have mercy upon him and to our God for †Heb. he will multiply to pardon he will abundantly pardon 8 ¶ For my thoughts are not your thoughts neither are your ways my ways saith the LORD 9 For as the heavens are higher then the earth so are my ways higher then your ways and my thoughts then your thoughts 10 For as the rain cometh down and the snow from heaven and returneth not thither but watereth the earth and maketh it bring forth and bud that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater 11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth it shall not return unto me void but it shall accomplish that which I please and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it 12 For ye shall go out with joy and be led forth with peace the mountains and the hills shall * Ch. 35. â— break forth before you into singing and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands 13 In stead of the thorn shall come up the fir-tree and in stead of the brier shall come up the myrtle-tree and it shall be to the LORD for a name for an everlasting signe that shall not be cut off CHAP. LVI 1 The prophet exhorteth to sanctification 3 He promiseth it shall be general without respect of persons 9 He inveigheth against blinde watchmen THus saith the LORD Keep ye ‖ Or equity judgement and do justice for my salvation is near to come and my righteousness to be revealed 2 Blessed is the man that doeth this and the son of man that layeth hold on it that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it and keepeth his hand from doing any evil 3 ¶ Neither let the son of the stranger that hath joyned himself to the LORD speak saying The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people neither let the eunuch say Behold I am a drie tree 4 For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths and choose the things that please me and take hold of my covenant 5 Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better then of sons and of daughters I will give them an everlasting name that shall not be cut off 6 Also the sons of the stranger that joyn themselves to the LORD to serve him and to love the name of the LORD to be his servants every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it and taketh hold of my covenant 7 Even them will I * Ch. 2.2 bring to my holy mountain and make them joyful in my house of prayer their burnt-offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar for * Mat. 21.13 Mar. 11.17 Lu. 19.46 mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people 8 The Lord GOD which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith Yet will I gather others to him †Heb. to his gathered besides those that are gathered unto him 9 ¶ All ye beasts of the field come to devour yea all ye beasts in the forest 10 His watchmen are blinde they are all ignorant they are all dumb dogs they cannot bark ‖ Or dreaming or talking in their sleep sleeping lying down loving to slumber 11 Yea they are †Heb. strong of appetite greedy dogs which †Heb. know not to be satisfied can never have enough and they are shepherds that cannot understand they all look to their own way every one for his gain from his quarter 12 Come ye say they I will fetch wine and we will fill our selves with strong drink and to morrow shall be as this day and much more abundant CHAP. LVII 1 The blessed death of the righteous 3 God reproveth the Jews for their whorish idolatry 13 He giveth evangelical promises to the penitent THE righteous perisheth and no man layeth it to heart and †Heb. men of kindness or godliness * Ps 12.1 Mic. 7.2 merciful men are taken away none considering that the righteous is taken away ‖ Or from that which is evil from the evil to come 2 He shall ‖ Or go in peace enter into peace they shall rest in their beds each one walking ‖ Or before him in his uprightness 3 ¶ But draw near hither ye sons of the sorceress the seed of the adulterer and the whore 4 Against whom do ye sport your selves against whom make ye a wide mouth and draw out the tongue are ye not children of transgression a seed or falshood 5 Enflaming your selves ‖ Or among the oaks with idols * 2 Kin. 16.4 under every green tree slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks 6 Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion they they are thy lot even to them hast thou poured a drink-offering thou hast offered a meat-offering Should I receive comfort in these 7 Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice 8 Behinde the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance for thou hast discovered thy self to another then me and art gone up thou hast enlarged thy bed and ‖ Or hewed it for thy self larger then theirs made thee a covenant with them thou lovedst their bed ‖ Or thou providest room where thou sawest it 9 And ‖ Or thou respectedst the king thou wentest to the king with ointment and didst increase thy perfumes and didst send thy messengers far off and didst debase thy self even unto hell 10 Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way yet saidst thou not There is no hope thou hast found the ‖ Or diving life of thine hand therefore thou wast not grieved 11 And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared that thou hast lied and hast not remembred me nor laid it to thy heart have not I held my peace even of old and thou fearest me not 12 I will declare thy righteousness and thy works for they shall not profit thee 13 ¶ When thou criest let thy companies deliver thee but the wind shall carry them all away vanity shall take them but he that putteth his trust in me shall posses the land and shall inherit my holy mountain 14 And shall say * Chap. â—0 3 〈◊〉 62.10 Cast ye up cast ye up prepare the way taken up the stumbling-block out of the way of my people 15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity whose name is Holy I dwell in the high and holy place with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of the contrite ones 16 For I will not contend for ever neither will I be always wroth for the spirit should fail before me and the souls which I have made 17 For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth and smote him
burnt-offering or sacrifice or oblation or incense or place to sacrifice before thee and to finde mercy 16 Nevertheless in a contrite heart and an humble spirit let us be accepted 17 Like as in the burnt-offerings of rams and bullocks and like as in ten thousands of fat lambs so let our sacrifice be in thy sight this day and grant that we may wholly go after thee for they shall not be confounded that put their trust in thee 18 And now we follow thee with all our heart we fear thee and seek thy face 19 Put us not to shame but deal with us after thy loving kindness and according to the multitude of thy mercies 20 Deliver us also according to thy marvellous works give glory to thy name O Lord let all them that do thy servants hurt be ashamed 21 And let them be confounded ‖ Or by thy power and might in all their power and might and let their strength be broken 22 And let them know that thou art Lord the onely God and glorious over the whole world 23 And the kings servants that put them in ceased not to make the oven hot with ‖ Or naphtha which is a certain kinde of fat and chalky clay Plin. lib. 2 cap. 105. rosin pitch tow and small wood 24 So that the flame streamed forth above the furnace fourty and nine cubits 25 And it passed through and burnt those Caldeans it found about the furnace 26 But the angel of the Lord came down into the oven together with Azarias and his fellows and smote the flame of the fire out of the oven 27 And made the mids of the furnace as it had been a ‖ Or 〈◊〉 moist whistling wind so that the fire touched them not at all neither hurt nor troubled them 28 Then the three as out of one mouth praised glorified and blessed God in the furnace saying 29 Blessed art thou O Lord God of our fathers and to be praised and exalted above all for ever 30 And blessed is thy glorious and holy name and to be praised and exalted above all for ever 31 Blessed art thou in the temple of thine holy glory and to be praised and glorified above all for ever 32 Blessed art thou that beholdest the depths and sittest upon the cherubims and to be praised and exalted above all for ever 33 Blessed art thou on the glorious throne of thy kingdom and to be praised and glorified above all for ever 34 Blessed art thou in the firmament of heaven and above all to be praised and glorified for ever 35 O all ye works of the Lord bless ye the Lord Praise and ‖ Or highly exalt and so in the rest exalt him above all for ever 36 * Ps 148.4 O ye heavens bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 37 O ye angels of the Lord bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 38 O all ye waters that be above the heaven bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 39 O all ye powers of the Lord bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 40 O ye sun and moon bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 41 O ye stars of heaven bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 42 O every showre and dew bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 43 O all ye winds bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 44 O ye fire and heat bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 45 O ye winter and summer bless ye the Lord praise him and exalt him above all for ever 46 O ye dews and storms of snow bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 47 O ye nights and days bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 48 O ye light and darkness bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 49 O ye ice and cold bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 50 O ye frost and snow bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 51 O ye lightnings and clouds bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 52 O let the earth bless the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 53 O ye mountains and little hills bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 54 O all ye things that grow on the earth bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 55 O ye fountains bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 56 O ye seas and rivers bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 57 O ye whales and all that move in the waters bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 58 O all ye fowls of the †Gr. heaven air bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 59 O all ye beasts and cattel bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 60 O ye children of men bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 61 O Israel bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 62 O ye priests of the Lord bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 63 O ye servants of the Lord bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 64 O ye spirits and souls of the righteous bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 65 O ye ‖ Or saints holy and humble men of heart bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 66 O Ananias Azarias and Misael bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever for he hath delivered us from ‖ Or grave hell and saved us from the hand of death and delivered us out of the midst of the furnace and burning flame even out of the midst of the fire hath he delivered us 67 O give thanks unto the Lord because he is gracious for his mercy endureth for ever 68 O all ye that worship the Lord bless the God of gods praise him and give him thanks for his mercy endureth for ever ¶ The history of Susanna set apart from the beginning of Daniel because it is not in the Hebrew as neither the narration of †Gr. Bels dragon Bel and the Dragon 16 Two judges hide themselves in the garden of Susanna to have their pleasure of her 28 which when they could not obtain they accuse and cause her to be condemned for adultery 45 But Daniel examineth the matter again and findeth the two judges false THere dwelt a man in Babylon called Joacim 2 And he took a wife whose name was Susanna the daughter of Chelcias
land of Egypt And †Heb. 〈◊〉 Jacobs heart fainted for he beleeved them not 27 And they told him all the words of Joseph which he had said unto them and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him the spirit of Jacob their father revived 28 And Israel saâ—d It is enough Joseph my son is yet alive I will go and see him before I die CHAP. XLVI 1 Jacob is comfoâ—â—ted by God at Beer-sheba 5 Thence he with his company goeth into Egypt 8 Tâ—â— number of his family that went into Egypt 28 Joseph mâ—â—tetâ— Jacob. 31 He instructeth his brethren how to answer 〈◊〉 Pharaoh ANd Israel took his journey with all that he had and came to Beer-sheba and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac 2 And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night and said Jacob Jacob And he said Here am I. 3 And he said I am God the God of thy father fear not to go down into Egypt for I will there make of thee a great nation 4 I will go down with thee into Egypt and I will also surely bring thee up again and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes 5 And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father and their little ones and their wives in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him 6 And they took their cattel and their goods which they had gotten in the land of Canaan and came into Egypt * Josh 24.4 Ps â—â—5 23 Isa 52.4 Jacob and all his seed with him 7 His sons and his sons sons with him his daughters and his sons daughters and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt 8 ¶ And * Exod. 1.1 6.14 these are the names of the children of Israel which came into Egypt Jacob and his sons * Num. 26.5 1 Chro. 5.1 Reuben Jacobs first-born 9 And the sons of Reuben Hanoch Phallu and Hezron and Carmi. 10 ¶ And * Exo. 6.15 1 Chr. 4.24 the sons of Simeon Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and Jachin and Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanitâ—sh woman 11 ¶ And the sons of * 1 Chro. 6.1 Levi Gershon Kohath and Merari 12 ¶ And the sons of * 1 Chro. 2. â— 4.21 Chap. 38.3 Judah Er and Onan and Shelah and Pharez and Zerah But Er and Onan died in the land or Canaan And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul 13 ¶ * 1 Chro. 7.1 And the sons of Issachar Tola and Phuvah and Job and Shimron 14 ¶ And the sons of Zebulun Sered and Elon and Jahleel 15 These be the sons of Leah which she bare unto Jacob in Padan-aram with his daughter Dinah all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three 16 ¶ And the sons of Gad Ziphion and Haggai Shuni and Ezbon Eri and Arodi and Areli 17 ¶ * 1 Chro. 7.30 And the sons of Asher Jimnah and Ishuah and Isui and Beriah and Serah their sister And the sons of Beriah Heber and Malchiel 18 These are the sons of Zilpah whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter and these she bare unto Jacob even sixteen souls 19 The sons of Rachel Jacobs wife Joseph and Benjamin 20 And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim * Ch. 41 50. which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah ‖ Or prince priest of On bare unto him 21 ¶ * 1 Chro. 7.6 8.1 And the sons of Benjamin were Belah and Becher and Ashbel Gerah and Naaman Ehi and Rosh Muppim and Huppim and Ard. 22 These are the sons of Rachel which were born to Jacob all the souls were fourteen 23 ¶ And the sons of Dan Hushim 24 And the sons of Naphtali Jahzeel and Guni and Jezer Shillem 25 These are the sons of Bilhah which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter and she bare these unto Jacob all the souls were seven 26 All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt which came out of his †Heb. thigh loyns besides Jacobs sons wives all the souls were threescore and six 27 And the sons of Joseph which were born him in Egypt were two souls * Deut. 10.22 all the souls of the house of Jacob which came into Egypt were threescore and ten 28 ¶ And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph to direct his face unto Goshen and they came into the land of Goshen 29 And Joseph made ready his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father to Goshen and presented himself unto him and he fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while 30 And Israel said unto Joseph Now let me die since I have seen thy face because thou art yet alive 31 And Joseph said unto his brethren and unto his fathers house I will go up and shew Pharaoh and say unto him My brethren and my fathers house which were in the land of Canaan are come unto me 32 And the men are shepherds for †Heb. they are men of cattel their trade hath been to feed cattel and they have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have 33 And it shall come to pass when Pharaoh shall call you and shall say What is your occupation 34 That ye shall say Thy servants trade hath been about cattel from our youth even until now both we and also our fathers that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians CHAP. XLVII 1 Joseph presenteth five of his brethren 7 and his father before Pharaoh 11 He giveth them habitation and maintenance 13 He getteth all the Egyptians money 16 their cattel 18 their lands to Pharaoh 22 The priests land was not bought 23 He letteth the land to them for a fifth part 28 Jacobs age 29 He sweareth Joseph to bury him with his fathers THen Joseph came and told Pharaoh and said My father and my brethren and their flocks and their herd and all that they have are come out of the land of Canaan and behold they are in the land of Goshen 2 And he took some of his brethren even five men and presented them unto Pharaoh 3 And Pharaoh said unto his brethren What is your occupation And they said unto Pharaoh Thy servants are shepherds both we and also our fathers 4 They said moreover unto Pharaoh For to sojourn in the land are we come for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks for the â—â—mine is sore in the land of Canaan now therefore we pray thee let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen 5 And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph saying Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee 6 The land of Egypt is before thee in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell in the land of Goshen let them dwell and it thou knowest any man of activity amongst them then
you thirty ‖ Or shirts sheets and thirty change of garments 13 But if ye cannot declare it me then shall ye give me thirty sheets and thirty change of garments And they said unto him Put forth thy riddle that we may hear it 14 And he said unto them Out of the eater came forth meat and out of the strong came forth sweetness And they could not in three days expound the riddle 15 And it came to pass on the seventh day that they said to Samsons wife Entice thy husband that he may declare unto us the riddle lest we burn thee and thy fathers house with fire have ye called us †Heb. to possess us or to impoverish us to take that we have is it not so 16 And Samsons wife wept before him and said Thou dost but hate me and lovest me not thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people and hast not told it me And he said unto her Behold I have not told it my father nor my mother and shall I tell it thee 17 And she wept before him ‖ Or the rest of the seven days c. the seven days while their feast lasted and it came to pass on the seventh day that he told her because she lay sore upon him and she told the riddle to the children of her people 18 And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down What is sweeter then honey and what is stronger then a lion And he said unto them If ye had not plowed with my heifer ye had not sound out my riddle 19 ¶ And the spirit of the LORD came upon him and he went down to Ashkelon and slew thirty men of them and took their ‖ Or apparel spoil and gave change of garments unto them which expounded the riddle and his anger was kindled and he went up to his fathers house 20 But Samsons wife was given to his companion whom he had used as his friend CHAP. XV. 1 Samson is denied his wife 3 He burneth the Philistines corn with foxes and fire-brands 6 His wife and her father are burnt by the Philistines 7 Samson smiteth them hip and thigh 9 He is bound by the men of Judah and delivered to the Philistines 14 He killeth them with a jaw-bone 18 God maketh the fountain En-hakkore for him in Lehi BUt it came to pass within a while after in the time of wheat-harvest that Samson visited his wife with a kid and he said I will go in to my wife into the chamber But her father would not suffer him to go in 2 And her father said I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her therefore I gave her to thy companion is not her younger sister fairer then she †Heb. set her be thine take her I pray thee in stead of her 3 ¶ And Samson said concerning them ‖ Or Now shall I be blam-less from the Philistines though c. Now shall I be more blameless then the Philistines though I do them a displeasure 4 And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes and took ‖ Or torthes fire-brands and tarned tail to tail and put a fire-brand in the midst between two tails 5 And when he had set the brands on fire he let them go into the standing-corn of the Philistines and burnt up both the shocks and also the standing-corn with the vineyards and olives 6 ¶ Then the Philistines said Who hath done this And they answered Samson the son in law of the Timnite because he had taken his wife and given her to his companion And the Philistines came up and burnt her and her father with fire 7 ¶ And Samson said unto them Though ye have done this yet will I be avenged of you and after that I will cease 8 And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam 9 ¶ Then the Philistines went up and pitched in Judah and spread themselves in Lehi 10 And the men of Judah said Why are ye come up against us And they answered To binde Samson are we come up to do to him as he hath done to us 11 Then three thousand men of Judah †Heb. went down went to the top of the rock Etam and said to Samson Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us what is this that thou hast done unto us And he said unto them As they did unto me so have I done unto them 12 And they said unto him We are come down to binde thee that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines And Samson said unto them Swear unto me that ye will not fall upon me your selves 13 And they spake unto him saying No but we will binde thee fast and deliver thee into their hand but surely we will not kill thee And they bound him with two new cords and brought him up from the rock 14 ¶ And when he came unto Lehi the Philistines shouted against him and the spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire and his bands †Heb. â—â—re meltâ—â— loosed from off his hands 15 And he found a †Heb. â—â—ist new jaw-bone of an ass and put forth his hand and took it and slew a thousand men therewith 16 And Samson said With the jaw-bone of an ass †Heb. an heap two heaps heaps upon heaps with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men 17 And it came to pass when he had made an end of speaking that he cast away the jaw-bone out of his hand and called that place ‖ That is the listing up of the jaw-bone or casting away of the jaw-bone Ramath-Lehi 18 ¶ And he was sore athirst and called on the LORD and said Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant now shall I die for thirst and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised 19 But God clave an hollow place that was in ‖ Or Lehi the jaw and there came water thereout and when he had drunk his spirit came again and he revived wherefore he called the name thereof ‖ That is the well of him that called or cried En-hakkore which is in Lehi unto this day 20 And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years CHAP. XVI 1 Samson at Gaza escapeth and carrieth away the gates of the city 4 Delilah corrupted by the Philistines enticeth Samson 6 Thrice she is deceived 15 At last she overcometh him 21 The Philistines take him and put out his eyes 22 His strength renewing he pulleth down the house upon the Philistines and dieth THen went Samson to Gaza and saw there †Heb. a woman an harlot an harlot and went in unto her 2 And it was told the Gazites saying Samson is
21 Blessed be the LORD for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a ‖ Or fenced city strong city 22 For I said in my haste I am cut off from before thine eyes nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee 23 O love the LORD all ye his saints for the LORD preserveth the faithful and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer 24 * Psal 27.14 Be of good courage and he shall strengthen your heart all ye that hope in the LORD PSAL. XXXII 1 Blessedness consisteth in remission of sins 3 Confession of sins giveth ease to the conscience 8 Gods promises bring joy ¶ ‖ Or a psalm of David giving instruction A psalm of David Maschil BLessed is he whose * Rom. 4.7 transgression is forgiven whose sin is covered 2 Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity and in whose spirit there is no guile 3 When I kept silence my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long 4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me my moisture is turned into the drought of summer Selah 5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee and mine iniquity have I not hid * Prov. 28.13 Isa 65.24 1 John 1.9 I said I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin Selah 6 For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee †Heb. in a time of finding in a time when thou mayest be found surely in the stouds of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him 7 * Psal 9.9 Thou art my hiding place thou shalt preserve me from trouble thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance Selah 8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go †Heb. I will counsel thee mine eye shall be upon thee I will guide thee with mine eye 9 * Prov. 26.3 .. Be ye not as the horse or as the mule which have no understanding whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle lest they come near unto thee 10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked but he that trusteth in the LORD mercy shall compass him about 11 Be glad in the LORD and rejoyce ye righteous and shout for joy all ye that are upright in heart PSAL. XXXIII 1 God is to be praised for his goodness 6 for his power 12 and for his providence 20 Confidence is to be placed in God REjoyce in the LORD O ye righteous for praise is comely for the upright 2 Praise the LORD with harp sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings 3 Sing unto him a new song play skilfully with a loud noise 4 For the word of the LORD is right and all his works are done in truth 5 He loveth righteousness and judgement * Psal 119.64 the earth is full of the ‖ Or mercy goodness of the LORD 6 * Gen. 1.6 7. By the word of the LORD were the heavens made and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth 7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap he layeth up the depth in store-houses 8 Let all the earth fear the LORD let all the inhabitants of the world stand in aw of him 9 For he spake and it was done he commanded and it stood fast 10 * Isa 19.3 The LORD †Heb. maketh frustrate bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought he maketh the devices of the people of none effect 11 * Prov. 19.21 Isa 46.10 The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever the thoughts of his heart †Heb. to generation and generation to all generations 12 * Psal 65.4 144.15 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance 13 The LORD looketh from heaven he beholdeth all the sons of men 14 From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth 15 He fashioneth their hearts alike he considereth all their works 16 There is no king saved by the multitude of an host a mighty man is not delivered by much strength 17 An horse is a vain thing for safety neither shall he deliver any by his great strength 18 * Job 36.7 Psal 34.15 1 Pet. 3.12 Behold the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him upon them that hope in his mercy 19 To deliver their soul from death to keep them alive in famine 20 Our soul waiteth for the LORD he is our help and our shield 21 For our heart shall rejoyce in him because we have trusted in his holy name 22 Let thy mercy O LORD be upon us according as we hope in thee PSAL. XXXIV 1 David praiseth God and exhorteth others thereto by his experience 8 They are blessed that trust in God 11 He exhorteth to the fear of God 15 The priviledges of the righteous ¶ A psalm of David when he changed his behaviour before ‖ Or Achis◠1 Sam. 21.11 Abimelech who drove him away and he departed I Will bless the LORD at all times his praise shall continually be in my mouth 2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD the humble shall hear thereof and be glad 3 O magnifie the LORD with me and let us exalt his name together 4 I sought the LORD and he heard me and delivered me from all my fears 5 They looked unto him and ‖ Or they flowed unto him were lightned and their faces were not ashamed 6 This poor man cried and the LORD heard him and saved him out of all his troubles 7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him and delivereth them 8 O taste and see that the LORD is good blessed is the man that trusteth in him 9 O fear the LORD ye his saints for there is no want to them that fear him 10 The young lions do lack and suffer hunger but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing 11 Come ye children hearken unto me I will teach you the fear of the LORD 12 * 1 Pet 3.10 What man is he that desireth life and loveth many days that he may see good 13 Keep thy tongue from evil and thy lips from speaking guile 14 Depart from evil and do good seek peace and pursue it 15 * Job 36.7 Psal 33.18 1 Pet. 3.12 The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous and his ears are open unto their cry 16 The face of the LORD is against them that do evil to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth 17 The righteous cry and the LORD heareth and delivereth them out of all their troubles 18 The LORD is nigh †Heb. to the broken of heart unto them that are of a broken heart and saveth †Heb. contrite of spirit such as be of a contrite spirit 19
shall build houses and inhabit them and they shall plant vineyards and eat the fruit of them 22 They shall not build and another inhabit they shall not plant and another eat for as the days of a tree are the days of my people and mine elect †Heb. shall make than continue long or shall â—ur out shall long enjoy the work of their hands 23 They shall not labour in vain nor bring forth for trouble for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD and their offspring with them 24 And it shall come to pass that * Psal 32.5 before they call I will answer and whiles they are yet speaking I will hear 25 The * Chap. 11. 6 7. wolf and the lamb shall seed together and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock and dust shall be the serpents meat They shall not hurt nor dâ—stroy in all my holy mountain saith the LORD CHAP. LXVI 1 The glorious God will be served in humble sincerity 3 He comforteth the humble with the marvellous generation 10 and with the gracious benefits of the church 15 Gods severe judgements against the wicked 19 The Gentiles shall have an holy church 24 and set the damnation of the wicked THus saith the LORD * 1 King 8 27. 2 Chr. 6.18 Act. 7.49 17.24 The heaven is my throne and the earth is my footstool where is the house that ye build unto me and where is the place of my rest 2 For all those things hath mine hand made and all those things have been saith the LORD but to this man will I look even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit and trembleth at my word 3 He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man he that sacrificeth a ‖ Or kid lamb as if he cut off a dogs neck he that offereth an oblation as if be offered swines bloud he that †Heb. maketh a memorial of burneth incense as if he blessed an idol yea they have chosen their own ways and their soul delighteth in their abominations 4 I also will choose their ‖ Or devices delusions and will bring their fears upon them * Prov. 1.24 Ch. 65.12 Jer. 7.13 because when I called none did answer when I spake they did not hear but they did evil before mine eyes and chose that in which I delighted not 5 ¶ Hear the word of the LORD ye that tremble at his word Youâ— brethren that hated you that cast you out for my names sake said * Chap. 5 1â— Let the LORD be glorified but he shall appear to your joy and they shall be ashamed 6 A voice of noise from the city a voice from the temple a voice of the LORD that rendreth reconâ—pence to his enemies 7 Before she travailed she brought forth before her pâ—in came she was delivered of a man-childe 8 Who hath heard such a thing who hath seen such things shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day or shall a nation be born at once for as soon as Zion travailed she brought forth her children 9 Sâ—all I bring to the birth and not ‖ Or beset cause to bring forth saith the LORD shall I cause to bring forth and shut the womb saith thy God 10 Rejoyce ye with Jerusalem and be glad with her all ye that love her rejoyce for joy with her all ye that mourn for her 11 That ye may suck and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations that ye may milk out and be delighted with the ‖ Or brightness abundance of her glory 12 For thus saith the LORD Behold I will extend peace to her like a river and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream then shall ye suck ye shall be * Chap. 40.22 60.4 born upon her sides and be dandled upon her knees 13 As one whom his mother comforteth so will I comfort you and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem 14 And when ye see this your heart shall rejoyce and your bones shall flourish like an herb and the hand of the LORD shall be known towards his servants and his indignation towards his enemies 15 For behold the LORD will come with sire and with his chariots like a whirlwind to render his anger with fury and his rebuke with flames of fire 16 For by tire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh and the slain of the LORD shall be many 17 They that sanctifie themselves and purifie themselves in the gardens ‖ Or one after another behinde one tree in the midst eating swines flesh and the abomination and the mouse shall be consumed together saith the LORD 18 For I know their works and their thoughts it shall come that I will gather all nations and tongues they shall come see my glory 19 And I will set a signe among them and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations to Tarshish Pul and Lud that draw the bowe to Tubal and Javan to the isles afar off that have not heard my fame neither have seen my glory and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles 20 And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the LORD out of all nations upon horses and in chariots and in ‖ Or coaches litters and upon mules and upon swift heasts to my holy mountain Jerusalem saith the LORD as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the LORD 21 And I will also take of them for * Ex. 19.6 Chap 61.6 1 Pet. 2.9 Rev. 1.6 priests and for Levites saith the LORD 22 For as * Ch. 65 1â— 2 Pet. 3.13 Rev. 21.1 the new heavens and the new earth which I will make shall remain before me saith the LORD so shall your seed and your name remain 23 And it shall come to pass that †Heb. from new-moon to his new-moon and from sabbath to his sabbath from one new-moon to another and from one sabbath to another shall all flesh come to worship before me saith the LORD 24 And they shall go forth and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me for their * Mat. 9 4â— worm shall not die neither shall their fire be quenched and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh ¶ The book of the Prophet JEREMIAH CHAP. I. 1 The time 3 and the calling of Jeremiah 11 His prophetical visions of an almond-rod and a seething pot 15 His heavy messave against Judah 17 God encourageth him with his promise of assistance THe words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin 2 To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah in the thirteenth year of his reign 3 It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of
‖ Joseph Antiq. l. 13.9 they went away they kindled fires in their camp 29 Howbeit Jonathan and his company knew it not till the morning for they saw the lights burning 30 Then Jonathan pursued after them but overtook them not for they were gone over the river Eleutherus 31 Wherefore Jonathan turned to the Arabians who were called †Joseph Gr. Nabatheans or Zabadeans Zabadeans and smote them and took their spoils 32 And removing thence he came to Damascus and so passed through all the countrey 33 Simon also went forth and passed through the countrey unto Ascalon and the holds there adjoyning from whence he turned aside to Jeppe and won it 34 For he had heard that they would deliver the hold unto them that took Demetrius part wherefore he set a garison there to keep it 35 After this came Jonathan home again and calling the elders of the people together he consulted with them about building strong holds in Judea 36 And making the walls of Jerusalem higher and raising a great mount between the towre and the city for to separate it from the city that so it might be alone that men might neither sell nor buy in it 37 Upon this they came together to build up the city ‖ Or according to the Remane reading and he came near to the wall of the brook toward the east forasmuch as part of the wall toward the brook on the east side was faln down and they repaired that which was called Caphenatha 38 Simon also set up Adida in Sephela and made it strong with gates and bars 39 Now Tryphon went about to get the kingdom of Asia and to kill Antiochus the king that he might set the crown upon his own head 40 Howbeit he was afraid that Jonathan would not suffer him and that he would fight against him wherefore he sought a way how to take Jonathan that he might kill him So he removed and came to Bethsan 41 Then Jonathan went out to meet him with fourty thousand men chosen for the battel and came to Bethsan 42 Now when Tryphon saw that Jonathan came with so great a force he durst not stretch his hand against him 43 But received him honourably and commended him unto all his friends and gave him gifts and commanded his men of war to be as obedient unto him as to himself 44 Unto Jonathan also he said Why hast thou put all this people to so great trouble seeing there is no war betwixt us 45 Therefore send them now home again and choose a few men to wait on thee and come thou with me to Ptolemais for I will give it thee the rest of the strong holds and forces all that have any charge as for me I will return and depart for this is the cause of my coming 46 So Jonathan beleeving him did as he bade him and sent away his host who went into the land of Judea 47 And with himself he retained but three thousand men of whom he †Gr. left two thousand in Galilee sent two thousand into Galilee and one thousand went with him 48 Now assoon as Jonathan entred into Ptolemais they of Ptolemais shut the gates and took him and all them that came with him they slew with the sword 49 Then sent Tryphon an host of footmen and hors-men into Galilee and into the great plain to destroy all Jonathans company 50 But when they knew that Jonathan and they that were with him were taken and slain they encouraged one another and went close together prepared to fight 51 They therefore that followed upon them perceiving that they were ready to fight for their lives turned back again 52 Whereupon they all came into the land of Judea peaceably and there they bewailed Jonathan and them that were with him and they were sore afraid where fore all Israel made great lamentation 53 Then all the heathen that were round about them sought to destroy them for said they they have no captain nor any to help them now therefore let us make war upon them and take away their memorial from amongst men CHAP. XIII 8 Simon is made captain in his brother Jonathans room 19 Tryphon cetteth two of Jonathans sons into his hands and slayeth their father 27 The tomb of Jonathan 36 Simon is favoured by Demetrius 40 and winneth Gaza and the towre at Jerusalem NOw when Simon heard that Tryphon had gathered together a great host to invade the land of Judea and destroy it 2 And saw that the people was in great trembling and fear he went up to Jerusalem and gathered the people together 3 And gave them exhortation saying Ye your selves know what great things I and my brethren and my fathers house have done for the laws the sanctuary the battels also and troubles which we have seen 4 By reason whereof all my brethren are slain for Israels take and I am left alone 5 Now therefore be it far from me that I should spare mine own life in any time of trouble for I am no better then my brethren 6 Doubtless I will avenge my nation and the sanctuary and our wives and our children for all the heathen are gathered to destroy us of very malice 7 Now assoon as the people heard these words their spirit revived 8 And they answered with a loud voice saying Thou shalt be our leader in stead of Judas and Jonathan thy brother 9 Fight thou our battels and whatsoever thou commandest us that will we do 10 So then he gathered together all the men of war and made haste to finish the walls of Jerusalem and he fortified it round about 11 Also he sent Jonathan the son of Absalom with him a great power to Joppe who castiny out them that were therein remained there in it 12 So Tryphon removed from Ptolemaias with a great power to invade the land of Judea and Jonathan was with him in ward 13 But Simon pitched his tents at Adida over against the plain 14 Now when Tryphon knew that Simon was men up in stead of his brother Jonathan and meant to joyn battel with him he sent messengers unto him saying 15 Whereas we have Jonathan thy brother in hold it is for money that he is owing unto the kings treasure ‖ Or for the affairs or ofâ—â—es that be had or the necessary oâ—â—â— which be had concerning the business that was committed unto him 16 Wherefore now send an hundred talents of silver and two of his sons for hostages that when he is at liberty he may not revolt from us and we will let him go 17 Hereupon Simon albeit he perceived that they spake deceitfully unto him yet sent he the money and the children lest peradventure he should procure to himself great hatred of the people 18 Who might have said Because I sent him not the money and the children therefore is Jonathan dead 19 So he sent them the children and the hundred talents howbeit Tryphon dissembled