made 3 And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it because that in it he had rested from all his work which God †Heb. created to make created and made 4 ¶ These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens 5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth and every herb of the field before it grew for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth and there was not a man to till the ground 6 But ‖ Or a mist which we it up from c. there went up a mist from the earth and watered the whole face of the ground 7 And the LORD God formed man †Heb. dust of the ground of the * Ecclus 17.1 1 Cor. 15.47 dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and * 1 Cor. 15.45 man became a living soul 8 ¶ And the LORD God planted a garden east-ward in Eden and there he put the man whom he had formed 9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food the tree of life also in the midst of the garden and the tree of knowledge of good and evil 10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden and from thence it was parted and became into four heads 11 The name of the first is * Ecclus 24.25 Pison that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah where there is gold 12 And the gold of that land is good there is bdellium and the onyx-stone 13 And the name of the second river is Gihon the same is it that compasseth the whoâ—e land of †Heb. Cush Ethiopia 14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel that is it which goeth ‖ Or eastward to Assyria toward the east of Assyria And the fourth river is Euphrates 15 And the LORD God took ‖ Or Adam the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it 16 And the LORD God commanded the man saying Of every tree of the garden †Heb. eating thou shalt eat thou mayest freely eat 17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil thou shalt not eat of it for in the day that thou eatest thereof †Heb. dying thou shalt die thou shalt surely die 18 ¶ And the LORD God said It is not good that the man should be alone I will make him an help †Heb. as before him meet for him 19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every fowl of the air and brought them unto ‖ Or the man Adam to see what he would call them and whatâ—oever Adam called every living creature that was the name thereof 20 And Adam †Heb. called gave names to all cattel and to the fowl of the air and to every beast of the field but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him 21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam and he slept and he took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh in stead thereof 22 And the rib which the LORD God had taken from man †Heb. builded made he a woman and brought her unto the man 23 And Adam said This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh she shall be called woman because she was * 1 Cor. 11.8 taken out of man 24 * Mat. 19.5 Mark 10.7 1 Cor. 6.16 Eph. 5.31 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother and shall cleave unto his wife and they shall be one flesh 25 And they were both naked the man and his wife and were not ashamed CHAP. III. 1 The serpent deceiveth Eve 6 Mans shameful fall 9 God arraigneth them 14 The serpent is cursed 15 The promised seed 16 The punishment of mankinde 21 Their first clothing 22 Their easting out of Paradise NOw the serpent was more subtil then any beast of the field which the LORD God had made and he said unto the woman †Heb. Yes because c. Yea hath God said Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden 2 And the woman said unto the serpent We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden 3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden God hath said Ye shall not eat of it neither shall ye touch it left ye die 4 * 2 Cor. 11.3 1 Tim. 2.14 And the serpent said unto the woman Ye shall not surely die 5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof then your eyes shall be opened and ye shall be as gods knowing good and evil 6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food and that it was †Heb. a desire pleasant to the eyes and a tree to be deared to make one wife sâ—e took of the fruit thereof * Ecclus 25.24 1 Tim. 2.14 and did eat and gave also unto her husband with her and he did eat And the eyes of them both were opened and they knew that they were naked and they sewed fig-leaves together and made themselves ‖ Or things to gird about aprons 8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the †Heb. wind cool of the day and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden 9 And the LORD God called unto Adam and said unto him Where art thou 10 And he said I heard thy voice in the garden and I was afraid because I was naked and I hid myself 11 And he said Who told thee that thou wast naked Hast thou eaten of the tree whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat 12 And the man said The woman whom thou gavest to be with me she gave me of the tree and I did eat 13 And the LORD God said unto the woman What is this that thou hast done And the woman said The serpent beguiled me and I did eat 14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent Because thou hast done this thou art cursed above all cattel and above every beast of the field upon thy belly shalt thou go and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life 15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman and between thy seed and her seed it shall bruise thy head and thou shalt bruise his heel 16 Unto the woman he said I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children and thy desire shall be ‖ Or subject to thy husband to thy husband and he shall * 1 Cor. 14.34 rule over thee 17 And unto Adam he
Levit. 24.17 He that smiteth a man so that he die shall be surely put to death 13 And if a man lie not in wait but God deliver him into his hand then * Deu. 19.3 I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee 14 But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour to slay him with guile thou shalt take him from mine altar that he may die 15 ¶ And he that smiteth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death 16 ¶ And he that stealeth a man and selleth him or if he be found in his hand he shall surely be put to death 17 ¶ And * Lev. 20.9 Prov. 20.20 Mat. 15.4 Mar. 7.10 he that ‖ Or revileth curseth his father or his mother shall surely be put to death 18 ¶ And it men strive together and one smite ‖ Or his neighbour another with a stone or with his fist and he die not but keepeth his bed 19 If he rise again and walk abroad upon his staff then shall he that smote him be quit onely he shall pay for †Heb. his ceasing the loss of his time and shall cause him to be throughly healed 20 ¶ And if a man smite his servant or his maid with a rod and he die under his hand he shall be surely †Heb. avenged punished 21 Notwithstanding if he continue a day or two he shall not be punished for he is his money 22 ¶ If men strive and hurt a woman with childe so that her fruit depart from her and yet no mischief follow he shall be surely punished according as the womans husband will lay upon him and he shall pay as the judges determine 23 And if any mischief follow then thou shalt give life for life 24 * Levit. 24.20 Deut. 19.21 Mat. 5.38 Eye for eye tooth for tooth hand for hand foot for foot 25 Burning for burning wound for wound stripe for stripe 26 ¶ And if a man smite the eye of his servant or the eye of his maid that it perish he shall let him go free for his eyes sake 27 And if he smite out his man-servants tooth or his maid-servants tooth he shall let him go free for his tooths sake 28 ¶ If an ox gore a man or a woman that they die then * Gen. 9.5 the ox shall be surely stoned and his flesh shall not be eaten but the owner of the ox shall be quit 29 But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past and it hath been testified to his owner and he hath not kept him in but that he hath killed a man or a woman the ox shall be stoned and his owner also shall be put to death 30 If there be laid on him a sum of money then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatsoever is laid upon him 31 Whether he have gored a son or have gored a daughter according to this judgement shall it be done unto him 32 If the ox shall push a man-servant or maid-servant he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver the ox shall be stoned 33 ¶ And if a man shall open a pit or if a man shall dig a pit and not cover it and an ox or an ass fall therein 34 The owner of the pit shall make it good and give money unto the owner of them and the dead beast shall be his 35 ¶ And if one mans ox hurt anothers that he die then they shall sell the live ox and divide the money of it and the dead ox also they shall divide 36 Or if it be known that the ox hath used to push in time past and his owner hath not kept him in he shall surely pay ox for ox and the dead shall be his own CHAP. XXII 1 Of theft 5 Of damage 7 Of trespasses 14 Of borrowing 16 Of fornication 18 Of witchcraft 19 Of bestiality 20 Of idolatry 21 Of strangers widows and fatherless 25 Of usury 26 Of pledges 28 Of reverence to magistrates 29 Of the first-fruits IF a man shall steal an ox or a ‖ Or goat sheep and kill it or sell it he shall restore five oxen for an ox and * 2 Sam 12.6 four sheep for a sheep 2 ¶ If a thief he found breaking up and be smitten that he die there shall no bloud be shed for him 3 If the sun be risen upon him there shall be bloud shed for him for he should make full restitution if he have nothing then he shall be sold for his theft 4 If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive whether it be ox or ass or sheep he shall restore double 5 ¶ If a man shall cause a field or vine-yard to be eaten and shall put in his beast and shall feed in another mans field of the best of his own field of that best of his own vineyard shall he make restitution 6 ¶ If fire break out and catch in thorns so that the stacks of corn or the standing-corn or the field be consumed therewith he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitâ—tion 7 ¶ If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep and it be stoln out of the mans house if the thief be found let him pay double 8 If the thief be not found then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbours goods 9 For all manner of trespass whether it be for ox for ass for sheep for raiment or for any manner of lost thing which another challengeth to be his the cause of both parties shall come before the judges and whom the judges shall condemn he shall pay double unto his neighbour 10 If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass or an ox or a sheep or any beast to keep it die or be hurt or driven away no man seeing it 11 Then shall an oath of the LORD be between them both that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbours goods and the owner of it shall accept thereof and he shall not make it good 12 And * Gen. 31.39 if it be stoln from him he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof 13 If it be torn in pieces then let him bring it for witness and he shall not make good that which was torn 14 ¶ And if a man borrow ought of his neighbour and it he hurt or die the owner thereof being not with it he shall surely make it good 15 But if the owner thereof be with it he shall not make it good if it be an hired thing â—t came for his hire 16 ¶ And * Deut. 22.28 if a man intice a maid that is not betrothed and lie with her he shall surely endow her â—o be his wife 17 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him he shall †Heb. weigh pay money according to
be unclean and * Chap. 6. â—8 ye shall break it 34 Of all meat which may be eaten that on which such water cometh shall be unclean and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean 35 And every thinâ— whereupon any part of their carcase falleth shall be unclean whether it be oven or ranges for pots they shall be broken down for they are unclean and shall be unclean unto you 36 Nevertheless a fountain or pit †Heb. a â—athering together of waters wherein there is plenty of water shall be clean but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean 37 And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing-seed which is to be sown it shall be clean 38 But if any water be put upon the seed and any part of their carcase fall thereon it shall be unclean unto you 39 And if any beast of which ye may eat die he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even 40 And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the even he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the even 41 And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination it shall not be eaten 42 Whatsoever goeth upon the belly and whatsoever goeth upon all four or whatsoever †Heb. doth multiply feet hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth them ye shall not eat for they are an abomination 43 Ye shall not make your †Heb. souls selves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth neither shall ye make your selves unclean with them that ye should be defiled thereby 44 For I am the LORD your God ye shall therefore sanctifie your selves * Ch. 19.2 20. â— 1 Pet. 1.15 ye shall be holy for I am holy neither shall ye defile your selves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth 45 For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt to be your God ye shall therefore be holy for I am holy 46 This is the law of the beasts of the fowl and of every living creature that moveth in the waters of every creature that creepeth upon the earth 47 To make a difference between the unclean and the clean and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten CHAP. XII 1 The purification of a woman after childe-birth 6 Her offerings for her purifying ANd the LORD spake unto Moses saying 2 Speak unto the children of Israel saying If a * Chap. 13.19 woman have conceived seed born a man-childe then she shall be unclean seven days according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean 3 And in the * Luk. 2.21 Joh. 7.22 eighth day the flesh of his fore-skin shall be circumcised 4 And she shall then continue in the bloud of her purifying three and thirty days she shall touch no hallowed thing nor come into the sanctuary until the days of her purifying be fulfilled 5 But if she bear a maid-childe then she shall be unclean two weeks as in her separation and she shall continue in the bloud of her purifying threescore and six days 6 And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled for a son or for a daughter she shall bring a lamb †Heb. a son of his year of the first year for a burnt-offering and a young pigeon or a turtle-dove for a sin-offering unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation unto the priest 7 Who shall offer it before the LORD and make an atonement for her and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her bloud This is the law for her that hath born a male or a female 8 * Luk. 2 2â— And if †Heb. her hand finde not sufficiency of she be not able to bring a lamb then she shall bring two turtles or two young pigeons the one for the burnt-offering and the other for a sin-offering and the priest shall make an atonement for her and she shall be clean CHAP. XIII 1 The laws and tokens whereby the priest is to be guided in discerning the leprosie ANd the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron saying 2 When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a ‖ Or swelling rising a scab or bright spot it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosie then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest or unto one of his sons the priests 3 And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh and when the hair in the plague is turned white and the plague in sight be deeper then the skin of his flesh it is a plague of leprosie and the priest shall look on him and pronounce him unclean 4 If the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh and in sight be not deeper then the skin and the hair thereof be not turned white then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days 5 And the priest shall look on him the seventh day and behold if the plague in his sight be at a stay and the plague spread not in the skin then the priest shall shut him up seven days more 6 And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day and behold if the plague be somewhat dark and the plague spread not in the skin the priest shall pronounce him clean it is but a scab and he shall wash his clothes and be clean 7 But if the scab spread much abroad in the skin after that he hath been seen of the priest for his cleansing he shall be seen of the priest again 8 And if the priest see that behold the scab spreadeth in the skin then the priest shall pronounce him unclean it is a leprosie 9 ¶ When the plague of leprosie is in a man then he shall be brought unto the priest 10 And the priest shall see him and behold if the rising be white in the skin it have turned the hair white there be †Heb. the quickning of living flesh quick raw flesh in the rising 11 It is an old leprosie in the skin of his flesh and the priest shall pronounce him unclean and shall not shut him up for he is unclean 12 And if a leprosie break out abroad in the skin and the leprosie cover all the skin of him that hath the plague from his head even to his foot wheresoever the priest looketh 13 Then the priest shall consider and behold if the leprosie have covered all his flesh he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague it is all turned white he is clean 14 But when raw flesh appeareth in him he shall be unclean 15 And the priest shall see the raw flesh and pronounce him to be
morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days and ye shall offer a new-meat-offering unto the LORD 17 Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave-loaves of two tenth-deals they shall be of fine flour they shall be baken with leaven they are the first-fruits unto the LORD 18 And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year and one young bullock and two rams they shall be for a burnt-offering unto the LORD with their meat-offering their drink-offerings even an offering made by fire of sweet savour unto the LORD 19 Then ye shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin-offering and two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace-offerings 20 And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the first-fruits for a wave-offering before the LORD with the two lambs they shall be holy to the LORD for the priest 21 And ye shall proclaim on the self-same day that it may be an holy convocation unto you ye shall do no servile work therein It shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations 22 ¶ And * Chap. 19.9 when ye reap the harvest of your land thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest * Deut. 24.19 neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest thou shalt leave them unto the poor and to the stranger I am the LORD your God 23 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 24 Speak unto the children of Israel saying In the * Num. 29.1 seventh moneth in the first day of the moneth shall ye have a sabbath a memorial of blowing of trumpets an holy convocation 25 Ye shall do no servile work therein but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD 26 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 27 * Chap. 16.30 Numb 29.7 Also on the tenth day of this seventh moneth there shall be a day of atonement it shall be an holy convocation unto you and ye shall afflict your souls and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD 28 And ye shall do no work in that same day for it is a day of atonement to make an atonement for you before the LORD your God 29 For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day he shall be cut off from among his people 30 And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day the same soul will I destroy from among his people 31 Ye shall do no manner of work It shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings 32 It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest and ye shall afflict your souls in the ninth day of the moneth at even from even unto even shall ye †Heb. rest celebrate your sabbath 33 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 34 Speak unto the children of Israel saying * Numb 29.12 The fifteenth day of this seventh moneth shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the LORD 35 On the first day shall be an holy convocation ye shall do no servile work therein 36 Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD * Joh. 7.37 on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD it is a †Heb. day of restraint solemn assembly and ye shall do no servile work therein 37 These are the feasts of the LORD which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations to offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD a burnt-offering and a meat-offering a sacrifice and drink-offerings ever thing upon his day 38 Beside the sabbaths of the LORD and beside your gifts and beside all your vows and beside all your free-will-offerings which ye give unto the LORD 39 Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh moneth when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days on the first day shall be a sabbath and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath 40 And ye shall take you on the first day the †Heb. fruit boughs of goodly trees branches of palm-trees and the boughs of thick trees and willows of the brook and ye shall rejoyce before the LORD your God seven days 41 And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the year It shall be a statute for ever in your generations ye shall celebrate it in the seventh moneth 42 Ye shall dwell in booths seven days all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths 43 That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt I am the LORD your God 44 And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD CHAP. XXIV 1 The oyl for the lamps 5 The shew-bread 10 Shelomiths son blasphemeth 13 The law of blasphemy 17 Of murder 18 Of damage 23 The Hasphemer is stoned ANd the LORD spake unto Moses saying 2 Command the children of Israel that they bring unto thee pure oyl-olive beaten for the light †Heb to cause to ascend to cause the lamps to burn continually 3 Without the vail of the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation shall Aaron order it from the evening unto the morning before the LORD continually It shall be a statute for ever in your generations 4 He shall order the lamps upon * Exod. 31.8 the pure candlestick before the LORD continually 5 ¶ And thou shalt take fine flour and bake twelve * Exod. 25.30 cakes thereof two tenth-deals shall be in one cake 6 And thou shalt set them in two rows six on a row upon the pure table before the LORD 7 And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row that it may be on the bread for a memorial even an offering made by fire unto the LORD 8 Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant 9 And * Exod. 29.33 Chap. 8.31 Mat. 12.4 it shall be Aarons and his sons and they shall eat it in the holy place for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute 10 ¶ And the son of an Israelitish woman whose father was an Egyptian went out among the children of Israel and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp 11 And the Israelitish womans son blasphemed the Name of the LORD and cursed and they brought him unto Moses and his mothers name was Shelomith the daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan 12 And they * Numb 15.34 put him in ward †Heb. to expound unto them according to
bring thee and thy king which thou shalt set over thee unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known and there shalt thou serve other gods word and stone 37 And thou shalt become * 1 Kin. 9.7 Jer. 24.9 and 25.9 an astonishment a proverb and a by-word among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee 38 * Mic. 6.15 Hag. 1.6 Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field and shalt gather but little in for the locust shall consume it 39 Thou shalt plant vineyards and dress them but shalt neither drink of the wine nor gather the â—rapes for the worms shall eat them 40 Thou shalt have olive-trees throughout all thy coasts but thou shalt not anoint thy self with the oyl for thine olive shall cast his fruit 41 Thou shalt beget sons and daughters but †Heb. they shall not be thine thou shalt not enjoy them for they shall go into captivity 42 All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust ‖ Or possess consume 43 The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high and thou shalt come down very low 44 He shall lend to thee and thou shalt not lend to him he shall be the head and thou shalt be the tail 45 Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee and shall pursue thee and overtake thee till thou be destroyed because thou hearknedst not unto the voice of the LORD thy God to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee 46 And they shall be upon thee for a signe and for a wonder and upon thy seed for ever 47 Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness and with gladness of heart for the abundance of all things 48 Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee in hunger and in thirst and in nakedness and in want of all thinâ—s and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck until he have deâ—troyed thee 49 The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far from the end of the earth as swift as the eagle flieth a nation whose tongue thou shalt not †Heb. bear understand 50 A nation †Heb. strong of face of fierce countenance which shall not regard the person of the old nor shew favour to the young 51 And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattel and the fruit of thy land until thou be destroyed which also shall not leave thee either corn wine or oyl or the increase of thy kine or flocks of thy sheep until he have destroyed thee 52 And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates until thy high and fenced walls come down wherein thou trustedst throughout all the land and he shall besiege tâ—â—e in all thy gates throughout all thy land which the LORD thy God hath given thee 53 And * Lev. 26.29 2 Kin. 6.29 Lam. 4.10 Bar. â— 3 thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own †Heb. bâ—lly body the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters which the LORD thy God hath given thee in the siege and in the straitness wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee 54 So that the man that is tender among you and very delicate his eye shall be evil toward his brother and toward the wife of his bosom and towards the remnant of his children which he shall leave 55 So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat because he hath nothing lest him in the siege and in the straitness wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee in all thy gates 56 The tender and delicate woman among you which would not adventure to for the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness her eye shall be evil towards the husband of her bosom and towards her son and towards her daughter 57 And towards her †Heb. after-birth young one that cometh out from between her feet and towards her children which she shall bear for she shall eat them for want of all things secrâ—tly in the siege and straitness wherewith thine enemy shall diâ—â—â—ess thee in thy gates 58 If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this 〈◊〉 that thou mayest fear this glorious and â—earful name THE LORD THY GOD 59 Then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful and the plagues of thy seed even great plagues and of long continuance and sore sicknesses and of long continuance 60 Moreover he will bring upon thee all the diseases of Egypt which thou wast afraid of and they shall cleave unto thee 61 Also every sickness and every plague which is not written in the book of this law them will the LORD †Heb. cause to ascend bring upon thee until thou be destroyed 62 And ye shall be left few in number whereas ye were * Chap. 10.22 as the stars of heaven for multitude because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the LORD thy God 63 And it shall come to pass that as the LORD rejoyced over you to do you good and to multiply you so the LORD will rejoyce over you to destroy you and to bring you to nought and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it 64 And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people from the one end of the earth even unto the other and there thou shalt serve other gods which neither thou nor thy fathers have known even wood and stone 65 And among these nations shalt thou find no ease neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart and failing of eyes and sorrow of minde 66 And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee and thou shalt fear day and night and shalt have none assurance of thy life 67 In the morning thou shalt say Would God it were even and at even thou shalt say Would God it were morning for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see 68 And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships by the way whereof I spake unto thee Thou shalt see it no more again and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bond-men and bond-women and no man shall buy you CHAP. XXIX 2 Moses exhorteth them to obedience by the memory of the works they have seen 10 All are presented before the Lord to enter into his covenant 18 The great wrath on him that flattereth himself in his wickedness 29 Secret things belong unto God THese are the words of the covenant which the LORD commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab beside the covenant which he made with them in Horeb. 2 ¶ And Moses called unto all Israel and said unto them * Exod. 19.4 Ye have seen all that the
and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines fourty years 2 ¶ And there was a certain man of Zorah of the family of the Danites whose name was Manoah and his wife was barren and bare not 3 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman and said unto her Behold now thou art barren and bearest not but thou shalt conceive and bear a son 4 Now therefore beware I pray thee and * Numb 6 2 3. drink not wine nor strong drink and eat not any unclean thing 5 For lo thou shalt conceive and bear a son and * Numb 6.5 1 Sam. 1.11 no rasour shall come on his head for the childe shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines 6 ¶ Then the woman came and told her husband saying A man of God came unto me and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God very terrible but I asked him not whence he was neither told he me his name 7 But he said unto me Behold thou shalt conceive and bear a son and now drink no wine nor strong drink neither eat any unclean thing for the childe shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death 8 ¶ Then Manoah intreated the LORD and said O my Lord let the man of God which thou didst send come again unto us and teach us what we shall do unto the childe that shall be born 9 And God hearkned to the voice of Manoah and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field but Manoah her husband was not with her 10 And the woman made haste and ran and shewed her husband and said unto him Behold the man hath appeared unto me that came unto me the other day 11 And Manoah arose and went after his wife and came to the man and said unto him Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman And he said I am 12 And Manoah said Now let thy words come to pass †Heb. What shall be the manner of the c. How shall we order the childe and ‖ Or what shall be do †Heb. what shall be his work how shall we do unto him 13 And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware 14 She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine neither let her drink wine or strong drink nor eat any unclean thing all that I commanded her let her observe 15 ¶ And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD I pray thee let us detain thee until we shall have made ready a kid †Heb. before thee for thee 16 And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah Though thou detain me I will not eat of thy bread and it thou wilt offer a burnt-offering thou must offer it unto the LORD for Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the LORD 17 And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD What is thy name that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour 18 And the angel of the LORD said unto him Why askest thou thus after my name seeing it is ‖ Or wonderful secret 19 So Manoah took a kid with a meat-offering and offered it upon a rock unto the LORD and the angel did wondrously and Manoah and his wife looked on 20 For it came to pass when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar and Manoah and his wife looked on it and fell on their faces to the ground 21 But the angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the LORD 22 And Manoah said unto his wife * Exod. 33.20 Ch. 6.22 We shall surely die because we have seen God 23 But his wife said unto him If the LORD were pleased to kill us he would not have received a burnt-offering and a meat-offering at our hands neither would he have shewed us all these things nor would as at this time have told us such things as these 24 ¶ And the woman bare a son and called his name Samson and the childe grew and the LORD blessed him 25 And the spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol CHAP. XIV 1 Samson desireth a wife of the Philistines 5 In his journey he killeth a lion 8 In a second journey be findeth honey in the carcase 10 Samsons marriate-feast 12 His riddle by his wife is made known 19 He spoileth thirty Philistines 20 His wife is married to another ANd Samson went down to Timnath and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines 2 And he came up and told his father and his mother and said I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines now therefore get her for me to wife 3 Then his father and his mother said unto him Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren or among all my people that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines And Samson said unto his father Get her for me for †Heb. she is right in mine eyes she pleaseth me well 4 But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD that he sought an occasion against the Philistines for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel 5 Then went Samson down and his father and his mother to Timnath and came to the vineyards of Timnath and behold a young lion roared †Heb. in meeting him against him 6 And the spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him and he rent him as he would have rent a kid and he had nothing in his hand but he told not his father or his mother what he had done 7 And he went down and talked with the woman and she pleased Samson well 8 ¶ And after a time he returned to take her and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion and behold there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion 9 And he took thereof in his hands and went on eating and came to his father and mother and he gave them and they did eat but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion 10 ¶ So his father went down unto the woman and Samson made there a feast for so used the young men to do 11 And it came to pass when they saw him that they brought thirty companions to be with him 12 ¶ And Samson said unto them I will now put forth a riddle unto you if you can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast and finde it out then I will give
neighbour even to David 18 Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the LORD nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek therefore hath the LORD done this thing unto thee this day 19 Moreover the LORD will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines and to morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me the LORD also shall deliver the hoâ—t of Israel into the hand of the Philistines 20 Then Saul †Heb. made â—â—sie and fell with the fulnesâ— of its statute fell straightway all along on the earth and was sore afraid because of the words of Samuel and there was no strength in him for he had eaten no bread all the day nor all the night 21 ¶ And the woman came unto Saul and saw that he was sore troubled and said unto him Behold thine hand-maid hath obeyed thy voice and I have put my life in my hand and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me 22 Now therefore I pray thee hearken thou also unto the voice of thine hand-maid and let me set a morsel of bread before thee and eat that thou mayest have strength when thou goest on thy way 23 But he refused and said I will not eat but his servants together with the woman compelled him and he hearkened unto their voice so he arose from the earth and sat upon the bed 24 And the woman had a fat cast in the house and she hasted and â—â—â—â—ed it and took flour and kneaded it and did bake unleavened bread thereof 25 And she brought it before Saul and before his servants and they did eat then they rose up and went away that night CHAP. XXIX 1 David marching with the Philistines 2 is disallowed by their princes 6 Achish dâ—smiâ—â—â—th â—â—m with commendations of his fidâ—lity NOw the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in lezreel 2 And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds and by thâ—â—sands but David and his men passed on in the rere-ward with Achish 3 Then said the princes of the Philistines What do these Hebrews here And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines Is not this David the servant of Saul the king of Israel which hath been with me these days or these years and I have found no fault in him since he fell unto me unto this day 4 And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him and the princes of the Philistines said unto him * 1 Chr. 11 19. Make this fellow return that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him and let him not go down with us to battel lest in the battel he be an adversary to us for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master should it not be with the heads of these men 5 Is not this David of whom they sang one to another in dances saying * Ch. 18. â— â—l 11. Saul slew his thousands and David his ten thousands 6 ¶ Then Achish called David and said unto him Surely as the LORD liveth thou hast been upright and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day nevertheless †Heb. thou art not God in the eyes of the lords the lords favour thee not 7 Wherefore now return and go in peace that thou †Heb. do not evil in the eyes of the lords displease not the lords of the Philistines 8 ¶ And David said unto Achish But what have I done and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been †Heb. before thee with 〈…〉 this day that I may not go fight against the enemies of my 〈…〉 9 And Achish answered and said to David I know 〈…〉 good in my sight as an angel of God notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said He shall not go up with us to the battel 10 Wherefore now rise up early in the morning with thy masters servants that are come with thee and assoon as ye be up early in the morning and have light depart 11 So David and his men rose up early to depart in the morning 〈◊〉 return into the land of the Philistines and the Philistines went up 〈◊〉 Jezreel CHAP. XXX 1 The Amalekites spoil Ziklag â— David asking counsel is encouraged by God to pursue them 11 By the means of a revived Egyptian he is brought to the enemies and recovereth all the spoil 22 Davids law to divide the spoil equally between them that fight and them that keep the stuff 26 He sendeth presents to his friends ANd it came to pass when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day that the Amalekites had invaded the south and Ziklag and smitten Ziklag and burnt it with fire 2 And had taken the women captives that were therein they slew not any either great or small but carried them away and went on their way 3 ¶ So David and his men came to the city and behold it was burnt with fire and their wives and their sons and their daughter were taken captives 4 Then David and the people that were with him lift up their voice and wept until they had no more power to weep 5 And Davids two wives were taken captives Ahinoam the Jezreehtess and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite 6 And David was greatly distressed for the people spake of stoning him because the soul of all the people was †Heb. bitter grieved every man for his sons and for his daughters but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God 7 And David said to Abiathar the priest Ahimelechs son I pray thee bring me hither the ephod and Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David 8 And David enquired at the LORD saying Shall I pursue after this troup shall I overtake them And he answered him Pursue for thou shalt surely overtake them and without fail recover all 9 So David went he and the six hundred men that were with him and came to the brook Besor where those that were left behinde stayed 10 But David pursued he and four hundred men for two hundred abode behinde which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor 11 ¶ And they found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David and gave him bread and he did eat and they made him drink water 12 And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs and two clusters of raisins and when he had eaten his spirit came again to him for he had eaten no bread nor drunk any water three days and three nights 13 And David said unto him To whom belongest thou and whence art thou And he said I am a young man of Egypt servant to an Amalekite and my master left me because three days agon I fell sick 14 We made
all the evil that befel thee from thy youth until now 8 Then the king rose and sat in the gate And they told unto all the people saying Behold the king doth sit in the gate and all the people came before the king for Israel had fled every man to his tent 9 ¶ And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel saying The king saved us out of the hand of our enemies and he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines and now he is fled out of the land for Absalom 10 And Absalom whom we anointed over us is dead in battel now therefore why †Heb. are ye silent speak ye not a word of bringing the king back 11 ¶ And king David sent to Zadok and to Absathar the priests saying Speak unto the elders of Judah saying Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king even to his house 12 Ye are my brethren ye are my bones and my flesh wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king 13 And say ye to Amasa Art thou not of my bone and of my flesh God do so to me and more also if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab 14 And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah even as the heart of one man so that they sent this word unto the king Return thou and all thy servants 15 So the king returned and came to Jordan and Judah came to Gilgal to go to meet the king to conduct the king over Jordan 16 ¶ And * 1 Kin. 2.8 Shimei the son of Gera a Benjamite which was of Bahurim hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David 17 And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him and * Chap. 16.1 Ziba the servant of the house of Saul and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him and they went over Jordan before the king 18 And there went over a ferry-boat to carry over the kings houshold and to do †Heb. the good in his eyes what he thought good And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king as he was come over Jordan 19 And said unto the king Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me neither do thou remember * Chap. 16.5 that which thy servant did perversly the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem that the king should take â—t to his heart 20 For thy servant doth know that I have sinned therefore behold I am come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king 21 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said Shall not Shimei be put to death for this because he cursed the LORDs anointed 22 And David said What have I to do with you ye sons of Zeruiah that ye should this day be adversaries unto me shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel 23 Therefore the king said unto Shimei Thou shalt not die And the king sware unto him 24 ¶ And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king and had neither dressed his feet nor trimmed his beard nor washed his clothes from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace 25 And it came to pass when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king that the king said unto him Wherefore wentest not thou with me Mephibosheth 26 And he answered My lord O king my servant deceived me for thy servant said I will saddle me an ass that I may ride thereon and go to the king because thy servant is lame 27 And * Chap. 16.3 he hath slandred thy servant unto my lord the king but my lord the king is as an angel of God do therefore what is good in thine eyes 28 For all of my fathers house were but †Heb. men of death dead men before my lord the king yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table what right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king 29 And the king said unto him Why speakest thou any more of thy matters I have said Thou and Ziba divide the land 30 And Mephibosheth said unto the king Yea let him take all forasmuch as my lord the king is come again in peace unto his own house 31 ¶ And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim went over Jordan with the king to conduct him over Jordan 32 Now Barzillai was a very aged man even fourscore years old and * Chap. 17.27 he had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim for he was a very great man 33 And the king said unto Barzillai Come thou over with me and I will seed thee with me in Jerusalem 34 And Barzillai said unto the king †Heb. How many days are the years of my life How long have I to live that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem 35 I am this day fourscore years old and can I discern between good evil can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink can I hear any more the voice of singing-men and singing-singing-women wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king 36 Thy servant will go a little way over Jordan with the king and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward 37 Let thy servant I pray thee turn back again that I may die in mine own city and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother but behold thy servant Chimham let him go over with my lord the king and do to him what shall seem good unto thee 38 And the king answered Chimham shall go over with me and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee and whatsoever thou shalt †Heb. choose require of me that will I do for thee 39 And all the people went over Jordan and when the king was come over the king kissed Barzillai and blessed him and he returned unto his own place 40 Then the king went on to Gilgal and Chimham went on with him and all the people of Judah conducted the king and also half the people of Israel 41 ¶ And behold all the men of Israel came to the king and said unto the king Why have our brethren the men of Judah stoln thee away and have brought the king and his houshold and all Davids men with him over Jordan 42 And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel Because the king is near of kin to us wherefore then beye angry for this matter have we eaten at all of the kings cost or hath he given us any gift 43 And the men
bestowed them in the house and he let the men go and they departed 25 But he went in and stood before his master and Elisha laid unto him Whence comest thou Gehazi And he said Thy servant went †Heb. not hither or thither no whither 26 And he said unto him Went not mine heart with thee when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee is it a time to receive money and to receive garments and olive yards and vineyards and sheep and oxen and men-servants and maid-servants 27 The leprosie therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee and unto thy seed for ever And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow CHAP. VI. 1 Elisha giving leave to the young prophets to enlarge their dwellings causeth iron to swim 8 He discloseth the king of Syria his counsel 13 The army which was sent to Dothan to apprehend Elisha is smitten with blindness 19 Being brought into Samaria they are dismissed in peace 24 The famine in Samaria causeth women to eat their own children 30 The king sendeth to slay Elisha ANd the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha Behold now the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us 2 Let us go we pray thee unto Jordan and take thence every man a beam and let us make us a place there where we may dwell And he answered Go ye 3 And one said be content I pray thee and go with thy servants And he answered I will go 4 So he went with them And when they came to Jordan they cut down wood 5 But as one was felling a beam the †Heb. iron ax-head fell into the water and he cried and â—â—â—d Alas master for it was borrowed 6 And the man of God said Where fell it And he shewed him the place And he cut down a stick and cast it in thither and the iron did swim 7 Therefore said he Take it up to thee And he put out his hand and took it 8 ¶ Then the king of Syria warred against Israel and took counsel with his servants saying In such and such a place shall be my ‖ Or â—â—â—ampâ—â—â— camp 9 And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel saying Beware that thou pass not such a place for thither the Syrians are come down 10 And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of and saved himself there not once nor twice 11 Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was fore troubled for this thing and he called his servants and said unto them Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel 12 And one of his servants said †Heb. No. None my lord O king but Elisha the prophet that is in Israel telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bed-chamber 13 ¶ And he said Go and spie where he is that I may send and fetch him And it was told him saying Behold be is in Dothan 14 Therefore sent he thither horses and chariots and a †Heb. 〈◊〉 great host and they came by night and compassed the city about 15 And when the ‖ Or minister servant of the man of God was risen early and gone forth behold an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots and his servant said unto him Alas my master how shall we do 16 And he answered Fear not for * 2 Chr. 22.7 they that be with us art mo then they that be with them 17 And Elisha prayed and said LORD I pray thee open his eyes that he may see And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man and he saw and behold the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha 18 And when they came down to him Elisha prayed unto the LORD and said Smite this people I pray thee with blindness And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha 19 ¶ And Elisha said unto them This is not the way neither is this the city †Heb. come ye after me follow me and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek But he led them to Samaria 20 And it came to pass when they were come into Samaria that Elisha said LORD open the eyes of these men that they may see And the LORD opened their eyes and they saw and behold they were in the mids of Samaria 21 And the king of Israel said unto Elisha when he saw them My father shall I smite them shall I smite them 22 And he answered Thou shalt not smite them wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bowe set bread and water before them that they may eat and drink and go to their master 23 And he prepared great provision for them and when they had eaten and drunk he sent them away and they went to their master So the hands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel 24 ¶ And it came to pass after this that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his host and went up and besieged Samaria 25 And there was a great famine in Samaria and behold they besieged it until an asses head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver and the fourth part of a cab of doves dung for five pieces of silver 26 And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall there cried a woman unto him saying Help my lord O king 27 And he said ‖ Or let not the LORD save thee If the LORD do not help thee whence shall I help thee out of the barn-floor or out of the wine-press 28 And the king said unto her What aileth thee And she answered This woman said unto me Give thy son that we may eat him to day and we will eat my son to morrow 29 So * Deut. 28.53 we boiled my son and did eat him and I said unto her on the †Heb. â—â—â—er next day Give thy son that we may eat him and she hath hid her son 30 ¶ And it came to pass when the king heard the words of the woman that he tent his clothes and he passed by upon the wall and the people looked and behold he had sackcloth within upon his flesh 31 Then he said God do so and more also to me if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day 32 But Elisha sat in his house and the elders sat with him and the king sent a man from before him but ere the messenger came to him he said to the elders See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head look when the messenger cometh shut the door and hold him fast at the door is not the sound of his masters feet behinde him 33 And while he yet talked with them behold the messenger came down unto him and he said Behold
saith the LORD I have anointed thee king over Israel 13 Then they hasted and took every man his garment and put it under him on the top of the stairs and blew with trumpets saying Jehu †Heb. râ—â—gneth is king 14 So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram now Joram had kept Ramoth-gilead he and all Israel because of Hazael king of Syria 15 But * Ch. 8.29 king †Heb. Jehoram Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians †Heb. smote had given him when he fought with Hazael king of Syria And Jehu said If it be your minds then †Heb. let no escaper 80 c. let none go forth nor escape out of the city to go to tell it in Jezreel 16 So Jehu rode in a chariot and went to Jezreel for Joram lay there and Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram 17 And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel and he spied the company of Jehu as he came and said I see a company And Joram said Take an hors-man and send to meet them and let him say Is it peace 18 So there went one on hors-back to meet him and said Thus saith the king Is it peace And Jehu said What hast thou to do with peace turn thee behinde me And the watchman told saying The messenger came to them but he cometh not again 19 Then he sent out a second on hors-back which came to them and said Thus saith the king Is it peace And Jehu answered What hast thou to do with peace turn thee behinde me 20 And the watchman told saying He came even unto them and cometh not again and the ‖ Or marching driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi for he driveth †Heb. in maâ—â—â—ss furiously 21 And Joram said †Heb. hinde Make ready And his chariot was made ready And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out each in his chariot and they went out against Jehu and †Heb. found met him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite 22 And it came to pass when Joram saw Jehu that he said Is it peace Jehu And he answered What peace so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witcherafts are so many 23 And Joram turned his hands and fled and said to Ahaziah There is treachery O Ahaziah 24 And Jehu †Heb. filled his hand with a bowe drew a bowe with his full strength and smote Jehoram between his arms and the arrow went out at his heart and he †Heb. bowed sunk down in his chariot 25 Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain Take up and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite for remember how that when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father * 1 King 21.29 the LORD laid this burden upon him 26 Surely I have seen yesterday the †Heb. blouds bloud of Naboth and the bloud of his sons saith the LORD and I will requite thee in this ‖ Or portion plat saith the LORD Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground according to the word of the LORD 27 ¶ But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this he fled by the way of the garden-house and Jehu followed after him and said Smite him also in the chariot And they did so at the going up to Gur which is by Ibleam and he fled to Megiddo and died there 28 And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David 29 And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah 30 ¶ And when Jehu was come to Jezreel Jezebel heard of it and she †Heb. put her eyes in painting painted her face and tired her head and looked out at a window 31 And as Jehu entred in at the gate she said Had Zimri peace who slew his master 32 And he lift up his face to the window and said Who is on my side who And there looked out to him two or three ‖ Or chamberlains eunuchs 33 And he said Throw her down So they threw her down and some of her bloud was sprinkled on the wall and on the horses and he trod her under foot 34 And when he was come in he did eat and drink and said Go see now this cursed woman and bury her for she is a kings daughter 35 And they went to bury her but they found no more of her then the scull and the feet and the palms of her hands 36 Wherefore they came again and told him and he said This is the word of the LORD which he spake †Heb. by the hand of by his servant Elijah the Tishbite saying * 1 King 21.23 In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel 37 And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel so that they shall not say This is Jezebel CHAP. X. 1 Jehu by his letters causeth seventy of Ahabs children to be beheaded 8 He excuseth the fact by the prophesie of Elijah 12 At the shearing-house he slayeth two and fourty of Abazjahs brethren 15 He taketh Jehonadab into his company 18 By subtilty he destroyeth all the worshippers of Baal 29 Jehu followeth Jeroboams sins 32 Hazael oppresseth Israel 34 Jeboahaz succeedeth Jehu ANd Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria and Jehu wrote letters and sent to Samaria unto the rulers of Jezreel to the elders and to †Heb. nourishâ—â—â— them that brought up Ahabs children saying 2 Now assoon as this letter cometh to you seeing your masters sons are with you and there are with you chariots and horses a fenced city also and armour 3 Look even out the best and meetest of your masters sons and set him on his fathers throne and fight for your masters house 4 But they were exceedingly afraid and said Behold two kings stood not before him how then shall we stand 5 And he that was over the house and he that was over the city the elders also and the bringers up of the children sent to Jehu saying We are thy servants and will do all that thou shalt bid us we will not make any king do thou that which is good in thine eyes 6 Then he wrote a letter the second time to them saying If ye be †Heb. for me mine and if ye will hearken unto my voice take ye the heads of the men your masters sons and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time now the kings sons being seventy persons were with the great men of the city which brought them up 7 And it came to pass when the letter came to them that they took the kings sons and slew seventy
kept silence at my counsel 22 After my words they spake not again and my speech dropped upon them 23 And they waited for me as for the rain and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain 24 If I laughed on them they beleeved it not and the light of my countenance they cast not down 25 I chose out their way and sat chief and dwelt as a king in the army as one that comforteth the mourners CHAP. XXX 1 Jobs honour is turned into extreme contempt 15 his prosperity into calamity BUt now they that are †Heb. of fewer days then I. younger then I have me in derision whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock 2 Yea whereto might the strength of their hands profit me in whom old age was perished 3 For want and famine they were ‖ Or dark as the night solitary fleeing into the wilderness †Heb. yesternight in former time desolate and waste 4 Who cut up mallows by the bushes and juniper-roots for their meat 5 They were driven forth from among men they cried after them as after a chief 6 To dwell in the clifts of the valleys in †Heb. boles caves of the earth and in the rocks 7 Among the bushes they brayed under the nettles they were gathered together 8 They were children of fools yea children of †Heb. men of no name base men they were viler then the earth 9 * Ps 35.15 69.12 And now am I their song yea I am their by-word 10 They abhor me they flee far from me †Heb. and withhold not spittle from my face and spare not to spit in my face 11 Because he hath loosed my cord and afflicted me they have also let loose the bridle before me 12 Upon my right hand rise the â—outh they push away my feet and they raise up against me the ways of their destruction 13 They mar my path they set forward my calamity they have no helper 14 They came upon me as a wilde breaking in of waters in the desolation they rolled themselves upon me 15 Terrours are turned upon me they pursue †Heb. my principal one my soul as the wind and my welfare passeth away as a cloud 16 And now my soul is poured out upon me the days of affliction have taken hold upon me 17 My bones are pierced in me in the night season and my sinews take no rest 18 By the great force of my disease is my garment changed it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat 19 He hath cast me into the mire and I am become like dust ashes 20 I cry unto thee and thou dost not hear me I stand up and thou regardest me not 21 Thou art †Heb. turned to be cruel become cruel to me with †Heb. the strength of thy hand thy strong hand thou opposâ—â—â— thy self against me 22 Thou liftest me up to the wind thou causest me to ride upon it and dissolvest my ‖ Or wisdom substance 23 For I know that thou wilt bring me to death and to the house appointed for all living 24 Howbeit he will not stretch out his hand to the †Heb. 〈◊〉 grave though they cry in his destruction 25 * Ps 25.12 Rom. 12.15 Did not I weep †â—eb for him that was hard of day for him that was in trouble was not my soul grieved for the poor 26 When I looked for good then evil came unto me and when I waited for light there came darkness 27 My bowels boiled and rested not the days of affliction prevented me 28 I went mourning without the sun I stood up and I cried in the congregation 29 * Ps 102.6 I am a brother to dragons and a companion to ‖ Or oftrickes owls 30 My skin is black upon me and my bones are burnt with heat 31 My harp also is turned to mourning and my organ into the voice of them that weep CHAP. XXXI 1 Job maketh a solemn protestation of his integrity in several duties I Made a covenant with mine eyes why then should I think upon a maid 2 For what portion of God is there from above and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high 3 Is not destruction to the wicked and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity 4 * 2 Chr. 16.9 Ch. 34.21 Prov. 5.21 15.3 Doth not he see my ways and count all my steps 5 If I have walked with vanity or if my foot hath hasted to deceit 6 †Heb. let him weigh me in balances of justice Let me be weighed in an even balance that God may know mine integrity 7 If my step hath turned out of the way and mine heart walked after mine eyes and if any blot hath cleaved to my hands 8 Then let me sowe and let another eat yea let my offspring be rooted out 9 If mine heart have been deceived by a woman or if I have laid wait at my neighbours door 10 Then let my wise grinde unto another and let others bow down upon her 11 For this is an heinous crime yea it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges 12 For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction and would root out all mine increase 13 If I did despise the cause of my man-servant or of my maid-servant when they contended with me 14 What then shall I do when God riseth up and when he visiteth what shall I answer him 15 Did not he that made me in the womb make him and ‖ Or did he not fashion us in one womb did not one fashion us in the womb 16 If I have withheld the poor from their desire or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail 17 Or have â—aten my morsel my sell alone and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof 18 For from my youth he was brought up with me as with a father and I have guided ‖ That is the widow her from my mothers womb 19 If I have seen any â—erâ—sh for want of clothing or any poor without covering 20 If his joyns haâ—e not blâ—ssed me and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep 21 If I have lift up my hand agaâ—nst the fatherless when I saw my help in the gate 22 Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder-blade and mine arm be broken from ‖ Or the channel-bone the bone 23 For destruction from God was a terrour to me and by reason of his highness I could not endure 24 If I have made gold my hope or have said to the fine gold Thou art my confidence 25 If I rejoyced because my wealth was great and because mine hand had †Heb. found much gotten much 26 If I beheld †Heb. the light the sun when it shined or the moon walking †Heb. bright in brightness 27 And my heart hath been secretly enticed or
rosteth not that which he took in hunting but the substance of a diligent man is precious 28 In the way of righteousness is life and in the path-way thereof there is no death CHAP. XIII A Wise son heareth his fathers instruction but a scorner heareth not rebuke 2 * Chap. 12.14 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth but the soul of the transgressours shall eat violence 3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction 4 The soul of the sluggard desireth and hath nothing but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat 5 A righteous man hateth lying but a wicked man is loathsom and cometh to shame 6 * Chap. 11.3 5 6. Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way but wickedness overthroweth †Heb. sin the sinner 7 There is that maketh himself rich yet hath nothing there is that maketh himself poor yet hath great riches 8 The ransom of a mans life are his riches but the poor heareth not rebuke 9 The light of the righteous rejoyceth * Job 1â— 6 21.17 but the ‖ Or candle lamp of the wicked shall be put out 10 Onely by pride cometh contention but with the well-advised is wisdom 11 * Ch. 10 2. and 20.21 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished but he that gathereth †Heb. with the hand by labour shall increase 12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick but when the desire cometh it is a tree of life 13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed but he that feareth the commandment ‖ Or shall be in peace shall be rewarded 14 * Ch. 14.27 The law of the wise is a fountain of life to depart from the snares of death 15 Good understanding giveth favour but the way of transgressours is hard 16 * Ch. 12.23 and 15.2 Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge but a fool †Heb. spreadeth layeth open his folly 17 A wicked messenger falleth into mischief but a faithful ambassadour is health 18 Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured 19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil 20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise but a companion of fools †Heb. shall be broken shall be destroyed 21 Evil pursueth sinners but to the righteous good shall be repayed 22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his childrens children and the * Job 27.17 wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just 23 * Ch. 12.11 Much food is in the tillage of the poor but there is that is destroyed for want of judgement 24 * Chap. 23.13 He that spareth his rod hateth his son but he that loveth him chastneth him betâ—mes 25 * Ps 34.10 37.3 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul but the belly of the wicked shall want CHAP. XIV EVery wise woman buildeth her house but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands 2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD * Job 12.4 but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him 3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride but the lips of the wise shall preserve them 4 Where no oxen are the crib is clean but much increase is by the strength of the ox 5 * Ex 20 16. 23.1 Ch. 6.19 12.17 A faithful witness will not lie but a false witness shall utter lies 6 A scorner seeketh wisdom and findeth it not but * Ch. 8.9 knowledge is easie unto him that understandeth 7 Go from the presence of a foolish man when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way but the folly of fools is deceit 9 * Chap. 10.23 Fools make a mock at sin but among the righteous there is favour 10 The heart knoweth †Heb. the bitterness of his soul his own bitterness and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy 11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown but the rabernacle of the upright shall flourish 12 * Chap. 16.25 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man but the end thereof are the ways of death 13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful and the end of that mirth is heaviness 14 The backslider in heart shall be * Chap. 1.31 filled with his own ways and a good man shall be satisfied from himself 15 The simple beleeveth every word but the prudent man looketh well to his going 16 A wise man feareth and departeth from evil but the fool rageth and is confident 17 He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly and a man of wicked devices is hated 18 The simple inherit folly but the prudent are crowned with knowledge 19 The evil bow before the good and the wicked at the gates of the righteous 20 * Ch. 19.7 The poor is hated even of his own neighbour but †Heb many are the lovers of the rich the rich hath many friends 21 He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth * Psal 112.9 but he that hath mercy on the poor happy is he 22 Do they not err that devise evil but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good 23 In all labour there is profit but the talk of the lips tendeth onely to penury 24 The crown of the wise is their riches but the foolishness of fools is folly 25 * Verse 5. A true witness delivereth souls but a deceitful witness speaketh lies 26 In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence and his children shall have a place of refuge 27 * Chap. 13.14 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life to depart from the snares of death 28 In the multitude of people is the kings honour but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince 29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding but he that is †Heb. short of spirit hasty of spirit exalteth folly 30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh but envy the rostenness of the bones 31 * Chap. 17.5 Matt. 25.40 45. He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his maker but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor 32 The wicked is driven away in his wickedness but the righteous hath hope in his death 33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding but that which is in the midst of fools is made known 34 Righteousness exalteth a nation but sin is a reproach †Heb. to nations to any people 35 The kings favour is toward a wise servant but his wrath is against him that causeth shame CHAP. XV. A * Ch. 25.15 Soft answer turneth away wrath but grievous words stir up anger 2 The tongue of the wise useth
words for though he understand he will not answer 20 Seest thou a man that is hasly ‖ Or in his matters in his words there is more hope of a fool then of him 21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a childe shall have him become his son at the length 22 * Ch 15.18 26.21 An angry man stirreth up strife and a furious man aboundeth in transgression 23 * Job 22.29 Ch. 15.33 18.12 Mat. 23.12 Lu. 14.11 A mans pride shall bring him low but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit 24 Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul he heareth cursing and bewrayeth it not 25 The fear of man bringeth a snare but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD †Heb. shall be set on high shall he safe 26 * Ch. 19 6. Many seek †Heb. the face of a ruler the rulers favour but every mans judgement cometh from the LORD 27 An unjust man is an abomination to the just and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked CHAP. XXX 1 Agurs confession of his faith 7 The two points of his prayer 10 The meanest are not to be wronged 11 Four wicked generations 15 Four things insatiable 17 Parents are not to be despised 18 Four things hard to be known 21 Four things untolerble 24 Four things exceeding wise 29 Four things stately 32 Wrath is to be prevented THe words of Agur the son of Jakeh even the prophesie the man spake unto Ithiel even unto Ithiel and Ucal 2 Surely I am more brutish then any man and have not the understanding of a man 3 I neither learned wisdom nor †Heb. know have the knowledge of the holy 4 * Joh. 3.13 Who hath ascended up into heaven or descended * Job 38.4 c. Ps 104.3 c. Isa 40.12 c. who hath gathered the wind in his fists who hath bound the waters in a garment who hath established all the ends or the earth what is his name and what is his sons name if thou canst tell 5 * Ps 12.6 18.30 19.8 119.140 Every word of God is †Heb. purified pure he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him 6 * Deu. 4.2 12.32 Rev. 12.18 19. Add thou not unto his words lest he reprove thee and thou be found a liar 7 Two things have I required of thee †Heb. withhold not from me deny me them not before I die 8 Remove far from me vanity and lies give me neither poverty nor riches * Mat. 6.11 seed me with food †Heb. of my allowance convenient for me 9 * De. 32.15 Lest I be full and †Heb. bely thee deny thee and say Who is the LORD or lest I be poor and steal and take the name of my God in vain 10 †Heb. burt not with thy tongue Accuse not a servant unto his master lest he curse thee and thou be found guilty 11 There is a generation that curseth their father and doth not bless their mother 12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes and yet is not washed from their filthiness 13 There is a generation O how * Ch. 6.17 lofty are their eyes and their eye-lids are lifted up 14 * Job 29.17 Ps 52.2 57.4 There is a generation whose teeth are as swords and their jaw-teeth as knives to devour the poor from off the earth and the needy from among men 15 The horsleach hath two daughters crying Give give There are three things that are never satisfied yea four things say not †Heb. wealth It is enought 16 The grave and the barren womb the earth that is not filled with water and the fire that saith not It is enough 17 The eye that mocketh at his father and despiseth to obey his mother the ravens of ‖ Or the brook the valley shall pick it out and the young eagles shall eat it 18 There be three things which are too wonderful for me yea four which I know not 19 The way of an eagle in the air the way of a serpent upon a rock the way of a ship in the †Heb. heart midst of the sea and the way of a man with a maid 20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman she eateth and wipeth her mouth and saith I have done no wickedness 21 For three things the earth is disquieted and for four which it cannot bear 22 * Ch 19.10 For a servant when he reigneth and a fool when he is filled with meat 23 For an odious woman when she is married and an hand-maid that is heir to her mistress 24 There be four things which are little upon the earth but they are †Heb. wise made wise exceeding wise 25 * Ch. 6.6 c. The ants are a people not strong yet they prepare their meat in the summer 26 The conies are but a feeble folk yet make they their houses in the rocks 27 The locusts have no king yet go they forth all of them †Heb. gathered together by bands 28 The spider taketh hold with her hands and is in kings palaces 29 There be three things which go well yea four are comely in going 30 A lion which is strongest among beasts and turneth not away for any 31 A ‖ Or horse †Heb. girt in the loyns grey-hound an he-goat also and a king against whom there is no rising up 32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thy self or if thou hast thought evil * Job 21.5 40.4 lay thine hand upon thy mouth 33 Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth bloud so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife CHAP. XXXI 1 Lemuels lesson of chastity and temperance 6 The afflicted are to be comforted and defended 10 The praise and properties of a good wife THe words of king Lemuel the prophesie that his mother taught him 2 What my son and what the son of my womb and what the son of my vows 3 Give not thy strength unto women nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings 4 It is not for kings O Lemuel it is not for kings to drink wine nor for princes strong drink 5 Lest they drink and forget the law and †Heb. alter pervert the judgement †Heb. of all the sons of affliction of any of the afflicted 6 * Psa 104.15 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish and wine to those that be †Heb. bitter of soul of heavy hearts 7 Let him drink and forget his poverty and remember his misery no more 8 Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all †Heb. the sons of destruction such as are appointed to destruction 9 Open thy mouth * Lev. 19.15 Deu. 1.16 judge
righteously and plead the cause of the poor and needy 10 ¶ * Ch. 12.4 Who can finde a vertuous woman for her price is far above rubies 11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her so that he shall have no need of spoil 12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life 13 She seeketh wool and flax and worketh willingly with her hands 14 She is like the merchants ships she bringeth her food from afar 15 She riseth also while it is yet night and giveth meat to her hous-hold and a portion to her maidens 16 She considereth a field and †Heb. taketh buyeth it with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard 17 She girdeth her loyns with strength and strengthneth her arms 18 †Heb. She tasteth She perceiveth that her merchandise is good her candle goeth not out by night 19 She layeth her hands to the spindle and her hands hold the distaff 20 †Heb. She spreadeth She stretcheth out her hand to the poor yea she reacheth forth her hands to the needy 21 She is not afraid of the snow for her houshold for all her houshold are clothed with ‖ Or double garments scarlet 22 She maketh her self coverings of tapestry her clothing is silk and purple 23 Her husband is known in the gates when he sitteth among the elders of the land 24 She maketh fine linen and selleth it and delivereth girdles unto the merchant 25 Strength and honour are her clothing and she shall rejoyce in time to come 26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom and in her tongue is the law of kindness 27 She looketh well to the ways of her houshold and eateth not the bread of idleness 28 Her children arise up and call her blessed her husband also and he praiseth her 29 Many daughters ‖ Or have gotten riches have done vertuously but thou excellest them all 30 Favour is deceitful and beauty is vain but a woman that feareth the LORD she shall be praised 31 Give her of the fruit of her hands and let her own works praise her in the gates ¶ ECCLESIASTES or the PREACHER CHAP. I. 1 The preacher sheweth that all humane courses are vain 4 because the creatures are restless in their courses 9 they bring forth nothing new and all old things are forgotten 12 and because he hath found it so in the studies of wisdom THe word of the preacher the son of David king of Jerusalem 2 * Ps 39.5 6. 62.9 144.4 Ch. 12.8 Vanity of vanities saith the preacher vanity of vanities all is vanity 3 * Ch. 2.22 3 9. What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun 4 One generation passeth away and another generation cometh * Ps 104.5 119.90 but the earth abideth for ever 5 The sun also ariseth and the sun goeth down and †Heb. panteth hasteth to his place where he arose 6 The wind goâ—th toward the south and turneth about unto the north it whirlâ—th about continually and the wind returneth again according to his circuits 7 * Job 38.10 Ps 104.8.9 All the rivers run into the sea yet the sea is not full unto the place from whence the rivers come thither they †Heb. return to go return again 8 All things are full of labour man cannot utter it the eye is not satisfied with seeing nor the ear filled with hearing 9 * Ch. 3.15 The thing that hath been it is that which shall be and that which is done is that which shall be done and there is no new thing under the sun 10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said See this is new it hath been already of old time which was before us 11 There is no remembrance of former things neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after 12 ¶ I the preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem 13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven this sore travel hath God given to the sons of man ‖ Or to afflict them to be exercised therewith 14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun and behold all is vanity and vexation of spirit 15 * Ch. 7.13 That which is crooked cannot be made straight and †Heb. defect that which is wanting cannot be numbred 16 I communed with mine own heart saying Lo I am come to great estate and have gotten * 1 Kin. 4.30 10.7 23. more wisdom then all they that have been before me in Jerusalem yea my heart †Heb. had seen much had great experience of wisdom and knowledge 17 * Ch. 2.12 7.25 And I gave my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit 18 For in much wisdom is much grief and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow CHAP. II. 1 The vanity of humane courses in the works of pleasure 12 Though the wise be better then the fool yet both have one event 18 The vanity of humane labour in leaving it they know not to whom 24 Nothing better then joy in our labour but that is Gods gift I Said in mine heart Go to now I will prove thee with mirth therefore enjoy pleasure and behold this also is vanity 2 I said of laughter It is mad and of mirth What doeth it 3 * Ch 1.17 I sought in mine heart †Heb. to draw my flesh with wine to give my self unto wine yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom and to lay hold on folly till I might see what was that good for the sons of men which they should do under the heaven †Heb. the number of the days of their life all the days of their life 4 I made me great works I builded me houses I planted me vineyards 5 I made me gardens and orchards and I planted trees in them of all kinde of fruits 6 I made me pools of water to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees 7 I got me servants and maidens and had †Heb. sons of my house servants born in my house also I had great possessions of great and small cattel above all that were in Jerusalem before me 8 * 1 Kin. 9.28 10.10 14 21 c. I gathered me also silver and gold and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces I gat me men-fingers and women-fingers and the delights of the sons of men as †Heb. musical instrument instruments musical instruments and that of all sorts 9 So I was great and increased more then all that were before me in Jerusalem also my wisdom remained with me 10 And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them I withheld not my heart from any joy for my heart rejoyced in
princes and babes shall rule over them 5 And the people shall be oppressed every one by another and every one by his neighbour the childe shall behave himself proudly against the ancient and the base against the honourable 6 When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father saying Thou hast clothing be thou our ruler and let this ruine be under thy hand 7 In that day shall he †Heb. lift up the hand swear saying I will not be an †Heb. binder up healer for in my house is neither bread nor clothing make me not a ruler of the people 8 For Jerusalem is ruined and Judah is faln because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD to provoke the eyes of his glory 9 ¶ The shew of their countenance doth witness against them and they declare their sin as * Gen. 13.13 18.21 19.5 Sodom they hide it not wo unto their soul for they have rewarded evil unto themselves 10 Say ye to the righteous that it shall be well with him for they shall eat the fruit of their doings 11 Wo unto the wicked it shall be ill with him for the reward of his hands shall be †Heb. done to him given him 12 ¶ As for my people children are their oppressours and women rule over them O my people ‖ Or they which call thee blessed they which lead thee cause thee to err and †Heb. swallow up destroy the way of thy paths 13 The LORD standeth up to plead standeth to judge the people 14 The LORD will enter into judgement with the ancients of his people and the princes thereof for ye have ‖ Or burnt eaten up the vineyard the spoil of the poor is in your houses 15 What mean ye thâ—â—â— ye beat my people to pieces and grinde the faces of the poor saith the Lord GOD of hosts 16 ¶ Moreover the LORD saith Because the daughters of Zion are haughty and walk with stretched-forth necks and †Heb. deceiving with their eyes wanton eyes walking and ‖ Or tripping nicelâ— mincing as they go and making a tinkling with their feet 17 Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion and the LORD will †Heb. make â—aked discover their secret parts 18 In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet and their ‖ Or net-works cauls and their round tires like the moon 19 The ‖ Or sweet balls chains and the braceâ—ers and the ‖ Or spangled ornaments mufflers 20 The bonnets and the ornaments of the legs and the headbands and the †Heb. â—ouses of the soul tablets and the ear-rings 21 The rings and nose-jewels 22 The changeable suits of apparel and the mantles and the wimples and the crisping-pins 23 The glasses and the fine linen and the hoods and the veils 24 And it shall come to pass that in stead of sweet smell there shall be stink and in stead of a girdle a rent and in stead of well set hair baldness and in stead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth and burning in stead of beauty 25 Thy men shall fall by the sword and thy †Heb. miâ—â—t mighty in the war 26 And her gates shall lament and mourn and she being ‖ Or emptied †Heb. creansed desolate shall sit upon the ground CHAP. IV. In the extremity of evils Christs kingdom shall be a sanctuary ANd in that day seven women shall take hold of one man saying We will eat our own bread and wear our own apparel onely †Heb. let the name be called upon us let us be called by thy name ‖ Or take thâ—â— away to take away our reproach 2 In that day shall the branch of the LORD be †Heb. 〈…〉 beautiful and glorious and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely †Heb. so the escaping of Israel for them that are escaped of Israel 3 And it shall come to pass that he that is left in Zion and he that remaineth in Jerusalem shall be called holy even every one that is written ‖ Or to life among the living in Jerusalem 4 When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and shall have purged the bloud of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgement and by the spirit of burning 5 And the LORD will create upon every dwelling-place of mount Zion and upon her assemblies a * Ex. 13.21 cloud and smoke by day the shining of a flaming fire by night for ‖ Or above upon all the glory shall be †Heb. a covering a defence 6 And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the day-time from the heat and for a place of refuge and for a covert from storm and from rain CHAP. V. 1Vnder the parable of a vineyard God excuseth bis severe judgement 8 His judgements upon covetousness 11 upon lasciviousness 13 upon impiety 20 and upon injustice 26 The executioners of Gods judgements NOw will I sing to my welbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard My welbeloved hath * Jer. 2 21. Mat. 21.33 Mar. 12.1 Lu. 20.9 a vineyard in †Heb. the born of the son of oyl a very fruitful hill 2 And he ‖ Or made a wall about it fenced it and gathered out the stones thereof and planted it with the choicest vine and built a towre in the midst of it and also †Heb. bewed made a wine-press therein and he looked that it should bring forth grapes and it brought forth wilde grapes 3 And now O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah judge I pray you betwixt me and my vineyard 4 What could have been done more to my vineyard that I have not done in it wherefore when I looked that it should bring forth grapes brought it forth wilde grapes 5 And now go to I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard I will take away the hedge thereof and it shall be eaten up and break down the wall thereof and it shall be †Heb. for a treading troden down 6 And I will lay it waste it shall not be pruned nor digged bâ—â— there shall come up briers and thorns I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it 7 For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel and the men of Judah †Heb. plant of his pleasures his pleasant plant and he looked for judgement but behold †Heb. a seab oppression for righteousness but behold a cry 8 ¶ Wo unto them that joyn * Mic. 2.2 house to house that lay field to field till there be no place that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth 9 ‖ Or This is in mine
furrows of her plantation 8 It was planted in a good †Heb. field soil by great waters that it might bring forth branches and that it might bear fruit that it might be a goodly vine 9 Say thou Thus saith the Lord GOD Shall it prosper shall he not pull up the roots thereof and out off the fruit thereof that it wither it shall wither in all the leaâ—es of her spring even without great power or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof 10 Yea behold being planted shall it prosper shall it not utterly wither when the east-wind toucheth it it shall wither in the furrows where it grew 11 ¶ Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me saying 12 Say now to the rebellious house Know ye not what these things mean tell them Behold the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem and hath taken the king thereof and the princes thereof and led them with him to Babylon 13 And hath taken of the kings seed and made a covenant with him and hath †Heb. by 〈◊〉 him that path taken an oath of him he hatâ— also taken the mighty of the land 14 That the kingdom might be base that it might not lift it self up †Heb. 〈◊〉 keep hâ—â—â—â—venant tâ— stand to it but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand 15 But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadours into Egypt that they might give him horses and much people shall he prosper shall he escape that doâ—th such things or shall he break the covenant and be delivered 16 As I live saith the Lord GOD surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king whose oath he despised and whose covenant he brake even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die 17 Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war by casting up mounts and building forts to cut off many persons 18 Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant when lo he had given his hand and hath done all these things he shall not escape 19 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD. As I live surely mine oath that he hath despisâ—d and my covenant that he hath broken even it will I recompense upon his own head 20 And I will * Ch. 12 â—3 and 32. â— spread my net upon him and he shall be taken in my snare and I will bring him to Babylon and will plead with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me 21 And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword and they that remain shall be scattered towards all winds and ye shall know that I the LORD have spoken it 22 ¶ Thus saith the Lord GOD I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar and will set it I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one and will plant it upon an high mountain and eminent 23 In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it and it shall bring forth boughs and bear fruit and be a goodly cedar and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing in tâ—e shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell 24 And all the treâ—s of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree have exalted the low tree have drâ—ed up the green tree and have made the dry tree to flourish I the LORD have spoken and have done it CHAP. XVIII 1 God reproveth the unjust parable of sowre grapes 5 He sheweth how he dealeth with a just father 10 with a wicked son of a just father 14 with a just son of a wicked father 19 with a wicked man repenting 24 with a just man revolting 25 He defendeth his justice 31 and exhâ—rteth to repentance THe word of the LORD came unto me again saying 2 What mean ye that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel saying The * Jer. 31.29 fathers have eaten sowre grapes and the childrens teach are set on edge 3 As I live saith the Lord GOD ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel 4 Behold all souls are mine as the soul of the father so also the soul of the son is mine the soul that sinneth it shall die 5 ¶ But it a man be just and do †Heb. judgement and justice that which is lawful and right 6 And hath not eaten upon the mountains neither hath lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel neither hath * Levit. 1â— 20 defiled his neighbours wife neither hath come near to * Levit. 18.19 20.18 a menstruous woman 7 And hath not * Ex. 22.21 Lev. 19.15 25.14 oppressed any but hath restored to the debtour his * Ex. 22.26 Deu. 24.12 pledge hath spoiled none by violence hath * Deu. 15.7 Isa 58.7 Mat. 25.35 given his bread to the hungry and hath covered the naked with a garment 8 He that hath not given forth upon * Ex. 22.25 Lev. 25.36 37. Deu. 23.19 Psal 15.5 usury neither hath taken anâ— increase that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity hath executed true judgement between man and man 9 Hath walked in my statutes and hath kept my judgements to deal truly he is just he shall surely live saith the Lord GOD. 10 ¶ If he beget a son that is a ‖ Or breaker up of an house robber a shedder of bloud and ‖ Or that doeth to his brother besides any of these that doeth the like to any one of these things 11 And that doeth not any of those duties but even hath eaten upon the mountains and defiled his neighbours wife 12 Hath oppressed the poor and needy hath spoiled by violence hath not restored the pledge and hath lift up his eyes to the idols hath committed abomination 13 Hath given forth upon usury and hath taken increase shall he then live he shall not live he hath done all these abominations he shall surely die his †Heb. blouds bloud shall be upon him 14 ¶ Now lo if he beget a son that seeth all his fathers sins which he hath done and considereth and doeth not such like 15 That hath not eaten upon the mountains neither hath lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel hath not defiled his neighbours wife 16 Neither hath oppressed any †Heb. hath not gledzed the â—ledge or taken to pledge hath not withholden the pledge neither hath spoiled by violence but hath given his bread to the hungry and hath covered the naked with a garment 17 That hath taken off his hand from the poor that hath not received usury nor increase hath executed my judgements hath walked in my statutes he shall not die for the iniquity of his father he shall surely live 18 As for his father because he cruely oppressed spoiled his brother by violence and
life have received benefits and have not known me 11 And they that have lothed my law while they had yet liberty and when as yet place of repentance was open unto them understood not but despised it 12 The same must know it after death by pain 13 And therefore be thou not curious how the ungodly shall be punished and when but enquire how the righteous shall be saved whole the world is and for whom the world is created 14 Then answered I and said 15 I have said before and now do speak and will speak it also hereafter that there be many mo of them which perish then of them which shall be saved 16 Like as a wave is greater then a drop 17 And he answered me saying Like as the field is so is also the seed as the Howers be such are the colours also such as the workman is such also is the work and as the husbandman is himself so is his husbandry also for it was the time of the world 18 ‖ And now because the time of the world was come when I was preparing the world c. And now when I prepared the world which was not yet made even for them to dwell in that now live no man spake against me 19 For then every one obeyed ‖ but when the world was made both now and then the manners of every one created were corrupted by a never-failing harvest and a law unsearchable but now the manners of them which are created in this world that is made are corrupted by a perpetual seed and by a law which is unsearchable rid themselves 20 So I considered the world and behold there was peril because of the devices that were come into it 21 And I saw and spared it greatly and have kept me a ‖ Or grain grape of the cluster and a plant of a great people 22 Let the multitude perish then which was born in vain and let my ‖ Or grain grape be kept my plant for with great labour have I made it perfect 23 Nevertheless if thou wilt cease yet seven days mo but thou shalt not fast in them 24 But go into a field of flowers where no house is builded and eat onely the flowers of the field taste no flesh drink no wine but eat flowers onely 25 And pray unto the Highest continually then will I come and talk with thee 26 So I went my way into the field which is called Ardath like as he commanded me and there I sat amongst the flowers and did eat of the herds of the field and the meat of the same satisfied me 27 After seven days I sat upon the grass and my heart was vexed within me like as before 28 And I opened my mouth and began to talk before the most High and said 29 O Lord thou that shewest thy self unto us thou wast * Ex. 19.9 and 24.3 Deut. 4.12 shewed unto our fathers in the wilderness in a place where no man ‖ Or coâ—â—th treadeth in a barren place when they came out of Egypt 30 And thouspakest saying Hear me O Israel and mark my words thou seed of Jacob. 31 For behold I sow my law in you and it shall bring fruit in you and ye shall be honoured in it for ever 32 But our fathers which received the law kept it not and observed not thy ordinances and though the fruit of thy law did not perish neither could it for it was thine 33 Yet they that received it perished because they kept not the thing that was sown in them 34 And so it is a custom when the ground hath received seed or the sea a ship or any vessel meat or drink that that being perished wherein it was sown or cast into 35 That thing also which was sown or cast therein or received doth perish and remaineth not with us but with us it hath not hapned so 36 For we that have received the law perish by sin and our heart also which received it 37 Notwithstanding the law perisheth not but remaineth in his force 38 And when I spake these things in my heart I looked back with mine eyes and upon the right side I saw a woman and behold she mourned and wept with a loud voice and was much grieved in heart and her clother were rent and she had ashes upon her head 39 Then let I my thoughts go that I was in and turned me unto her 40 And said unto her Wherefore weepest thou why art thou so grieved in thy minde 41 And she said unto me Sir let me alone that I may bewail my lelf and add unto my sorrow for I am sore vexed in my minde and brought very low 42 And I said unto her What aileth thee tell me 43 She said unto me I thy servant have been barren and had no childe though I had an husband thirty years 44 And those thirty years I did nothing else day and night and every hour but make my prayer to the Highest 45 After thirty years God heard me thine hand-maid looked upon my misery considered my trouble and gave me a son and I was very glad of him so was my husband also and all my neighbours and we gave great honour unto the Almighty 46 And I nourished him with great travel 47 So when he grew up and came to the time that he should have a wife I made a feast CHAP. X. 1 He comforteth the woman in the field 17 She vanisheth away and a city appeareth in her place 40 The angel declareth these visions in the field ANd it so came to pass that when my son was entred into his wedding-chamber he fell down and died 2 Then we all overthrew the lights and all my ‖ Or countrey-men Lat. citizens neighbours rose up to comfort me so I took my rest unto the second day at night 3 And it came to pass when they had all left off to comfort me to the end I might be quiet then rose I up by night and fled and came hither into this field as thou seest 4 And I do now purpose not to return into the city but here to stay and neither to eat nor drink but continually to mourn and to fast until I die 5 Then left I the ‖ Or speeches meditations wherein I was and spake to to her in anger saying 6 Thou foolish woman above all other seest thou not our mourning and what hapneth unto us 7 How that Sion our mother is full of all heaviness and much humbled mourning very sore 8 And now seeing we all mourn and are sad for we are all in heaviness art thou grieved for one son 9 For ask the earth and she shall tell thee that it is she which ought to mourn for the fall of so many that grow upon her 10 For out of her came all at the first and out of her shall all others come and behold they walk almost all into destruction and a multitude of them is
words surely if thou do as thou hast spoken thy God shall be my God and thou shalt dwell in the house of king Nabuchodonosor and shalt be renowned through the whole earth CHAP. XII 2 Judith will not â—at of Holofernes meat 7 She tarried three days in the camp and every night went forth to pray 13 Bagoas moveth her to be merry with Holofernes 20 who for joy of her company drunk much THen he commanded to bring her in where his plate was set and bade that they should prepare for her of his own meats and that she should drink of his own wine 2 And Judith said I * Gen. 43.32 Dan. 1.8 Tob. 1.11 will not eat thereof lest there be an offence but provision shall be made for me of the things that I have brought 3 Then Holofernes said unto her If thy provision should fail how should we give thee the like for there be none with us of thy nation 4 Then said Judith unto him As thy soul liveth my lord thine hand-maid shall not spend those things that I have before the Lord work by mine hand the things that he hath determined 5 Then the servants of Holofernes brought her into the tent and she slept till midnight and she arose when it was towards the morning watch 6 And sent to Holofernes saying Let my Lord now command that thine hand maid may go forth unto prayer 7 Then Holofernes commanded his guard that they should not stay her thus she abode in the camp three days and went out in the night into the valley of Bethulia and washed her self in a fountain of water by the camp 8 And when she came out she besought the Lord God of Israel to direct her way to the raising up of the children of her people 9 So she came in clean and remained in the lent until she did eat her meat at evening 10 And in the fourth day Holofernes made a feast to his own servants onely and called none of the officers to the banquet 11 Then said he to Bagoas the eunuch who had charge over all that he had Go now and perswade this Hebrew woman which is with thee that she come unto us and eat and drink with us 12 For lo it will be a shame for our person if we shall let such a woman go not having had her company for if we draw her not unto us she will laugh us to scorn 13 Then went Bagoas from the presence of Holofernes and came to her and he said Let not this fair damsel fear to come to my lord and to be honoured in his presence and drink wine and be merry with uâ— and be made this day as one of the daughters of the Assyrians which serve in the house of Nabuchodonosor 14 Then said Judith unto him Who am I now that I should gainsay my lord surely whatsoever pleaseth him I will do speedily and it shall be my joy unto the day of my death 15 So she arose and decked her self with her apparel and all her womans attire and her maid went and laid soft skins on the ground for her over against Holofernes which she had received of Bagoas for her daily use that she might sit and eat uâ—on them 16 Now when Judith came in and sat down Holofernes his heart was ravished with her and his minde was moved and he desired greatly her company for he waited a time to deceive her from the day that he had seen her 17 Then said Holofernes unto her Drink now and be merry with us 18 So Judith said I will drink now my lord because my life is magnified in me this day more then all the days since I was borâ— 19 Then she took and ate and drank before him what her maid had prepared 20 And Holofernes took great delight in her and drank much more wine then he had drunk at any time in one day since he was bâ—rn CHAP. XIII 2 Judith is left alone with Holofernes in his tent 4 She prayeth God to give her strength 7 She cut off his head while he slept 10 and returned with it to Bethulia 17 They saw it and commend her NOw when the evening was come his servants made haste to depart and Bagoas shut his tent without and dismissed the waiters from the presence of his lord and they went to their beds for they were all weary because the feast had been long 2 And Judith was left alone in the tent and Holofernes lying along upon his bed for he was filled with * Eccluâ— 31.20 25 wine 3 Now Judith had commanded her maid to stand without her bed-chamber and to wait for her coming forth as she did daily for she said she would go forth to her prayers and she spake to Bagoas according to the same purpose 4 So all went forth and none was left in the bed-chamber neither little nor great Then Judith standing by his bed said in her heart O Lord God of all power look at this present upon the works of mine hands for the exaltation of Jerusalem 5 For now is the time to help thine inheritance and to execute mine enterprises to the destruction of the enemies which are risen against us 6 Then she came to the pillar of the bed which was at Holofernes head and took down his fauchion from thence 7 And approached to his bed and took hold of the hair of his head and said Strengthen me O Lord God of Israel this day 8 And she smote twice upon his neck with all her might and she took away his head from him 9 And tumbled his body down from the bed and pulled down the canopy from the pillars and anon after she went forth and gave Holofernes his head to her maid 10 And she put it in her bag of meat so they twain went together according to their custom unto prayer and when they passed the camp they compassed the valley and went up the mountain of Bethulia and came to the gates thereof 11 Then said Judith afar off to the watchmen at the gate Open open now the gate God even our God is with us to shew his power yet in Jerusalem and his forces against the enemy as he hath even done this day 12 Now when the men of her city heard her voice they made haste to go down to the gate of their city and they called the elders of the city 13 And then they ran all together both small and great for it was strange unto them that she was come so they opened the gate and received them and made a fire for a light and stood round about them 14 Then she said to them with a loud voice Praise praise God praise God I say for he hath not taken away his mercy from the house of Israel but hath destroyed our enemies by mine hands this night 15 So she took the head out of the bag and shewed it and said unto them Behold the head of Holofernes the chief captain of
cursed and her reproach shall not be blotted out 27 And they that remain shall know that there is nothing better then the fear of the Lord and that there is nothing sweeter then to take heed unto the commandments of the Lord. 28 It is great glory to follow the Lord and to be received of him is long life CHAP. XXIV 2 Wisdom doth praise her self sheweth her beginning 4 her dwelling 13 her glory 1â— her fruit 26 ber increase and perfection The praise of wisdom Wisdom shall praise her self and shall glory in the midst of her people 2 In the congregation of the most High shall she open her mouth and triumph before his power 3 I came out of the mouth of the most High and covered the earth as ‖ Or a mist a cloud 4 * Job 22.14 I dwelt in high places and my throne is in a cloudy pillar 5 I alone compassed the circuit of heaven and walked in the bottom of the deep 6 In the waves of the sea and in all the earth and in every people and nation I got a possession 7 With all these I sought rest in whose inheritance shall I abide 8 So the Creatour of all things gave me a commandment and he that made me caused my tabernacle to rest and said Let thy dwelling be in Jacob and thine inheritance in Israel 9 He * Prov. 8.22 created me from the beginning before the world and I shall never fail 10 In the * Exod. 21.3 holy tabernacle I served before him and so was I established in Sion 11 * Ps 132.8 Likewise in the ‖ Or holy beloved city he gave me rest and in Jerusalem was my power 12 And I took root in an honourable people even in the portion of the Lords inheritance 13 I was exalted like a cedar in Libanus and as a cypress-tree upon the mountains of Hermon 14 I was exalted like a palm-tree in ‖ Or Caâ—es Engaddi and as a rose-plant in Jericho as a fair olive tree in a pleasant field and grew up as a plant-tree ‖ Or in the water by the water 15 I gave a sweet smell like cinnamon and aspalathus and I yeelded a pleasant odour like the best myrrh as galbanum and onyx and sweet storax and as the fume of frankincense in the * Exod. 30.34 tabernacle 16 As the turpentine-tree I stretched out my branches and my branches are the branches of honour and grace 17 * Joh. 15.1 As the vine brought I forth pleasant savour and my flowers are the fruit of honour and riches 18 I am the mother of fair love and fear and knowledge and holy hope I therefore being eternal am given to all my children which are ‖ Or chosen named of him 19 Come unto me all ye that be desirous of me and fill your selves with my fruits 20 For my memorial is * Psal 19.10 11. sweeter then hony and mine inheritance then the hony-comb 21 They that eat me shall yet be hungry and they that drink me shall yet be thirsty 22 He that obeyeth me shall never be confounded and they that work by me shall not do amiss 23 All these things are the book of the covenant of the most High God even the * Ex. 20.1 24.3 Deut. 4.1 29.1 law which Moses commanded for an heritage unto the congregation of Jacob. 24 Faint not to be strong in the Lord that he may confirm you cleave unto him for the Lord Almighty is God alone and besides him there is no other Saviour 25 He filleth all things with his wisdom as * Gen. 2. â—1 Phison and as Tigris in the time of the new fruits 26 He maketh the understanding to abound like Euphrates and as * Josh 3.15 Jordan in the time of the harvest 27 He maketh the doctrine of knowledge appear as the light and as Geon in the time of vintage 28 The first man knew her not perfectly no more shall the last finde her out 29 For her thoughts are more then the sea and her counsels profounder then the great deep 30 I also came out as a ‖ Or drain or ditch brook from a river and as a conduit into a garden 31 I said I will water my best garden and will water abundantly my garden-bed and lo my brook became a river and my river became a sea 32 I will yet make doctrine to shine as the morning and will send forth her light afar off 33 I will yet pour out doctrine as prophesie and leave it to all ages for ever 34 * Chap. 33.17 Behold that I have not laboured for my self onely but for all them that seek wisdom CHAP. XXV 1 What things are beautiful and what hateful 6 What is the crown of age 7 What things make men happy 13 Nothing worse then a wicked woman IN three things I ‖ Or gloried was beautified and stood up beautiful both before God and men the * Gen. 13.8 Rom. 12. â—0 unity of brethren the love of neighbours a man and a wife that agree together 2 Three sorts of men my soul hateth and I am greatly offended at their life a poor man that is proud a rich man that is a liar and an old adulterer that doteth 3 If thou hast gathered nothing in thy youth how canst thou finde any thing in thine age 4 Oh how comely a thing is judgement for gray hairs and for ancient men to know counsel 5 Oh how comely is the wisdom of old men and understanding and counsel to men of honour 6 Much experience is the crown of old men and the fear of God is their glory 7 There be nine things which I have judged in mine heart to be happy and the tenth I will utter with my tongue A man that hath joy of his children and he that liveth to see the fall of his enemy 8 Well is him that dwelleth with a wife of understanding and that hath not * Ch. 14.1 19.16 Jam. 3.2 slipped with his tongue and that hath not served a man more unworthy then himself 9 Well is him that hath found ‖ Or a friend prudence and he that speaketh in the ears of them that will hear 10 Oh how great is he that findeth wisdom yet is there none above him that feareth the Lord. 11 But the love of the Lord passeth all things for illumination he that holdeth it ‖ Or to whom whereto shall he be likened 12 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of his love and faith is the beginning of cleaving unto him 13 Give me any plague but the plague of the heart and any wickedness but the wickedness of a woman 14 And any affliction but the affliction from them that hate me and any revenge but the revenge of enemies 15 There is no head above the head of a serpent and there is no wrath above the wrath of an enemy 16 * Prov.
and set a diadem on thine head of the glory of the Everlasting 3 For God will shew thy brightness unto every countrey under heaven 4 For thy name shall be called of God for ever The peace of righteousness and the glory of Gods worship 5 Arise O Jerusalem and stand on high and look about toward the east and behold thy children gathered from the west unto the east by the word of the holy One rejoycing in the remembrance of God 6 For they departed from thee on foot and were led away of their enemies but God bringeth them unto thee exalted with glory as children of the kingdom 7 For God hath appointed that every high hill and banks of long continuance should be cast down and valleys filled up to make even the ground that Israel may go safely in the glory of God 8 Moreover even the woods and every sweet-smelling tree shall overshadow Israel by the commandment of God 9 For God shall lead Israel I with joy in the light of his glory with the mercy and righteousness that cometh from him CHAP. VI. 1 The cause of their captivity is their sin 3 The place whereto they were carried is Babylon the vanity of whose idols and idolatry is set forth at larâ—e in this chapter ¶ A copy of an epistle which Jeremy sent unto them which were to be led captives into Babylon by the king of the Babylonians to certify them as it was commanded him of God BEcause of the sins which ye have committed before God ye shall be led away captives into Babylon by Nabuchodonosor king of the Babylonians 3 So when ye be come unto Babylon ye shall remain there many years and for a long season namely seven generations and after that I will bring you away peaceably from thence 4 * Ps 115.4 Isa 44.8 9 10. 46.5.7 Wisd 13.10 Now shall ye see in Babylon gods of silver and of gold and of wood born upon shoulders which cause the nations to fear 5 Beware therefore that ye in no wise be like to strangers neither be ye afraid of them when ye see the multitude before them and behinde them worshipping them 6 But say ye in your hearts O Lord we must worship thee 7 For mine angel is with you and I my self caring for your souls 8 As for their tongue it is polished by the workman and they themselves are gilded and laid over with gold yet are they but false and cannot speak 9 And taking gold as it were for a virgin that loves to go gay they make crowns for the herds of their gods 10 Sometimes also the priests convey from their gods gold and silver and bestow it upon themselves 11 Yea they will give thereof to the ‖ Or which prostitute themselves openly common harlots and deck them as men with garments being gods of silver and gods of gold and wood 12 Yet cannot these gods save themselves from rust and moths though they be covered with purple raiment 13 They wipe their faces because of the dust of the temple when there is much upon them 14 And he that cannot put to death one that offendeth him holdeth a sceptre as though he were a judge of the countrey 15 He hath also in his right hand a dagger and an ax but cannot deliver himself from war and theeves 16 Whereby they are known not to be gods therefore fear them not 17 For like as a vessel that a man useth is nothing worth when it is broken even so it is with their gods when they be set up in the temple their eyes be full of dust through the feet of them that come in 18 And as the ‖ Or courts doors are made sure on every side upon him that offendeth the king as being committed to suffer death even so the priests make fast their temples with doors with locks and bars lest their gods be spoiled with robbers 19 They light them candles yea more then for themselves whereof they cannot see one 20 They are as one of the beams of the temple yet they say their hearts are †Gr. licked gnawed upon by things creeping out of the earth and when they eat them and their clothes they feel it not 21 Their faces are blacked through the smoke that comes out of the temple 22 Upon their bodies and heads sit bats swallows and birds and the cats also 23 By this you may know that they are no gods therefore fear them not 24 Notwithstanding the gold that is about them to make them beautiful except they wipe off the rust they will not shine for neither when they were molten did they feel it 25 The things wherein there is no breath are bought for ‖ Or any price a most high price 26 * Isa 46.7 They are born upon shoulders having no feet whereby they declare unto men that they be nothing worth 27 They also that serve them are ashamed for if they fall to the ground at any time they cannot rise up again of themselves neither if one let them upright can they move of themselves neither if they be bowed down can they make themselves straight but they set ‖ Or offerings gifts before them as unto dead men 28 As for the things that are sacrificed unto them their priests sell and ‖ Or spend abuse in like manner their wives lay up part thereof in salt but unto the poor and impotent they give nothing of it 29 Menstruous women and women in childbed * Lev. 12.4 eat their sacrifices by these things ye may know that they are no gods fear them not 30 For how can they be called gods because women set meat before the gods of silver gold and wood 31 And the priests sit in their temples having their clothes rent and their heads and beards shaven and nothing upon their heads 32 They rore and cry before their gods as men do at the feast when one is dead 33 The priests also take off their garments and clothe their wives and children 34 Whether it be evil that one doeth unto them or good they are not able to recompense it they can neither set up a king nor put him down 35 In like manner they can neither give riches nor money though a man make a vow unto them and keep it not they will not require it 36 They can save no man from death neither deliver the weak from the mighty 37 They cannot restore a blinde man to his sight nor help any man in his distress 38 They can shew no mercy to the widow nor do good to the fatherless 39 Their gods of wood and which are overlaid with gold and silver are like the stones that be hewn out of the mountain they that worship them shall be confounded 40 How should a man then think and say that they are gods when even the Caldeans themselves dishonour them 41 Who if they shall see one dumb that cannot speak they ‖ Or bid
heard of the fame of Jesus 2 And said unto his servants This is John the Baptist he is risen from the dead and therefore mighty works ‖ Or are wrought by him do shew forth themselves in him 3 ¶ * Luk. 3.19 20. For Herod had laid hold on John and bound him and put him in prison for Herodias sake his brother Philips wife 4 For John said unto him * Levit. 18.16 and 20.21 It is not lawful for thee to have her 5 And when he would have put him to death he feared the multitude * Chap. 21.26 because thâ—y counted him as a prophet 6 But when Herods birth-day was kept the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod 7 Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask 8 And she being before instructed of her mother said Give me here John Baptists head in a charger 9 And the king was sorry nevertheless for the oaths sake and them which sat with him at meat he commanded it to be given her 10 And he sent and beheaded John in the prison 11 And his head was brought in a charger and given to the damsel and she brought it to her mother 12 And his disciples came and took up the body and buried it and went and told Jesus 13 ¶ * Mar. 6.32 Luke 9.10 When Jesus heard of it he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart and when the people had heard thereof they followed him on foot out of the cities 14 And Jesus went forth and saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion toward them and he healed their sick 15 ¶ * Mar. 6.35 Joh. 6.5 And when it was evening his disciples came to him saying This is a desert place and the time is now past send the multitude away that they may go into the villages and buy themselves victuals 16 But Jesus said unto them They need not depart give ye them to eat 17 And they say unto him We have here but five loaves two fishes 18 He said Bring them hither to me 19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass and took the five loaves and the two fishes and looking up to heaven he blessed and brake and gave the loaves to his disciples and the disciples to the multitude 20 And they did all eat and were filled and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full 21 And they that had eaten were about five thousand men beside women and children 22 ¶ And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship and to go before him unto the other side while he sent the multitudes away 23 * Mar. 6.46 And when he had sent the multitudes away he went up into a mountain apart to pray * John 6.26 and when the evening was come he was there alone 24 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea tossed with waves for the wind was contrary 25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them walking on the sea 26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea they were troubled saying It is a spirit and they cried out for fear 27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them saying Be of good cheer it is I be not afraid 28 And Peter answered him and said Lord if it be thou bid me come unto thee on the water 29 And he said Come And when Peter was come down out of the ship he walked on the water to go to Jesus 30 But when he saw the wind ‖ Or strong boistrous he was afraid and beginning to sink he cried saying Lord save me 31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand and caught him and said unto him O thou of little faith wherefore didst thou doubt 32 And when they were come into the ship the wind ceased 33 Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him saying Of a truth thou art the Son of God 34 ¶ * Mar. 6.33 And when they were gone over they came into the land of Genesaret 35 And when the men of that place had knowledge of him they sent out into all that countrey round about and brought unto him all that were diseased 36 And besought him that they might onely touch the hem of his garment and as many as touched were made perfectly whole CHAP. XV. 3 Christ reproveth the scribes and Phariseeâ— for transgressing Gods commandments through their own traditions 11 teacheth how that which goeth into the mouth doth not defile a man 21 He healeth the daughter of the woman of Canaan 30 and other great multitudes 32 with seven loaves and a few little fishes feedeth four thousand men besides women and children THen * Mar. 7.1 came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees which were of Jerusalem saying 2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders for they wash not their hands when they eat bread 3 But he answered and said unto them Why do you also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition 4 For God commanded saying * Exod. 20.12 Deut. 5.16 Honour thy father and mother and * Exod. 21.17 Lev. 20.9 Prov. 20.20 he that curseth father or mother let him die the death 5 But ye say Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother * Mark 7.11 12. It is a gift by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me 6 And honour not his father or his mother he shall be free Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition 7 Ye hypocrites well did Esaias prophesie of you saying 8 * Isa 29.13 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth and honoureth me with their lips but their heart is far from me 9 But in vain they do worship me teaching for doctrines the commandments of men 10 ¶ * Mark 7 14. And he called the multitude said unto them Hear understand 11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man but that which cometh out of the mouth this defileth a man 12 Then came his disciples and said unto him Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended after they heard this saying 13 But he answered and said * Joh. 15. â— Every plant which my heavenly Father hath not planted shall be rooted up 14 Let them alone * Luke 6.39 they be blinde leaders of the blinde And if the blinde lead the blinde both shall fall into the ditch 15 * Mark 7.17 Then answered Peter and said unto him Declare unto us this parable 16 And Jesus said Are ye also yet without understanding 17 Do not ye yet understand that whatsoever entreth in at the mouth goeth into the belly and is cast out into the draught 18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart and they defile the man 19 * Gen. 6.5 and 8.21 For out of the heart
proceed evil thoughts murders adulteries fornications thefts false witness blasphemies 20 These are the things which defile a man but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man 21 ¶ * Mark 7.24 Then Jesus went thence and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon 22 And behold a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts and cried unto him saying Have mercy on me O Lord thou son of David my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil 23 But he answered her not a word And his disciples came and besought him saying Send her away for she crieth after us 24 But he answered and said * Chap 10.6 I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel 25 Then came she and worshipped him saying Lord help me 26 But he answered and said It is not meet to take the childrens bread and to cast it to dogs 27 And she said Truth Lord yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters table 28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her O woman great is thy saith be it unto thee even as thou wilt And her daughter was made whole from that very hour 29 * Mark 7.31 And Jesus departed from thence and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee and went up into a mountain and sat down there 30 * Is 35.5 6. And great multitudes came unto him having with them those that were lame blinde dumb maimed and many others and cast them down at Jesus feet and he healed them 31 Insomuch that the multitude wondred when they saw the dumb to speak the maimed to be whole the lame to walk and the blinde to see and they glorified the God of Israel 32 ¶ * Mar. 8.1 Then Jesus called his disciples unto him and said I have compassion on the multitude because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat and I will not send them away fasting lest they faint in the way 33 And his disciples say unto him Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness as to fill so great a multitude 34 And Jesus saith unto them How many loaves have ye and they said Seven and a few little fishes 35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground 36 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes and gave thanks and brake them and gave to his disciples and the disciples to the multitude 37 And they did all eat and were filled and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full 38 And they that did eat were four thousand men beside women and children 39 And he sent away the multitude and took ship and came into the coasts of Magdala CHAP. XVI 1 The Pharisees require a signe 6 Jesus warneth his disciples of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees 13 The peoples opinion of Christ 16 and Peters confession of him 21 Jesus foresheweth his death 23 reproving Peter for disâ—waâ—ing him from it 24 And admonisheth those that will follow him to bear the cross THe * Mar. 8.11 Luk. 12.54 Pharisees also with the Sadducees came and tempting desired him that he would shew them a signe from heaven 2 He answered and said unto them When it is evening ye say It will be fair weather for the skie is red 3 And in the morning It will be soul weather to day for the skie is read and lowring O ye hypocrites ye can discern the face of the skie but can ye not discern the signes of the times 4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a signe and there shall no signe be given unto it but the signe of the prophet Jonas And he lef them and departed 5 And when his disciples were come to the other side they had forgotten to take bread 6 ¶ Then Jesus said unto them Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees 7 And they reasoned among themselves saying It is because we have taken no bread 8 Which when Jesus perceived he said unto them O ye of little faith why reason ye among your selves because ye have brought no bread 9 * Chap. 14.17 Do ye not yet understand neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand and how many baskets ye took up 10 * Chap. 15.34 Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand and how many baskets ye took up 11 How is it that ye do not understand that I speak it not to you concerning bread that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees 12 Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees 13 ¶ When Jesus came into the coasts of Cesarea Philippi he asked his disciples saying * 〈◊〉 8.27 Luk 9.18 Whom do men say that I the Son of man am 14 And they said Some say that thou art John the Baptist some Elias and others Jeremias or one of the prophets 15 He saith unto them But whom say ye that I am 16 And Simon Peter answered and said * Joh. 6.69 thou art Christ the Son of the living God 17 And Jesus answered and said unto him Blessed art thou Simon Bar-jona for flesh and bloud hath not revealed it unto thee but my Father which is in heaven 18 And I say also unto thee that * Joh. 1.42 thou art Peter and upon this rock I will build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it 19 * Joh. 20.23 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven and whatsoever thou shalt binde on earth shall be bound in heaven and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven 20 Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ 21 ¶ Fom that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples how that he must go unto Jerusalem and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests scribes and be killed and be raised again the third day 22 Then Peter took him and began to rebuke him saying Be it far from thee Lord this shall not be unto thee 23 But he turned and said unto Peter Get thee behinde me Satan thou art an offence unto me for thou savourest not the things that be of God but those that be of men 24 ¶ * Ch. 10.38 Mark 8.34 Then said Jesus unto his disciples If any man will come after me let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me 25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall finde it 26 For what is a man profited if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul 27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of
which sat with him he would not reject her 27 And immediatly the king sent ‖ Or onâ— of â—iâ— gâ—â—rd an executioner and commanded his head to be brought and he went and beheaded him in the prison 28 And brought his head in a charger and gave it to the damsel and the damsel gave it to her mother 29 And when his disciples heard of it they came and took up his corps and laid it in a tomb 30 * Luk. 9.10 And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus and told him all things both what they had done and what they had taught 31 And he said unto them Come ye your selves apart into a desert place and rest a while for there were many coming and going and they had no leisure so much as to eat 32 * Mat. 14.13 And they departed into a desert place by ship privately 33 And the people saw them departing and many knew him and ran afoot thither out of all cities and outwent them and came together unto him 34 * Mat. 9.36 And Jesus when he came out saw much people and was moved with compassion toward them because they were as sheep not having a shepherd and he began to teach them many things 35 * Mat. 14.15 And when the day was now far spent his disciples came unto him and said This is a desert place and now the time is far passed 36 Send them away the they may go into the countrey round about and into the villages and buy themselves bread for they have nothing to eat 37 He answered and said unto them Give ye them to eat And they say unto him Shall we go and buy two hundred ‖ The Roman peny is sâ—ven pâ—â—ce half-pâ—â—y as Mat. 18.28 peny-worth of bread and give them to eat 38 He saith unto them How many loaves have ye go and see And when they knew they say Five and two fishes 39 And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass 40 And they sat down in ranks by hundreds and by fifties 41 And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes he looked up to heaven and blessed and brake the loaves and gave them to his disciples to set before them and the two fishes divided he among them all 42 And they did all eat and were filled 43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments and of the fishes 44 And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men 45 And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship and to go to the other side before ‖ Or over against â—â—thsaida unto Bethsaida while he sent away the people 46 And when he had sent them away he departed into a mountain to pray 47 * Mat. 14.23 And when even was come the ship was in the midst of the sea and he alone on the land 48 And he saw them toiling in rowing for the wind was contrary unto them and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them walking upon the sea and would have passed by them 49 But when they saw him walking upon the sea they supposed it had been a spirit and cried out 50 For they all saw him were troubled And immediately he talked with them saith unto them Be of good cheer it is 〈◊〉 be not afraid 51 And he went up unto them into the ship and the wind ceased and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure and wondred 52 For they considered not the miracle of the loaves for their heart was hardned 53 * Mat. 14.34 And when they had passed over they came into the land of Gennesaret and drew to the shore 54 And when they were come out of the ship straightway they knew him 55 And ran through that whole region round about and began to carry about in beds those that were sick where they heard he was 56 And whithersoever he entred into villages or cities or countrey they laid the sick in the streets and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment and as many as touched ‖ Or it him were made whole CHAP. VII 1 The Pharisees finde fault at the disciples for eating with unwashen hands 8 They break the commandment of God by the traditions of men 14 Meat defileth not the man 24 He healeth the Syrophenician womans daughter of an unclean spirit 31 and one that was deaf stammered in his speech THen * Mat. 1â— â— came together unto him the Pharisees and certain of the scribes which came from Jerusalem 2 And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with ‖ Or common defiled that is to say with unwashen hands they found fault 3 For the Pharisees and all the Jews except they wash their hands ‖ Or dâ—ligently in the original with the fist Theophylact up to the elbow oft eat not holding the tradition of the elders 4 And when they come from the market except they wash they eat not And many other things there be which they have received to hold as the washing of cups and ‖ Sextariuâ— is about a pint and an half pots brasen vessels and of ‖ Or beds tables 5 Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders but eat bread with unwashen hands 6 He answered and said unto them Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites as it is written * Isa 29.13 Mat. 15.8 This people honoureth me with their lips but their heart is far from me 7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me teaching for doctrines the commandments of men 8 For laying aside the commandment of God ye hold the tradition of men as the washing of pots and cups and many other such like things ye do 9 And he said unto them Full well ye ‖ Oâ— frustrate reject the commandment of God that ye may keep your own tradition 10 For Moses said Honour thy father and thy mother and Whoso cursâ—th father or mother let him die the death 11 But ye say If a man shall say to his father or mother It is * Mat. 15.5 Corban that is to say a gift by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me he shall be free 12 And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother 13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition which ye have delivered and many such like things do ye 14 ¶ * Mat. 15.10 And when he had called all the people unto him he said unto them Hearken unto me every one of you and understand 15 There is nothing from without a man that entring into him can defile him but the things which come out of him those are they that defile the man 16 If any man have ears to hear let him hear 17 And when he was
he heard of Jesus he sent unto him the elders of the Jews beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant 4 And when they came to Jesus they besought him instantly saying that he was worthy for whom he should do this 5 For he loveth our nation and he hath built us a synagogue 6 Then Jesus went with them And when he was now not far from the house the centurion sent friends to him saying unto him Lord trouble not thy self for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof 7 Wherefore neither thought I my self worthy to come unto thee but say in a word and my servant shall be healed 8 For I also am a man set under authority having under me souldiers and I say unto one Go and he goeth and to another Come and he cometh and to my servant Do this and he doeth it 9 When Jesus heard these things he marvelled at him and turned him about and said unto the people that followed him I say unto you I have not found so great faith no not in Israel 10 And they that were sent returning to the house found the servant whole that had been sick 11 ¶ And it came to pass the day after that he went into a city called Nain and many of his disciples went with him and much people 12 Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city behold there was a dead man carried out the onely son of his mother and she was a widow and much people of the city was with her 13 And when the Lord saw her he had compassion on her and said unto her Weep not 14 And he came and touched the ‖ Or coffin biere and they that bare him stood still and he said Young man I say unto thee Arise 15 And he that was dead sat up and began to speak and he delivered him to his mother 16 And there came a fear on all and they glorified God saying That a great prophet is risen up among us and That God hath visited his people 17 And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judea and throughout all the region round about 18 * Matth. 11.2 And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things 19 ¶ And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them unto Jesus saying Art thou he that should come or look we for another 20 When the men were come unto him they said John Baptist hath sent us unto thee saying Art thou he that should come or look we for another 21 And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues and of evil spirits and unto many that were blinde he gave sight 22 Then Jesus answering said unto them Go your way and tell John what things ye have seen and heard how that the blinde see the lame walk the lepers are cleansed the deaf hear the dead are raised to the poor the gospel is preached 23 And blessed is he whosoever shall not be offended in me 24 ¶ And when the messengers of John were departed he began to speak unto the people concerning John What went ye out into the wilderness for to see A reed shaken with the wind 25 But what went ye out for to see A man clothed in soft raiment Behold they which are gorgeously apparelled and live delicately are in kings courts 26 But what went ye out for to see A prophet Yea I say unto you and much more then a prophet 27 This is he of whom it is written Behold I send my messenger before thy face which shall prepare thy way before thee 28 For I say unto you Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet then John the Baptist but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater then he 29 And all the people that heard him and the publicans justified God being baptized with the baptism of John 30 But the Pharisees and lawyers ‖ Or frustrated rejected the counsel of God ‖ Or within themselves against themselves being not baptized of him 31 ¶ And the Lord said * Mat. 11.16 Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation and to what are they like 32 They are like unto children sitting in the market-place and calling one to another and saying We have piped unto you and ye have not danced we have mourned to you and ye have not wept 33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine and ye say He hath a devil 34 The Son of man is come eating and drinking and ye say Behold a gluttonous man and a wine bibber a friend of publicans and sinners 35 But wisdom is justified of all her children 36 ¶ * Mark â—4 3 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him And he went into the Pharisee's house and sat down to meat 37 And behold a woman in the city which was a sinner when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house brought an alabaster-box of ointment 38 And stood at his feet behinde him weeping and began to wash his feet with tears and did wipe them with the hairs of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment 39 Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it he spake within himself saying This man if he were a prophet would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him for for she is a sinner 40 And Jesus answering said unto him Simon I have somewhat to say unto thee And he saith Master say on 41 There was a certain creditour which had two debters the one ought five hundred ‖ See Mat. â—8 23. pence and the other fist 42 And when they had nothing to pay he frankly forgave them both Tell me therefore which of them will love him most 43 Simon answered and said I suppose that he to whom he forgave most And he said unto him Thou hast rightly judged 44 And he turned to the woman and said unto Simon Seest thou this woman I entred into thine house thou gavest me no water for my feet but she hath washed my feet with tears and wiped them with the hairs of her head 45 Thou gavest me no kiss but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet 46 Mine head with oyl thou didst not anoint but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment 47 Wherefore I say unto thee Her sins which are many are forgiven for she loved much but to whom little is forgiven the same loveth little 48 And he said unto her Thy sins are forgiven 49 And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves Who is this that forgiveth sins also 50 And he said to the woman Thy faith hath saved thee go in peace CHAP. VIII 1 Women minister unto Christ of their substance 4 Christ after he had preached from place
a race AM I not an apostle am I not free * Chap. 15.8 have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord are not you my work in the Lord 2 If I be not an apostle unto others yet doubtless I am to you for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord. 3 Mine answer to them that do examine me is this 4 Have we not power to eat and to drink 5 Have we not power to lead about a sister a ‖ Or woman wife as well as other apostles and as the brethren of the Lord and Cephas 6 Or I onely and Barnabas have not we power to forbear working 7 Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges who planteth a vineyard and eateth not of the fruit thereof or who feedeth a flock and eateth not of the milk of the flock 8 Say I these things as a man or saith not the law the same also 9 For it is written in the law of Moses * Deut. 25.4 Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn Doth God take care for oxen 10 Or saith he it altogether for our sakes for our sakes no doubt this is written that he that ploweth should plow in hope and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope 11 * Rom. 15.27 If we have sown unto you spiritual things is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things 12 If others be partakers of this power over you are not we rather Nevertheless we have not used this power but suffer all things lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ 13 * Num. 18.20 Deut. 10.9 and 18.1 Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things ‖ Or feed live of the things of the temple and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar 14 Even so hath the Lord ordained * Gal. 6.6 1 Tim. 5.17 that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel 15 But I have used none of these things Neither have I written these things that it should be so done unto me for it were better for me to die then that any man should make my glorying void 16 For though I preach the gospel I have nothing to glory of for necessity is laid upon me yea wo is unto me if I preach not the gospel 17 For if I do this thing willingly I have a reward but if against my will a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me 18 What is my reward then verily that when I preach the gospel I may make the gospel of Christ without charge that I abuse not my power in the gospel 19 For though I be free from all men yet have I made my self servant unto all that I might gain the more 20 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew that I might gain the Jews to them that are under the law as under the law that I might gain them that are under the law 21 To them that are without law as without law being not without law to God but under the law to Christ that I might gain them that are without law 22 To the weak became I as weak that I might gain the weak I am made all things to all men that I might by all means save â—ome 23 And this I do for the gospels sake that I may be partaker thereof with you 24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all but one receiveth the prize So run that ye may obtain 25 And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown but we an incorruptible 26 I therefore so run not as uncertainly so fight I not as one that beateth the air 27 But I keep under my body and bring it into subjection lest that by any means when I have preached to others I my self should be a cast-away CHAP. X. 1 The sacraments of the Jews 6 are types of ours 7 and their punishments 11 examples for us 14 We must fee from idolatry 21 We must not make the Lords table the table of devils 24 and in things indifferent we must have regard of our brethren MOreover brethren I would not that ye should be ignorant how that all our fathers were under * Ex. 13 21. Num. 9.18 the cloud and all passed through * Ex. 14.22 the sea 2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea 3 And did all eat the same * Ex. 16.15 spiritual meat 4 And did all drink the same * Ex. 17.6 Num. 20.11 spiritual drink For they drank of that spiritual Rock that ‖ Or went with them followed them and that Rock was Christ 5 But with many of them God was not well pleased for they * Num. 26.65 were overthrown in the wilderness 6 Now these things were †Gr. our figures our examples to the intent we should not lust after evil things as * Num. 11.4 Psa 106.14 they also lusted 7 Neither be ye idolaters as were some of them as it is written * Ex. 32.6 The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play 8 Neither let us commit fornication as some of them committed and * Num. 25.9 fell in one day three and twenty thousand 9 Neither let us tempt Christ as some of them also tempted and * Num. 21.6 were destroyed of serpents 10 Neither murmure ye as some of them also murmured and * Num. 14.37 were destroyed of the destroyer 11 Now all these things hapned unto them for ‖ Or types ensamples and they are written for our admonition upon whom the ends of the world are come 12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall 13 There hath no temptation taken you but ‖ Or moderate such as is common to man but God is faithful who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able but will with the temptation also make a way to escape that ye may be able to bear it 14 Wherefore my dearly beloved flee from idolatry 15 I speak as to wise men judge ye what I say 16 The cup of blessing which we bless is it not the communion of the bloud of Christ The bread which we break is it not the communion of the body of Christ 17 For we being many are one bread and one body for we are all partakers of that one bread 18 Behold Israel after the flesh are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar 19 What say I then that the idol is any thing or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing 20 But I say that the things which the Gentiles * Deut. 32.17 Psal 106.37 sacrifice they sacrifice to devils and not to God and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils 21
old serpent called the devil and Satan which deceiveth the whole world he was cast out into the earth and his angels were cast out with him 10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven Now is come salvation and strength and the kingdom of our God and the power of his Christ for the accuser of our brethren is cast down which accused them before our God day and night 11 And they overcame him by the bloud of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony and they loved not their lives unto the death 12 Therefore rejoyce ye heavens and ye that dwell in them Wo to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea for the devil is come down unto you having great wrath because he knoweth that he hath but a short time 13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man childe 14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle that she might flie into the wilderness into her place where she is nourished for a time and times and half a time from the face of the serpent 15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood 16 And the earth helped the woman and the earth opened her mouth and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth 17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman and went to make war with the remnant of her seed which keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ CHAP. XIII 1 A beast riseth out of the sea with seven heads and ten borns to whom the dragon giveth his power 11 Another beast cometh up out of the earth 14 causeth an image to be made of the former beast 15 and that men should worship it 16 and receive his mark ANd I stood upon the sand of the sea and saw a beast rise up out of the sea having seven heads and ten horns and upon his horns ten crowns and upon his heads the ‖ Or names name of blasphemy 2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard and his feet were as the feet of a bear and his mouth as the mouth of a lion and the dragon gave him his power and his seat and great authority 3 And I saw one of his heads as it were †Gr slain wounded to death and his deadly wound was healed and all the world wondred after the beast 4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast and they worshipped the beast saying Who is like unto the beast who is able to make war with him 5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies and power was given unto him ‖ Or to make war to continue fourty and two moneths 6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God to blaspheme his name and his tabernacle and them that dwell in heaven 7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints and to overcome them and power was given him over all kindreds and tongues and nations 8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world 9 If any man have an ear let him hear 10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity * Matth. 16.52 He that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword Here is the patience and the faith of the saints 11 And I behold another beast coming up out of the earth and he had two horns like a lamb and he spake as a dragon 12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast whose deadly wound was healed 13 And he doeth great wonders so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men 14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast saying to them that dwell on the earth that they should make an image to the beast which had the wound by a sword and did live 15 And he had power to give †Gr. treath life unto the image of the beast that the image of the beast should both speak and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed 16 And he causeth all both small and great rich and poor free and bond †Gr. to give to receive a mark in their right hand or in their foreheads 17 And that no man might buy or sell save he that had the mark or the name of the beast or the number of his name 18 Here is wisdom Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast for it is the number of a man and his number is six hundred threescore and six CHAP. XIV 1 The Lamb standing on mount Sion with his company 6 an angel preacheth the gospel 8 The fall of Babylon 15 The harvest of the world and putting in of the sickle 20 The vintage and winepress of the wrath of God ANd I looked and lo a Lamb stood on the mount Sion and with him an hundred fourty and four thousand having his Fathers name written in their foreheads 2 And I heard a voice from heaven as the voice of many waters and as the voice of a great thunder and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps 3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne and before the four beasts and the elders and no man could learn that song but the hundred and fourty and four thousand which were redeemed from the earth 4 These are they which were not defiled with women for they are virgins these are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth these †Gr. were bought were redeemed from among men being the first-fruits unto God and to the Lamb. 5 And in their mouth was found no guile for they are without fault before the throne of God 6 And I saw another angel flie in the midst of heaven having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth and to every nation and kindred and tongue and people 7 Saying with a loud voice Fear God and give glory to him for the hour of his judgement is come * Psal 146.5.6 Act. 14.15 and worship him that made heaven and earth and the sea and the fountains of waters 8 And there followed another angel saying * Isa 21.9 Jer. 51.8 Chap. 18.2 Babylon is faln is faln that great city because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication 9 And the third angel followed them saying with a loud voice
Babylon came in remembrane before God * Jer. 25.15 to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath 20 And every island fled away and the moutains were not found 21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven every stone about the weight of a talent and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail for the plague thereof was exceeding great CHAP. XVII 3 4 A woman arayed in purple and scarlet with a golden cup in her band sitteth upon the beast 5 which is great Babylon the mother of all abominations 9 The interpretation of the seven heads 12 and the ten horns 14 The victory of the Lamb. 16 The punishment of the whore ANd there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials and talked with me saying unto me Come hither I will shew unto thee the judgement of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters 2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication and the inhabiters of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication 3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet-coloured beast full of names of blasphemy having seven heads and ten horns 4 And the woman was arayed in purple and scarlet colour †Gr. guilded decked with gold and precious stone and pearls having a golden cup in her hand full or abominations and silthiness of her fornication 5 And upon her forehead was a name written MYSTERY BABYLON THE GREAT THE MOTHER OF ‖ Or fornications HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH 6 And I saw the woman drunken with the bloud of the saints and with the bloud of the martyrs of Jesus and when I saw her I wondred with great admitation 7 And the angel said unto me Wherefore didst thou marvel I will tell thee the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carrieth her which hath the seven heads and ten horns 8 The beast that thou sawest was and is not and shall ascend out of the bottom less pit and go into perdition and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world when they behold the beast that was and is not and yet is 9 And here is the minde which hath wisdom The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sitteth 10 And there are seven kings five are fain and one is and the other is not yet come and when he cometh he must continue a short space 11 And the beast that was and is not even he is the eighth and is of the seven and goeth into perdition 12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings which have received no kingdom as yet but receive power as kings one hour with the beast 13 These have one minde and shall give their power and strength unto the beast 14 These shall make war with the Lamb and the Lamb shall overcome them * 1 Tim. 6.15 Chap. 19 16 for he is Lord of lords and King of kings and they that are with him are called and chosen and faithful 15 And he saith unto me The waters which thou sawest where the whore sitteth are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues 16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast these shall hate the whore and shall make her desolate and naked and shall eat her flesh and burn her with fire 17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will and to agree and give their kingdom unto the beast until the words of God shall be fulfilled 18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city which reigneth over the kings of the earth CHAP. XVIII 2 Babylon is faln 4 The people of God commanded to depart out of her 9 The kings of the earth 11 with the merchants and mariners lament over her 20 The saints rejoyce for the judgements of God upon her ANd after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven having great power and the earth was lightned with his glory 2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice saying * Cha. 14.8 Babylon the great is fain is fain and is become the habitation of devils and the hold of every foul spirit and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird 3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the ‖ Or power abundance of her delicacies 4 And I heard another voice from heaven saying * Jer. 51.6 Come out of her my people that ye be not partakers of her sins and that ye receive not of her plagues 5 For her sins have reached unto heaven and God hath remembred her iniquities 6 Reward her even as she rewarded you and double unto her double according to her works in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double 7 How much she hath glorified her self and lived deliciously so much torment and sorrow give her for she saith in her heart I sit a * Isa 47.8 queen and am no widow and shall see no sorrow 8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day death and mourning and samine and she shall be utterly burnt with fire for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her 9 And the kings of the earth who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her * Ezek. 26. â—7 shall bewail her and lament for her when they shall see the smoke of her burning 10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment saying Alas alas that great city Babylon that mighty city for in one hour is thy judgement come 11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her for no man buyeth * Ezek. 27.27 her merchandise any more 12 The merchandise of gold and silver and precious stones and of pearls and fine linen and purple and silk and scarlet and all ‖ Or sweet thyine wood and all manner vessels of ivory and all manner vessels of most precious wood and of brass and iron and marble 13 And cinnamon and odours and ointments and frankincense and wine and oyl and fine flour and wheat and beasts and sheep and horses and chariots and ‖ Or. bodies slaves and souls of men 14 And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee and all things which were dainty and goodly are dâ—parted from thee and thou shalt finde them no more at all 15 The merchants of these things which were made rich by her shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment weeping and wailing 16 And saying Alas alas that great city that was clothed in fine linen and purple and searlet and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls 17 For in one