxxvij. Chapter He prophecieth the bringing againe of the people being in captiuitie 16 He sheweth the vnion of the ten tribes with the two 1 THe hande of the Lorde was vpon me and caried me out in the spirite of the Lorde and set me downe in the
the most holy place lo this is the lawe of the house 13 And these are the measures of the aulter in cubites the cubite is a cubite and a hande breadth the botome shal be a cubite and the breadth a cubite the border therof by the edge thereof rounde about was one span and this shal be the height of the aulter 14 And from the bottome vpon the groūd vnto the lower peece shal be two cubites and the breadth one cubite and from the litle peece to the great peece shal be foure cubites the breadth one cubite 15 The aulter was foure cubites hie and from the aulter vpwarde stoode foure hornes 16 And the aulter was twelue cubites long and twelue cubites broade square in the foure corners thereof 17 The frame of the aulter shal be fourteene cubites long and fourteene broade in the foure square corners thereof and the border about it shal be halfe a cubite and the bottome thereof shal be a cubite about and the steps thereof shal be turned toward the east 18 And he saide vnto me Thou sonne of man thus saith the Lorde God These are the ordinaunces of the aulter in the day when it is made to offer burnt offeringes thereupon to sprinckle blood thereupon 19 And thou shalt geue to the priestes to the Leuites that be of the seede of Sadoc and approche vnto me saith the Lord God to minister vnto me a young bullocke for a sinne offering 20 And thou shalt take of the blood therof put it on the foure hornes of it and on the foure corners of the frame and vpon the border rounde about thus shalt thou cleanse it and purge it 21 Thou shalt take the bullocke also of the sinne offering and burne him in the appoynted place without the sanctuary 22 The seconde day take a goate bucke without blemishe for a sinne offering to cleanse the aulter withal like as it was cleansed with the bullocke 23 Now when thou hast made an ende of cleansing it then offer a young bullocke without blemishe and a ramme out of the flocke without blemishe also 24 Offer them before the Lorde and let the priestes cast salt therupon and geue them so vnto the Lorde for a burnt offering 25 Seuen dayes shalt thou prepare euery day a goate bucke for sinne a young bullocke and a ramme of the flocke both without blemishe shall they prepare 26 Seuen dayes shall they reconcile and cleanse the aulter and fill the place thereof 27 When these dayes are expired then vpon the eight day so foorth the priestes shall make your burnt offringes and peace offringes vpon the aulter so I wyll accept you saith the Lorde God The .xliiij. Chapter 1 He sheweth what doore of the temple is shut 6 He is commaunded to vpbraide the people with their offence 9 Who are to be admitted to the seruice of the temple and who to be refused 15 He sheweth what priestes he would haue admitted into the holy place and also their office 1 AFter this he brought me againe to the outward gate of the sanctuarie on the east side and that was shut 2 Then saide the lorde vnto me This gate shal be still shut and not opened neither shall any man go through it for the Lorde God of Israel hath entred by it and it shal be shut 3 It is for the prince the prince him selfe shal sit in it to eate bread before the lord he shal enter by the way of the porche of that gate and shal go out by the way of the same 4 Then brought he me toward the north gate before the house and as I loked beholde the glory of the Lorde filled the house of the Lorde and I fell vpon my face 5 So the Lorde spake vnto me O thou sonne of man set thyne heart and beholde with thyne eyes and heare with thyne eares al that I say vnto thee concerning all the ordinaunces of the house of the Lorde and all the lawes thereof and marke well the entring in of the house with euery going foorth of the sanctuarie 6 And thou shalt say to the rebellious euen to the house of Israel thus saith the Lorde God O house of Israel ye haue inough of al your abhominations 7 Seeing ye haue brought into my sanctuary straungers hauing vncircumcized heartes and vncircumcized fleshe to be in my sanctuarie to pollute my house when ye offer my bread fat and blood and they haue broken my couenaunt because of all your abhominations 8 And ye haue not kept the ordinaunces of my holy thinges and ye haue set kepers to kepe my sanctuarie for you 9 Therefore thus saith the Lorde God Of al the straungers that dwell among the children of Israel no straunger vncircumcized in heart nor vncircumcized in fleshe shall enter into my sanctuarie 01 But the Leuites that went backe from me when Israel went astraye which strayed from me after their idols shal beare their iniquitie 11 And they shal be ministers in my sanctuary and kepe the gates of the house and minister in the house they shall slay the burnt offeringes and the sacrifice for the people and they shal stand before them to serue them 12 Because they serued before their idols and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquitie therefore haue I lift vp my hande against them saith the Lorde God and they shal beare their iniquitie 13 And they shall not come neare vnto me to do the office of a prieste vnto me neither shall they come neare vnto any of myne holy thinges in the most holy place but they shall beare their owne shame and abhominations which they haue done 14 And I wyll make them kepers of the watch of the house for all the seruice thereof for al that shal be done therin 15 But the priestes the Leuites the sonnes of Sadoc that kept the charge of my sanctuarie when the children of Israel straied from me shal come to me to do me seruice to stand before me and to offer me the fat and the blood saith the Lorde God 16 They shall go into my sanctuarie and apropche vnto my table to do me seruice and they shall kepe my charge 17 Now when they go in at the gates of the innermer court they shal put on linnen clothes so that no woollen come vpon them while they do seruice vnder the gates of the innermer court and with in 18 They shall haue linnen bonnets vpon their heades and linnen breeches vpon their loynes they shal not gird them selues in the sweate 19 And when they go foorth into the vtter court euen to the vtter court of the people they shall put of the clothes wherein they haue ministred and laye them in the chamber of the sanctuarie and put on other apparel and they shal not sanctifie the people with their clothes 20 They shall not shaue their heades nor suffer their here to growe long but
1 WHEN Israel was young I loued him and called my sonne out of the lande of Egypt 2 They called them but they went thus from them they sacrificed vnto Baal and burned incense to images 3 I gaue to Ephraim one to leade him who shoulde beare him in his armes but they knew not that I healed them 4 I led them with cordes of a man euen with bandes of loue and I was to them as he that taketh of the yoke from their iawes and I layde meate to them 5 He shall no more returne into Egypt but Asshur shal be his king because he refused to conuert 6 Therfore shall the sworde fall on his cities shall consume his braunches and deuour them because of their owne counsayles 7 And my people shall stande in a doubt whither to turne them for when the prophetes called them to the most hyest not one yet woulde geue him his glorie 8 Howe shall I geue thee vp Ephraim howe shal I deliuer thee Israel howe shall I make thee as Adama howe shall I set thee as Zeboim mine heart is turned within me my repentinges are kindled within me 9 I wyll not execute the fiercenesse of my wrath I wyl not returne to destroy Ephraim for I am God and not man the holy one in the middest of thee and I wyll not enter into the citie 10 They shall walke after the Lorde he shall rore like a lion when he shall rore then the children of the west shall feare 11 They shall feare a as sparowe out of Egypt and as a doue out of the lande of Asshur and I wyll place them in their houses saith the Lorde 12 Ephraim compasseth me about with lyes the house of Israel with deceipt but Iuda yet ruleth with God and is faithfull with the saintes The .xii. Chapter He admonisheth by Iacobs example to trust in God and not in man 1 EPhraim is fed with the wynde foloweth after the east winde he dayly encreaseth lyes destruction they be confederate with the Assyrians their oyle is caryed into Egypt 2 The Lorde hath a controuersie with Iuda and wyll visite Iacob accordyng to his wayes accordyng to their owne inuentions wyll he recompence them 3 He toke his brother by the heele when he was yet in his mothers wombe and in his strength he wrestled with God 4 He stroue with the angel and gat the victorie he wept and prayed to him he founde him at Bethel and there he spake with vs. 5 Yea the Lorde God of hoastes euen the Lorde himselfe remembred him 6 Therfore turne to thy God kepe mercie and iudgement and hope styll in thy God 7 He is Chanaan the ballaunces of deceipt are in his hande he loueth to oppresse 8 And Ephraim hath sayde Tushe I am riche I haue good enough in all my workes shall not one iniquitie be founde wherin I haue offended 9 Yet am I the Lorde thy God from the lande of Egypt I wyll yet make thee dwell in the tabernacles as in the hye feast dayes 10 I haue spoken through the prophetes and haue multiplied visions shewed similitudes by the ministerie of the prophetes 11 In Galaad is iniquitie they are fallen to vanitie at Gilgal they haue sacrificed oxen their aulters are as heapes in the furrowes of the fielde 12 Iacob fled into the lande of Syria and Israel serued for a wife and for a wife he kept sheepe 13 By a prophete the Lorde brought them out of Egypt and by a prophete was he preserued 14 But Ephraim hath prouoked him to displeasure through his abhominations therfore shall his blood be powred vpon him selfe and the Lorde his God shall rewarde him his blasphemies The .xiij. Chapter 1 The abhomination of Israel 9 and cause of their destruction 1 WHen Ephraim spake there was tremblyng he was exalted among the Israelites but he hath sinned in Baal and is dead 2 And nowe they sinne more and more and of their siluer they haue made them molten images after the imaginatiōs of their owne braynes that is very idols and yet all is nothing but the worke of the craftesman they say one to another Whiles they sacrifice a man let them kisse the calues 3 Therfore they shal be as the mornyng cloude and as the deawe that early passeth away and like as dust that the whirlewinde taketh away from the floore and as smoke that goeth out of the chimney 4 Yet I am the Lorde thy God which brought thee out of the lande of Egypt thou shalt knowe no God but me only neither is there any sauiour besides me 5 I did knowe thee in the wildernesse in the lande of drought 6 But when they were well fed and had enough they waxed proude forgat me 7 Therfore wyll I be vnto them as a lion and as a leoparde in the wayes to the Assyrians 8 I wyll meete them as a she beare that is robbed of her whelpes and I wyll breake that stubburne heart of theirs there wyll I deuour them like a lion yea the wylde beastes shall teare them 9 O Israel thine iniquitie hath destroyed thee but in me only is thy helpe 10 I am where is thy king nowe that shoulde helpe thee in all thy cities Yea and thy iudges of whom thou saydest Geue me a king and princes 11 I gaue thee a king in my wrath and in my displeasure I toke him from thee agayne 12 The wickednesse of Ephraim is bound together and his sinne lyeth hyd 13 Therfore shall sorowes come vpon him as vpon a woman that trauayleth an vndiscrete sonne is he els woulde he not stande styll at the tyme of birth of children 14 I wyll redeeme them from the power of the graue and deliuer them from death O death I wyll be thy death O hell I wyll be thy styng yet can I see no comfort 15 Though he grewe among his brethren the east wynde euen the wynde of the Lorde shall come vp from the wildernesse and drye vp his veyne and his fountaynes shal be dryed vp he shall spoyle the treasure of all pleasaunt vessels 16 Samaria shal be made waste for she is disobedient vnto her God they shall perishe with the sworde their children shal be dasshed in peeces and their women great with childe shal be ript vp ⧠The .xiiii. Chapter 1 The destruction of Samaria 3 He exhorteth the Israelites to turne to God who requireth prayse and thankes 1 O Israel returne vnto the Lorde thy God for thou hast fallen through thine owne wickednesse 2 Take these wordes with you whē ye turne to the Lorde and say vnto him O forgeue vs all our sinnes receaue vs graciously and then wyll we offer the Calues of our lippes vnto thee 3 Asshur shal be no more our helper neither will we ride vpon horses any more neither wyll we say any
more to the worke of our handes Ye are our gods for in thee the fatherlesse findeth mercie 4 I wyll heale their rebellion I wyll loue them freely for mine anger is turned away from hym 5 I wyll be vnto Israel as the deawe and he shall growe as the lilie and his roote shall breake out as the trees of Libanus 6 His braunches shal spreade out abrode and be as faire as the oliue tree smell as Libanus 7 They that dwell vnder his shadowe shall returne growe vp as the corne and florishe as the vine he shall haue as good a name as the wine of Libanus 8 Ephraim shall say what haue I to do with idols any more I haue hearde him and loked vpon him I am like a greene firre tree vpon me is thy fruite founde 9 Who so is wise shall vnderstande these thinges and he that is right instruct wyll regarde them for the wayes of the Lorde are righteous such as be godly wyll walke in them as for the wicked they shall stumble therin ¶ The ende of the prophecie of Osea ⧠The booke of prophete Ioel. ¶ The first Chapter 1 A prophecie agaynst the Iewes 2 He exhorteth the people to prayer and fastyng for the miserie that was at hande 1 THe worde of the Lorde that came to Ioel the sonne of Pethuel 2 Heare ye this you elders hearken with your eares all you that dwel in this lande was there euer such a thyng in your dayes or in the dayes of your fathers 3 Of this thyng tell your children and let your children shewe it to their children and their children to their posteritie afterwarde 4 That which the caterpiller hath left the grashopper hath eaten and what the grashopper left hath the canker worme eaten and what the canker worme left the locust hath deuoured 5 Awake ye drunkardes weepe howle all ye wine bibbers for lacke of newe wine for it is cleane taken away from your mouth 6 For a nation is come vp vpon my lande mightie and without number his teeth are as the teeth of a lion and he hath the iawes of a great lion 7 He hath destroyed my vine barked my figge tree he hath pilled it and cast it from him and hath left bowes therof whyte 8 Lament as a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husbande of her youth 9 The meate offeryng and drinke offeryng is cut of from the house of the Lorde the priestes I meane the Lordes ministers mourne 10 The fielde is wasted the lande mourneth for corne is destroyed the newe wine is dryed vp the oyle is vtterly taken away 11 Be ye ashamed O ye husbandemen howle O ye wine dressers for y e wheate and for the barly for the haruest of the fielde is perished 12 The wine is dryed vp and the figge tree is decayed the pomgranate tree and the paulme the apple tree euen all the trees of the fielde are withered vp for ioy is withered away from the sonnes of men 13 Girde your selues and lament O ye priestes howle ye out ye ministers of the aulter come and lye all night in sackcloth ye seruauntes of my God for the meate and drynke offerynges are taken away from the house of your God 14 Proclayme a fast call a congregation gather the elders together with all the inhabitauntes of the lande vnto the house of the Lorde your God and crye vnto the Lorde 15 Alas for this day for the day of the Lorde is at hande euen as a destruction from the almightie shall it come 16 Is not the meate cut of before our eyes yea mirth and ioy from the house of our God 17 The seede is rottē vnder their cloddes the garners are destroyed the barnes are ouerthrowen for the corne is withered 18 O howe cattell mourne the heardes of beastes are in wofull case for lacke of pasture and the flockes of sheepe are destroyed 19 Vnto thee O Lorde wyll I crye for feare hath destroyed the fruitfull places of the desert and the flambe hath burnt vp all the trees of the fielde 20 The beastes also of the fielde crye out vnto thee for the riuers of waters are dryed vp and fire hath deuoured vp the fruitfull places of the desert The .ij. Chapter 1 He prophecieth of the commyng and crueltie of their enemies 13 An exhortation to moue them to conuert 18 The loue of God towarde his people 1 BLowe vp a trumpet in Sion and showte in my holy hyll let all the inhabitauntes of the earth tremble for the day of the Lorde is come for it is nye at hande 2 A darke and glomie day a cloudie and blacke day as the mornyng is spread ouer the mountaynes so is this populus strong people like it there was none from the beginning nor shal be herafter for euermore 3 Before him is a deuouryng fire and behynde him a burnyng flambe the lande is as a pleasaunt garden before him and behinde him a waste desert yea and nothyng shall escape him 4 The shewe of him is as the shewe of horses and like horsemen so shall they runne 5 Lyke the noyse of charrettes vpon the toppes of the mountaynes they shall skip like the noyse of a flamyng fire deuouryng the stubble and as a strong people prepared to battayle 6 Before his face shall the people tremble the countenaunce of all folkes shall waxe blacke as a pot 7 They shall runne like strong men and climbe the walles like men of warre euery one shall march on in his way and they shal not linger in their pathes 8 No man shall thrust another but euery one shall walke in his path and if they shall fall on the sworde they shall not be wounded 6 They shall runne to and fro in the citie they shall runne vp downe vpon the wall they shall climbe into the houses they shall enter in at the windowes like a theefe 10 The earth shall quake before him the heauens shall tremble the sunne and the moone shal be darke and the starres shall withdrawe their shinyng 11 And the Lorde shall geue his voyce before his hoast for his campe is exceeding great for he is mightie that executeth his commaundement for the day of the Lorde is great and very terrible and who can abide it 12 But nowe saith y e Lord turne you vnto me with all your heartes with fasting with weepyng and with mournyng 13 And rent your heartes and not your garmentes turne you vnto the Lorde your God for he is gratious mercifull slowe to anger and of great goodnesse and he wyll repent him of the euyll 14 Who knoweth whether the Lorde wyll returne and take compassion and wyll leaue behinde him a blessing euen meate offeryng and drynke offeryng vnto the Lorde your God 15 Blowe vp a trumpet in Sion proclayme a fast call an assemblye sanctifie the congregation 16 Gather the people gather the elders assemble the children suckyng babes let the bridegrome
transgressions of Israel vpon hym I wil also visite the aulters of Bethel and the hornes of the aulter shal be broken of and fall to the grounde 15 And I will smite the winter house with the sommer house and the houses of yuorie shall perishe and the great houses shal be consumed saith the Lord. The .iiii. Chapter 1 Vnder the name of fat kyne of Basan he inueyeth against the gouernours of Samaria and foresheweth their punishement 4 He laugheth to skorne their idolatrie 8 He sheweth that notwithstanding they had ben plagued with hunger drought blasting caterpillers pestilence and warre yet were they not turned vnto God 1 HEare this worde ye kyne of Basan that are in the mountaine of Samaria which oppresse the poore destroy the needy which say to their maisters Bring and let vs drinke 2 The Lord God hath sworne by his holinesse that lo the dayes shal come vpon you that he will take you away with thornes and your posteritie with fishe hookes 3 And ye shall go out at the breaches euery kowe forward and ye shal cast your selues out of the palace sayth the Lorde 4 Come to Bethel and transgresse to Gilgal and multiplie transgression and bring your sacrifices in the morning and your tythes after three yeres 5 And offer a thankes geuing of leauen publishe proclayme the free offringes for this liketh you O ye children of Israel sayth the Lorde God 6 Therfore haue I geuē you cleannesse of teeth in all your cities scarsenesse of bread in all your places yet haue ye not returned vnto me sayth the Lorde 7 And also I haue withholden the rayne from you when there were yet three monethes to the haruest and I caused it to rayne vpon one citie and haue not caused it to rayne vpon an other citie one peece was raigned vpon the peece whervpon it rayned not withered 8 So two or three cities wandred vnto one citie to drinke water but they were not satisfied yet haue ye not returned vnto me sayth the Lorde 9 I haue smitten you with blasting and mildeaw your great gardens and your vineyardes and your figge trees your oliue trees dyd the palmer worme deuoure yet haue ye not returned vnto me sayth the Lorde 10 Pestilence haue I sent among you after the maner of Egypt your young men haue I slayne with the sworde haue taken away your horses and I haue made the stinke of your tentes to come euen vp into your nostrels yet haue ye not returned vnto me sayth the Lorde 11 I haue ouerthrowen you as God ouerthrewe Sodoma and Gomorra and ye were as a fire brande pluckt out of the burning yet haue ye not returned vnto me sayth the Lorde 12 Therfore thus will I do vnto thee O Israel and because I will do this vnto thee prepare to meete thy God O Israel 13 For lo he that fourmeth the mountaynes and createth the winde and declareth vnto man what is his thought whiche maketh the morning darkenesse and walketh vpon the hie places of the earth the Lorde God of hoastes is his name The .v. Chapter 1 The prophete lamenteth the captiuitie of Sion 4 He calleth to repentaunce 8 He describeth the power of God 14 He exhorteth to good workes 16 He describeth the heauie day of the Lorde 21 And reiecteth their feast dayes and sacrifices 1 HEare ye this worde whiche I lift vp vpon you euen a lamentation of the house of Israel 2 The virgin Israel is fallen shall no more rise she is left vpon her lande and there is none to rayse her vp 3 For thus sayth the Lorde God The citie which went out by a thousand shall leaue an hundreth that whiche went foorth by an hundreth shall leaue ten to the house of Israel 4 For thus sayth the Lord vnto the house of Israel Seke ye me and ye shall liue 5 But seke not Bethel nor enter into Gilgal and go not to Beerseba for Gilgal shall go into captiuitie and Bethel shall come to naught 6 Seke the Lord and ye shall liue lest he breake out like fire in the house of Ioseph and deuoure it and there be noone to quenche it in Bethel 7 They turne iudgement to wormewood and forsake righteousnesse in the earth 8 He maketh the seuen starres and Orion and he turneth the shadowe of death into the morning and he maketh the day darke as night he calleth the waters of the sea and powreth them out vpon the open earth the Lorde is his name 9 He strengthneth the destroyer against the mightie the destroyer shall come against the fortresse 10 They hate him that rebuketh in the gate and they abhorre him that speaketh vprightly 11 Forasmuch then as your treading is vpon the poore and ye take from hym burdens of wheate ye haue buylt houses of hewen stone but ye shall not dwell in them ye haue planted pleasaunt vineyardes but ye shall not drinke wine of them 12 For I knowe your manyfolde transgressions and your mightie sinnes they afflict the iust they take rewardes and they oppresse the poore in the gate 13 Therfore the wise shall kepe scilence in that time for it is an euyll time 14 Seke good and not euill that ye may liue so the Lord God of hoastes shal be with you as you haue spoken 15 Hate the euill and loue the good and establishe iudgement in the gate it may be that the Lord God of hoastes wil be mercifull vnto the remnaunt of Ioseph 16 Therfore the Lorde God of hoastes the Lord sayth thus Mourning shal be in all streetes and they shall say in al the hye wayes Alas alas and they shall cal the husbandman to lamentation and such as can mourne to mourning 17 And in all the vines shal be lamentation for I will passe through thee sayth the Lorde 18 Wo vnto you that desire the day of the Lorde what haue ye to do with it the day of the Lorde is darkenes and not light 19 As if a man dyd flee from a lion and a beare meete him went into the house and leaned his hand vnto the wal and a serpent bite hym 20 Shall not the day of the Lorde be darkenesse and not light euen darkenesse and no light in it 21 I hate I abhorre your feast dayes and I will not smell in your solemne assemblies 22 Though ye offer me burnt offeringes and meate offeringes I will not accept them neither will I regarde the peace offering of your fat beastes 23 Take thou away from me the multitude of thy songues for I will not heare the melodie of thy violes 24 And let iudgement run downe as water and righteousnesse as a mightie riuer 25 Haue ye offered vnto me sacrifices and offringes in the wildernesse fourtie yeres O house of Israel 26 But ye haue borne Siccuth your king and
Chiun your images and the starre of your gods which ye made to your selues 27 Therfore will I cause you to go into captiuitie beyonde Damascus sayth the Lorde whose name is the God of hoastes The .vi. Chapter 1 He prophecieth against the princes of Israel liuing in pleasures 8 The Lord sweareth that he will bring to passe the thinges that are purposed against Israel 1 WO to them that are at ease in Sion and trust in the mountayne of Samaria which were famous at the beginning of the nations the house of Israel came to them 2 Go you vnto Calneh and see and from thence go you to Hemath the great then go downe to Gath of the Philistines be they better then these kingdomes or the border of their lande greater then your border 3 Ye that put farre away the euyll day and approche to the seate of iniquitie 4 They lye vpon beddes of yuorie and stretche them selues vpon their couches and eate the lambes out of the flocke and the calues out of the stall 5 They sing to the sounde of the viole they inuent to them selues instrumentes of musicke like Dauid 6 They drinke wine in bowles and annoynt them selues with chiefe ointmentes but no man is sorie for the affliction of Ioseph 7 Therfore nowe shall they go captiue with the first that go captiue and the sorowe of them that stretched them selues is at hande 8 The Lorde God hath sworne by hym selfe sayth the Lorde God of hoastes I abhorre the excellencie of Iacob and hate his palaces therfore will I deliuer vp the citie with all that is therin 9 And if there remayne ten men in one house they shall dye 10 And his vncle shall take him vp and burne him to cary out the bones out of the house shall say vnto him that is by the sides of the house Is there yet any with thee And he shal say None Then shal he say Hold thy tongue for we may not remember the name of the Lorde 11 For behold the Lord commaundeth and he will smyte the great house with breaches the litle houses with cleftes 12 Shal horses run vpō the rocke or wil one plowe there with oxen for ye haue turned iudgement into gall the fruite of righteousnesse into wormewood 13 Ye reioyce in a thing of naught ye say Haue not we gotten vs hornes by our owne strength 14 But behold I wil rayse vp against you a nation O house of Israel sayth the Lorde God of hoastes and they shall afflict you from the entring of Hemath vnto the riuer of the wildernesse The .vii. Chapter 1 God sheweth certayne visions wherby he signifieth the destruction of the people of Israel 10 The false accusation of Amazia the priest 12 His craftie counsell 14 The testimonie of Amos of him selfe 17 His prophecie against Amazia and of the captiuitie of the people 1 THus hath the Lorde God shewed vnto me beholde he fourmed grashoppers in the beginning of the shooting vp of y e latter growth and lo it was in the latter growth after the kinges mowing 2 And when they hath made an end of eating the grasse of the lande then I sayde O Lorde God spare I beseche thee who shall rayse vp Iacob for he is smal 3 So the Lorde repented for this it shall not be sayth the Lorde 4 Thus also hath the Lord God shewed vnto me and behold the Lord God called to iudgement by fire it deuoured the great deepe and did eate vp a part 5 Then sayde I O Lorde God ceasse I beseche thee who shall rayse vp Iacob for he is smal 6 So the Lord repented for this this also shall not be sayth the Lorde God 7 Thus againe he shewed me beholde the Lorde stoode vpon a wall made by line with a line in his hande 8 And the Lorde sayde vnto me Amos what seest thou And I sayde A line Then sayd the Lorde Beholde I will set a line in the mids of my people Israel and wyll passe by them no more 9 And the hie places of Isaac shal be desolate and the temples of Israel shal be destroyed and I will rise against the house of Ieroboam with the sworde 10 Then Amazia the priest of Bethel sent to Ieroboam king of Israel saying Amos hath conspired against thee in the mids of the house of Israel the lande is not able to beare all his wordes 11 For thus Amos sayth Ieroboam shal die by the sworde and Israel shal be led away captiue out of their owne lande 12 Also Amazia sayde to Amos O thou the sear Go flee thou away into the lande of Iuda and there eate thy bread and prophecie there 13 But prophecie no more at Bethel for it is the kinges chappell it is the kinges court 14 Then aunswered Amos and sayde to Amazia I was no prophete neither was I a prophetes sonne but I was an heardeman and a gatherer of wilde figges 15 And the Lorde toke me as I folowed the flocke and the Lord sayde vnto me Go prophecie vnto my people Israel 15 Now therfore heare thou the word of the Lorde Thou sayest Prophecie not against Israel and speake nothing against the house of Isaac 17 Therfore thus sayth the Lorde Thy wyfe shal be an harlot in the citie and thy sonnes and thy daughters shall fall by the sworde and thy land shal be deuided by line and thou shalt die in a polluted land and Israel shall surely go into captiuitie foorth of his lande The .viii. Chapter 1 By a vision of a basket of sommer fruite th ende of the kingdome of Israel is shewed 4 He speaketh against the oppressours of the poore 9 And describeth the bitternesse of the plague of Israel 11 And prophecieth of the famine of the worde of God 1 THus hath the Lorde God shewed vnto me and beholde a basket of sommer fruite 2 And he sayde Amos what seest thou And I sayde A basket of sommer fruite Then sayd the Lord vnto me The end is come vpon my people of Israel I wil passe by them no more 3 And the songues of the temple shal be howlinges in that day sayth the Lorde God many dead bodies shal be in euery place they shal cast them foorth with scilence 4 Heare this O ye that swallow vp the poore that ye may make the needy of the lande to fayle 5 Saying When will the new moneth be gone that we may sell corne the Sabbath that we may set foorth wheate and make the Epha small the sicle great falsifie the wayghtes by deceite 6 That we may bie the poore for siluer and the needy for shoes yea and sell the refuse of the wheate 7 The Lorde hath sworne by the excellencie of Iacob surely I will neuer forget any of their workes 8 Shall not the lande tremble for this and euerie one mourne that dwelleth therin And it
repentaunce and turne from his fierce wrath that we perishe not 10 And God sawe their workes that they turned from their euil wayes and he repented of the euill that he saide he woulde do vnto them and did it not ¶ The .iiij. Chapter The great goodnesse of God toward his creatures 1 AND this displeased Ionas greatly and he was angrye within him selfe 2 And he prayed vnto the Lorde and saide I pray thee O Lorde was not this my saying when I was yet in my countrey therfore I hasted to flee into Tharsis For I knewe that thou art a gratious God and mercifull long suffering and of great kindnesse and repentest thee of euill 3 And nowe O Lorde take I beseche thee my lyfe from me for it is better for me to dye then to lyue 4 Then saide the Lord Doest thou wel to be angry 5 And Ionas went out of the citie and sate him downe on the east side thereof and there made him a boothe and sate vnder it in the shadowe till he might see what should be done in the citie 6 And the Lord God prepared a gourd and made it spring vp ouer Ionas that it might be a shadowe ouer his head to deliuer him from his griefe So Ionas was exceeding glad of the gourde 7 But God prepared a worme when the morning rose the next day which smote the gourde that it withered 8 And when the sunne rose God prepared a feruent east winde and the sunne beat vpon the head of Ionas that he fainted and wished vnto his soule that he might dye and saide It is better for me to dye then to lyue 9 And the Lord saide vnto Ionas Doest thou well to be so angry within thy selfe for the gourde And he saide I do well to be angry euen vnto death 10 Then saide the Lorde Thou hast had compassion on the gourde about the which thou bestowedst no labour neither madest it growe which came vp in a night and perished in a night 11 And shall not I spare Niniue that great citie in the which are more then sixscore thousand persons that knowe not their right hand and their left and also much cattaile ⧠The booke of the prophete Micheas The first Chapter Of the destruction of Samaria because of their idolatrie 1 THE worde of the Lorde came vnto Micheas the Morasthite in the dayes of Iotham Ahas Hezekiah kinges of Iuda which he sawe concerning Samaria and Hierusalem 2 Heare all ye people marke this well O earth and all that therein is yea let the Lorde God him selfe be witnesse against you euen the Lorde from his holy temple 3 For beholde the Lorde shall come out of his holy place and come downe and treade vpon the hie thinges of y e earth 4 The mountaines shal melt vnder him and the valleyes shall cleaue a sunder lyke as wax melteth before the fire and as the waters runne downeward 5 And all this shal be for the wickednes of Iacob and the sinnes of the house of Israel but what is the wickednesse of Iacob is not Samaria which are the hie places of Iuda is not * Hierusalem 6 Therefore I wyll make Samaria an heape of the fielde meete for the planting of a vineyarde her stones wyll I tumble downe into the valley and discouer her foundations 7 All her images shal be broken downe and all her garmentes shal be brent in the fire yea al her idols wyl I destroy for they are gathered out of the hyre of an harlot and into an harlots hyre shall they be turned againe 8 Wherefore I wyll mourne and make lamentation bare and naked wyl I go I wyll mourne lyke the Dragons and take sorowe as the Ostriches 9 For their wounde is past remedie it is come into Iuda and hath touched the gate of my people at Hierusalem alredie 10 Declare it not at Gath neither weepe ye for the house of Aphra roule thy selfe in the dust 11 Thou that dwellest at Saphir gette thee hence naked with shame she that dwelleth at Zaanan shall not come foorth in the mourning of Bethezel the enemie shal receaue of you for his standing 12 For the inhabitauÌ„tes of Maroth wayled for good but the plague shall come from the Lorde euen vnto the gates of Hierusalem 13 O thou inhabitaunt of Lachis binde the charette to the swiftest beast she is the beginning of the sinne of the daughter of Sion for the transgressions of Israel were founde in thee 14 Therfore shalt thou bring presentes to Moresheth Gath y e houses of Achzib shal be as a lye to the kinges of Israel 15 And as for thee O thou that dwellest at Maresa I shall bring a possessioner vpon thee he shal come to Adullam the glory of Israel 16 Make thee baulde and shaue thee because of thy tender children make thee cleane baulde as an Egle for they shal be caried away captiue from thee The .ii. Chapter Threatninges against the sinfull people 6 They would teache the prophetes to preache 1 WO vnto them that imagine iniquitie and worke wickednesse vpon their beddes when the morning is light they practise it because their hande hath power 2 And they couet fieldes and take them by violence and houses and take them away so they oppresse a man and his house euen man and his heritage 3 Therefore thus saith the Lorde Beholde against this housholde haue I deuised a plague whereout ye shall not plucke your neckes ye shall no more go so proudly for it wyl be a perilous time 4 In that day shal this parable be vsed and a mourning shal be made ouer you on this maner We be vtterly desolate the portion of my people is translated how wyll he parte vnto vs the lande that he hath taken from vs 5 Therefore there shal be no man to deuide thee thy portion in the congregation of the Lorde 6 Ye shal not prophecie say they to them that prophecie they shal not prophecie to them neither shall they take shame 7 O thou that art named the house of Iacob is the spirite of the Lorde shortened are these his workes are not my words good vnto him that walketh vprightly 8 But he that was yesterday my people is rysen vp on the other side as against an enemie they spoyle the beawtifull garment from them that passe by peaceably as though they returned from the warre 9 The women of my people haue ye shut out from their pleasaunt houses and taken away myne excellent giftes from their children 10 Vp get you hence for here shall ye haue no rest because the lande is defiled it shall destroy you which vtter destruction 11 If a man walke in the spirite and would lye falsely saying I wyl propâ—cie to thee of wine and strong drinke that were a prophete for this people 12 I wyll surely gather thee wholly O Iacob I wyll surely gather the remnaunt of Israel
the twentie and fourth day of the eleuenth moneth whiche is the moneth Sebah in the seconde yere of Darius came the word of the Lord vnto Zacharias the sonne of Barachias the sonne of Addo the prophete saying 8 I sawe by night and behold there sate one vpon a red horse and stoode still among the myrre trees that were in a botome and behinde hym were there red speckled and whyte horses 9 Then sayde I O my Lorde what are these And the angel that talked with me sayde vnto me I will shewe thee what these be 10 And the man that stoode among the myrre trees aunswered and said These are they whom the Lorde hath sent to go thorowe the world 11 And they aunswered the angel of the Lorde that stoode among the myrre trees and sayd We haue gone thorowe the world and beholde all the world sitteth still and is carelesse 12 Then the lordes angel gaue aunswere and saide O lorde of hoastes how long wylt thou be vnmerciful to Hierusalem and to the cities of Iuda with whom thou hast ben displeased now these three score and ten yeres 13 So the Lorde gaue a louing and a comfortable aunswere vnto the angel that talked with me 14 And the angel that communed with me saide vnto me Crye thou speake Thus saith the Lorde of hoastes I am exceeding ielous ouer Hierusalem and Sion 15 And sore displeased at the carelesse heathen for where as I was but a litle angry they helped forward the affliction 16 Therfore thus saith the Lorde I wyl returne vnto Hierusalem in tender mercie so that my house shal be builded in it saith the Lorde of hoastes yea and the lyne shal be stretched vpon Hierusalē 17 Crye also and speake thus saith the Lorde of hoastes My cities shal be in good prosperitie againe the Lorde shall yet comforte Sion choose Hierusalem 18 Then lyft I vp myne eyes and sawe and beholde foure hornes 19 And I saide vnto the angel that talked with me what be these He aunswered me These are the hornes which haue scattered Iuda Israel and Hierusalem 20 And the Lorde shewed me foure carpenters 21 Then saide I what wyll these do He aunswered said These are the hornes which haue scattered Iuda so that no man durst lyft vp his head but these are come to fray them away and to cast out the hornes of the Gentiles which lyft vp their horne ouer the lande of Iuda to scatter it abroade The .ij. Chapter The renewing of Hierusalem and Iuda 1 I Lyft vp myne eyes agayne and loked and beholde a man with a measure lyne in his hande 2 Then saide I whyther goest thou And he said vnto me To measure Hierusalem that I may see how long and how broade it is 3 And behold the angel that talked with me went his way foorth Then went there out another angel to meete him ▪ 4 And saide vnto him Runne speake to this young man and say Hierusalem shal be inhabited without any wall for the very multitude of people and cattaile that shal be therein 5 For I my selfe saith the Lorde wyl be vnto her a wall of fire rounde about wyl be the glory in the middest of her 6 O get you foorth O flee from the land of the north saith the Lorde for I haue scattred you into the foure windes of the heauen saith the Lorde 7 Saue thy selfe O Sion thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon 8 For thus saith the Lorde of hoastes After this glory hath he sent me out to the heathen which spoyled you for who so toucheth you shal touche the apple of his owne eye 9 Beholde I wyll lyft vp myne hande ouer them so that they shall be spoyled of those which afore serued them and ye shall knowe that the Lorde of hoastes hath sent me 10 Be glad and reioyce O daughter Sion for lo I am come to dwell in the middest of thee saith the Lorde 11 At the same time there shal many heathen cleaue to the lord shal be my people Thus wyll I dwell in the middest of thee and thou shalt knowe that the lorde of hoastes hath sent me vnto thee 12 The Lorde shall haue Iuda in possession for his part in the holy lande and shall choose Hierusalem yet againe 13 Let all fleshe be still before the Lorde for he is raysed vp out of his holy place ¶ The .iij. Chapter 1 Of the lw and hie estate of Christe vnder the figure of Iosua the priest 8 a prophecie of Christe 1 ANd he shewed me Iosua the hie priest standing before the angell of the Lord and Satan stoode at his right hande to resist him 2 And the Lorde saide vnto Satan The Lorde reproue thee thou Satan yea the Lorde that hath chosen Hierusalem reproue thee Is not this a brand taken out of the fire 3 Now Iosua was clothed in vncleane rayment and stoode before the angel 4 And he aunswered saide vnto those that stoode before him Take away the foule clothes frō him And vnto him he saide Beholde I haue taken away thy sinne from thee and I wyll clothe thee with chaunge of rayment 5 And I saide Let them set a fayre miter vpon his head So they set a fayre miter vpon his head put on clothes vpon him and the angell of the Lorde stoode there 6 Then the angell of the Lorde testified vnto Iosua and spake 7 Thus saith the Lorde of hoastes If thou wylt walke in my wayes keepe my watch thou shalt iudge my house kepe my courtes and I wyll geue thee place among these that stande here 8 Heare O Iosua thou hie priest thou thy felowes that sit before thee for they are monstruous persons behold I wyl bring foorth the braunche my seruaunt 9 For lo the stone that I haue layde before Iosua vpon one stone shal be seuen eyes beholde I wyll cut out the grauing therof saith the Lorde of hoastes and I wyll take away the sinne of the lande in one day 10 In that day shall euery man call his neighbour vnder the vine and vnder the figtree saith the Lorde of hoastes The .iiii. Chapter The vision of the golden candelsticke and the exposition thereof 1 ANd the angell that talked with me came againe and waked me as a man that is raysed out of his sleepe 2 And saide vnto me what seest thou And I saide I haue loked and beholde a candelsticke all of golde with a boule vpon it and his seuen lampes therein vpon euery lampe seuen pypes 3 And two olyue trees thereby one vpon the right side of the boule the other vpon the left side 4 So I aunswered and spake to the angell that talked with me saying O my Lorde what are these 5 The angell that talked with me aunswered and saide vnto me Knowest thou not what these be And I said No my Lorde 6 He aunswered and
south and in the playne countreys 8 And the worde of the Lorde came vnto Zachari saying 9 Thus saith the Lord of hoastes Execute true iudgement shew mercie louing kindnes euery man to his brother 10 Do the wydow the fatherlesse the straungers and poore no wrong and leâ— no man imagine euil against his brother in his heart 11 Neuerthelesse they would not take heede but turned their backes stopped their eares that they should not heare 12 Yea they made their heartes as an Adamant stone lest they should heare the law and wordes which the Lorde of hoastes sent in his holy spirite by the prophetes aforetime Wherfore the lord of hoastes was very wroth at them 13 And thus is it come to passe that like as he cryed and they would not heare euen so they cryed I would not heare saith the Lord God of hoastes 14 But scattred them among al the nations whom they knew not Thus the land was made so desolate after them that there trauayled no man in it neither to nor fro for that plesaunt lande was vtterly layd waste The .viij. Chapter 2 Of the returne of the people vnto Hierusalem and of the mercie of God toward them 16 Of good workes 20 The calling of the Gentiles 1 SO the word of the lord of hoastes came vnto me saying 2 Thus saith the lorde of hoastes I was in great ielousie for Sion yea I haue ben very ielous for her with great wrath 3 Thus saith the Lord I wyl returne vnto Sion wyll dwell in the middest of Hierusalem so that Hierusalem shal be called A faithful and true citie the hil of the Lorde of hoastes an holy hill 4 Thus saith the lord of hoastes There shal yet olde men olde women dwel againe in the streetes of Hierusalem yea such as go with staues in their handes for very age 5 The streetes of the citie also shal be ful of young boyes and damsels playing in the streetes thereof 6 Thus saith the Lorde of hoastes If the residue of this people thinke it to be vnpossible in â—theirâ— eyes in these dayes shoulde it therfore be vnpossible in my sight saith the Lorde of hoastes 7 Thus saith the Lorde of hoastes Beholde I wyll deliuer my people from the countryes of the east and west 8 And wyl bring them againe that they may dwel in the middest of Hierusalem they shal be my people and I wyl be their God in trueth and righteousnesse 9 Thus saith the Lorde of hoastes Let your hands be strong ye that now heare these wordes by the mouth of the prophetes which are in these dayes that the foundation of the house of the Lord of hoastes is layde that the temple may be builded 10 For before these dayes neither men nor cattaile could winne any thing neither might any man come in and out in reste for trouble but I let euery man go against his neighbour 11 Neuerthelesse I wyl now intreate the residue of this people no more as afore time saith the Lorde of Hoastes 12 For the seede shal prosper the vine shal geue her fruite the grounde shall geue her encrease and the heauens shal geue their deawe and I shall cause the remnaunt of this people to haue all these in possession 13 And it shal come to passe that like as ye were a curse among the heathen O ye house of Iuda and ye house of Israel euen so wyll I deliuer you that ye shal be a blessing feare not but let your handes be strong 14 For thus saith the Lorde of hoastes Like as I thought to punishe you what time as your fathers prouoked me vnto wrath saith the Lorde of hoastes and spared not 15 Euen so am I determined now in these dayes for to do well vnto the house of Iuda HierusaleÌ„ therfore feare ye not 16 Now the thinges that ye shall do are these Speake euery man the trueth vnto his neighbour execute iudgement truely peaceably within your portes 17 And let none of you imagine euil in his heart against his neighbour and loue no false othes for all these are y e thinges that I hate saith the Lorde 18 And the word of the Lorde of hoastes came vnto me saying 19 Thus saith the Lorde of hoastes The fast of the fourth moneth the fast of the fifth the fast of the seuenth and the fast of the tenth shal be ioy gladnesse and prosperous hie feastes vnto the house of Iuda onely loue the trueth peace 20 Thus saith the lord of hoastes There shal yet come people and the inhabiters of many cities 21 And they that dwell in one citie shall go to another saying Vp let vs go and pray before the Lorde let vs seeke the Lorde of hoastes I wyll go with you 22 Yea much people and mightie nations shal come to seeke the lorde of hoastes at Hierusalem to pray before the Lorde 23 Thus saith the Lorde of hoastes In that time shall ten men out of al maner of language of the Gentiles take one Iewe by the hemme of his garment and say We wyll go with you for we haue heard that God is among you The .ix. Chapter 1 The conuertion of the Gentiles 9 The comming of Christe sitting on an Asse 1 THe burden of the word of the lord in the lande of Hadrach Damascus shal be his rest when the eyes of man euen of all the tribes of Israel shal be towards the Lorde 2 The borders of Hemath shal be harde therby Tyrus also and Sidon for they are very wyse 3 Tyrus shall make her selfe strong heape vp siluer as the sand and golde as the clay of the streetes 4 Beholde the Lorde shall spoyle her he shall smite downe her power in the sea and she shal be consumed with fire 5 This shall Ascalon see and be afraide Gaza shal be very sory so shal Accaron also because her hope is come to confusion For the king of Gaza shall perishe and at Ascalon shall no man dwell 6 Straungers shall dwel at Asdod and as for the pride of the Philistines I shal roote it out 7 Their blood wyl I take away from their mouth their abhominatioÌ„s from betweene their teeth Thus they that shal be left shal be for our God he shal be as a prince in Iuda and Accaron like as a Iebusite 8 And I wyll pitche a campe about myne house against the armie against him that passeth by against him that returneth and no oppressour shall come vpon them any more For now I haue seene with myne eyes 9 Reioyce thou greatly O daughter Sion be glad O daughter Hierusalem For lo the king commeth vnto thee euen the righteous and sauiour lowly simple is he he rydeth vpon an Asse and vpon the foale of an Asse 10 I wyl roote out the charrets from Ephraim and the horse from Hierusalem the battaile bowes shal be destroyed he shal
be no more destruction but Hierusalem shal be safely inhabited 12 This shal be the plague wherewith the Lorde wyll smyte all people that haue fought against Hierusalem Their fleshe shall consume away though they stand vpon their feete their eyes shal be corrupt in their holes and their tongue shall consume in their mouth 13 In that day shall the Lorde make a great sedition among them so that one man shall take another by the hande and laye his handes vpon the handes of his neighbour 14 Iuda shall fight against Hierusalem and the armies of al the heathen shal be gathered together rounde about with golde and siluer and a very great multitude of apparell 15 And this plague shall go ouer horses mules cammels asses all the beastes that shal be in the hoast like as yonder plague was 16 Euery one that remayneth then of all the people which came against Hierusalem shall go vp early to worship the king euen◠the Lorde of hoastes and to kepe the feast of tabernacles 17 And loke what generation vpon the earth goeth not to Hierusalem for to worshippe the king the Lorde of hoastes vpon the same shall come no rayne 18 If the kindred of Egypt go not vp and come not it shall not rayne vpon them This shal be the plague wherewith the Lorde wyll smyte all the heathen that come not vp to kepe the feast of tabernacles 19 Yea this shal be the plague of Egypt and the plague of all people that go not vp to kepe the feast of tabernacles 20 At that time shall the ryding geare of the horses be holy vnto the Lorde the kettels in the lordes house shal be lyke the basons before the aulter 21 Yea all the kettels in Hierusalem and Iuda shal be holy vnto the Lorde of hoastes and al they that slay offringes shall come and take of them and seethe therein And at that time there shal be no mo Chanaanites in the house of the Lorde of hoastes ¶ The booke of the prophete Malachias ¶ The first Chapter A complaint against Israel and chiefely the priestes 1 THe burthen of the word of the Lorde to Israel by the ministerie of Malachi 2 I haue loued you saith the Lord yet ye say wherein hast thou loued vs Was not Esau Iacobs brother saith the Lorde yet loued I Iacob 3 And I hated Esau made his mountaynes waste and his heritage a wildernesse for Dragons 4 Though Edom say We are impouerished but we wil returne and builde the desolate places yet saith the Lorde of hoastes They shal builde but I wil destroy they shal cal them The border of wickednes the people with whom the Lorde is angry for euer 5 And your eyes shall see and you shal say The Lorde wylbe magnified vpon the borders of Israel 6 A sonne honoureth his father and a seruaunt his maister If then I be a father where is myne honour if I be a maister where is my feare Saith the Lorde God of hoastes to you O ye pristes that despise my name and ye say Wherein haue we despised thy name 7 Ye offer vpon myne aulter vncleane bread and say Wherein haue we polluted thee In that ye say The table of the Lorde is not to be regarded 8 When ye bring the blinde for sacrifice you say it is not euil and when ye bring the lame and sicke you say it is not euil offer it nowe to thy prince wyll he be content with thee or accept thy person saith the Lorde of hoastes 9 And now I pray you pray before God that he may haue mercie vpon vs this euill hath ben done by your meanes wyll he regarde your persons saith the Lorde of hoastes 10 Who is there euen among you that would shutte the doores and kindle not fire on myne aulter in vaine I haue no pleasure in you saith the Lorde of hoastes neither wyll I accept an offering at your hande 11 From the rysing of the sunne vnto the going downe of the same my name is great among the gentiles and in euery place incense shal be offred to my name a pure offering for my name is great among the very heathen saith the Lord of hoastes 12 But ye haue polluted it in that ye say The table of the Lord is polluted the fruite thereof euen his meate is not to be regarded 13 And ye saide beholde it is a weerynesse and you haue snuffed at it saith the Lorde of hoastes and ye haue offered the stolne and the lame and the sicke ye haue offered an offering shoulde I accept this of your handes saith the lorde 14 Cursed be the deceitfull which hath in his flocke a male and voweth and sacrificeth a corrupt thing to the Lorde because I am a great king saith the lord of hoastes and my name is fearefull among the heathen ¶ The .ij. Chapter Threatninges against the priestes being seducers of the people 1 ANd now O ye priestes this cōmaundement is for you 2 If ye wyl not heare it nor regard it to geue the glory to my name saith the Lorde of hoastes I wyll sende a curse vpon you and wyll curse your blessinges yea I haue cursed them alredie because ye do not consider it in your heart 3 Beholde I wyll corrupt your seede and cast doung on your faces euen the doung of your solempne feastes you shal be like vnto it 4 And you shall know that I haue sent this cōmaundement vnto you that my couenaunt which I haue made with Leui might stand saith the Lorde of hoastes 5 My couenaunt was with him of lyfe and peace and I gaue them him for the feare wherwith he feared me and was afrayde before my name 6 The lawe of trueth was in his mouth and there was no iniquitie found in his lippes he walked with me in peace and in equitie and he turned many from their iniquitie 7 For the priestes lippes shall kepe knowledge and they shall seeke the lawe at his mouth because he is the messenger of the Lorde of hoastes 8 But ye haue gone out of the way ye haue caused many to fall by the lawe ye haue corrupted the couenaunt of Leui saith the Lorde of hoastes 9 Therefore haue I also made you despised and vyle before all the people because you kept not my wayes but haue ben parciall in the lawe 10 Haue we not all one father hath not God made vs al why then is euery one deceaued of his brother to violate the couenaunt of our fathers 11 Iuda hath offended abhomination is committed in Israel and in Hierusalem for Iuda hath defiled the holynesse of the Lorde which he loued and hath maried the daughter of a straunge God 12 The Lorde wyll destroy the man that doth this both the rayser vp and the aunswerer out of the tabernacle of Iacob and him that offereth an offering vnto the Lorde of hoastes 13
seene no prophetes yet shall they call their sinnes to remembraunce and knowledge them 37 I wyll declare the grace that I wyll do for the people that is to come whose children reioyce in gladnes and though they haue not seene me with bodyly eyes yet in spirite they beleue the thing that I say 38 And now brother behold what great worship and see the people that commeth from the east 39 Vnto whom I wyll geue for leaders Abraham Isahac Iacob Oseas Amos and Micheas Ioel Abdias and Ionas 40 Naum and Abacuc Sophonias Aggeus Zacharie and Malachie whiche is called also an angell or messenger of the Lorde The .ij. Chapter 2 The Sinagogue findeth fault with her owne chyldren 1◠The Gentiles are called 1 THus saith the Lorde I brought this people out of bondage I gaue them my commaundements by my seruauntes the prophetes whom they would not heare but despised my counsayles 2 The mother that bare them saith vnto them Go your way ye chyldren for I am a wydowe and forsaken 3 I brought you vp with gladnesse but with sorowe and heauinesse haue I lost you for ye haue sinned before the Lord your God and done that thing that is euill before hym 4 But what shall I nowe do vnto you I am a wydowe and forsaken go your way O my chyldren and aske mercy of the Lorde 5 As for me O father I call vpon thee for a wytnesse ouer the mother of these chyldren whiche woulde not kepe my couenaunt 6 That thou bryng them to confusion and their mother to a spoyle that she beare no more 7 Let their names be scattered abrode among the Heathen let them be put out of the earth for they haue thought scorne of my couenaunt 8 Wo be vnto thee Assur thou that hydest the vnrighteous in thee thou wicked people remember what I did vnto Sodome and Gomorre 9 Whose lande is turned into cloddes of pitche and heapes of asshes Euen so also wyll I do vnto all them that heare me not saith the almightie Lorde 10 Thus saith the Lorde vnto Esdras Tell my people that I wyll geue them the kingdome of Hierusalem whiche I woulde haue geuen vnto Israel 11 Their glory also will I take vnto me and geue them the euerlasting tabernacles whiche I had prepared for those 12 They shal haue the tree of life at wyl as in the sweete sauour of oyntment they shal neither labour nor be weerie 13 Go ye your way and ye shall receaue it Pray that there may be but fewe dayes and the long time may be shortened for thee The kingdome is alredy prepared for you therefore watche 14 Take heauen and earth to witnesse for I haue broken the euyll in peeces and created the good for I liue saith the Lorde 15 Mother embrace thy chyldren and bryng them vp with gladnesse make their feete as fast as a piller for I haue chosen thee saith the Lorde 16 And those that be dead wyll I rayse vp agayne from their places and bryng them out of the graues for I haue knowen my name in Israel 17 Feare not thou mother of the chyldren for I haue chosen thee saith the Lorde 18 And for thy helpe I shall sende thee my seruauntes Esai and Ieremie after whose counsaile I haue sanctified and prepared for thee twelue trees laden with diuers fruites 19 And as many fountaynes flowyng with mylke and hony and seuen mightie mountaynes whervpon there grow roses and lyllyes whereby I wyll fill thy chyldren with ioy 20 Execute iustice for the wydowe iudge for the fatherlesse geue to the poore defende the fatherlesse clothe the naked 21 Heale the wounded and sicke laugh not a lame man to scorne defende the creple and let the blynde come into the light of my clearenes 22 Kepe the olde and young that are within thy walles 23 Wheresoeuer thou findest the dead take them and bury them and I shall geue thee the first place in my resurrection 24 Abyde styll O my people and take thy rest for thy quietnes shall come 25 Feede thy children O thou good nurse stablishe their feete 26 As for the seruauntes whom I haue geuen thee there shall not one of them perishe for I wyll seeke them from among thy number 27 Be not weery for when the day of trouble and heauinesse commeth other shall weepe and be sorowfull but thou shalt be mery and plenteous 28 The Heathen shal be ielous at it but they shal be able to do nothing against thee saith the Lorde 29 My handes shall couer thee so that thy chyldrē shal not see the fire euerlasting 30 Be ioyfull O thou mother with thy chyldren for I wyll deliuer thee saith the Lorde 31 Remember thy chyldren that sleepe for I shall bryng them out of the sides of the earth shewe mercy vnto them for I am mercyfull saith the Lorde almightie 32 Embrace thy chyldren vntyll I come and shewe mercy vnto them for my welles runne ouer and my grace shall not fayle 33 I Esdras receaued a charge of the Lorde vpon the mount Oreb that I shoulde go vnto Israel But when I came vnto them they set me at naught and despised the commaundementes of the Lorde 34 And therefore I say vnto you O ye Heathen that heare and vnderstande Looke for your shephearde he shall geue you euerlasting rest for he is nye at hande that shall come in the ende of the worlde 35 Be redye to the rewarde of the kingdome for the euerlasting light shal shine vpon you for euermore 36 Flee the shadowe of this worlde receaue the ioyfulnes of your glory I testifie my sauiour openly 37 O receaue the gyft that is geuen you and be glad geuing thankes vnto hym that hath called you to the heauenly kingdome 38 Aryse vp and stande fast beholde the number of those that be sealed in the feast of the Lorde 39 Whiche are departed from the shadowe of the worlde and haue receaued glorious garmentes of the Lorde 40 Take thy number O Sion and shut vp thy purified whiche haue fulfilled the lawe of the Lorde 41 The number of thy chyldren whom thou longedst for is fulfilled besech the power of the Lorde that thy people whiche haue ben called from the beginning may be halowed 42 I Esdras sawe vpon the mount Sion a great people whom I coulde not number and they all praysed the Lord with songes of thankesgeuing 43 And in the middest of them there was a young man of an hye stature more excellent then al they and vpon euery one of their heads he set crownes and was euer higher and higher which I marueyled at greatly 44 So I asked the angell and said Sir what are these 45 He aunswered sayd vnto me These be they that haue put of the mortall clothing and put on the immortall and haue testified and knowledged the name of God Now are they crowned and receaue the rewarde
heareth the prayer of the oppressed 14 He despiseth not the desire of the fatherlesse nor the wydowe when she powreth out her prayer before him 15 Doth not God see the teares that runne downe the cheekes of the wydowe or heareth he not the complaint ouer such as make her to weepe For from her cheekes do the teares go vp vnto heauen and the Lord which heareth them doth accept them 16 Who so serueth God after his pleasure shal be accepted and his prayer reacheth vnto the cloudes 17 The prayer of him that humbleth him selfe goeth through the cloudes tell she come nye she wyll not be comforted nor go her way tyll the highest God haue respect vnto her geue true sentēce and perfourme the iudgement 18 And the Lorde wyll not be slacke in comming nor tary long tyll he haue smitten in sunder the backes of the vnmercifull and auenged him selfe of the heathen tyll he haue taken away the multitude of the cruell and broken the scepter of the vnrighteous tyll he geue euery man after his workes and rewarde them after their doinges tyll he haue delyuered his people maintayned their cause and reioyced them in his mercie 19 O how faire a thing is mercie in the time of anguishe and trouble it is lyke a cloude of rayne that commeth in the time of drouth ¶ The .xxxvi. Chapter 1 A prayer to God in the person of all faithfull men 22 The prayse of a good woman 1 HAue mercie vpon vs O Lorde thou God of all thinges haue respect vnto vs shewe vs the light of thy mercies 2 And sende thy feare among the heathen and straungers which seeke not after thee that they may knowe that there is no God but thou and that they may shew thy wonderous workes 3 Lyft vp thyne hande ouer the outlandishe heathen that they may learne to knowe thy might and power 4 Lyke as thou art halowed in vs before them so bring to passe that thou mayst be magnified also in them before vs. 5 That they may know thee lyke as we know thee for there is none other God but onely thou O Lorde 6 Renue the tokens and chaunge the wonderous workes shew thyne hand and thy right arme gloriouslie 7 Rayse vp thyne indignation and poure out thy wrath take away the aduersarie and smite the enemie 8 Make the time shorte remember thy couenaunt that thy wōderous workes may be praysed 9 Let the wrath of the fyre consume them that lyue so carelesse and let them perishe that do thy people hurt 10 Smyte in sunder the head of the princes that be our enemies and say there is none other but we 11 Gather all the tribes of Iacob together againe that they may knowe how that there is none other God but onely thou that they may shewe thy wonderous workes and be thou thy peoples heritage lyke as from the beginning 12 O Lorde haue mercie vpon the people that hath thy name and vpon Israel whom thou hast lykened to a first borne sonne 13 O be mercifull vnto Hierusalem the citie of thy sanctuarie the citie of thy rest 14 Fill Sion with thyne vnspeakable vertues and thy people with thy glorie 15 Geue witnesse vnto thy creature whō thou madest from the beginning and rayse vp the prophesies that haue ben shewed in thy name 16 Rewarde them that wayte for thee that thy prophetes may be founde faithfull 17 O Lorde heare the prayer of thy seruauntes according to the blessing of Aaron ouer thy people and guide thou vs in the way of righteousnes that al they which dwell vpon the earth may know that thou art the Lorde the eternall God which is from euerlasting 18 The belly deuoureth all meates yet is one meate better then another 19 Lyke as the tongue tasteth venison so doth an heart of vnderstandyng marke false wordes 20 A froward heart geueth heauines but a man of experience lyfteth him vp againe 21 The woman receaueth euery man yet is one daughter better then another 22 A faire wyfe reioyceth her husband and a man loueth nothing better 23 If there be in her tongue gentlenes meekenes and holsome talke then is not her husband lyke other men 24 He that hath gotten a vertuous woman hath a goodlie possession she is vnto him a helpe and piller wherevpon he resteth 25 Where no hedge is there the goodes are spoyled and where no huswyfe is there the frendles mourneth 26 Lyke as there is no credence geuen to a robber that goeth from one citie to another so is not the man beleued that hath no nest and must turne in where he may abide in the night The .xxxvii. Chapter 1 Howe a man should knowe friendes and counsellers 12 and searche the company of an holy man 1 EVery friende sayth I wyll be friendly vnto him also but there is some friend which is onely a frende in name 2 Remaineth not there heauines vnto death when a companion and friend is turned to an enemie 3 O most wicked presumption from whence art thou sprong vp to couer the earth with falshood and disceite 4 There is some companion which in prosperitie reioyceth with his friend but in the time of trouble he taketh part against him 5 There is some companion that mourneth with his friend for the bellies sake but when trouble commeth he taketh holde of the shielde 6 Forget not thy friend in thy minde thinke vpon him in thy riches 7 Seeke no counsell at thy kinsmen and hide thy counsel from such as beare thee no good wyll 8 Euery counseller prayseth his counsell neuerthelesse there is some that counselleth but for his owne profite 9 Beware of the counseller and be aduised afore whereto thou wylt vse him for he wyll counsaile for him selfe fest he cast the lot vpon thee 10 And say vnto thee Thy way and purpose is good and afterwarde he stande against thee and loke what shal become of thee 11 Aske no counsaile at him that suspecteth thee for an enemie hide thy counsaile from such as hate thee aske no counsell for religion of him that is without religion nor for iustice of him that hath no iustice aske no counsel at a woman touching her of whō she is ielous nor at a fearefull and faint harted body in matters of warre or at a marchaunt how deare he wyl cheape thy wares toward his or at a byer of selling or at an enuious man of thankesgeuing or at the vnmerciful of louing kindnesse or at an vnhonest man of honestie or at the slothfull of working or at an hyreling which hath no house of profit or wealth or at an idle body of much labour take no such folkes to counsell 12 But be diligent to seeke counsaile at a vertuous man that feareth God such a one as thou knowest to be a keper of the commaundementes which hath a minde after thyne owne minde and is sory for thee when thou stumblest 13 And holde thy
of vngodlines 24 Insomuch that their sinnes and misdeedes had the vpper hande so sore that at the last they were driuen out of the lande for the same 25 Yea he sought out and brought vp all wickednes tyll the vengeaunce came vpon them ¶ The .xlviij. Chapter The prayse of Elias Elizeus Ezechias and Esaias 1 THen stoode vp Elias the prophete as a fyre and his worde brent lyke a cresset 2 He brought an hunger vpon them and in his zeale he made theÌ„ fewe in number for they might not away with the commaundementes of the Lorde 3 Through the worde of the Lorde he shut the heauen three times brought he the fire downe 4 O Elias howe honorable art thou in thy wonderous deedes who may make his hoast to be lyke thee 5 One that was dead thou raysedst vp from death and in the worde of the hyest thou broughtest him out of the graue againe 6 Thou hast cast downe kinges and destroyed them and the honorable from their seate 7 Vpon the mount Sâ—na thou heardest the iudgement vpon horeb the iudgement of the vengeaunce 8 Which diddest annoynt kinges to recompence and ordaynedst prophetes after thee 9 Thou wast taken vp in the storme of fire in a charet of fixie horses 10 Thou wast ordayned in the reproouinges in time to pacifie the wrath of the Lorde before it raged to turne the heartes of the fathers vnto the children to set vp the tribes of Iacob againe 11 Blessed were they that sawe thee and were garnished in loue for we lyue in lyfe but after death we shall haue no such name 12 Elias was couered in the storme but Elizeus was filled with his spirite while he lyued he was afrayde of no prince and no man might ouercome him 13 There coulde no worde deceaue him and after his death his body prophecied 14 He did wonders in his lyfe in death were his workes maruaylous 15 For all this the people amended not neither departed they from their sinnes tyll they were caryed away prisoners out of the lande and were scattered abrode in all countries so that of them there remayned but a very litle people and a prince vnto the house of Dauid 16 Howbeit some of them did right and some heaped vp vngodlynes 17 Ezechias made his citie strong conueyed water into it digged through the stony rocke with iron and made vp a wall by the water side 18 In his time came Sennacherib vp and sent Rabsakes lyft vp his hande against Sion defied them with great pride 19 Then trembled their heartes and handes so that they sorowed lyke a woman trauayling with childe 20 So they called vpon the Lord which is mercifull and lyft vp their handes before him immediately the Lorde heard them out of heauen 21 He thought no more vpon their sinnes nor gaue them ouer to their enemies but deliuered them by the hande of Esaias 22 He smote the hoast of the Assyrians and his angel destroyed them 23 For Ezechias had done the thing that pleased the Lorde and remayned stedfastly in the way of Dauid his father as Esaias the great faithfull prophete in the sight of God had commaunded him 24 In his time the sunne went backward and he lengthened the kinges lyfe 25 With a right spirite prophecied he what shoulde come to passe at the last and to such as were sorowfull in Sion he gaue consolation wherewith they might comfort them selues for euermore 26 He shewed thinges that were for to come and secrete or euer they come to passe ¶ The .xlix. Chapter â–ª Of Iosias Ezechias Dauid Ieremie Ezechiel Zorobabel Iesus Nehemias Enoch and Ioseph 1 THe remembraunce of Iosias is lyke as wheÌ„ the apothecarie maketh many precious sweete smelling thinges together his remembraunce shal be sweete as hony in all mouthes and as the playing of musicke at a banket of wine 2 He was appoynted to turne the people againe and to take away all abhominations of the vngodlie 3 He directed his heart vnto the Lorde and in the time of the vngodlie he set vp the worship of God againe 4 All kinges except Dauid Ezechias and Iosias committed wickednes for euen the kinges of Iuda also forsoke the lawe of God 5 For they gaue their horne vnto other their honour worship also to a strauÌ„ge people 6 Therefore was the elect citie of the sanctuarie brent with fire and the streetes therof layd desolate and waste in the hande of Ieremie 7 For they entreated him euill which neuerthelesse was a prophete ordayned from his mothers wombe that he might roote out breake of and destroy and that he might builde vp and plant againe 8 Ezechiel sawe the glorie of the Lorde in a vision which was shewed him vpon the charet of the Cherubims 9 For he thought vpon the enemies in the rayne to do good vnto such as had ordered their wayes aright 10 And the bones of the twelue prophetes florished from out of their place for they gaue comfort and consolation vnto Iacob and deliuered them faithfully 11 How shal we prayse Zorobabel which was as a ring on the right hande 12 So was Iesus also the sonne of Iosedec these men in their times builded the house set vp the sanctuarie of the Lorde againe which was prepared for an euerlasting worship 13 And among the elect was Nehemias whose renowme was great which set vp for vs the walles that were broken downe made the portes and barres againe and builded our houses a new 14 But vpon the earth is there no man created lyke Enoch for he was taken vp from the earth 15 Neither was there a lyke man vnto Ioseph which was lord of his brethren and the vpholder of his people his bones were couered and kept 16 Seth and Sem were in great honour among the people and so was Adam aboue all the beastes when he was created The .l. Chapter 1 Of Simon the sonne of Onias 22 An exhortation to prayse the Lorde 1 SImon the sonne of Onias the hye priest which in his lyfe set vp the house againe and in his dayes made fast the temple 2 The height of the temple also was founded of him the double building and the hye walles of the temple 3 In his dayes the welles of water flowed out and were exceeding full as the sea 4 He toke care for his people and deliuered them from destruction he kept his citie made it strong that it shoulde not be besieged 5 How honorable was his conuersation among the people and when he came out of the house couered with the vaile 6 He gaue lyght as the morning starre in the middest of the cloudes and as the moone when it is full 7 He shined as the sunne in the temple of God he is as bright as the raynebowe in the faire cloudes 8 And florisheth as the floures and roses in the spring of the
ben seene at Theman 23 The Agarenes sought after wisdome but that whiche is earthly like as the marchauntes of the lande do they of Theman are cunning also they labour for wysdome vnderstanding but the way of true wysedome they knowe not neither do they thinke vpon the pathes therof 24 O Israel howe great is the house of God and howe large is the place of his possession 25 Great is he and hath none ende yea hye and vnmeasurable 26 What is become of those famous giauntes that were so great of bodies and so worthy men of warre 27 Those hath not the Lorde chosen neither haue they founde the way of reformation 28 Therfore were they destroyed and for so much as they had no wysdome they perished because of their foolishenesse 29 Who hath gone vp into heauen to take wisdome there and brought her downe from the cloudes 30 Who hath gone ouer the sea to fynde her and hath chosen her aboue golde and so brought her hyther 31 No man knoweth the wayes of wysedome neither is there any that can seke out her pathes 32 But he hath woteth all thinges knoweth her and hath founde her out with his foreknowledge this same is he whiche prepared the earth at the beginning and filled it with all maner of foules and beastes 33 When he sendeth out the light it goeth and when he calleth it againe it obeyeth him with feare 34 The starres kepe their watch and geue their light yea and that gladly When he calleth them they say Here we be and so with chearfulnesse they shewe light vnto him that made them 35 This is our God and there shal none other be compared vnto him 36 It is he that hath founde out all wysedome and hath geuen her vnto Iacob his seruaunt and to Israel his beloued 37 Afterwarde did he shewe hym selfe vpon earth and dwelt among men The .iiii. Chapter 1 The reward of them that kepe the lawe and the punishment of them that despise it 12 A comforting of the people beyng in captiuitie 19 A complaynt of Hierusalem and vnder the figure therof of the church 25 A consolation and comforting of the same 1 THis is the booke of the commaundementes of God and the law that endureth for euer all they that kepe it shall come to lyfe but such as forsake it shall come to death 2 Turne thee O Iacob and take holde of it walke by this way thorowe his brightnesse and shyne 3 Geue not thyne honour to another and thy worship to a straunge people 4 O Israel howe happy are we seyng that God hath shewed vs such thinges as are pleasaunt vnto hym 5 Be of good cheare thou people of God O thou auncient Israel 6 Now are ye solde among the heathen howbeit not for your vtter destruction but because ye prouoked God the Lorde to wrath and displeasure therfore were ye deliuered vnto your enemies 7 For ye displeased the euerlasting God that made you offering vnto deuils and not to God 8 Ye haue forgotten hym that brought you vp and ye haue greeued Hierusalem that nursed you 9 When she sawe that the wrath of God was comming vpon you she said Hearken O ye that dwell about Sion for God hath brought me into great heauinesse 10 And why I see the captiuitie of my people of my sonnes and daughters which the euerlasting God will bring vpon them 11 With ioy dyd I norishe them but nowe must I leaue them with weeping and sorowe 12 Let no man reioyce ouer me wyddowe and forsaken which for the sinnes of my children am defolate of euery man For why they departed from the lawe of God 13 They woulde not know his righteousnesse nor walke in the way of his commaundementes and as for the pathes of trueth and godlinesse they had no lust to go in them 14 O ye dwellers about Sion come and let vs call to remembraunce the captiuitie that the euerlasting God hath brought vpon my sonnes my daughters 15 He hath brought a people vpon them from farre an vncurteous people and of a straunge language whiche neither regarde the olde nor pitie the young 16 These haue caried away the deare beloued of my widdowes leauing me alone both desolate and childlesse 17 But alas what can I helpe you 18 Nowe he that brought these plagues vpon you deliuer you also from the handes of your enemies 19 Go your way O my children go your way for I am desolate and forsaken 20 I haue put of the clothing of peace put vpon me the sacke cloth of prayer and for my time I will call vpon the most hyghest 21 Be of good cheare O my children crye vnto the Lorde and he shall deliuer you from the power of the princes your enemies 22 For veryly I haue euer a good hope of your prosperous health yea a very gladnesse is come vpon me from the holy one because of the mercie that ye shal haue of our euerlasting sauiour 23 With mourning and weeping dyd I let you go fro me but with ioy and perpetuall gladnesse shall the Lorde bring you againe vnto me 24 Like as the neyghbours of Sion saw your captiuitie from God euen so shall they also see shortly your health in God which shall come on you with great honour and euerlasting worship 25 O my children suffer patiently the wrath that shal come vpon you for the enemie hath persecuted thee but shortly thou shalt see his destruction and shalt treade vpon his necke 26 My dearlinges haue gone rough hard wayes for they are led away as a flocke that is scattered abrode with the enemies 27 But be of good comfort O my children and crye vnto the Lorde for he that led you away hath you yet in remembraunce 28 And like as ye haue ben mynded to swarue from your God so shall ye now endeuour your selues ten times more to turne againe and to seke him 29 For he that hath brought these plagues vpon you shall bring you euerlasting ioy againe with your health 30 Take a good heart vnto thee O Hierusalem for he whiche gaue thee that name exhorteth thee so to do 31 The wicked doers that now put thee to trouble shall perishe such as haue reioyced at thy fall shal be punished 32 The cities whom thy children serue and that haue caryed away thy sonnes shal be corrected 33 For like as they be nowe glad of thy decay and reioyce at thy fal so shal they mourne in their owne destruction 34 The ioy of their multitude shal be taken away and their cheare shal be turned to sorowe 35 For a fire shall fall vpon them from the euerlasting God long to endure it shal be inhabited of deuyls for a great season 36 O Hierusalem loke about thee toward the east and beholde the ioy that commeth vnto thee from God 37 For lo thy sonnes whom thou hast forsaken and that were scattered abrode come gathered
destroyed Bel he hath slaine the Dragon put the priestes to death 28 So they came to the king and saide Let vs haue Daniel or els we wyll destroy thee and thyne house 29 Nowe when the king sawe that they rushed in so sore vpon him and that necessitie constrained him he deliuered Daniel vnto them 30 Which cast him into the lions denne where he was sixe dayes 31 In the denne there were seuen lions they had geuen them euery day two bodies two sheepe which then were not geuen them to the intent that they might deuoure Daniel 32 There was in Iurie a prophete called Habacuc which had made potage broken bread in a boule was going into the fielde for to bring it to the reapers 33 But the angel of the Lorde saide vnto Habacuc Go cary the meate that thou hast into Babylon vnto Daniel which is in the lions denne 34 And Habacuc saide Lorde I neuer sawe Babylon and as for the denne I know it not 35 Then the angell of the Lorde toke him by the toppe and bare him by the heere of the head and through a mightie winde set him in Babylon vpon the denne 36 And Habacuc cryed saying O Daniel thou seruaunt of God haue take the breakfast that God hath sent thee 37 And Daniel saide O God hast thou thought vpon me wel thou neuer faylest them that loue thee 38 So Daniel arose did eate And the angell of the Lorde set Habacuc in his owne place againe immediatly 39 Vpon the seuenth day the king went to be weepe Daniel and when he came to the denne he loked in and beholde Daniel sate in the middest of the lions 40 Thē cryed the king with a loude voyet saying Great art thou O Lorde God of Daniel and there is none other besides thee 41 And he drew him out of the lions den cast those that were the cause of his destruction into the denne and they were deuoured in a moment before his face 42 After this wrote the king vnto al people kinredes and tongues that dwelt in all countries 43 Saying Peace be multiplied with you My cōmaundement is in al the dominion of my realme that men feare and stand in awe of Daniels God for he is the lyuing God which endureth euer 44 His kingdome abideth vncorrupt and his power is euerlasting 45 It is he that can deliuer and saue he doth wonders and meruailous workes in heauen and in earth for he hath saued Daniel from the power of the lions ¶ The prayer of Manasses king of Iuda when he was holden captiue in Babylon O Lorde almightie God of our fathers Abraham Isahac and Iacob and of the righteous seede of them which hast made heauen and earth with al the ornament therof which hast ordained the sea by the worde of thy commaundement which hast shut vp the deepe and hast sealed it for thy fearefull and laudable name which all men feare and tremble before the face of thy power and not for the anger of thy threatning the which is importable to sinners but the mercie of thy promise is great and vnsearchable for thou art the Lorde God most high aboue all the earth long suffering and exceeding mercifull and repentaunt vpon the malice of men Thou Lord after thy goodnes hast promysed repentaunce of the remission of sinnes and thou that art the god of the righteous hast not put repentaunce to the righteous Abraham Isahac and Iacob vnto them that haue not sinned against thee but because I haue sinned aboue the number of the sandes of the sea and that myne iniquities are multiplied I am humbled with many bandes of iron and there is in me no breathing I haue prouoked thyne anger and haue done euil before thee in committing abhominations and multiplying offences And now I bowe the knees of my heart requiring goodnes of thee O Lord. I haue sinned Lord I haue sinned and know myne iniquitie I desire thee by prayer O Lord forgeue me forgeue me destroy me not with myne iniquities neither do thou alwayes remember myne euils to punishe them but saue me which am vnworthy after thy great mercie and I wyll prayse thee euerlastingly all the dayes of my lyfe for all the powre of heauen prayseth thee and vnto thee belongeth glory worlde without ende Amen ⧠The first booke of the Machabees The first Chapter 1 After the death of Alexander the king of Macedonia 11 Antiochus taketh the kingdome 12 Many of the children of Israel make couenaunt with the Gentiles 21 Antiochus subdueth Egypt and Hierusalem vnto his dominion 43 Hierusalem being burnt they make lawes of their owne and forbid to kepe gods lawes 50 Antiochus setteth vp an idoll ouer the aulter of God 1 AFter that Alexander king of Macedonia sonne of Phillip went forth of the lande of Cethim and slew Darius king of the Persians and Medes and raigned for him as he had done before in Grecia 2 It happened that he toke great warres in hand wanne very many strong cities and slue many kinges of the earth 3 Going through to the endes of the worlde and getting many spoyles of the people insomuch that the whole worlde stoode in awe of him and therfore was he proude in his heart 4 Now when he had gathered a mightie strong hoast 5 And subdued the landes and people with their princes so that they became tributaries vnto him 6 Then he fell sicke and when he perceaued that he must needes dye 7 He called for his noble estates which had ben brought vp with him of childrē and parted his kingdome among them while he was yet aliue 8 So Alexander raigned twelue yeres and then dyed 9 After his death fell the kingdome vnto his princes and they obtayned it euery one in his roome 10 And caused them selues to be crowned as kinges and so did their children after them many yeres and much wickednes increased in the worlde 11 Out of these came the vngratious roote noble Antiochus the sonne of Antiochus the king which had ben a pledge at Rome and he raigned in the hundred thirtie and seuen yere of the empire of the Grekes 12 In those dayes went there out of Israel wicked men which moued much people with their counsel saying Let vs go and make a couenaunt with the heathen that are rounde about vs for since we departed from them we haue had much sorowe 13 So this deuice pleased them well 14 And certaine of the people toke vpon them for to go vnto the king which gaue them licence to do after the ordinaunce of the heathen 15 Then set they vp an open schoole at Hierusalem of the lawes of the Heathen 16 And made themselues vncircumsized but forsooke the holy testament and ioyned them selues to the heathen * and were cleane soulde to do mischiefe 17 So when Antiochus began to be mightie in
Iesus called them vnto him and sayde Ye know that the princes of the gentiles haue dominion ouer them and they that are great exercise aucthoritie vpon them 26 It shall not be so among you But whosoeuer wyll be great among you let hym be your minister 27 And who so wyl be chiefe among you let hym be your seruaunt 28 Euen as the sonne of man came not to be ministred vnto but to minister and to geue his lyfe a raunsome for many ☜ 29 And as they departed from Hierico much people folowed hym 30 And behold two blind men syttyng by the waye syde when they hearde that Iesus passed by they cryed saying O Lorde thou sonne of Dauid haue mercie on vs. 31 And the people rebuked them because they should holde their peace But they cryed the more saying haue mercy on vs O Lorde thou sonne of Dauid 32 And Iesus stode styll called them and sayde what wyll ye that I shall do vnto you 33 They saye vnto hym Lord that our eyes may be opened 34 So Iesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes and immediatly theyr eyes receaued syght And they folowed hym ¶ The .xxj. Chapter ¶ 7 He rydeth into Hierusalem 12 dryueth the marchauntes out of the temple 19 curfeth the fygge tree 28 and rebuketh the pharisees with the similitude of the two sonnes 35 and of the husbande men that slewe such as were sent vnto them 1 ANd when they drewe nye vnto Hierusalem were come to Bethphage vnto the moūt of Oliues thē sent Iesus two disciples 2 Saying vnto thē Go into the towne that lyeth ouer agaynste you and anone ye shall fynde an Asse tyed a colt with her loose them and bryng them vnto me 3 And yf any man saye ought vnto you saye ye the Lorde hath nede of them and strayghtway he wyll let them go 4 All this was done that it myght be fulfylled which was spoken by the prophete saying 5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion behold thy kyng commeth vnto thee meke and syttyng vpon an Asse a colt the foale of the Asse vsed to the yoke 6 The disciples went and did as Iesus commaunded them 7 And brought the Asse and the colt and put on them their clothes and set hym theron 8 And many of the people spread their garmētes in the way Other cut downe braunches from the trees and strawed them in the way 9 Moreouer the multitudes that went before that came after cryed saying Hosanna to the sonne of Dauid Blessed is he that commeth in the name of the Lorde Hosanna in the hyest ☜ 10 ☞ And when he was come into Hierusalē all the citie was moued saying who is this 11 And the multitude saide This is Iesus that prophete of Nazareth in Galilee 12 And Iesus went into the temple of God and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple and ouerthrewe the tables of the money chaungers and the seates of them that solde doues 13 And sayde vnto them it is written My house shal be called the house of prayer but ye haue made it a denne of thieues 14 And the blynde and the halt came to hym in the temple and he healed them 15 When the chiefe priestes and scribes sawe the wonders that he dyd and the chyldren crying in the temple and saying Hosanna to the sonne of Dauid they disdayned 16 And sayde vnto hym Hearest thou what these saye But Iesus sayth vnto them yea haue ye neuer read Out of the mouth of babes suckelynges thou hast ordeyned prayse 17 And he left them and went out of the citie vnto Bethanie and he lodged there ☜ 18 In the mornyng as he returned into the citie he hungred 19 And when he sawe one fygge tree in the waye he came to it and founde nothyng theron but leaues only said vnto it neuer fruite growe on thee henceforwarde And anone the figge tree withered away 20 And when his disciples sawe it they marueyled saying Howe soone is the figge tree wythered away 21 Iesus aunswered and saide vnto thē Veryly I saye vnto you yf ye haue fayth and doubt not ye shall not onlye do this which is done to the figge tree but also yf ye shall say vnto this mountayne be thou remoued and be thou cast into the sea it shal be done 22 And all thynges whatsoeuer ye aske in prayer beleuyng ye shall receaue them 23 ☞ And when he was come into the temple the chiefe priestes the elders of the people came vnto hym teaching and saye By what aucthoritie doest thou these thynges and who gaue thee this power 24 Iesus aunswered saide vnto them I also wyll aske you one questiō which yf ye tell me I in likewise wyll tell you by what aucthoritie I do these thinges 25 The baptisme of Iohn whence was it from heauen or of men And they reasoned with them selues saying if we shall say from heauen he wyll say vnto vs why dyd ye not then beleue hym 26 But yf we shall say of men then feare we the people for all men holde Iohn as a prophete 27 And they aunswered vnto Iesus and sayde we can not tell And he saide vnto them neither tell I you by what aucthoritie I do these thynges 28 But what thynke you ☞ A man had two sonnes and came to the firste and saide sonne go and worke to day in my vineyarde 29 He aunswered and saide I wyll not but afterwarde he repented and went 30 Then came he to the seconde sayde lykewyse And he aunswered saide I wyll sir and went not 31 Whether of them twayne did the wyl of the father And they saide vnto him the first Iesus sayth vnto them Veryly I saye vnto you that publicanes harlottes go into the kingdome of God before you 32 For Iohn came vnto you by the way of righteousnes ye beleued hym not but publicanes harlottes beleued him And ye when ye had sene it were not moued afterwarde with repentaunce that ye myght haue beleued hym ☜ 33 ☞ Hearken another similitude There was a certayne man an householder which made a vineyarde hedged it rounde about and made a wynepresse in it and buylt a towre and let it out to husbande men and went into a strange countrey 34 And when the time of the fruite drewe neare he sent his seruauntes to the husbande men that they might receaue the fruites of it 35 And the husbande men caught his seruauntes and beatte one killed another and stoned another 36 Agayne he sent other seruauntes mo then the first and they dyd vnto them lykewyse 37 But laste of all he sent vnto them his owne sonne saying they wyll stande in awe of my sonne 38 But when the husband men sawe the sonne they sayde among them selues this is the heire come let vs kyll hym and let vs enioy his inheritaunce
poore 6 This he sayde not that he cared for the poore but because he was a thiefe and had the bagge and bare that which was geuen 7 Then sayde Iesus Let her alone agaynst the day of my burying hath she kept this 8 For the poore alwayes shall ye haue with you but me haue ye not alwayes 9 Much people of the Iewes therfore had knowledge that he was there And they came not for Iesus sake only but that they might se Lazarus also whoÌ„ he raysed from death 10 But the hye priestes helde a councell that they myght put Lazarus to death also 11 Because that for his sake many of the Iewes went away and beleued on Iesus ☜ 12 On the next day much people that were come to y e feast when they hearde that Iesus should come to Hierusalem 13 Toke braunches of paulme trees and went foorth to meete hym and cryed Hosanna blessed is he that in the name of the Lorde commeth kyng of Israel 14 And Iesus got a young Asse and sate theron as it is written 15 Feare not daughter of Sion beholde thy kyng commeth sittyng on an Asses colte 16 These thynges vnderstoode not his disciples at the first but when Iesus was glorified theÌ„ remembred they that such thinges were written of him that such thynges they had done vnto hym 17 The people that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his graue and raysed hym from death bare recorde 18 Therfore met hym the people also because they hearde that he had done such a miracle 19 The pharisees therfore sayde among them selues perceaue ye howe ye preuayle nothyng Beholde all the whole worlde goeth after hym 20 There were certaine Grekes among them that came to worship at the feast 21 The same came therefore to Philip which was of Bethsaida a citie of Galilee and desired hym saying Syr we woulde fayne see Iesus 22 Philip came and tolde Andrewe And agayne Andrewe Philip tolde Iesus 23 And Iesus aunswered them saying The houre is come that the sonne of man must be glorified 24 ☞ Veryly veryly I say vnto you except the wheate corne fall into the grounde and dye it abideth alone If it dye it bryngeth foorth much fruite 25 He that loueth his lyfe shall destroy it and he that hateth his lyfe in this worlde shall kepe it vnto lyfe eternall 26 If any man minister vnto me let hym folowe me And where I am there shall also my minister be If any man minister vnto me hym wyll my father honour ☜ 27 Nowe is my soule troubled and what shall I say Father saue me from this houre but therfore came I into this houre 28 Father glorifie thy name Then came there a voyce from heauen â—saying I haue both glorified it and wyll glorifie it agayne 29 The people therfore that sâ—oode by and hearde it sayde that it thundred Other sayde an Angel spake to hym 30 Iesus aunswered and sayde This voyce came not because of me but for your sakes 31 ☞ Nowe is the iudgement of this worlde Nowe shall the prince of this worlde be cast out 32 And I yf I were lyft vp from the earth wyll drawe all men vnto me 33 This he sayde signifiyng what death he shoulde dye 34 The people aunswered him We haue hearde out of the lawe that Christe bydeth euer and howe sayest thou the sonne of man must be lyft vp Who is that sonne of man 35 Then Iesus sayde vnto them Yet a litle while is the light with you Walke while ye haue light lest the darknesse come on you For he that walketh in the darke wotteth not whither he goeth 36 Whyle ye haue lyght beleue on the lyght that ye may be the chyldren of the lyght ☜ These thynges spake Iesus and departed hyd hym selfe from theÌ„ 37 But though he had done so many miracles before them yet beleued not they on hym 38 That the saying of Esaias the prophete myght be fulfylled which he spake Lorde who shall beleue our saying And to whom is the arme of the Lorde declared 39 Therfore coulde they not beleue because that Esaias sayth agayne 40 He hath blynded their eyes and hardened their heart that they shoulde not see with their eyes lest they should vnderstande with their hearte should be conuerted and I should heale them 41 Such thynges sayde Esaias when he sawe his glory and spake of hym 42 Neuerthelesse among y e chiefe rulers also many beleued on hym But because of the pharisees they dyd not confesse hym lest they should be excoÌ„municate 43 For they loued the prayse of men more then the prayse of God 44 Iesus cryed and sayde He that beleueth on me beleueth not on me but on hym that sent me 45 And he that seeth me seeth hym that sent me 46 ☞ I am come a lyght into y e worlde that whosoeuer beleueth on me should not byde in darknesse 47 And yf any man heare my wordes and beleue not I iudge hym not For I came not to iudge the worlde but to saue the worlde 48 He that refuseth me receaueth not my wordes hath one that iudgeth him The worde that I haue spoken the same shall iudge hym in the last day 49 For I haue not spoken of my selfe but the father which sent me he gaue me a commaundement what I should say and what I shoulde speake 50 And I knowe that his commaundement is lyfe euerlastyng Whatsoeuer I speake therfore euen as the father bad me so I speake ☜ ⧠The .xiij. Chapter 5 Christe wassheth the Apostles feete 8 Peter refuseth to be wasshed but afterwarde consenteth 1â— The Apostles are cleane 13 Christe Lorde and Maister 14 Exhortyng to humilitie and charitie 26 Christe sheweth who shall betray hym 27 Satan entreth into Iudas 30 He goeth out to the pharisees 34 Christe exhorteth y e disciples to loue 35 Wherby Christes disciples are knowen 38 He forewarneth Peters denyall 1 BEfore the feast of the Passouer when Iesus knewe that his houre was come y t he shoulde departe out of this world vnto the father When he loued his which were in the world vnto the ende he loued them 2 And when supper was ended after that the deuyll had put in the heart of Iudas Iscariot Simons sonne to betray hym 3 Iesus knowyng that the father had geuen all thynges into his handes and that he was come from God and went to God 4 He rose from supper and layde asyde his vpper garmentes And when he had taken a towel he gyrded hym selfe 5 After that he powred water into a bason and began to washe the disciples feete and to wype them with the towel wherwith he was gyrded 6 Then came he to Simon Peter And Peter sayde vnto hym Lorde doest thou wasshe my feete 7 Iesus aunswered sayde vnto hym What I do thou wotest not nowe but thou shalt knowe
vnto the beast who is able to warre with hym 5 And there was geuen vnto hym a mouth that spake great thynges and blasphemies and power was geuen vnto hym to do .xlij. monethes 6 And he opened his mouth vnto blasphemie agaynst God to blaspheme his name and his tabernacle and them that dwell in heauen 7 And it was geuen vnto hym to make warre with the saintes to ouercome them And power was geuen him ouer all kinredes and tongues and nations 8 And al y t dwel vpon the earth worshipped him whose names are not writteÌ„ in the booke of lyfe of y e lambe which was killed from the beginnyng of the world 9 If any man haue an eare let hym heare 10 He that leadeth into captiuitie shall go into captiuitie He that kylleth with a sworde must be kylled with a sworde Here is the patience and the fayth of the saintes 11 And I behelde another beast commyng vp out of the earth and he had two hornes lyke a lambe and he spake as dyd the dragon 12 And he dyd all that y e first beast coulde do in his presence he caused the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast whose deadly wound was healed 13 And he dyd great wonders so that he made fyre come downe from heauen on the earth in the syght of men 14 And deceaued them that dwelt on the earth by the meanes of those signes which he had power to do in the syght of the beast saying to them that dwelt on the earth that they shoulde make the image of the beast which had the wounde of a sworde and dyd lyue 15 And he had power to geue a spirite vnto the image of the beast that the image of the beast shoulde speake and shoulde cause that as many as woulde not worship the image of the beast shoulde be kylled 16 And he made all both smal great rich poore free bonde to receaue a marke in their right hand or in their forheads 17 And that no man myght bye or sell saue he that had the marke or y e name of the beast other y e number of his name 18 Here is wisdome Let hym that hath witte count y e number of the beast For it is the number of a man his number is sixe hundred threescore and sixe ¶ The .xiiij. Chapter 1 The notable companie of the lambe 6 One angel announceth the Gospel 8 Another the fall of Babylon 9 And the thirde warneth to flee from the beast 13 Of their blessednesse which dye in the Lorde 18 Of the Lordes haruest 1 AND I loked and lo a lambe stoode on the mount Sion and with hym an hundreth fourtie and foure thousande hauyng his fathers name written in their foreheades 2 And I hearde a voyce from heauen as the sounde of many waters and as the voyce of a great thunder And I hearde the voyce of harpers harpyng with their harpes 3 And they song as it were a newe song before the throne and before the foure beastes the elders and no man coulde learne that song but the hundreth and fourtie foure thousande which were redeemed from the earth 4 These are they which were not defiled with womeÌ„ for they are virgins These folowe the lambe whither soeuer he goeth These were redeemed froÌ„ men beyng the first fruites vnto God and to the lambe 5 And in their mouthes was founde no guile For they are without spot before the throne of God 6 And I sawe another angell flee in the middes of heauen hauyng the euerlastyng Gospell to preache vnto them that sit and dwel on the earth and to all nations and kinredes and tongues and people 7 Saying with a loude voyce Feare God and geue honour to hym for the houre of his iudgement is come and worshippe hym that made heauen and earth and the sea and fountaynes of water 8 And there folowed another angell saying Babylon is fallen is fallen that great citie for she made all nations drinke of the wyne of the wrath of her fornication 9 And the thirde angell folowed them saying with a loude voyce If any man worshippe the beast and his image and receaue his marke in his foreheade or on his hande 10 The same shall drynke of the wyne of the wrath of God yea of the pure wyne which is powred in y e cup of his wrath And he shal be punisshed in fyre brimstone before the holy angels and before the lambe 11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth vp euermore And they haue no rest day nor nyght which worship the beast and his image and whosoeuer receaueth the prynt of his name 12 Here is the pacience of the saintes Here are they that kepe the commaundementes of God and the fayth of Iesus 13 And I hearde a voyce from heauen saying vnto me write Blessed are the dead which hereafter dye in the Lorde Euen so sayth the spirite that they rest from their laboures and their workes folowe them 14 And I loked and beholde a whyte cloude and vpon the cloude one sittyng lyke vnto the sonne of man hauyng on his head a golden crowne and in his hande a sharpe sickle 15 And another angell came out of the temple crying with a loude voyce to hym that sate on the cloude Thrust in thy sickle reape for the time is come to reape for the haruest of y e earth is ripe 16 And he that sate on the cloude thrust in his sickle on the earth and the earth was reaped 17 And another angell came out of the temple which is in heauen hauâ—ng also a sharpe sickle 18 And I sawe another angell came out from the aulter which had power ouer fyre and cryed with a loude crye to hym that had the sharpe sickle and sayde Thrust in thy sharpe sickle and gather the clusters of the vineyarde of y e earth for her grapes are ripe 19 And the angell thrust in his sharpe sickle on the earth and cut downe the grapes of the vineyarde of the earth and cast them into the great wynefat of the wrath of God 20 And the wynefat was troden without the citie and blood came out of the fat euen vnto the horse bridles by the space of a thousand sixe hundreth furlonges â–ª ¶ The .xv. Chapter 1 Seuen angels haue the seuen last plagues 3 The song of them that ouercome the beast 7 The seuen vials full of Gods wrath 1 AND I sawe another signe in heauen great marueylous seuen angels hauyng the seuen last plagues for in them is fulfylled the wrath of God 2 And I sawe as it were a glassie sea mingled with fyre and them that had gotten the victorie of the beast and of his image and of his marke and of the number of his name stande on y e glassie sea hauyng the harpes of God 3 And they sang the song of Moyses the seruaunt of God and the song of the lambe
the gates .xij. angels names written which are the names of the .xij. tribes of Israel 13 On the east syde three gates and on the north syde three gates and towards the south three gates and froÌ„ the west three gates 14 And the wall of the citie had .xij. foundations and in them the .xij. names of the lambes .xij. Apostles 15 And he that talked with me had a golden reede to measure the citie withall and the gates thereof and the wall therof 16 And the citie was buylt foure square the length was as large as y e breadth and he measured the citie with the reede twelue thousande furlonges and the length and the breadth and the heyght of it were equall 17 And he measured the wall thereof an hundreth and fourtie and foure cubites by the measure of man that is of the angell 18 And the buylding of the wall of it was of Iasper and the citie was pure golde lyke vnto cleare glasse 19 And the foundations of the wall of the citie were garnisshed with all maner of precious stones The first foundation was Iasper the seconde Saphire the third a Chalcedonie the fourth an Emeralde 20 The fifth Sardonix y e sixth Sardius the seuenth Chrysolite the eygth Beryl the ninth a Topas the tenth a Chrysoprasus the eleueÌ„th a Iacinct y e twelfth an Amatist 21 The .xij. gates were .xij pearles euery gate was of one pearle and the streate of the citie was pure golde as through shynyng glasse 22 And I sawe no temple therin For the Lorde God almightie and the Lambe are the temple of it 23 And the citie hath no neede of the sunne neither of the moone to lighten it For the glorie of God dyd lighten it and the Lambe is the lyght of it 24 And the people which are saued shall walke in the lyght of it and the kynges of the earth shall bryng their glorie and honor vnto it 25 And the gates of it are not shut by day for there shal be no nyght 26 And they shall bring the glory and honor of the gentiles vnto it 27 And there shall enter into it none vncleane thyng neither whatsoeuer worketh abhomination or maketh lyes but they only which are written in the lambes booke of lyfe ¶ The .xxij. Chapter 1 The riuer of the water of lyfe 2 The fruitfulnesse and lyght of the citie of God 6 The Lorde geueth euer his seruauntes warnyng of thynges to come 9 The angell wyll not be worshipped 18 To the worde of God may nothyng be added nor diminisshed therfrom 1 AND he shewed me a pure ryuer of water of lyfe cleare as Cristall proceadyng out of the throne of god and of the lambe 2 In the middes of the streate of it H. L. and of either side of the ryuer was there wood of lyfe which bare twelue maner of fruites and gaue fruite euery moneth and the leaues of the wood serued to heale the people withall 3 And there shal be no more curse but the throne of God and the lambe shal be in it and his seruauntes shal serue hym 4 And they shall see his face his name shal be in their foreheades 5 And there shal be no nyght there and they neede no candle neither lyght of the sunne for the Lorde God geueth them lyght and they shall raigne for euermore 6 And he sayde vnto me these sayinges are faythfull and true And the Lorde God of the holy prophetes sent his angell to shewe vnto his seruauntes the thynges which must shortly be fulfilled 7 Beholde I come shortly Happy is he that kepeth y e saying of the prophecie of this booke 8 I Iohn sawe these thynges hearde them And when I had hearde and seene I fell downe to worship before the feete of the angell which shewed me these thynges 9 And he sayde vnto me see thou do it not for I am thy felowe seruaunt and the felowe seruaunt of thy brethren the prophetes and of them which kepe the sayinges of this booke But worshippe God 10 And he sayde vnto me seale not the sayinges of the prophecie of this booke For the tyme is at hande 11 He that doeth euyll let hym do euyll styll and he which is filthie let hym be filthie styll and he that is ryghteous let hym be ryghteous styll and he that is holy let hym be holy styll 12 And beholde I come shortly and my rewarde is with me to geue euery man accordyng as his deedes shal be 13 I am Alpha and Omega the begynnyng and the ende the first and the last 14 Blessed are they that do his commaundementes that their power may be in the tree of lyfe and may enter in through the gates into the citie 15 For without shal be dogges and inchaunters and whoremongers and murtherers and idolaters and whosoeuer loueth or maketh â—easynges 16 I Iesus sent myne angell to testifie vnto you these thynges in y e Churches I am the roote and the generation of Dauid and the bryght mornyng starre 17 And the spirite and the bride say come And let hym that heareth say also come And let hym that is a thirst come And let whosoeuer wyll take of the water of lyfe freely 18 I testifie vnto euery man that heareth the wordes of y e prophecie of this booke If any man shall adde vnto these thynges God shall adde vnto hym the plagues that are written in this booke 19 And yf any man shall minishe of the wordes of the booke of this prophecie God shal take away his part out of the booke of lyfe and out of the holy citie and from the thynges which are writteÌ„ in this booke 20 He which testifieth these thynges sayth surely I come quickly Amen Euen so come Lorde Iesus 21 The grace of our Lord Iesus Christe be with you all Amen FINIS ⧠A Table to fynde the Epistles and Gospels read in the Church of Englande VVherof the first lyne is the Epistle and the other the Gospell Whose begynnyng thou shalt fynde in the booke marked with a hande as it were poyntyng forwarde and the ende with a hande poyntyng backwarde conteyned within these letters A. B. C. D. c. ¶ On the first Sunday in Aduent Owe nothyng to any Rom. xiii c. When they drewe nye Math. xxi a. ¶ On the seconde Sunday in aduent Whatsoeuer thynges are Rom. xv a. And there shal be signes Luk. xxi e. ¶ On the thirde Sunday in Aduent Let a man this wyse i Cor. iiii a. When Iohn beyng in prison Math. xi a. ¶ On the fourth Sunday in Aduent Reioyce in the Lorde Phil. iiii a. This is the recorde of Iohn i. b. ¶ On Christmas day God in tymes past Hebr. i. a. In the begynnyng was Iohn i. a. ¶ On saint Steuens day And Steuen beyng full of Act. vii c. Beholde I sende vnto you Math. xxiii d. ¶ On saint Iohns day That which was from i Iohn i. Iesus sayde vnto
the whole raigne Isboseth b Whiche is also called Daniel 1. Chro. 3. a. (c) Within the seuen yeres sixe monethes that he raigned ouer Iuda in Hebron “ Heb. Fortified him selfe for the house of Saul d Doest thou esteeme me no more then a dogge for all my seruice done to thâ— fathers house (e An Hebrue maner of speaking which signifieth to speake to (f) Who chalenged the kingdome because of Saul “ Or without harme (g) From warre against the Philistines (h) As though he would say thou hast done foolishâ—y “ Or Secretly (i) Beyng innocent neither knowing nor consenting to his death (k) As one that consented to the murther (l) Meaning before the corps (m) He declareth that Abner died not as a wretche or vile person â–ª but as a valiant man might do being traytâ—rously deceaued by the wicked n According to their custome which was to banket at burials (a) That is Isboseth (b) Meaning that he was discâ—raged as one whose helpe was gone (c) The citie Beroth was in the tribe of Beniamin (d) After the death of Saul for feare of the Philistines (e) Faâ—ng them selues to be mâ—rchauntes comming to 〈◊〉 wheate “ Or wiâ—dernesse (f) The iudgement of the wicked blinded with ambition and couetousnes differreth farre from the iudgement of the godly That which the one iudgeth worthy thankes and rewardeâ— the other iudgeth worthy death i. Par. x. a. (a) We are thy kinred and most neare ioyned vnto thee ii Reg. ii c. (b) That is taking the Lord to witnesse for the arke was as yet in Abinadab his house (c) That is the third time that Dauid was annoynted i. Par. iii. b. (d) That is they came to fight against Dauid (e) By Abâ—athar the priest “ Or The plaine of diuisions (f) Whiche was in the tribe of Beniamin but the Philistines did possesse 〈◊〉 (a) A citie in the tribe of Iuda called also Kiriathiarim Ios 15 â–ª â— (b) Whiche was an hiâ— place â—n the citie of Kiriathiarim (c) His intent semed to reason to â—e good but being contrary to Gods worde it was a fault “ Or The diuision of Vzza (d) Who being a Leuite had dwelâ—â—n Githâ—â— â— Chro. 15. â— (e) Meaning he caused the Leuites to beare it according to the lawe (f) With a garment lyke the priestes garment (g) As one that had by light behauiour disgraced him self and played a foolishe part as she thought (h) That is to pray for his house as he had done for the people (i) Whose glorie is to be estemed more then the pleasing of men (k) For punishement â–ª because she mocked the seruaunt of God (a) That is within the tabernacle couered with skinnes Exo. â—6 b. (b) Meaning he should not although afore without counsell of the Lorde he had permitted him (c) Both outward as the Philistines inward as Saul and his house (d) For thy noble actes the largenes of thy kingdome (e) He promiseth them quietnes if they wil walke in his feare and obedience (f) That is gently as fathers vse to chastice their children (g) This was beginne in Solomon as a figure but accomplyshed in Christ (h) That is â–ª to so great dignitie “ Heb. Is this the law of man (i) O Israel Exo xiii d. (k) From the Egyptians and their â—les (l) Of thy free election (m) An Ebrew phrase in meaning thou hast reuealed to thy seruaunt Deu. xxiii f Or Meâ—egammah (a) So that they payed no more tribute Nu. xxiiii c. “ Or enlarge “ Or â–ª Euphrates Or hoghed the horâ—es of the charets “ Or Aramites (b) That is they payed yerely tribute (c) To the vse of the temple i. Par. xix a. “ Ebre â–ª to aske peace “ Ebre in his hand “ Or Aram or Celosiria * Nu. xxiiii d (d) He gaue iudgement in controuersies by right and equitie ii Reg. xx d “ Or wryter of câ—onicles (e) The Cherethites and Phelethites were as the kings garde hauing charge of his person (a) To whom I bound my selfe by oth 1 Sa. â—0 c. (b) That is great mercie and such as is accepted before God ii Reg. iiii b. (c) Who was also called Eliam the father of Bathseba Dauids wyfe (d) Meaning a dispised person “ Or â–ª Nephewe (e) That he may haue wherewith to furnishe him selfe and be meete for the kinges table ii Re. iiii b. (a) This kindnesse is thought to be by sauing one of his brethreÌ„ which fled to him from the king of Ammon or for that Dauid in his trouble receaued at his handes reliefâ— and comfort (b) That is by his seruauntes “ â—re in 〈◊〉 eâ—es 〈◊〉 Dauid For a 〈◊〉 and a shame to Dauid and the children of Israel (b) That they had deserued Dauids displeasure â–ª for the iniury done to his embassadours “ Or Aramites â–ª “ Or Euphrates (e) Meaning the greatest parte (f) Which were the chiefest and most principall for in all he destroyed seuen thousand 1 Chro. xix d. or the souldiers which were in .700 charets (a) The yerâ— folowing about the spring tyme. i Par. xx a. (b) Wherevpon he vsed to rest at afternoone as was red of Isboseth Chap. iiii c. Exo. ii a. Leu. xviii â— (d) Fearing lest she should be stoned according to the lawe (e) Dauid thought by this meanes to cloke his fault ii Reg. 14 â— (f) Therby to prouoke him to go and lye by his wyfe (g) Except God continually vpholde vs with his mightie spirit the most perfecte fall hâ—d long to all vice and abhomination Meaning 〈◊〉 “ â—e wâ— against 〈◊〉 “ Ebre so and so “ was euill in the eyes of the Lord. “ Or wayfaring man Or refused “ Ebre the 〈◊〉 of Dauid was â—ed â—â—eg xx f. That is 〈…〉 〈◊〉 xxii a. i Reg. xvi â— â–ª (b) For Dauid succeaded Saul in his kingdome (c) They expounde this of Egâ—a and as some thinke Ritzpa As for Michol she was Sauls daughter (d) Most cruelly delyuering him to the handes of gods enemies Deu. xviii c. (e) Meaning openlie as at noone dayes Ecâ—l xlvii c. (f) Because thou hast vnfainedly turned vnto the Lorde and confessed thy sinne â–ª (g) In saying that the Lord hath appoynted a wicked man to raigne ouer his people (h) To wyt to his priuie chamber “ Do euill (i) As they which considered not that God graunteth many thinges to the sobbes and teares of the faithfull Eccle. 38 a. (k) He conformeth him selfe to Gods will and comforteth him selfe by obedience to the same Math. i. a. (l) To call him Solomon (m) Meaning Dauid i. Para iii. b. “ Or the cheefest citie i. Par. xx b. (n) That is three score pound after the wâ—ight of the comon talent (o) recompeÌ„sing the cruell enemies of God with cruel death (a) Thamar was Absaloms sister both by father and mother and Amnons onely by father (b) And therfore kept in her fathers house as virgyns were accustomed This frend 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 his disâ—
congregation and burne the fat for a sweete sauour vnto the Lorde 7 And let them no more offer their offeringes vnto deuyls after whom they haue gone a whoryng This shal be an ordinaunce for euer vnto them in their generations 8 And thou shalt say vnto them Whatsoeuer man it be of the house of Israel or of the straungers whiche soiourne among you that offereth a burnt offering or sacrifice 9 And bryngeth it not vnto the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation to offer it vnto the Lorde that man shal be cut of from among his people 10 And whatsoeuer man it be of the house of Israel or of the straungers that soiourne among you that eateth any maner of blood I wyll set my face against that soule that eateth blood and wyll cut hym of from among his people 11 For the life of the fleshe is in the blood and I haue geuen it vnto you vpon the aulter to make an attonement for your soules for this blood shall make an attonement for the soule 12 Therfore I sayd vnto the chyldren of Israel Let no soule of you eate blood neither let any straunger that soiourneth among you eate blood 13 And whatsoeuer man it be of the chyldren of Israel or of the straungers â—hat soiourne among you whiche hunteth and catcheth any beast or foule that may be eaten let hym powre out the blood thereof and couer it with dust 14 For the lyfe of the fleshe is the blood of it ioyned with his lyfe therefore I sayde vnto the chyldren of Israel ye shal eate the blood of no maner of flesh for the life of all fleshe is the blood therof whosoeuer eateth it shal be cut of 15 And euery soule that eateth it whiche dyed alone or that whiche was torne with wylde beastes whether it be one of your owne countrey or a straunger he shall washe his clothes and bathe hym selfe in water and be vncleane vnto the euen and then shall he be cleane 16 If he washe them not nor bathe his ' fleshe he shall beare his sinne ' ' ¶ The .xviij. Chapter ' 3 The Israelites may not walke after the maner of the Egyptians nor Chanaanites 6 What degrees of kinred may marry together ' 1 AND the Lorde spake ' vnto Moyses saying 2 Speake vnto the chyldren of Israel and say vnto them I am the Lorde your God 3 After the doynges of the lande of Egypt wherein ye dwelt shall ye not do and after the doinges of the lande of Chanaan whyther I wyll bryng you shall ye not do neither walke in their ordinaunces 4 But do after my iudgementes and kepe mine ordinaunces to walke therin I am the Lorde your God 5 Ye shall kepe therfore mine ordinaunces and my iudgementes which if a man do he shall lyue in them I am the Lorde 6 None shall approche to any kinred of his fleshe for to vncouer their nakednesse I am the Lorde 7 The nakednesse of thy father the nakednesse of thy mother shalt thou not vncouer for she is thy mother therfore shalt thou not discouer her nakednesse 8 The nakednesse of thy fathers wife shalt thou not discouer for it is thy fathers nakednesse 9 * Thou shalt not discouer the nakednesse of thy sister the daughter of thy father or daughter of thy mother whether she be borne at home or without 10 Thou shalt not vncouer the nakednesse of thy sonnes daughter or thy daughters daughter for that is thyne owne nakednesse ¶ Degrees of kinred whiche let matrimonie as it is set foorth in the .xviii. of Leuiticus His fathers sister His sister His mother Moyses may not take to wyfe His daughter His daughters daughter His mothers sister ¶ Degrees of affinitie or aliaunce whiche let matrimonie as it is set foorth in the xviii of Leuiticus His vncles wyfe The wyfe of his brother His fathers wyfe Moyses may not take to wyfe His sonnes wyfe or his wyfes daughter The daughter of his wyfes sonne or daughter The sister of his wyfe ¶ Therfore as Moyses may not marry with women that are of his kinred or aliaunce according to that which is here aboue contayned Likewise Marie Moyses sister may not marry with the men whiche are of her kinred and aliaunce And it is to be noted that besides the persons here specified are comprised the ascending and descending of the same degree either of kinred or aliaunce 11 The nakednesse of thy fathers wiues daughter begotten of thy father which is thy sister thou shalt not discouer her nakednesse 12 Thou shalt not vncouer the nakednesse of thy fathers sister for she is thy fathers kinswoman 13 Thou shalt not discouer the nakednesse of thy mothers sister for she is thy mothers kinswoman 14 Thou shalt not vncouer the nakednesse of thy fathers brother that is thou shalt not go in vnto his wyfe whiche is thyne aunt 15 Thou shalt not discouer y e nakednesse of thy daughter in lawe for she is thy sonnes wyfe therefore shalt thou not vncouer her nakednesse 16 Thou shalt not vncouer the nakednesse of thy brothers wife for that is thy brothers nakednesse 17 Thou shalt not discouer the nakednesse of the wyfe and her daughter neither shalt thou take her sonnes daughter or her daughters daughter to vncouer their nakednesse For they are her kinswomen and it were wickednesse 18 Thou shalt not take a wyfe and her sister also to vexe her that thou wouldest vncouer her nakednesse vpon her in her lyfe tyme 19 Thou shalt also not go vnto a woman to vncouer her nakednesse as long as she is put apart for her vncleannesse 20 Moreouer thou shalt not lye with thy neighbours wyfe to defile her with seede 21 Thou shalt also not geue of thy seede to offer it vnto Moloch neither shalt thou defile the name of thy God I am the Lorde 22 Thou shalt not lye with mankynde as with womankynde for it is abhomination 23 Thou shalt lye with no maner of beast to defile thy selfe therwith neither shall any woman stande before a beast to lye downe therto for it is vnnaturall confusion 24 Ye shall not defile your selues in any of these thinges for in all these the nations are defiled whiche I cast out before you 25 Wherthrough the lande is defiled and I wyll visite the wyckednesse thereof vpon it yea and the lande it selfe hath vomited out her inhabitauntes 26 Ye shall kepe therfore mine ordinaunces and my iudgementes and commit none of these abhominations neither any of your owne nation nor any strauÌ„ger that soiourneth among you 27 For all these abhominations haue the men of the lande done whiche were before you and the lande is defiled 28 Shall not the lande spewe you out also if ye defile it as it spewed out the nations that were before you 29 For whosoeuer shall commit any of these abhominations the same soules that commit them shall be cut of
from among their people 30 Therefore shall ye kepe myne ordinaunces that ye commit not one of these abhominable customes whiche were committed before you and that ye defile not your selues therein I am the Lorde your God ' ¶ The .xix. Chapter ' 1 A repetition of lawes pertaynyng to the ten commaundementes 9 A consideration for the poore 26 Witchcraft is forbidden ' 1 AND the Lorde spake ' vnto Moyses saying 2 Speake vnto all the congregation of y e chyldren of Israel and say vnto them Ye shal be holy for I the Lorde your God am holy 3 Ye shall feare euery man his mother and his father kepe my Sabbathes I am the Lorde your God 4 Ye shal not looke vnto idols nor make you moulten goddes I am the Lorde your God ' 5 If ye offer a peace offering vnto the ' Lorde ye shall offer it at your pleasure 6 It shal be eaten the same day ye offer it and on the morowe And if ought remayne vntyll the thirde day it shal be burnt in the fire 7 And if it be eaten the thirde day it is ' vncleane and not accepted ' 8 Therfore he that eateth it shall beare his sinne because he hath defiled the halowed thing of the Lord and that soule shal be cut of from among his people 9 When ye reape the haruest of your land thou shalt not thorowly reape the corners of the fielde neither shalt thou gather the gleaninges of thy haruest 10 Thou shalt not dishonest thy vineyarde neither gather in thorowly the grapes of thy vineyarde but thou shalt leaue them for the poore and straunger I am the Lorde your God 11 Ye shall not steale neither deale falselye ' neither lye one to another ' 12 Ye shall not sweare by my name falsely neither shalt thou defile the name of thy God I am the Lorde 13 Thou shalt not do thy neighbour wrong neither rob hym neither shall the workmans hyre abyde with thee vntyll the mornyng 14 Thou shalt not despise the deafe neither put a stumblyng blocke before the blynde but shalt feare thy God I am the Lorde 15 Ye shall do no vnrighteousnesse in iudgement thou shalt not fauour the person poore nor honour the person mightie but in righteousnes shalt thou iudge thy neighbour 16 Thou shalt not go vp and downe with tales among thy people neither shalt thou stande agaynst the blood of thy neighbour I am the Lorde 17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thyne heart but shalt in any wyse rebuke thy neighbour suffer not sinne vpon hym 18 Thou shalt not auenge nor wayte to do displeasure agaynst the chyldren of thy people but shalt loue thy neighbour euen as thy selfe I am the Lorde 19 Ye shal kepe mine ordinaunces Thou shalt not let cattell gender with a contrary kinde neither sow thy fielde with mingled seede neither shalt thou put on any mingled garment of linnen and wollen 20 Whosoeuer lieth and medleth with a woman that is a bondmayde betrothed to a husbande but not redeemed nor freedome geuē her she shal be scourged but they shall not dye because she was not free 21 And he shall bryng for his trespasse vnto the Lorde before the doore of the tabernacle of y e congregation a Ramme for a trespasse offering 22 And the priest shall make an attonement for hym with the Ramme which is for the trespasse before the Lord concernyng his sinne whiche he hath done and the sinne which he hath done shal be forgeuen him 23 When ye come to the lande and haue planted all maner of trees conuenient to be eaten of ye shall counte the fruite thereof as vncircumcized euen three yere shall they be vncircumcized vnto you and shall not be eaten of 24 But in the fourth yere all the fruite of them shal be holy and commendable to the Lorde 25 In the fifth yere shall ye eate of the fruite thereof that it may yeelde vnto you the encrease thereof I am the Lorde your God 26 Ye shall not eate vpon blood neither shall ye vse witchcraft nor obserue tymes 27 Ye shall not rounde the corners of your heades neither shalt thou marre the tuftes of thy bearde 28 Ye shall not rent your fleshe for any soules sake nor print any markes vpon you I am the Lorde 29 Thou shalt not make thy daughter common that thou wouldest cause her to be an whore lest the lande also fall to whoredome and become ful of wickednesse 30 Ye shall kepe my Sabbathes feare my sanctuarie I am the Lorde 31 Ye shall not regarde them that worke with spirites neither seeke after soothsayers to be defiled by them I am the Lorde your God 32 Thou shalt ryse vp before the hore head and reuerence the face of the olde man and dreade thy God I am the Lorde 33 If a straunger soiourne with thee in your lande ye shall not vexe hym 34 But the straunger that dwelleth with you shal be as one of your owne nation and thou shalt loue hym as thy selfe for ye were straungers in the lande of Egypt I am the Lorde your God 35 Ye shall do no vnrighteousnesse in iudgement in metyarde in wayght or in measure 36 True balaunces true wayghtes a true Epha and a true Hin shal ye haue I am the Lorde your GOD whiche brought you out of the lande of Egypt 37 Therfore shall ye obserue all my ordinaunces and al my iudgementes and do them I am the Lorde ¶ The .xx. Chapter ' 2 They that geue of their chyldren to Moloch shall dye therfore 6 Against suche as seeke after Soothsayers 19 Of incest ' 1 AND the Lorde spake ' vnto Moyses saying 2 This shalt thou say to the chyldren of Israel whosoeuer he be of the chyldren of Israel or of the straungers that dwell in Israel that geueth of his chyldren vnto Moloch let hym be slayne the people of the lande shall ouerwhelme hym with stones 3 And I wyl set my face agaynst that man and wyll cut hym of from among his people because he hath geuen his chyldren vnto Moloch for to defile my sanctuarie to pollute my holy name 4 And though that the people of the lande hyde their eyes from the man that geueth his chyldren vnto Moloch and kyll hym not 5 I wyll put my face agaynst that man and agaynst his kynred and wyll cut hym of and all that go a whoring after hym to commit whordome with Moloch from among their people 6 If a soule turne hym selfe after suche as worke with spirites and after soothsayers to go a whoring after them I wyll put my face agaynst that soule and wyll cut hym of frō among his people ' 7 Sanctifie your selues therefore and ' be holy for I am the Lorde your God 8 Kepe ye myne ordinaunces and do them I am the Lorde whiche sanctifie you 9