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to_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n the_o maker_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n 3._o to_o abstain_v from_o bloodshedding_n 4._o not_o to_o uncover_v one_o nakedness_n that_o be_v to_o abstain_v from_o all_o unlawful_a conjunction_n 5._o to_o abstain_v from_o robbery_n 6._o to_o administer_v justice_n 7._o to_o abstain_v from_o eat_v the_o flesh_n with_o the_o blood_n which_o they_o call_v the_o eat_n of_o any_o member_n of_o a_o beast_n take_v from_o it_o alive_a these_o kind_n of_o proselyte_n they_o call_v the_o proselyte_n of_o the_o gate_n because_o they_o be_v suffer_v to_o dwell_v among_o the_o jew_n within_o their_o gate_n or_o city_n though_o they_o do_v not_o conform_v
into_o the_o ground_n the_o lord_n speak_v here_o of_o himself_o in_o the_o three_o person_n by_o a_o enallage_n and_o use_v the_o preterperfect_a tense_n for_o a_o future_a 10._o o_o my_o thresh_a and_o the_o corn_n of_o my_o floor_n the_o prophet_n speak_v here_o in_o his_o own_o person_n and_o use_v this_o apostrophe_n to_o the_o jew_n who_o he_o call_v thresh_v and_o corn_n in_o the_o floor_n because_o of_o their_o divers_a affliction_n with_o which_o they_o have_v be_v and_o be_v and_o shall_v be_v afflict_v by_o the_o assyrian_n the_o word_n thresh_v be_v to_o be_v take_v here_o passive_o for_o the_o thing_n thresh_v and_o by_o the_o thresh_a &_o the_o corn_n in_o the_o floor_n he_o mean_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n viz._n the_o corn_n of_o the_o floor_n which_o be_v lay_v on_o the_o floor_n to_o be_v thresh_v it_o be_v usual_a in_o the_o scripture_n to_o call_v affliction_n metaphorical_o by_o the_o name_n of_o thresh_v and_o those_o which_o be_v afflict_v thresh_v see_v cap._n 41.15_o jer._n 51.33_o mich._n 4.13_o and_o so_o do_v the_o prophet_n call_v they_o here_o but_o why_o do_v he_o call_v they_o his_o thresh_a and_o the_o corn_n of_o his_o floor_n answer_n because_o they_o be_v his_o brethren_n and_o kinsman_n of_o the_o same_o blood_n and_o nation_n and_o live_v in_o the_o same_o land_n with_o he_o so_o that_o by_o say_v thus_o it_o be_v as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v o_o my_o afflict_a brethren_n or_o o_o the_o persecute_a and_o oppress_v man_n of_o my_o country_n that_o which_o i_o have_v hear_v of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n the_o god_n of_o israel_n supple_a concern_v babylon_n and_o those_o which_o live_v in_o the_o wilderness_n near_o unto_o the_o red_a sea_n which_o be_v your_o deadly_a enemy_n and_o which_o have_v thresh_v you_o as_o the_o corn_n be_v thresh_v on_o the_o floor_n etc._n etc._n have_v i_o declare_v unto_o you_o supple_a for_o this_o end_n that_o you_o may_v receive_v comfort_n thereby_o when_o you_o hear_v that_o they_o which_o afflict_v you_o be_v your_o deadly_a enemy_n shall_v be_v themselves_o afflict_v and_o destroy_v 11._o the_o burden_n of_o dumah_n i._o e._n the_o burden_n of_o the_o ismaelite_n which_o descend_v from_o ishmael_n by_o dumah_n dumah_n be_v the_o son_n of_o ishmael_n gen._n 25.14_o and_o be_v put_v here_o by_o a_o metonymy_n for_o the_o son_n of_o dumah_n which_o be_v ismaelites_n he_o call_v to_o i_o out_o of_o seir_n i._o e._n a_o certain_a edomite_n of_o mount_n seir_n call_v to_o i_o who_o be_o a_o ismaelite_n out_o of_o mount_n seir_n as_o i_o pass_v along_o thereby_o say_v etc._n etc._n they_o which_o dwell_v in_o mount_n seir_n be_v edomite_n the_o son_n of_o esau_n who_o be_v call_v edom_n gen._n 36._o verse_n 7_o 8_o 9_o mount_v seir_n be_v either_o direct_o in_o the_o way_n from_o babylon_n to_o the_o land_n of_o the_o ismaelite_n or_o else_o this_o ismaelite_n take_v his_o way_n by_o mount_n seir_n homeward_o because_o he_o think_v it_o the_o safe_a way_n that_o which_o the_o prophet_n here_o tell_v of_o be_v show_v to_o he_o by_o the_o lord_n in_o a_o vision_n and_o what_o he_o see_v or_o be_v represent_v to_o he_o in_o that_o vision_n be_v a_o ismaelite_n descend_v from_o ishmael_n by_o dumah_n speak_v as_o he_o here_o speak_v in_o these_o two_o verse_n that_o therefore_o which_o be_v here_o speak_v be_v speak_v in_o the_o person_n of_o a_o son_n of_o dumah_n a_o ismaelite_n who_o be_v in_o babylon_n as_o a_o soldier_n when_o babylon_n be_v take_v and_o destroy_v by_o the_o mede_n make_v a_o escape_n and_o haste_v as_o for_o life_n homeward_o travel_v night_n and_o day_n he_o take_v his_o way_n from_o babylon_n to_o his_o own_o country_n by_o mount_n seir_n where_o a_o certain_a edomite_n of_o mount_n seir_n see_v he_o travel_v thus_o in_o the_o night_n and_o guess_v he_o to_o be_v a_o soldier_n by_o his_o habit_n and_o somewhat_o marvel_v why_o he_o travel_v so_o late_o in_o the_o night_n and_o imagine_v that_o it_o be_v upon_o more_o than_o a_o ordinary_a occasion_n that_o he_o thus_o travel_v ask_v he_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o so_o late_o travel_v the_o ismaelite_n tell_v he_o that_o he_o be_v a_o soldier_n in_o babylon_n and_o that_o babylon_n be_v take_v and_o destroy_v by_o the_o mede_n and_o that_o the_o mede_n have_v send_v out_o army_n to_o subdue_v not_o only_a babylon_n but_o all_o that_o have_v any_o confederacy_n with_o babylon_n from_o the_o river_n euphrates_n even_o to_o the_o river_n nilus_n and_o that_o he_o escape_v and_o run_v for_o his_o life_n to_o his_o own_o country_n the_o edomite_n &_o some_o that_o be_v with_o he_o hear_v he_o tell_v that_o the_o mede_n have_v take_v and_o destroy_v babylon_n and_o have_v send_v out_o army_n to_o subdue_v all_o the_o confederate_n of_o babylon_n from_o euphrates_n even_o to_o nilus_n will_v not_o altogether_o believe_v he_o but_o make_v as_o if_o they_o will_v go_v towards_o babylon_n to_o inquire_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o ismaelite_n word_n whereupon_o the_o ismaelite_n say_v unto_o they_o if_o you_o will_v inquire_v inquire_v but_o the_o edomite_n be_v not_o go_v far_o but_o they_o fall_v into_o a_o doubt_n whether_o they_o shall_v go_v or_o no_o which_o the_o ismaelite_n perceive_v call_v to_o they_o to_o return_v say_v return_v come_v intimate_v thereby_o that_o it_o be_v true_a which_o he_o have_v tell_v they_o and_o that_o all_o be_v lose_v they_o be_v undo_v to_o i_o i._n e._n to_o i_o who_o be_o a_o ismaelite_n and_o a_o son_n of_o dumah_n as_o i_o pass_v by_o mount_n seir_n homeward_o from_o babylon_n where_o i_o be_v a_o soldier_n and_o from_o whence_o i_o escape_v when_o babylon_n be_v take_v and_o destroy_v by_o the_o mede_n watchman_z i._o e._n soldier_n soldier_n may_v be_v call_v watchman_n in_o a_o honourable_a way_n because_o they_o lie_v abroad_o in_o the_o field_n and_o observe_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o enemy_n and_o watch_v over_o the_o city_n or_o land_n which_o they_o fight_v for_o that_o they_o may_v preserve_v it_o what_o of_o the_o night_n i._o e._n why_o or_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o thou_o travele_v thus_o in_o the_o night_n this_o phrase_n be_v curt_a and_o short_a and_o thus_o to_o be_v understand_v note_v that_o the_o particle_n of_o be_v not_o here_o a_o note_n or_o sign_n of_o the_o genitive_a case_n but_o a_o preposition_n and_o answer_v to_o the_o hebrew_n praefix_n man_n and_o to_o the_o latin_a preposition_n de_fw-fr and_o as_o the_o hebrew_n praefix_n man_n do_v sometime_o signify_v in_o as_o job_n 19_o vers_fw-la 26._o and_o the_o latin_a preposition_n de_fw-fr do_v sometime_o signify_v the_o like_a as_o when_o plautus_n say_v the_o die_n in_o the_o day_n and_o juvenalde_v nocte_fw-la in_o the_o night_n so_o do_v of_o in_o this_o place_n and_o of_o the_o night_n be_v as_o much_o as_o in_o the_o night_n what_o of_o the_o night_n the_o edomite_n doubt_v his_o question_n here_o out_o of_o the_o great_a desire_n he_o have_v to_o know_v why_o this_o soldier_n travel_v so_o late_o for_o he_o guess_v it_o to_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a occasion_n which_o make_v he_o travel_v so_o in_o the_o night_n and_o perhaps_o he_o ask_v as_o one_o that_o have_v hear_v of_o the_o mede_n expedition_n against_o babylon_n and_o desire_v to_o know_v what_o the_o event_n thereof_o be_v and_o think_v that_o this_o soldier_n can_v resolve_v he_o therefore_o see_v the_o soldier_n travel_v so_o fast_o on_o his_o way_n he_o ask_v he_o the_o question_n twice_o out_o of_o earnestness_n as_o we_o use_v to_o double_v our_o question_n in_o the_o like_a case_n 12._o the_o watchman_n say_v i._o e._n i_o say_v the_o soldier_n speak_v of_o himself_o in_o the_o three_o person_n the_o morning_n come_v and_o also_o the_o night_n q._n d._n the_o morning_n come_v to_o some_o and_o the_o night_n to_o other_o that_o be_v some_z rise_z and_o some_o fall_n and_o in_o particular_a the_o mede_n they_o rise_v have_v get_v a_o great_a victory_n over_o babylon_n and_o babylon_n be_v fall_v and_o we_o and_o all_o that_o be_v confederate_n with_o she_o be_v undo_v and_o shall_v fall_v with_o she_o the_o morning_n signify_v prosperity_n rise_v and_o increase_n prosperity_n as_o i_o may_v call_v it_o in_o its_o spring_n &_o the_o night_n adversity_n adversity_n after_o a_o time_n or_o state_n of_o prosperity_n but_o second_o the_o morning_n may_v not_o only_o signify_v prosperity_n but_o it_o may_v signify_v god_n judgement_n also_o and_o so_o it_o signify_v ezech._n 7.7_o in_o these_o word_n the_o morning_n be_v come_v unto_o thou_o o_o thou_o that_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n where_o the_o morning_n be_v put_v for_o judgement_n in_o allusion_n to_o that_o that_o