LORD 42 This shall be a continual burnt-offering throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD where I will meet you to speak there unto thee 43 And there I will meet with the children of Israel and ‖ Or Israel the tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory 44 And I will sanctifie the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar I will sanctifie also both Aaron and his sons to minister to me in the priests office 45 ¶ * Levit. 26.12 2 Cor. 6.16 And I will dwell amongst the children of Israel and will be their God 46 And they shall know that I am the LORD their God that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt that I may dwell amongst them I am the LORD their God CHAP. XXX 1 The altar of incense 11 The ransom of souls 17 The brasen laver 22 The holy anointing oyl 34 The composition of the perfume ANd thou shalt make an altar to burn Incense upon of shittim-wood shalt thou make it 2 A cubit shall be the length thereof and a cubit the breadth thereof four-square shall it be and two cubits shall be the height thereof the horns thereof shall be of the same 3 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold the †Heb. roof top thereof and the †Heb. walls sides thereof round about and the horns thereof and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about 4 And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it by the two †Heb. ribs corners thereof upon the two sides of it shalt thou make it and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withall 5 And thou shalt make the staves of shittim-wood and overlay them with gold 6 And thou shalt put it before the vail that is by the ark of the testimony before the mercy-seat that is over the testimony where I will meet with thee 7 And Aaron shall burn thereon †Heb. incense of spices sweet incense every morning when he dresseth the lamps he shall burn incense upon it 8 And when Aaron ‖ Or setteth up †Heb. causeth to ascend lighteth the lamps †Heb. between the two evens at even he shall burn incense upon it a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations 9 Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon nor burnt-sacrifice nor meat offering neither shall ye pour drink-offering thereon 10 And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin-offering of atonements once in the year shall he maâ—â— atonement upon it throughout your generations it is most holy unto the LORD 11 And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 12 * Num. 1.1.2 5. When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after †Heb. them that are to be numbred their number then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD when thou numbrest them that there be no plague amongst them when thou numbrest them 13 This they shall give every one that passeth among them that are numbred half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary * Lev. 27.25 Numb 3.47 Ezek. 45.12 A shekel is twenty gerahs an hall-shekel shall be the offering of the LORD 14 Every one that passeth among them that are numbred from twenty years old and above shall give an offering unto the LORD 15 The rich shall not †Heb. multiply give more and the poor shall not †Heb. diminish give less then hall a shekel when they give an offering unto the LORD to make an atonement for your souls 16 And thou shalt take the atonement-money of the children of Israel and shalt appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation that it may be a memorial unto the children of Israel before the LORD to make an atonement for your souls 17 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 18 Thou shalt also make a laver of brass and his foot also of brass to wash withal and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar and thou shalt put water therein 19 For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands their feet thereat 20 When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation they shall wash with water that they die not or when they come near to the altar to minister to burn offering made by fire unto the LORD 21 So they shall wash their hands and their feet that they die not and it shall be a statute for eâ—er to them even to him and to his seed throughout their generations 22 ¶ Moreover the LORD spake unto Moses saying 23 Take thou also unto thee principal spices of pure myrrh five hundred shekels and of sweet cinnamon half so much even two hundred and fifty shekels and of sweet calamus two hundred fifty shekels 24 And of cassia five hundred shekels after the shekel of the sanctuary and of oyl-olive an * Chap. â— 29.40 hin 25 And thou shalt make it an oyl of holy ointment an ointment compound after the art of the ‖ Or perfumer apothecary it shall be an holy anointing oyl 26 And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith and the ark of the testimony 27 And the table and all his vessels and the candlestick and his vessels and the altar of incense 28 And the altar of burnt-offering with all his vessels and the laver and his foot 29 And thou shalt sanctifie them that they may be most holy whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy 30 And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them that they may minister unto me in the priests office 31 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel saying This shall be an holy anointing oyl unto me throughout your generations 32 Upon mans flesh shall it not be poured neither shall ye make any other like it after the composition of it it is holy and it shall be holy unto you 33 Whosoever compoundeth any like it or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger shall even be cut off from his people 34 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses Take unto thee sweet spices stacte and onycha and galbanum these sweet spices with pure frankincense of each shall there be a like weight 35 And thou shalt make it a perfume a confection after the art of the apothecary †Heb. sâ—ited tempered together pure and holy 36 And thou shalt beat some of it very small and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation where I will meet with thee it shall be unto you most holy 37 And as for the perfume which thou shalt make you shall not make to your selves according to the composition thereof it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD 38 Whosoever shall make like unto
hanging of the door to the tabernacle 6 And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt-offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation 7 And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar and shalt put water therein 8 And thou shalt set up the court round about and hang up the hanging at the court-gate 9 And thou shalt take the anointing oyl and anoint the tabernacle and all that is therein and shalt hallow it and all the vessels thereof and it shall be holy 10 And thou shalt anoint the altar of the burnt-offering and all his vessels and sanctifie the altar and it shall be an altar †Heb. holiness of holinesses most holy 11 And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot and sanctifie it 12 And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation and wash them with water 13 And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments and anoint him sanctifie him that he may minister unto me in the priests office 14 And thou shalt bring his sons and clothe them with coats 15 And thou shalt anoint them as thou didst anoint their father that they may minister unto me in the priests office for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priest-hood throughout their generations 16 Thus did Moses according to all that the LORD commanded him so did he 17 ¶ And it came to pass in the first moneth in the second year on the first day of the moneth that the * Num. 7. â—â— tabernacle was reared up 18 And Moses reared up the tabernacle and fastned his sockets and set up the boards thereof and put in the bars thereof and reared up his pillars 19 And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent above upon it as the LORD commanded Moses 20 ¶ And he took and put the testimony into the ark and set the staves on the ark and put the mercy-seat above upon the ark 21 And he brought the ark into the tabernacle and * Ch. 35. â—â— set up the vail of the covering and covered the ark of the testimony as the LORD commanded Moses 22 ¶ And he put the table in the tent of the congregation upon the side of the tabernacle north-ward without the vail 23 And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD as the LORD had commanded Moses 24 ¶ And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation over against the table on the side of the tabernacle south-ward 25 And he lighted the lamps before the LORD as the LORD commanded Moses 26 ¶ And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail 27 And he burnt sweet incense thereon as the LORD commanded Moses 28 ¶ And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle 29 And he put the altar of burnt-offering by the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation and offered upon it the burnt-offering and the meat-offering as the * Ch. 30. â—â— LORD commanded Moses 30 ¶ And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar and put water there to wash withal 31 And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat 32 When they went into the tent of the congregation when they came near unto the altar they washed as the LORD commanded Moses 33 And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar and set up the hanging of the court-gate so Moses finished the work 34 ¶ * Numb 9.15 1 King 8.10 Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle 35 And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation because the cloud abode thereon and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle 36 And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle the children of Israel †Heb. journeyed went onward in all their journeys 37 But if the cloud were not taken up then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up 38 For the cloud of the LORD was upon the tabernacle by day and fire was on it by night in the sight of all the house of Israel throughout all their journeys The third book of Moses called LEVITICUS CHAP. I. 1 The burnt-offerings 3 of the herd 10 of the fâ—ocks 14 of the fowls ANd the LORD called unto Moses and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation saying 2 Speak unto the children of Israel and say unto them If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD ye shall bring your offering of the cattel even of the herd and of the flock 3 If his offering be a brunt-sacrifice of the herd let him offer a male without blemish he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD 4 * Eâ—od 19.10 And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him 5 And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD and the priests Aarons sons shall bring the bloâ—d and sprinkle the bloud round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation 6 And he shall flay the burnt-offering and cut it into his pieces 7 And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar and lay the wood in order upon the fire 8 And the priests Aarons sons shall lay the parts the head the fat in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar 9 But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water and the priest shall burn all on the altar to be a burnt-sacrifice an offering made by fire of a sweet favour unto the LORD 10 ¶ And if his offering be of the flocks namely of the sheep or of the goats for a burnt-sacrifice he shall bring it a male without blemish 11 And he shall kill it on the side of the altar north-ward before the LORD and the priests Aarons sons shall sprinkle his bloud round â—â—out upon the altar 12 And he shall cut it into his pieces with his head and his fat and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar 13 But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water and the priests shall bring it all and burn it upon the altar it is a burnt-sacrifice an offering made by fire of a sweet savour unto the LORD 14 ¶ And if the burnt-sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls then he shall bring his offering of turtle-doves or of young pigeons 15 And the priest shall bring it unto the altar and ‖ Or pinch of the
bead with the nail wring off his head and burn it on the altar and the bloud thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar 16 And he shall pluck away his crop with ‖ Or the filth thereof his feathers and cast it beside the altar on the east-part by the place of the ashes 17 And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof but shall not divide it asunder and the priest shall burn it upon the altar upon the wood that is upon the fire it is a burnt-sacrifice an offering made by fire of a sweet savour unto the LORD CHAP. II. 1 The meat-offering of flour with oyl and incense 4 either baken in the oven 5 or on a plate 7 or in a frying-pan 12 or of the first-fruits in the ear 13 The salt of the meat-offering ANd when any will offer a meat-offering unto the LORD his offering shall be of fine flour and he shall pour oyl upon it and put frankincense thereon 2 And he shall bring it to Aarons sons the priests and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof and of the oyl thereof with all the frankincense thereof and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar to be an offering made by fire of a sweet savour unto the LORD 3 And * Ecclus 7.31 the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aarons and his sons it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire 4 ¶ And if thou bring an oblation of a meat-offering baken in the oven it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oyl or unleavened waters anointed with oyl 5 ¶ And if thy oblation be a meat-offering baken ‖ Or on a flat plate or slite in a pan it shall be of fine flour unleavened mingled with oyl 6 Thou shalt part it in pieces pour oyl thereon it is a meat-offering 7 ¶ And if thy oblation be a meat-offering baken in the frying-pan it shall be made of fine flour with oyl 8 And thou shalt bring the meat offering that is made of these things unto the LORD and when it is presented unto the priest he shall bring it unto the altar 9 And the priest shall take from the meat-offering * Pet. 2. a memorial thereof and shall burn it upon the altar it is an * Exod. 29.18 offering made by fire of a sweet savour unto the LORD 10 And that which is lest of the meat-offering shall be Aarons and his sons it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire 11 No meat-offering which ye shall bring unto the LORD shall be made with leaven for ye shall burn no leaven nor any honey in any offering of the LORD made by fire 12 ¶ As for the oblation of the first-fruits ye shall offer them unto the LORD but they shall not †Heb. astend be burnt on the altar for a sweet savour 13 And every oblation of thy meat-offering * Mar. 9. â—â— shalt thou season with salt neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat-offering with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt 14 And if thou offer a meat-offering of thy first-fruits unto the LORD thou shalt offer for the meat-offering of thy first-fruits green ears of corn dried by the fire even corn beaten out of full ears 15 And thou shalt put oyl upon it and lay frankincense thereon it is a meat-offering 16 And the priest shall burn the memorial of it part of the beaten corn thereof and part of the oyl thereof with all the frankincense thereof it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD CHAP. III. 1 The peace-offering of the herd 6 of the flock 7 either a lamb 12 or a goat ANd if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace-offering if he offer it of the herd whether it be a male or female he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD 2 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation and Aarons sons the priests shall sprinkle the bloud upon the altar round about 3 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace-offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD * Exod. 29.21 the ‖ Or suâ—t fat that covereth the inwards and all the fat that is upon the inwards 4 And the two kidneys and the fat that is on them which is by the flanks and the ‖ Or midriff over the liver and over the kidneys caul above the liver with the kidneys it shall he take away 5 And Aarons sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt-sacrifice which is upon the wood that is on the fire it is an offering made by fire of a sweet savour unto the LORD 6 ¶ And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace-offering unto the LORD be of the flock male or female he shall offer it without blemish 7 If he offer a lamb for his offering then shall he offer it before the LORD 8 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation and Aarons sons shall sprinkle the bloud thereof round about upon the altar 9 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace-offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD the fat thereof and the whole rump it shall be take off hard by the back-bone and the fat that covereth the inwards and all the fat that is upon the inwards 10 And the two kidneys and the fat that is upon them which is by the flanks and the caul above the liver with the kidneys it shall be take away 11 And the priest shall burn it upon the altar it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD 12 ¶ And if his offering be a goat then he shall offer it before the LORD 13 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the bloud thereof upon the altar round about 14 And he shall offer thereof his offering even an offering made by fire unto the LORD the fat that covereth the inwards and all the fat that is upon the inwards 15 And the two kidneys and the fat that is upon them which is by the flanks and the caul above the liver with the kidneys it shall he take away 16 And the priest shall burn them upon the altar it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour * Ch. 7.25 All the fat is the LORDS 17 It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings that ye eat neither fat nor * Gen. 9.4 Chap. 7.25 17.14 bloud CHAP. IV. 1 The sin-offering of ignorance 3 for the priest 13 for the
unclean thing 4 or in making an oath 6 His trespass-offering of the flock 7 of fowls 11 or of flour 14 The trespass-offering in sacriledge 17 and in sins of ignorance ANd if a soul sin and hear the voice of swearing and is a witness whether he hath seen or known of it if he do not utter it then he shall bear his iniquity 2 Or if a soul touch any unclean thing whether it be a carcase of an unclean beast or a carcase of unclean cattel or the carcase of unclean creeping things and if it be hidden from him he also shall be unclean and guilty 3 Or if he touch the uncleanness of man whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal and it be hid from him when he knoweth of it then he shall be guilty 4 Or if a soul swear pronouncing with his lips to do evil or to do good whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath and it be hid from him when he knoweth of it then he shall be guilty in one of these 5 And it shall be when he shall be guilty in one of these things that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing 6 And he shall bring his trespass-offering unto the LORD for his sin which he hath sinned a female from the flock a lamb or a kid of the goats for a sin offering and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin 7 And if †Heb. his hand cannot reach to the sufficiency of a lamb he be not able to bring a lamb then he shall bring for his trespass which he hath committed two turtle-doves or two young pigeons unto the LORD one for a sin-offering and the other for a burnt-offering 8 And he shall bring them unto the priest who shall offer that which is for the sin-offering first and * Ch. 1.15 wring off his head from his neck but shall not divide it asunder 9 And he shall sprinkle of the bloud of the sin-offering upon the side of the altar and the rest of the bloud shall be wrung out at the bottom of the altar it is a sin-offering 10 And he shall offer the second for a burnt-offering according to the ‖ Or ordinance manner and the priest shall make an atonement for him for his sin which he had sinned and it shall be forgiven him 11 ¶ But if he be not able to bring two turtle-doves or two young pigeons then he that sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin-offering he shall put no oyl upon it neither shall he put any frankincense thereon for it is a sin-offering 12 Then shall he bring it to the priest and the priest shall take his handful of it * Ch. 2.2 even a memorial thereof and burn it on the altar * Ch. 4.35 according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD it is a sin-offering 13 And the priest shall make an atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in one of these and it shall be forgiven him and the remnant shall be the priests as a meat-offering 14 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 15 If a soul commit a trespass and sin through ignorance in the holy things of the LORD then he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD a ram without blemâ—sh out of the flocks with thy estimation by shekels of silver after the shekel of the sanctuary for a trespass offering 16 And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing and shall add the fifth part thereto and give it unto the priest and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass-offering and it shall be forgiven him 17 ¶ And if a * Chap. â— 2 soul sin and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD though he wist it not yet is he guilty and shall bear his iniquity 18 And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock with thy estimation for a trespass offering unto the priest and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance wherein he erred and wist it not and it shall be forgiven him 10 It is a trespass offering he hath certainly trespassed against the LORD CHAP. VI. 1 The trespass-offering for sins done wittingly 8 The law of the burnt-offering 14 and of the meat-offering 19 The offering at the consecration of a priest 24 The law of the sin-offering ANd the LORD spake unto Moses saying 2 If a soul sin and commit a trespass against the LORD and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep or in ‖ Or 〈◊〉 â—â—aâ—ing †Heb. putting of the hand fellowship or in a thing taken away by violence or hath deceived his neighbour 3 Or have found that which was lost and lieth concerning it and * Numb 5.6 sweareth falâ—ly in any of all these that a man doeth sinning therein 4 Then it shall be because he hath sinned and is guilty that he shall restore that which he took violently away or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten or that which was delivered him to keep or the lost thing which he found 5 Or all that about which he hath sworn falsly he shall even * Chap 5.16 restore it in the principal and shall add the fifth part more thereto and give it unto him to whom it appertaineth ‖ Or in the day of his being found guilty †Heb. in the day of his trespasâ— in the day of his trespass-offering 6 And he shall bring his trespass-offering unto the LORD a ram without blemish out of the * Ch. 5.15 flock with thy estimation for a trespass-offering unto the priest 7 And the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD and it shall be forgiven him for any thing of all that he hath done in trespassing therein 8 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 9 Command Aaron and his sons saying This is the law of the burnt-offering It is the burnt-offering ‖ Or for the burning because of the burning upon the altar all night unto the morning the fire of the altar shall be burning in it 10 And the priest shall put on his linen garment and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh and take up the ashes which the fire hath consumed with the burnt-offering on the altar and he shall put them besides the altar 11 And he shall put off his garments and put on other garments and carry forth the ashes without the camp unto a clean place 12 And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it it shall not be put out and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning and lay the burnt-offering in order upon it and he shall burn thereon
from off their hands and burnt them on the altar upon the burnt-offering they were consecrations for a sweet savour it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD 29 And Moses took the breast and waved it for a wave offering before the LORD for of the ram of consecration it was Moses * Exe. 29.26 part as the LORD commanded Moses 30 And Moses took of the anointing oyl and of the bloud which was upon the altar and sprinkled it upon Aaron and upon his garments and upon his sons and upon his sons garments with him and sanctified Aaron and his garments and his sons and his sons garments with him 31 ¶ And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons Boyl the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation and there * Ex. 29 31. eat it with the bread that is in the basket of consecrations as I commanded saying Aaron and his sons shall eat it 32 And that which remaineth of the flesh and of the bread shall ye burn with fire 33 And ye shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation in seven days until the days of your consecration be at an end for * Ex. 29 31. seven days shall he consecrate you 34 As he hath done this day so the LORD hath commanded to do to make an atonement for you 35 Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and nigâ—t seven days and keep the charge of the LORD that ye die not for so I am commanded 36 So Aaron and his sons did all things which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses CHAP. IX 1 The first offerings of Aaron for himself and the people 8 The sin-offering 12 and the burnt-offering for himself 15 The offerings for the people 23 Moses and Aaron bless the people 24 Fire cometh from the Lord upon the altar ANd it came to pass on the eighth day that Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel 2 And he said unto Aaron * Ex. 29.1 Take thee a young call for a sin-offering and a ram for a burnt-offering without blemish and offer them before the LORD 3 And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak saying Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin-offering and a calf and a lamb both of the first year without blemish for a burnt offering 4 Also a bullock and a ram for peace-offerings to sacrifice before the LORD and a meat-offering mingled with oyl for to day the LORD will appear unto you 5 ¶ And they brought that which Moses commanded before the tabernacle of the congregation and all the congregation drew near and stood before the LORD 6 And Moses said This is the thing which the LORD commanded that ye should do and the glory of the LORD shall appear unto you 7 And Moses said unto Aaron Go unto the altar and offer thy sin-offering and thy burnt-offering and make an atonement for thy self and for the people and offer the offering of the people and make an atonement for them as the LORD commanded 8 ¶ Aaron therefore went unto the altar and slew the calf of the sin-offering which was for himself 9 And the sons of Aaron brought the bloud unto him and he dipt his finger in the bloud and put it upon the horns of the altar and poured out the bloud at the bottom of the altar 10 But the fat and the kidneys and the caul above the liver of the sin-offering he burnt upon the altar as the LORD commanded Moses 11 And the flesh and the hide he burnt with fire without the camp 12 And he slew the burnt-offering and Aarons sons presented unto him the bloud which he sprinkled round about upon the altar 13 And they presented the burnt-offering unto him with the pieces thereof and the head and he burnt them upon the altar 14 And he did wash the inwards and the legs and burnt them upon the burnt-offering on the altar 15 ¶ And he brought the peoples offering and took the goat which was the sin offering for the people and slew it and offered it for sin as the first 16 And he brought the burnt-offering and offered it according to the ‖ Or ordinance manner 17 And he brought the meat-offering and †Heb. filled his hand out of it took an handful thereof and burnt it upon the altar * Ex. 39.38 beside the burnt-sacrifice of the morning 18 He slew also the bullock and the ram for a sacrifice of peace-offerings which was for the people and Aarons sons presented unto him the bloud which he sprinkled upon the altar round about 19 And the fat of the bullock and of the ram the rump and that which covereth the inwards and the kidneys and the caul above the liver 20 And they put the fat upon the breasts he burnt the fat upon the altar 21 And the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved for a wave-offering before the LORD as Moses commanded 22 And Aaron lift up his hand towards the people and blessed them and came down from offering of the sin-offering and the burnt-offering and peace-offerings 23 And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation and came out and blessed the people and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people 24 And * Gen. 4.4 1 Kin. 18.38 2 Chro. 7.1 2 Mac. 2.10 11. there came a fire out from before the LORD and consumed upon the altar the burnt-offering and the fat which when all the people saw they shouted and tell on their faces CHAP. X. 1 Nadab and Abihu for offering of strange fire are burnt by fire 6 Aaron and his sons are forbidden to mourn for them 8 The priests are forbidden wine when they are to go into the tabernacle 12 The law of eating the hâ—ly things 16 Aarons excuse for transgressing thereof ANd * Num. â— 4 26.6 1 Chr. 24.2 Nadab and Abihu the sons of Aaron took either of them his censer and put fire therein and put incense thereon and offered strange fire before the LORD which he commanded them not 2 And there went out fire from the LORD and devoured them and they died before the LORD 3 Then Moses said unto Aaron This is it that the LORD spake saying I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me and before all tâ—e people I will be glorified And Aaron held his peace 4 And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron and said unto them Come near carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp 5 So they went near and carried them in their coats out of the camp as Moses had said 6 And Moses said unto Aaron and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar his sons Uncover not your heads neither rend your clothes lest you die and lest wrath come upon all the people but let your brethren the
the fat of the peace-offerings 13 The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar it shall never go out 14 ¶ * Ch. 2.1 〈◊〉 15.4 And this is the law of the meat-offering the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the LORD before the altar 15 And he shall take of it his handful of the flour of the meat-offering and of the oyl thereof and all the frankincense which is upon the meat-offering and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour even the * Chap. â— 9 memorial of it unto the LORD 16 And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation they shall eat it 17 It â—â—all not be baken with leaven I have given it unto them for their portion of my offerings made by fire it is most holy as is the sin-offering and as the trespass-offering 18 All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it It shall be a statute for ever in your generations concerning the offerings of the LORD made by fire * â—xod 1â— 37 Every one that toucheth them shall be holy 19 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 20 This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons which they shall offer unto the LORD in the day when he is anointed the tenth part of an * Exod. 16.36 ephah of fine flour for 2 meat-offering perpetual half of it in the morning and half thereof at night 21 In a pan it shall be made with oyl and when it is baken thou shalt bring it in and the baken pieces of the meat-offering shalt thou offer for a sweet savour unto the LORD 22 And the priest of his sons that is anointed in his stead shall offer it It is a statute for ever unto the LORD it shall be whollâ— burnt 23 For every meat-offering for the priest shall be wholly burnt it shall not be eaten 24 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 25 Speak unto Aaton and to 〈…〉 saying This is the law of the sin-offering In the place where the burnt-offâ—ring is killed shall the sin-offering be killed before the LORD it is moâ—t holy 26 The priest that offâ—râ—th â—t for sin shall eat it in the holy place shall it be eaten in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation 27 Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy and when there is sprinkled of the bloud thereof upon any garment thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in the holy place 28 But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden * Chap. 11.33 shall be broken and if it be sodden in a brasen pot it shall be both scoured and rinsed in water 29 All the males among the priests shall eat thereof it is most holy 30 * Hebr. 13.11 And no sin-offering whereof any of the bloud is brought into the tabernacle of the congregation to reconcile withal in the holy place shall be eaten it shall be burnt in the fire CHAP. VII 1 The law of the trespass-offering 11 and of the peace-offerings 12 whether it be for a thanksgiving 16 or a vow or a free-will-offering 22 The fat 26 and the bloud are forbidden 28 The priests portion in the peace-offâ—rings LIkewise this is the law of the trespass-offering it is most holy 2 In the place where they kill the burnt-offering shall they kill the trespass-offering and the bloud thereof shall he sprinkle round about upon the altar 3 And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof the rump and the fat that covereth the inwards 4 And the two kidneys and the fat that is on them which is by the flanks and the caul that is above the liver with the kidneys it shall he take away 5 And the priest shall burn them upon the altar for an offering made by fire unto the LORD it is a trespass-offering 6 Every male among the priests shall eat thereof it shall be eaten in the holy place it is most holy 7 As the sin-offering is so is the trespass-offering there is one law for them the priest that maketh atonement therewith shall have it 8 And the priest that offereth any mans burnt-offering even the priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt-offering which he hath offered 9 And all the meat-offering that is baken in the oven and all that is dressed in the frying-pan and ‖ Or on the flat plate or slice in the pan shall be the priests that offereth it 10 And every meat-offering mingled with oyl and dry shall all the sons of Aaron have one as much as another 11 And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace-offerings which he shall offer unto the LORD 12 If he offer it for a thanksgiving then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oyl and unleavened wafers anointed with oyl and cakes mingled with oyl of fine flour fryed 13 Besides the cakes he shall offer for his offering leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace-offerings 14 And of it he shall offer one out of the whole oblation for an heave-offering unto the LORD and it shall be the priests that sprinkleth the bloud of the peace-offerings 15 And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace-offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day that it is offered he shall not leave any of it until the morning 16 But if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow or a voluntary offering it shall be eaten the same day that he offereth his sacrifice and on the morrow also the remainder of it shall be eaten 17 But the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire 18 And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace-offerings be eaten at all on the third day it shall not be accepted neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it it shall be an abomination and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity 19 And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten it shall be burnt with fire and as for the flesh all that be clean shall eat thereof 20 But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offerings that pertain unto the LORD * Chap 15.3 having his uncleanness upon him even that soul shall be cut off from his people 21 Moreover the soul that shall touch any unclean thing as the uncleanness of man or any unclean beast or any abominable unclean thing and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offerings which pertain unto the LORD even that soul shall be cut off from his people 22 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 23 Speak unto the children of Israel saying * Chap. 3.17 Ye shall eat no manner fat of ox or of sheep or of goat 24 And the fat of the
†Heb carcase beast that dieth of it self and the fat of that which is torn with beasts may be used in any other use but ye shall in no wise eat of it 25 For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast of which men offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people 26 * Gen. 9.4 Chap. 3.17 17.14 Moreover ye shall eat no manner of bloud whether it be of fowl or of beast in any of your dwellings 27 Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any manner of bloud even that soul shall be cut off from his people 28 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 29 Speak unto the children of Israel saying He that offereth the sacrifice of his peace offerings unto the LORD shall bring his oblation unto the LORD of the sacrifice of his peace-offerings 30 His own hands shall bring the offerings of the LORD made by fire the fat with the breast it shall he bring that * Exod 29.24 the breast may be waved for a wave-offering before the LORD 31 And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar but the breast shall be Aarons and his sons 32 And the right shoulder shall ye give unto the priest for an heave-offering of the sacrifices of your peace-offerings 33 He among the sons of Aaron that offereth the bloud of the peace-offerings and the fat shall have the right shoulder for his part 34 For the wave-breast and the heave-shoulder have I taken of the children of Israel from off the sacrifices of their peace-offerings and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons by a statute for ever from among the children of Israel 35 ¶ This is the portion of the anointing of Aaron and of the anointing of his sons out of the offerings of the LORD made by fire in the day when he presented them to minister unto the LORD in the priests office 36 Which the LORD commanded to be given them of the children of Israel in the day that he anointed them by a statute for ever throughout their generations 37 This is the law of the burnt-offering of the meat-offering and of the sin-offering and of the trespass-offering and of the consecrations and of the sacrifice of the peace-offerings 38 Which the LORD commanded Moses in mount Sinai in the day that he commanded the children of Israel to offer their oblations unto the LORD in the wilderness of Sinai CHAP. VIII 1 Moses consecrateth Aaron and his sons 14 Their sin-offering 18 Their burnt-offering 22 The ram of consecrations 31 The place and time of their consecration ANd the LORD spake unto Moses saying 2 Take Aaron and his sons with him and * Ex. 28.2 4 the garments and * Ex. 30.24 the anointing oyl and a bullock for the sin-offering and two rams and a basket of unleavened bread 3 And gather thou all the congregation together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation 4 And Moses did as the LORD commanded him and the assembly was gathered together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation 5 And Moses said unto the congregation * Exod. 29.4 This is the thing which the LORD commanded to be done 6 And Moses brought Aaron his sons washed them with water 7 And he put upon him the coat and girded him with the girdle and clothed him with the robe and put the ephod upon him and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod and bound it unto him therewith 8 And he put the breast-plate upon him also he * Exod. 28.30 put in the breast-plate the Urim and Thummim 9 And he put the mitre upon his head also upon the mitre even upon his forefront did he put the golden plate the holy crown as the LORD * Exod. 28.39 c. commanded Moses 10 And Moses took the anointing oyl and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein and sanctified them 11 And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times and anointed the altar all his vessels both the laver his foot to sanctifie them 12 And he * Ps 133.2 Ecclus 45.15 poured of the anointing oyl upon Aarons head and anointed him to sanctifie him 13 And Moses brought Aarons sons and put coats upon them and girded them with girdles and †Heb. bound put bonnets upon them as the LORD commanded Moses 14 * Exod. 29.1 And he brought the bullock for the sin-offering and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin-offering 15 And he slew it and Moses took the bloud and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger and purified the altar and poured the bloud at the bottom of the altar and sanctified it to make reconciliation upon it 16 And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards and the caul above the liver and the two kidneys and their fat and Moses burned it upon the altar 17 But the bullock and his hide his flesh and his dung he burnt with fire without the camp as the LORD * Ex. 29.14 commanded Moses 18 ¶ And he brought the ram for the burnt-offering and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram 19 And he killed it and Moses sprinkled the bloud upon the altar round about 20 And he cut the ram into pieces and Moses burnt the head and the pieces and the fat 21 And he washed the inwards and the legs in water and Moses burnt the whole ram upon the altar it was a burnt-sacrifice for a sweet savour and an offering made by fire unto the LORD as the LORD commanded Moses 22 ¶ And * Ex. 29.31 he brought the other ram the ram of consecration and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram 23 And he slew it and Moses took of the bloud of it and put it upon the tip of Aarons right ear and upon the thumb of his right hand and upon the great toe of his right foot 24 And he brought Aarons sons and Moses put of the bloud upon the tip of their right ear and upon the thumbs of their right hands upon the great toes of their right feet and Moses sprinkled the bloud upon the altar round about 25 And he took the fat and the rump and all the fat that was upon the inwards and the caul above the liver and the two kidneys and their fat and the right shoulder 26 And out of the basket of unleavened bread that was before the LORD he took one unleavened cake and a cake of oyled bread and one wafer and put them on the fat and upon the right shoulder 27 And he put all * Ex. 27.24 c. upon Aarons hands and upon his sons hands and waved them for a wave-offering before the LORD 28 And Moses took them
whole house of Israel bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled 7 And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation lest you die for the anointing oyl of the LORD is upon you And they did according to the word of Moses 8 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Aaron saying 9 Do not drink wine nor strong drink thou nor thy sons with thee when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation lest ye die It shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations 10 And that ye may put difference between hoâ—y and unholy and between unclean and clean 11 And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the LORD hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses 12 ¶ And Moses spake unto Aaron and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamâ—r his sons that were left Take the meat-offering that remaineth of the offerings of the LORD made by fire and eat it without leaven beside the altar for it is most holy 13 And ye shall eat it in the holy place because it is thy due and thy sonâ— due of the sacrifices of the LORD made by fire for so I am commandâ—d 14 And * Exod. â—9 24 the wave-breast and heave-shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place thou and thy sons and thy daughters with thee for they be thy due and thy sons due which are given out of the sacrifices of peace-offerings of the children of Israel 15 The heave-shoulder and the wave-breast shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat to wave it for a wave-offering before the LORD and it shall be thine and thy sons with thee by a statute for ever as the LORD hath commanded 16 ¶ And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin-offering and behold it was burnt and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar the sons of Aaron which were left alive saying 17 Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin-offering in the holy place seeing it is most holy and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation to make atonement for them before the LORD 18 Behold the bloud of it was not brought in within the holy place ye should indeed have eaten it in the holy place * Chap. 6.26 as I commanded 19 And Aaron said unto Moses Behold this day have they offered their sin-offering and their burnt-offering before the LORD and such things have befallen me and if I had eaten the sin-offering to day should it have been accepted in the sight of the LORD 20 And when Moses heard that he was content CHAP. XI 1 What beasts may 4 and what may not be eaten 9 What fishes 13 What fowls 29 The creeping things which are unclean ANd the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron saying unto them 2 Speak unto the children of Israel saying * Deu. 14.4 Act. 10 1â— These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth 3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof and is cloven-footed and cheweth the cud among the beasts that shall ye eat 4 Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud or of them that divide the hoof as the camel because he cheweth the cud but divideth not the hoof he is unclean to you 5 And the coney because he cheweth the cud but divideth not the hoof he is unclean unto you 6 And the hare because he cheweth the cud but divideth not the hoof he is unclean unto you 7 And * 2 Maâ— 6.18 the swine though he divide the hoof and be cloven-footed yet he cheweth not the cud he is unclean to you 8 Of their flesh shall ye not eat and their carcase shall ye not touch they are unclean to you 9 ¶ These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters whatsoever hath fins scales in the waters in the seas in the rivers them shall ye eat 10 And all that have not fins nor scales in the seas and in the rivers of all that move in the waters and of any living thing which is in the waters they shall be an abomination unto you 11 They shall be even an abomination unto you ye shall not eat of their flesh but you shall have their carcases in abomination 12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters that shall be an abomination unto you 13 ¶ And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls they shall not be eaten they are an abomination the eagle and the ossifrage and the ospray 14 And the vulture and the kite after his kinde 15 Every raven after his kinde 16 And the owl and the night-hauk and the cuckow and the hauk after his kinde 17 And the little owl and the cormorant and the great owl 18 And the swan and the pelican and the gier-eagle 19 And the stork and the heron after her kinde and the lapwing and the bat 20 All fowls that creep going upon all four shall be an abomination unto you 21 Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four which have legs above their feet to leap withal upon the earth 22 Even these of them ye may eat the locust after his kinde and the bald locust after his kinde and the beetle after his kinde and the grashopper after his kinde 23 But all other flying creeping things which have four feet shall be an abomination unto you 24 And for these ye shall be unclean whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even 25 And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the even 26 The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof and is not cloven-footed nor cheweth the cud are unclean unto you every one that toucheth them shall be unclean 27 And whatsoever goeth upon his paws among all manner of beasts that go on all four those are unclean unto you whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even 28 And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the even they are unclean unto you 29 ¶ These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth the weasel and the mouse and the tortoise after his kinde 30 And the ferret and the chameleon and the lyzard and the snail and the mole 31 These are unclean to you among all that creep whosoever doth touch them when they be dead shall be unclean until the even 32 And upon whatsoever any of them when they are dead doth fall it shall be unclean whether it be any vessel of wood or raiment or skin or sack whatsoever vessel it be wherein any work is done it must be put into water and it shall be unclean until the even so it shall be cleansed 33 And every earthen vessel whereinto any of them falleth whatsoever is in it shall
in water and be unclean until the even 17 And every garment and every skin whereon is the seed of copulation shall be washed with water and be unclean until the even 18 The woman also with whom man shall lie with seed of copulation they shall both bathe themselves in water and be unclean until the even 19 ¶ And if a woman have an issue and her issue in her flesh be bloud she shall be †Heb. in her separation put apart seven days and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even 20 And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean 21 And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the even 22 And whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the even 23 And if it be on her bed or on any thing whereon she sitteth when he toucheth it he shall be unclean until the even 24 And if any man lie with her at all and her flowers be upon him he shall be unclean seven days and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean 25 And if a woman have an issue of her bloud many days out of the time of her separation or if it run beyond the time of her separation all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation she shall be unclean 26 Every bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the bed of her separation and whatsoever she sitteth upon shall be unclean as the uncleanness of her separation 27 And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean and shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water be unclean until the even 28 But if she be cleansed of her issue then she shall number to her self seven days and after that she shall be clean 29 And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtles or two young pigeons and bring them unto the priest to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation 30 And the priest shall offer the one for a sin-offering and the other for a burnt-offering and the priest shall make an atonement for her before the LORD for the issue of her uncleanness 31 Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness that they die not in their uncleanness when they defile my tabernacle that is among them 32 This is the law of him that hath an issue and of him whose seed goeth from him and is defiled therewith 33 And of her that is sick of her flowers and of him that hath an issue of the man and of the woman and of him that lieth with her which is unclean CHAP. XVI 1 How the high priest must enter into the hâ—ly place 11 The sin-offering for himself 15 The sin-offering for the people 20 The scape-goat 29 The yearly feast of the expâ—ations ANd the LORD spake unto Moses after * Chap. 10.2 the death of the two sons of Aaron when they offered before the LORD and died 2 And the LORD said unto Moses Speak unto Aaron thy brother that he * Ex. 30.10 Hebr. 9.7 come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy-seat which is upon the ark that he die not for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy-seat 3 Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place with a young bullock for a sin-offering and a ram for a burnt-offering 4 He shall put on the holy linen coat and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh and shall be girded with the linen girdle and with the linen mitre shall he be attired these are holy garments therefore shall he wash his flesh in water and so put them on 5 And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering and one ram for a burnt-offering 6 And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin-offering which is for himself and * Hebr. 9.7 make an atonement for himself and for his house 7 And he shall take the two goats and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation 8 And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats one lot for the LORD and the other lot for the †Heb. Azazâ—l scape-goat 9 And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORDS lot †Heb. went up fell and offer him for a sin-offering 10 But the goat on which the lot fell to be the scape-goat shall be presented alive before the LORD to make an atonement with him and to let him go for a scape-goat into the wilderness 11 And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself and shall make an atonement for himself and for his house and shall kill the bullock of the sin-offering which is for himself 12 And he shall take a censer-full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small and bring it within the vail 13 And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy-seat that is upon the testimony that he die not 14 And * Hebr. â— 13 10.4 he shall take of the bloud of the bullock and * Cha. 4. â— sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat east-ward and before the mercy-seat shall he sprinkle of the bloud with his finger seven times 15 ¶ Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering that is for the people and bring his bloud within the vail and do with that bloud as he did with the bloud of the bullock and sprinkle it upon the mercy-seat and before the mercy seat 16 And he shall make an atonement for the holy place because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel and because of their transgressions in all their sins and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation that †Heb. dwelleth remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness 17 * Luk. 1 1â— And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place until he come out and have made an atonement for himself and for his houshold and for all the congregation of Israel 18 And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the LORD and make an atonement for it and shall take of the bloud of the bullock of the bloud of the goat put it upon the horns of the altar round about 19 And he shall sprinkle of the bloud upon it with his finger seven times and cleanse it and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel
nor of thy fathers sister for he uncovereth his near kin they shall bear their iniquity 20 And if a man shall lie with his uncles wife he hath uncovered his uncles nakedness they shall bear their sin they shall die childless 21 And if a man shall take his brothers wife â—t is †Heb. a separation an unclean thing he hath uncovered his brothers nakedness they shall be childless 22 ¶ Ye shall therefore keep all my * Chap. 18.26 statutes and all my judgements and do them that the land whither I bring you to dwell therein * Chap. 18.25 spue you not out 23 And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation which I cast out before you for they committed all these things and * Deut. 9.5 therefore I abhorred them 24 But I have said unto you Ye shall inherit their land I will give it unto you to possess it a land that floweth with milk and honey I am the LORD your God which have separated you from other people 25 * Chap. 11.2 Deut. 14.4 Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean between unclean fowls and clean and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast or by fowl or by any manner of living thing that ‖ Or moveth creepeth on the ground which I have separated from you as unclean 26 And ye shall be holy unto me * Vers 7. Chap. 19.2 1 Pet. â— 16 for I the LORD am holy and have severed you from other people that ye should be mine 27 ¶ * Deut. 18.11 1 Sam. 28.7 A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit or that is a wizard shall surely be put to death they shall stone them with stones their bloud sâ—all be upon them CHAP. XXI 1 Of the priests mourning 6 Of their hâ—liness 8 Of their estimation 7 13 Of their marriages 16 The priests that have blemishes must not miniâ—ter in the sanctuary ANd the LORD said unto Moses Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron and say unto them There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people 2 But for his kin that is near unto him that is for his mother and for his father and for his son and for his daughter and for his brother 3 And for his sister a virgin that is nigh unto him which hath had no husband for her may he be defiled 4 But ‖ Or being an husband among his people be shall not defile himself for his wife c. he shall not defile himself being a chief man among his people to profane himself 5 * Chap. 19.27 They shall not make baldness upon their head neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard nor make any cuttings in their flesh 6 They shall be holy unto their God and not profane the name of their God for the offerings of the LORD made by fire and the bread of their God they do offer therefore they shall be holy 7 They shall not take a wife that is a whore or profane neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband for he is holy unto his God 8 Thou shalt sanctifie him therefore for he offereth the bread of thy God he shall be holy unto thee for I the LORD which sanctifie you am holy 9 ¶ And the daughter of any priest if she profane her self by playing the whore she profaneth her father she shall be burnt with fire 10 And he that is the high priest among his brethren upon whose head the anointing oyl was poured and that is consecrated to put on the garments shall not uncover his head nor rend his clothes 11 Neither shall he go in to any dead body nor defile himself for his father or for his mother 12 Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary nor profane the sanctuary of his God for the crown of the anointing oyl of his God is upon him I am the LORD 13 And he shall take a wife in her virginâ—ty 14 A widow or a divorced woman or profane or an harlot these shall he not take but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife 15 Neither shall he profane his seed among his people for I the LORD do sanctifie him 16 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 17 Speak unto Aaron saying Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any blemish let him not approach to offer the ‖ Or food bread of his God 18 For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish he shall not approach a blinde man or a lame or he that hath a flat nose or any thing * Chap. 22.23 superfluous 19 Or a man that is broken-footed or broken-handed 20 Or crook-backt or ‖ Or too slender a dwarf or that hath a blemish in his eye or be scurvy or scabbed or hath his stones broken 21 No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire he hath a blemish he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God 22 He shall eat the bread of his God both of the most holy and of the holy 23 Onely he shall not go in unto the vail nor come nigh unto the altar because he hath a blemish that he profane not my sanctuarieâ— for I the LORD do sanctifie them 24 And Moses told it unto Aaron and to his sons and unto all the children of Israel CHAP. XXII 1 The priests in their uncleanness must abstain from the holy things 6 How they shall be cleansed 10 Who of the priests house may eat of the holy things 17 The sacrifices must be without blemish 26 The age of the sacrifice 29 The law of eating the sacrifice of thanksgiving ANd the LORD spake unto Moses saying 2 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me I am the LORD 3 Say unto them Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations that goeth unto the holy things which the children of Israel hallow unto the LORD having his uncleanness upon him that soul shall be cut off from my presence I am the LORD 4 What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper or hath * Chap. 15.2 a †Heb. running of the reins running issue he shall not eat of the holy things until he be clean And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead or a man whose seed goeth from him 5 Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing whereby he may be made unclean or a man of whom he may take uncleanness whatsoever uncleanness he hath 6 The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even and shall not eat of the holy things unless he wash his flesh with water
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
shall first set forth 10 ¶ On the south-side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur 11 And his host and those that were numbred thereof were fourty and six thousand and five hundred 12 And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simâ—on and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai 13 And his host and those that were numbred of them were fifty and â—ine thousand and three hundred 14 Then the tribe of Gad and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel 15 And his host and those that were numbred of them were fourty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty 16 All that were numbred in the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty throughout their armies and they shall set forth in the second rank 17 ¶ Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp as they encamp so shall they set forward every man in his place by their standards 18 ¶ On the west-side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud 19 And his host and those that were numbred of them were fourty thousand and five hundred 20 And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur 21 And his host and those that were numbred of them were thirty and two thousand and two hundred 22 Then the tribe of Benjamin and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni 23 And his host and those that were numbred of them were thirty and five thousand and four hundred 24 All that were numbred of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred throughout their armies and they shall go forward in the third rank 25 ¶ The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north-side by their armies and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai 26 And his host and those that were numbred of them were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred 27 And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran 28 And his host and those that were numbred of them were fourty and one thousand and five hundred 29 Then the tribe of Naphtali and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan 30 And his host and those that were numbred of them were fifty and three thousand and four hundred 31 All they that were numbred in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred they shall go hindmost with their standards 32 ¶ These are those which were numbred of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers all those that were numbred of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty 33 But the Levites were not numbred among the children of Israel as the LORD commanded Moses 34 And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses so they pitched by their standards and so they set forward every one after their families according to the house of their fathers CHAP. III. 1 The sons of Aaron 5 The Levites are given to the priests for the service of the tabernacleâ— 11 in stead of the first-born 14 The Levites are numbred by their families 21 The families number and charge of the Gershonites 27 of the Koâ—athites 33 of the Merarites 38 The place and charge of Moses and Aaron 40 The first-born are freed by the Levites 44 The overplus are redeemed THese also are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the LORD spake with Moses in mount Sinai 2 And these are the names of the sons of Aaron Nadab the * Exod. 6.23 first-born and Abihu Eleazar and Ithamar 3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron the priests which were anointed †Heb. whose hand be filled whom he consecrated to minister in the priests office 4 * Lev. 10.1 Ch. 26.61 1 Chr. 24.2 And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD when they offered strange fire before the LORD in the wilderness of Sinai and they had no children and Eleazar and Ithamar ministred in the priests office in the sight of Aaron their father 5 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 6 Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them before Aaron the priest that they may minister unto him 7 And they shall keep his charge and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation to do the service of the tabernacle 8 And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation and the charge of the children of Israel to do the service of the tabernacle 9 And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel 10 And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons and they shall wait on their priests office and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death 11 ¶ And the LORD spake unte Moses saying 12 And I behold I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel in stead of all the first-born that openeth the matrice among the children of Israel therefore the Levites shall be mine 13 Because all the first-born are mine * Exod. 13.2 Lev. 27.26 Chap. 8.16 Luk. 2.23 for on the day that I smote all the first born in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the first-born in Israel both man and beast mine they shall be I am the LORD 14 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai saying 15 Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers by their families every male from a moneth old and upward shalt thou number them 16 And Moses numbred them according to the †Heb. mouth word of the LORD as he was commanded 17 * Gen. 46.11 Exod. 6.16 Ch. 26.57 1 Chro. 6.1 And these were the sons of Levi by their names Gershon and Kohath and Merari 18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families Libni and Shimei 19 And the sons of Kohath by their families Amram and Izehar Hebron and Uzziel 20 And the sons of Merari by their families Mahli and Mushi these are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers 21 Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites and the family
him that †Heb. doeth sinneth through ignorance both for him that is born amongst the children of Israel and for the stranger that sojourneth among them 30 ¶ But the soul that doeth ought †Heb. with an high hand presumptuously whether he be born in the land or a stranger the same reproacheth the LORD and that soul shall be cut off from among his people 31 Because he hath despised the word of the LORD and hath broken his commandment that soul shall utterly be cut off his iniquity shall be upon him 32 ¶ And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath-day 33 And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron and unto all the congregation 34 And they put him * Lev. 24.12 in ward because it was not declared what should be done to him 35 And the LORD said unto Moses The man shall be surely put to death all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp 36 And all the congregation brought him without the camp and stoned him with stones and he died as the LORD commanded Moses 37 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 38 Speak unto the children of Israel and bid * Deut. 22.12 Mat. 23.5 them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue 39 And it shall be unto you for a fringe that ye may look upon it and remember all the commandments of the LORD and do them and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes after which ye use to go a whoring 40 That ye may remember and do all my commandments and be holy unto your God 41 I am the LORD your God which brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God I am the LORD your God CHAP. XVI 1 The rebellion of Korah Dathan and Abiram 23 Moses separateth the people from the rebels tents 31 The earth swalloweth up Korah and a fire consumeth others 36 The censers are reserved to holy use 41 Fourteen thousand and seven hundred are slain by a plague for murmuring against Moses and Aaron 46 Aaron by incense stayeth the plague NOw * Ch. 27.3 Ecclus 45.18 Jude 11. Korah the son of Izhar the son of Kohath the son of Levi and Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab and On the son of Peleth sons of Reuben took men 2 And they rose up before Moses with certain of the children of Israel two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly * Ch. 26.9 famous in the congregation men of renown 3 And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron and said unto them †Heb. It is much for you Ye take too much upon you seeing all the congregation are holy everyone of them and the LORD is among them wherefore then lift you up your selves above the congregation of the LORD 4 And when Moses heard it he fell upon his face 5 And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company saying Even to morrow the LORD will shew who are his and who is holy and will cause him to come near unto him even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him 6 This do take you censers Korah and all his company 7 And put fire therein and put incense in them before the LORD to morrow and it shall be that the man whom the LORD doth choose he shall be holy ye take too much upon you ye sons of Levi. 8 And Moses said unto Korah Hear I pray you ye sons of Levi 9 Seemeth it but a small thing unto you that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them 10 And he hath brought thee near to him and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee and seek ye the priesthood also 11 For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the LORD and what is Aaron that ye murmure against him 12 ¶ And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab which said We will not come up 13 Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness except thou make thy self altogether a prince over us 14 Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards wilt thou †Heb. here out put out the eyes of these men we will not come up 15 And Moses was very wroth and said unto the LORD * Gen. 4 4. Respect not thou their offering I have not taken one ass from them neither have I hurt one of them 16 And Moses said unto Korah Be thou and all thy company before the LORD thou and they and Aaron to morrow 17 And take every man his censer and put incense in them and bring ye before the LORD every man his censer two hundred and fifty censers thou also and Aaron each of you his censer 18 And they took every man his censer and put fire in them and said incense thereon and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron 19 And Korah gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the congregation 20 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron saying 21 Separate your selves from among this congregation that I may consume them in a moment 22 And they fell upon their faces and said O God the God of the spirits of all flesh shall one man sin and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation 23 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 24 Speak unto the congregation saying Get you up from about the taberlacle of Korah Dathan and Abiram 25 And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram and the elders of Israel followed him 26 And he spake unto the congregation saying Depart I pray you from the tents of these wicked men and touch nothing of theirs lest ye be consumed in all their sins 27 So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah Dathan and Abiram on every side and Dathan and Abiram came out and stood in the door of their tents and their wives and their sons and their little children 28 And Moses said Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works for I have not done them of mine own minde 29 If these men die †Heb. as every man dieth the common death of all men or if they be visited after the visitation of all men then
the LORD hath not sent me 30 But if the LORD †Heb. create a creature make a new thing and the earth open her mouth and swallow them up with all that appertain unto them and they go down quick into the pit then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD 31 ¶ * Ch. 27.3 Deut. 11.6 Ps 106.17 And it came to pass as he had made an end of speaking all these words that the ground clave asunder that was under them 32 And the earth opened her mouth and swallowed them up their houses and all the men that appertained unto Korah and all their goods 33 They and all that appertained to them went down alive into the pit and the earth closed upon them and they perished from among the congregation 34 And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them for they said Lest the earth swallow us up also 35 And there came out a fire from the LORD and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense 36 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 37 Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest that he take up the censers out of the burning and scatter thou the fire yonder for they are hallowed 38 The censers of these sinners against their own souls let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar for they offered them before the LORD therefore they are hallowed and they shall be a signe unto the children of Israel 39 And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers wherewith they that were burnt had offered and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar 40 To be a memorial unto the children of Israel that no stranger which is not of the seed of Aaron come near to offer incense before the LORD that he be not as Korah and as his company as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses 41 ¶ But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron saying Ye have killed the people of the LORD 42 And it came to pass when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation and behold the cloud covered it and the glory of the LORD appeared 43 And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation 44 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 45 Get you up from among this congregation that I may consume them as in a moment and they fell upon their faces 46 ¶ And Moses said unto Aaron Take a censer and put fire therein from off the altar and put on incense and go quickly unto the congregation and make an atonement for them for there is wrath gone out from the LORD the plague is begun 47 And Aaron took as Moses commanded and ran into the midst of the congregation and behold the plague was begun among the people and he put on incense and made an atonement for the people 48 And he stood between the dead and the living and the plague was stayed 49 Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred beside them that died about the matter of Korah 50 And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation and the plague was stayed CHAP. XVII 1 Aarons rod among all the rods of the tribes onely flourisheth 10 It is left for a monument against the rebels ANd the LORD spake unto Moses saying 2 Speak unto the children of Israel and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods write thou every mans name upon his rod. 3 And thou shalt write Aarons name upon the rod of Levi for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers 4 And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony * Exod. 25.22 where I will meet with you 5 And it shall come to pass that the mans rod whom I shall choose shall blossom and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel whereby they murmure against you 6 ¶ And Moses spake unto the children of Israel and every one of their princes gave him †Heb. a rod for one prince a rod for one prince a rod apiece for each prince one according to their fathers houses even twelve rods and the rod of Aaron was among their rods 7 And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness 8 And it came to pass that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness and behold the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded and brought forth buds and bloomed blossoms and yeelded almonds 9 And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD unto all the children of Israel and they looked and took every man his rod. 10 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses Bring * Hebr. 9.4 Aarons rod again before the testimony to be kept for a token against the †Heb. children of rebellion rebels and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me that they die not 11 And Moses did so as the LORD commanded him so did he 12 And the children of Israel spake unto Moses saying Behold we die we perish we all perish 13 Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die shall we be consumed with dying CHAP. XVIII 1 The charge of the priests and Levites 9 The priests portion 21 The Levites portion 25 The beave-offering to the priests out of the Levites portion ANd the LORD said unto Aaron Thou and thy sons and thy fathers house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood 2 And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi the tribe of thy father bring thou with thee that they may be joyned unto thee and minister unto thee but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister before the tabernacle of witness 3 And they shall keep thy charge and the charge of all the tabernacle onely they shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar that neither they nor you also die 4 And they shall be joyned unto thee and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation for all the service of the tabernacle and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you 5 And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary and the charge of the altar that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel 6 And I behold I have * Chap. 3.45 taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel to you they are given as a gift for the LORD to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation
Chap. 16.2 famous in the congregation who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah when they strove against the LORD 10 And the earth opened her mouth and swallowed them up together with Korah when that company died what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men and they became a signe 11 Notwithstanding the children of Korah died not 12 ¶ The sons of Simeon after their families of Nemuel the family of the Nemuelites of Jamin the family of the Jaminites of Jachin the family of the Jachinites 13 Of Zerah the family of the Zarhites of Shaul the family of the Shaulites 14 These are the families of the Simeonites twenty and two thousand and two hundred 15 ¶ The children of Gad after their families of Zephon the family of the Zephonites of Haggâ—â— the family of the Haggites of Shuni the family of the Shunites 16 Of Ozni the family of the Oznites of Eri the family of the Erites 17 Of Arod the family of the Arodâ—tes of Areli the family of the Arelites 18 These are the families of the children of Gad according to those that were numbred of them fourty thousand and five hundred 19 ¶ * Gen. 38.2 c. and 46.12 The sons of Judah were Er and Onan and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan 20 And the sons of Judah after their families were of Shelah the family of the Shelanites of Pharez the family of the Pharezites of Zerah the family of the Zarhites 21 And the sons of Pharez were of Hesron the family of the Hesronites of Hamul the family of the Hamulites 22 These are the families of Judah according to those that were numbred of them threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred 23 ¶ Of the sons of Issachar after their families of Tola the family of the Tolaites of Pua the family of the Punites 24 Of Jashub the family of the Jashubites of Shimron the family of the Shimronites 25 These are the families of Issachar according to those that were numbred of them threescore and four thousand and three hundred 26 ¶ Of the sons of Zebulun after there families of Sered the family of the Sardites of Elon the family of the Elonites of Jahleel the family of the Jahleelites 27 These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those that were numbred of them threescore thousand and five hundred 28 ¶ The sons of Joseph after their families were Manasseh and Ephraim 29 Of the sons of Manasseh of * Josh 17.1 Machir the family of the Machirites and Machir begat Gilead of Gilead come the family of the Gileadites 30 These are the sons of Gilead of Jeezer the family of the Jeezerites of Helek the family of the Helekites 31 And of Asriel the family of the Asrielites and of Shechem the family of the Shechemites 32 And of Shemida the family of the Shemidaites and of Hepher the family of the Hepherites 33 ¶ And * Chap. 27.1 Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons but daughters and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah and Noah Hoglah Milcah and Tirzah 34 These are the families of Manasseh and those that were numbred of them fifty and two thousand and seven hundred 35 ¶ These are the sons of Ephraim after their families of Shuthelah the family of the Shuthalhites of Becher the family of the Bachrites of Tahan the family of the Tahanites 36 And these are the sons of Shuthelah of Eran the family of the Eranites 37 These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbred of them thirty and two thousand and five hundred These are the sons of Joseph after their families 38 ¶ The sons of Benjamin after their families of Bela the family of the Belaites of Ashbel the family of the Ashbelites of Ahiram the family of the Ahiramites 39 Of Shupham the family of the Shuphamites of Hupham the family of the Huphamites 40 And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman of Ard the family of the Ardites and of Naaman the family of the Naamites 41 These are the sons of Benjamin after their families and they that were numbred of them were fourty and five thousand and six hundred 42 ¶ These are the sons of Dan after their families of Shuham the family of the Shuhamites These are the families of Dan after their families 43 All the families of the Shuhamites according to those that were numbred of them were threescore and four thousand and four hundred 44 ¶ Of the children of Asher after their families of Jimna the family of the Jimnites of Jesui the family of the Jesuites of Beriah the family of the Beriites 45 Of the sons of Beriah of Heber the family of the Heberites of Malchiel the family of the Malchielites 46 And the name of the daughter of Asher was Sarah 47 These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those that were numbred of them who were fifty and three thousand and four hundred 48 Of the sons of Naphtali after their families of Jahzeel the family of the Jahzeelites of Guni the family of the Gunites 49 Of Jezer the family of the Jezerites of Shillem the family of the Shillemites 50 These are the families of Naphtali according to their families and they that were numbred of them were fourty and five thousand and four hundred 51 These were the numbred of the children of Israel six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty 52 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 53 Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names 54 * Ch. 33.54 To many thou shalt †Heb. multiply his inheritance give the more inheritance and to few thou shalt †Heb. diminish his inheritance give the less inheritance to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbred of him 55 Notwithstanding the land shall be * Ch. 33.54 Josh 11.23 and 14.2 divided by lot according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit 56 According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between manâ— and few 57 ¶ * Ex. 6.16 17 18 19. And these are they that were numbred of the Levites after their families of Gershon the family of the Gershonites of Kohath the family of the Kohathites of Merari the family of the Merarites 58 These are the families of the Levites the family of the Libnites the family of the Hebronites the family of the Mahlites the family of the Mushites the family of the Korathites and Kohath begat Amram 59 And the name of Amrams wife was * Ex. 2 1 2. and 6.20 Jochebed the daughter of Levi whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses and Miriam their sister 60 And unto Aaron was born Nadab and Abihu Eleazar Ithamar 61 And * Lev.
of wheat and barley and vines and fig-trees and pomegranates a land †Heb. of olive-tree of oyl of oyl-olive and honey 9 A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness thou shalt not lack any thing in it a land whose stones are iron and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass 10 * Chap. 6.11 12. When thou hast eaten and art full then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee 11 Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God in not keeping his commandments and his judgements and his statutes which I command thee this day 12 Lest when thou hast eaten and art full and hast built goodly houses and dwelt therein 13 And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply and thy silver and thy gold is multiplyed and all that thou hast is multiplied 14 Then thine heart be lifted up and thou forget the LORD thy God which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt from the house of bondage 15 Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness wherein were fiery serpents and scorpions and drought where there was no water * Num. 20.11 who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint 16 Who fed thee in the wilderness with * Exod. 16.15 manna which thy fathers knew not that he might humble thee and that he might prove thee to do thee good at thy latter end 17 And thou say in thine heart My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth 18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers as it is this day 19 And it shall be if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God and walk after other gods and serve them and worship them I testifie against you this day that ye shall surely perish 20 As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face so shall ye perish because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the LORD your God CHAP. IX 1 Moses dissâ—adeth them from the opinion of their own righteousness by rehearsing their several rebellions HEar O Israel Thou art to pass over Jordan this day to go in to possess nations greater and mightier then thy self cities great and senced up to heaven 2 A people great and tall * Num. 13.28 the children of the Anakims whom thou knowest and of whom thou hast heard say Who can stand before the children of Anak 3 Understand therefore this day that the LORD thy God is he which goeth over before thee as a * Ch. 4.24 Heb. 12.29 consuming fire he shall destroy them and he shall bring them down before thy face so shalt thou drive them out and destroy them quickly as the LORD hath said unto thee 4 Speal not thou in thine heart after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee saying For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee 5 Not for thy righteousness or for the uprightness of thine heart dost thou go to possess their land but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee and that he may perfâ—rm the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers Abraham Isaac and Jacob. 6 Understand therefore that the LORD thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness for thou art a stiff-necked people 7 ¶ Remember and forget not how thou provokedst the LORD thy God to wrath in the wilderness from the day that thou didst depart out of the land of Egypt until ye came unto this place ye have been rebellious against the LORD 8 Also in Horeb ye provoked the LORD to wrath so that the LORD was angry with you to have destroyed you 9 When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone even the tables of the covenant which the LORD made with you then * Exod. 24.28 34.28 I abode in the mount fourty days and fourty nights I neither did eat bread nor drink water 10 * Ex. 31.18 And the LORD delivered unto me two tables of stone written with the singer of God and on them was written according to all the words which the LORD spake with you in the mount out of the midâ—t of fire in the day of the assembly 11 And it came to pass at the end of fourty days and fourty nights that the LORD gave me the two tables of stone even the tables of the covenant 12 And the LORD said unto me * Exod. 32.7 Arise get thee down quickly from hence for thy people which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have corrupted themselves they are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them they have made them a molten image 13 Furthermore the LORD spake unto me saying I have seen this people and behold it is a stiff-necked people 14 Let me alone that I may destroy them and blot out their name from under heaven and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater then they 15 So I turned and came down from the mount and the mount burned with fire and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands 16 And I looked and behold ye had sinned against the LORD your God and had made you a molten calf ye had turned aside quickly out of the way which the LORD had commanded you 17 And I took the two tables and cast them out of my two hands and brake them before your eyes 18 And I fell down before the LORD as at the first fourty days and fourty nights I did neither eat bread nor drink water because of all your sins which ye sinned in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD to provoke him to anger 19 For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure wherewith the LORD was wroth against you to destroy you But the LORD hearkned unto me at that time also 20 And the LORD was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him and I prayed for Aaron also the same time 21 And I took your sin the calf which ye had made and burnt it with fire and stamped it and ground it very small even until it was as small as dust and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount 22 And at * Num. 11.1 3. Taberah and at * Exod. 17.7 Massah and at * Numb 11.34 Kibroth-hattaavah ye provoked the LORD to wrath 23 Likewise when the LORD sent you from Kadesh-barnea saying Go up and possess the land which I have given you then you rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God and ye beleeved him not nor hearkened to his voice 24 You have
come hither And they compassed him in and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city and were †Heb. silent quiet all the night saying In the morning when it is day we shall kill him 3 And Samson lay till midnight and arose at midnight and took the doors of the gate of the city and the two posts and went away with them †Heb. with the bar bar and all and put them upon his shoulders and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron 4 ¶ And it came to pass afterward that he loved a woman ‖ Or by the bâ—ook in the valley of Sorek whose name was Delilah 5 And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her and said unto her Entice him and see wherein his great strength lieth and by what means we may prevail against him that we may binde him to ‖ Or humble afflict him and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver 6 And Delilah said to Samson Tell me I pray thee wherein thy great strength lieth and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee 7 And Samson said unto her If they binde me with seven ‖ Or new cords †Heb. moist green wit hs that were never dried then shall I be weak and be as †Heb. one another man 8 Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green wit hs which had not been dried and she bound him with them 9 Now there were men lying in wait abiding with her in the chamber And she said unto him The Philistines be upon thee Samson And he brake the wit hs as a threed of tow is broken when it †Heb. smelleth toucheth the fire so his strength was not known 10 And Delilah said unto Samson Behold thou hast mocked me and told me lies now tell me I pray thee wherewith thou mightest be bound 11 And he said unto her If thou binde me fast with new ropes †Heb. wherewith work hath not been done that never were occupied then shall I be weak and be as another man 12 Delilah therefore took new ropes and bound him therewith and said unto him The Philistines be upon thee Samson And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber And he brake them from off his arms like a threed 13 And Delilah said unto Samson Hitherto thou hast mocked me and told me lies tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound And he said unto her If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web 14 And she fastned it with the pin and said unto him The Philistines be upon thee Samson And he awaked out of his sleep and went away with the pin of the beam and with the web 15 ¶ And she said unto him How canst thou say I love thee when thine heart is not with me Thou hast mocked me these three times and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth 16 And it came to pass when she pressed him daily with her words and urged him so that his soul was †Heb. shortned vexed unto death 17 That he told her all his heart and said unto her There hath not come a rasor upon mine head for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mothers womb if I be shaven then my strength will go from me and I shall become weak and be like any other man 18 And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines saying Come up this once for he hath shewed me all his heart Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her and brought money in their hand 19 And she make him sleep upon her knees and she called for a man and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head and she began to afflict him and his strength went from him 20 And she said The Philistines be upon thee Samson And he awoke out of his sleep and said I will go out as at other times before and shake my self And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him 21 ¶ But the Philistines took him and †Heb. bored out put out his eyes and brought him down to Gaza and bound him with fetters of brass and he did grinde in the prison-house 22 Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again ‖ Or as when he was shaves after he was shaven 23 Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god and to rejoyce for they said Our God hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand 24 And when the people saw him they praised their god for they said Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy and the destroyer of our countrey †Heb. and who multiplyed our slain which slew many of us 25 And it came to pass when their hearts were merry that they said Call for Samson that he may make us sport And they called for Samson out of the prison-house and he made †Heb. before them them sport and they set him between the pillars 26 And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand Suffer me that I may seel the pillars whereupon the house standeth that I may lean upon them 27 Now the house was full of men and women and all the lords of the Philistines were there and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women that beheld while Samson made sport 28 And Samson called unto the LORD and said O Lord GOD remember me I pray thee and strengthen me I pray thee onely this once O God that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes 29 And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood and ‖ Or. he leaned on them on which it was born up of the one with his right hand and of the other with his left 30 And Samson said Let †Heb. my soul me die with the Philistines and he howed himself with all his might and the house fell upon the lords and upon all the people that were therein so the dead which he slew at his death were mo then they which he slew in his life 31 Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down and took him and brought him up and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the burying-place of Manoah his father and he judged Israel twenty years CHAP. XVII 1 Of the money that Micah first stole then restored his mother maketh images 5 and he ornaments for them 7 He hireth a Levite to be his priest ANd there was a man of mount Ephraim whose name was Micah 2 And he said unto his mother The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee about which thou curledst and spakest of also in mine
earth thou hast made heaven earth 16 LORD bow down thine ear and hear open LORD thine eyes and see and hear the words of Sennacherib which hath sent him to reproach the living God 17 Of a truth LORD the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands 18 And have †Heb. given cast their gods into the fire for they were no gods but the work of mens hands wood and stone therefore they have destroyed them 19 Now therefore O LORD our God I beseech thee save thou us out of his hand that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD God even thou onely 20 ¶ Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah saying Thus saith the LORD God of Israel That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard 21 This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning him The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee and laughed thee to scorn the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee 22 Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice and lift up thine eyes on high even against the holy One of Israel 23 †Heb. by the hand of By thy messengers thou hast reproached the LORD and hast said With the multâ—tude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains to the sides of Lehanon and will cut down †Heb. the tainess c. the tall cedar trees thereof and the choice fir-trees thereof and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders and into ‖ Or the forest and his fruitful field the forest of his Carmel 24 I have digged and drunk strange waters and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of ‖ Or fentel besieged places 25 ‖ Or Hast thou not heard how I have made it long ago and formed it of ancient times should I now bring it to be laid waste and senced cities to be ruinous heaps Hast thou not heard long ago how I have done it and of ancient times that I have formed it now have I brought it to pass that thou shouldest be to lay waste tenced cities into ruinous heaps 26 Therefore their inhabitants were †Heb. short of cand of small power they were dismayed and confounded they were as the grass of the field and as the green herb as the grass on the hous-tops and as corn blasted before it be grown up 27 But I know thy ‖ Or sitting abode and thy going out and thy coming in and thy rage against me 28 Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears therefore I will put my hook in thy nose and my bridle in thy lips and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest 29 And this shall be a signe unto thee Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves and in the second year that which springeth of the same and in the third year sowe ye and reap and plant vineyards and eat the fruits thereof 30 And †Heb. the escapinâ— of the house of Judah that remaineth the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall yet again take root downward and bear fruit upward 31 For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant and †Heb. the escaping they that escape out of mount Zion the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this 32 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria He shall not come into this city nor shoot an arrow there nor come before it with shield nor cast a bank against it 33 By the way that he came by the same shall he return and shall not come into this city saith the LORD 34 For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake and for my servant Davids sake 35 ¶ And * Isa 37.36 Ecclus 48.21 1 Mac. â— 41 2 Mac. 8.19 it came to pass that night that the angel of the LORD went out and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand and when they arose early in the morning behold they were all dead corpses 36 So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and went and returned and dwelt at Nineveh 37 And it came to pass as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god that Adrammelech and Sharezer * Tob. 1.21 his sons smote him with the sword and they escaped into the land of †Heb. Aâ—â—rat Armenia and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead CHAP. XX. 1 Hezekiah having received a message of death by prayer hath his life lengthned 8 The sun â—oeth ten degrees backward for a signe of that promise 12 Berodach-baladan sending to visit Hezekiah because of the wonder hath notice of his treasures 14 Isaiah understanding thereof foretelleth the Babylonian captivity 20 Manasseh succeedeth Hezekiah IN * 2 Chr. 32.24 Isa 3â— 1 those days was Hezekiah sick unto death and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him and said unto him Thus saith the LORD †Heb. give charge concerning thine house Set thine house in order for thou shalt die and not live 2 Then he turned his face to the wall and prayed unto the LORD saying 3 I beseech thee O LORD remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart and have done that which is good in thy sight and Hezekiah wept †Heb. with a great weeping sore 4 And it came to pass afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle ‖ Or city court that the word of the LORD came to him saying 5 Turn again and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people Thus saith the LORD the God of David thy father I have heard thy prayer I have seen thy tears behold I will heal thee on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD 6 And I will add unto thy days fifteen years and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria and I will defend this city for mine own sake and for my servant Davids sake 7 And Isaiah said Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boyl and he recovered 8 ¶ And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah What shall be the signe that the LORD will heal me and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day 9 And Isaiah said This signe shalt thou have of the LORD that the LORD will do the thing that he hath spoken shall the shadow go forward ten degrees or go back ten degrees 10 And Hezekiah answered It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees nay but let the shadow return backward ten degrees 11 And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD and * Isa 28.8 Ecclus 48.23 he brought the shadow ten
gained when God taketh away his soul 9 * Pro. 1 28. Ezek. 8.18 Joh 9.31 Jam. 4.3 Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him 10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty will he always call upon God 11 I will teach you ‖ Or being in the hand c. by the hand of God that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal 12 Bâ—hold all ye your selves have seen it why then are ye thus altogether vain 13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God and the heritage of oppressours which they shall receive of the Almighty 14 It his children be multiplyed it is for the sword and his off-spring shall not be satisfied with bread 15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death and * Psal 78.64 his widows shall not weep 16 Though he heap up silver as the dust and prepare raiment as the clay 17 He may prepare is but the just shall put it on and the innocent shall divide the silver 18 He buildeth his house as a moth and as a booth that the keeper maketh 19 The rich man shall lie down but he shall not be gathered he openeth his eyes and he is not 20 * Chap. 18.11 Terrours take hold on him as waters a tempest stealeth him awaâ— in the night 21 The east-wind carrieth him away and he departeth and as a storm hurleth him out of his place 22 For God shall cast upon him and not spare †Heb. in fleeing he would flee he would fain flee out of his hand 23 Men shall clap their hands at him and shall hiss him out of his place CHAP. XXVIII 1 There is a knowledge of natural things 12 But wisdom is an excellent gift of God SUrely there is ‖ Or a mine a vein for the silver and a place for gold where they finde it 2 Iron is taken out of the ‖ Or â—â—â—st earth and brass is molten out of the stone 3 He setteth an end to darkness and searcheth out all perfection the stones of darkness and the shadow of death 4 The floud breaketh out from the inhabitant even the waters forgotten of the foot they are dried up they are gone away from men 5 As for the earth out of it cometh bread and under it is turned up as it were fire 6 The stones of it are the place of sapphires it hath ‖ Or â—eld-oâ—e dust of gold 7 There is a path which no fowl knoweth and which the vultures eye hath not seen 8 The lions whelps have not troden it nor the fierce lion passed by it 9 He putteth forth his hand upon the ‖ Or sâ—inâ— rock he overturneth the mountains by the roots 10 He cutteth out rivers among the rocks and his eye seeth every precious thing 11 He bindeth the flouds †Heb. from weeping from overflowing and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light 12 But where shall wisdom be found and where is the place of understanding 13 Man knoweth not the price thereof neither is it found in the land of the living 14 * Rom. 11.33 34. The depth saith It is not in me and the sea saith It is not with me 15 †Heb. fine gold shall not be given for it It * Pro. 3.13 14. 8.11 19. 16.16 cannot be gotten for gold neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof 16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir with the precious onyx or the sapphire 17 The gold and the crystal cannot equal it and the exchange of it shall not be for ‖ Or vessel of fine gold iewels of fine gold 18 No mention shall be made of Or Ramoth coral or of pearls for the price of wisdom is above rubies 19 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it neither shall it be valued with pure gold 20 * Ver. 12. Whence then cometh wisdom and where is the place of understanding 21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living and kept close from the fowls of the ‖ Or heaven air 22 Destruction and death say We have heard the same thereof with our ears 23 God understandeth the way thereof and he knoweth the place thereof 24 For he looketh to the ends of the earth and seeth under the whole heaven 25 To make the weight for the winds and he weigheth the waters by measure 26 When he made a decree for the rain and a way for the lightning of the thunder 27 Then did he see it and ‖ Or number it declare it he prepared it yea and searched it out 28 And unto man he said Behold * Ps 111 1â— Prov. 1.7 9.10 the fear of the Lord that is wisdom and to depart from evil is understanding CHAP. XXIX 1 Job bemoaneth himself of his former prosperity and honour MOreover Job †Heb. aâ—â—ed tâ— take up continuâ—d his parable and said 2 Oh that I were as in moneths past as in the days when God preserved me 3 When his ‖ Or lamp candle shined upon my head and when by his light I walked through darkness 4 As I was in the days of my youth when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle 5 When the Almighty was yet with me when my children were about me 6 When I washed my steps with butter and the rock poured †Heb. with me me out rivers of oyl 7 When I went out to the gate through the city when I prepared my seat in the street 8 The young men saw me and hid themselves and the aged arose and stood up 9 The princes refrained talking and laid their hand on their mouth 10 †Heb. the voice of the nobles was hid The nobles held their peace and their tongue cleaved to the root of their mouth 11 When the ear heard me then it blessed me and when the eye saw me it gave witness to me 12 Because I delivered the poor that cried and the fatherless and him that had none to help him 13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me and I caused the widows heart to sing for joy 14 I put on righteousness and it clothed me my judgement was as a robe and a diadem 15 I was eyes to the blinde and feet was I to the lame 16 I was a father to the poor and the cause which I knew not I searched out 17 And I brake †Heb. the jaw-teeth of the â—â—inâ—ers the jaws of the wicked and †Heb. cast pluckt the spoil out of his teeth 18 Then I said I shall die in my nest and I shall multiply my days as the sand 19 My root was †Heb. opened spread out bâ— the waters and the dew lay all night upon my branch 20 My glory was †Heb. new fresh in me and my bowe was †Heb. changed renewed in my hand 21 Unto me men gave ear and waited and
king in raiment of needle-work the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee 15 With gladness and rejoycing shall they be brought they shall enter into the kings palace 16 In stead of thy fathers shall be thy children whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth 17 I will make thy name to be remembred in all generations therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever PSAL. XLVI 1 The confidence which the church hath in God 8 An exhortation to behold it ¶ To the chief musician ‖ Or of for the sons of Korah A song upon Alamoth GOd is our refuge and strength a very present help in trouble 2 Therefore will not we fear though the earth be removed and though the mountains be carried into †Heb. the heart of the sâ—as the midst of the sea 3 Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof Selah 4 There is a river the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High 5 God is in the midst of â—er she shall not be mâ—ved God shall heâ—p her †Heb. when the morning appeareth and that early 6 The heathen raged the kingdoms were moved he uttered his voice the earth melted 7 The LORD of hosts is with us the God of Jacob is †Heb. an high place for us our refuge Selah 8 Come behold the works of the LORD what desolations he hath made in the earth 9 He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth he breaketh the howe and cutteth the spear in sunder he burneth the chariot in the fire 10 Be still and know that I am God I will be exalted among the heathen I will be exalted in the earth 11 The LORD of hosts is with us the God of Jacob is our refuge Selah PSAL. XLVII 1 The nations are exhorted chearfully to entertain the kingdom of Christ ¶ To the chief musician A psalm ‖ Or of for the sons of Korah O Clap your hands all ye people shout unto God with the voice of triumph 2 For the LORD most High is terrible he is a great King over all the earth 3 He shall subdue the people under us and the nations under our feet 4 He shall choose our inheritance for us the excellency of Jacob whom he loved Selah 5 God is gone up with a shout the LORD with the sound of a trumpet 6 Sing praises to God sing praises sing praises unto our King sing praises 7 For God is the King of all the earth sing ye praises ‖ Or every one that hath understanding with understanding 8 God reigneth over the heathen God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness 9 ‖ Or the voluntary of the people are gathered unto the people of the God of Abraham The princes of the people are gathered together even the people of the God of Abraham for the shields of the earth belong unto God he is greatly exalted PSAL. XLVIII The ornaments and priviledges of the church ¶ A long and psalm ‖ Or of for the sons of Korah GReat is the LORD and greatly to be praised in the city of our God in the mountain of his holiness 2 Beautiful for situation the joy of the whole earth is mount Zion on the sides of the north the city of the great king 3 God is known in her palaces for a refuge 4 For lo the kings were assembled they passed by together 5 They saw it and so they marvelled they were troubled and hasted away 6 Fear took hold upon them there and pain as of a woman in travail 7 Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind 8 As we have heard so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts in the city of our God God will establish it for ever Selah 9 We have thought of thy loving kindness O God in the midst of thy temple 10 According to thy name O God so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth thy right hand is full of righteousness 11 Let mount Zion rejoyce let the daughters of Judah be glad because of thy judgements 12 Walk about Zion and go round about her tell the towers thereof 13 †Heb. set your heart to her bulwarks Mark ye well her bulwarks ‖ Or raise up consider her palaces that ye may tell it to the generation following 14 For this God is our God for ever and ever he will be our guide even unto death PSAL. XLIX 1 An earnest perswasion to build the faith of resurrection not on worldly power but on God 16 Worldly prosperity is not to be admired ¶ To the chief musician A psalm ‖ Or of for the sons of Korah HEar this all ye people give ear all ye inhabitants of the world 2 Both low and high rich and poor together 3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding 4 * Ps â—8 2 Mat. 13.35 I will incline mine ear to a parable I will open my dark saying upon the harp 5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about 6 They that trust in their wealth and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches 7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother nor give to God a ransom for him 8 For the redemption of their soul is precious and it ceaseth for ever 9 That he should still live for ever end not see corruption 10 For he seeth that wise men die likewise the fool and the brutish person perish and leave their wealth to others 11 Their inward thought is that their houses shall continue for ever and their dwelling places †Heb. to generation and generation to all generations they call their lands after their own names 12 Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not he is like the beasts that perish 13 This their way is their folly yet their posterity †Heb. delight in their mouth approve their sayings Selah 14 Like sheep they are laid in the grave death shall seed on them and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning and their ‖ Or strength beauty shall consume ‖ Or the grave being an habitation to every one of them in the grave from their dwelling 15 But God will redeem my soul †Heb. from the hand of the grave from the power of ‖ Or hell the grave for he shall receive me Selah 16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich when the glory of his house is increased 17 * Job 27.19 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away his glory shall not descend after him 18 Though †Heb. in his life whiles he lived he blessed his soul and men will praise thee when thou doest well to thy self 19
about Jerusalem and there was none to bury them 4 * Psal 44 14. We are become a reproach to our neighbours a scorn and derision to them that are round about us 5 * Psal 89.46 How long LORD wilt thou be angry for ever shall thy jealousie burn like fire 6 * Jer 10.25 Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name 7 For they have devoured Jacob and laid waste his dwelling-place 8 * Isa 64.9 O remember not against us ‖ Or the iniquities of them that were before us former iniquities let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us for we are brought very low 9 Help us O God of our salvation for the glory of thy name and deliver us and purge away our sins for thy names sake 10 Wherefore should the heathen say Where is their God let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the †Heb. vengeance revenging of the bloud of thy servants which is shed 11 Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee according to the greatness of †Heb. thine arm thy power †Heb. reserve the children of death preserve thou those that are appointed to die 12 And render unto our neighbours seven-fold into their bosom the reproach wherewith they have reproached thee O Lord. 13 So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever we will shew forth thy praise †Heb. to generation and generation to all generations PSAL. LXXX 1 The psalmist in his praver complaineth of the miseries of the church 8 Gods former favours are turned into judgements 14 He prayeth for deliverance ¶ To the chief musician upon Shoshannim Eduth A psalm ‖ Or for Asaph of Asaph GIve ear O shepherd of Israel thou that leadest Joseph like a flock thou that dwellest between the cherubims shine forth 2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength and †Heb. come for salvation to us come and save us 3 Turn us again O God and cause thy face to shine and we shall be saved 4 O LORD God of hosts how long †Heb. wilt thou smoke wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people 5 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears and givest them tears to drink in great measure 6 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours and our enemies laugh among themselves 7 Turn us again O God of hosts and cause thy face to shine and we shall be saved 8 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt thou hast cast out the heathen and planted it 9 Thou preparedst room before it and didst cause it to take deep root and it filled the land 10 The hills were covered with the shadow of it and the boughs thereof were like †Heb. the cedars of God the goodly cedars 11 She sent out her boughs unto the sea her branches unto the river 12 Why hast thou then broken down her bedges so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her 13 The boar out of the wood doth waste it and the wilde beast of the field doth devour it 14 Return we beseech thee O God of hosts look down from heaven and behold and visit this vine 15 And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted and the branch that thou madest strong for thy self 16 It is burnt with fire it is cut down they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance 17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thy self 18 So will not we go back from thee quicken us and we will call upon thy name 19 Turn us again O LORD God of hosts cause thy face to shine and we shall be saved PSAL. LXXXI 1 An exhertation to a solemn praising of God 4 God challengeth that duty by reason of his benefits 8 God exhorting to obedience complaineth of their disobedience which proveth their own hurt ¶ To the chief musician upon Gittith A psalm ‖ Or for Asaph of Asaph SIng aloud unto God our strength make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. 2 Take a psalm and bring hither the timbrel the pleasant harp with the psaltery 3 Blow up the trumpet in the new-moon in the time appointed on our solemn feast-day 4 For this was a statute for Israel and a law of the God of Jacob. 5 This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony when he went out ‖ Or against through the land of Egypt where I heard a language that I understood not 6 I removed his shoulder from the burden his hands †Heb. passed away were delivered from the pots 7 Thou calledst in trouble and I delivered thee I answered thee in the secret place of thunder I * Exod. 17.6 proved thee at the waters of ‖ Or strife Meribah Selah 8 Hear O my people and I will testifie unto thee O Israel if thou wilt hearken unto me 9 There shall no strange god be in thee neither shalt thou worship any strange god 10 I am the LORD thy God which brought thee out of the land of Egypt open thy mouth wide and I will fill it 11 But my people would not hearken to my voice and Israel would none of me 12 * Act 3 14.16 So I gave them up ‖ Or to the hardness of their hearts or imagmation unto their own hearts lust and they walked in their own counsels 13 O that my people had hearkned unto me and Israel had walked in my ways 14 I should soon have subdued their enemies and turned my hand against their adversaries 15 The haters of the LORD should haye ‖ Or yeelded feigned obedience †Heb. lied submitted themselves unto him but their time should have endured for ever 16 He should have fed them also †Heb. with the fat of wheat with the finest of the wheat and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee PSAL. LXXXII 1 The psalmist having exhorted the judges 5 and reproved their negligence 8 prayeth God to judge ¶ A psalm ‖ Or for Asaph of Asaph GOd standeth in the congregation of the mighty he judgeth among the gods 2 How long will ye judge unjustly and * Deut. 1.17 accept the persons of the wicked Selah 3 †Heb. Judge Defend the poor and fatherless do justice to the afflicted needy 4 * Prov. 24.11 Deliver the poor and needy rid them out of the hand of the wicked 5 They know not neither will they understand they walk on in darkness all the foundations of the earth are †Heb. moved out of course 6 * John 10.34 I have said Ye are gods and all of you are children of the most High 7 But ye shall die like men and fall like one of the princes 8 Arise
O God judge the earth for thou shalt inherit all nations PSAL. LXXXIII 1 A complaint to God of the enemies conspiracies 9 A prayer against them that oppress the church ¶ A song or psalm ‖ Or for Asaph of Asaph KEep not thou silence O God hold not thy peace and be not still O God 2 For lo thine enemies make a tumult and they that hate thee have lift up the head 3 They have taken crasty counsel against thy people and consulted against thy hidden ones 4 They have said Come and let us cut them off from being a nation that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance 5 For they have consulted together with one †Heb. heart consent they are confederate against thee 6 The tabernacles of Edom and the Ishmaelites of Moab and the Hagarens 7 Gebal and Ammon and Amalek the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre 8 Assur also is joyned with them †Heb. they have been an arm to the children of Lot they have holpen the children of Lot Selah 9 Do unto them as unto the * Judg. 7.22 Midianites as to * Judg. 4.15 24. Sisera as to Jabin at the brook of Kison 10 Which perished at En-dor they became as dung for the earth 11 Make their nobles like * Judg. 7.25 Oreb and like Zeeb yea all their princes as * Judg. 8.21 Zebah and as Zalmunna 12 Who said Let us take to our selves the houses of God in possession 13 O my God make them like a wheel as the stubble before the wind 14 As the fire burneth the wood and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire 15 So persecute them with thy tempest and make them afraid with thy storm 16 Fill their faces with shame that they may seek thy name O LORD 17 Let them be confounded and troubled for ever yea let them be put to shame and perish 18 That men may know that thou whose name alone is JEHOVAH art the most high over all the earth PSAL. LXXXIV 1 The prophet longing for the communion of the sanctuary 4 sheweth how blessed they are that dwell therein 8 He prayeth to be restored unto it ¶ To the chief musician upon Gittith A psalm ‖ Or of for the sons of Korsh HOw amiable are thy tabernacles O LORD of hosts 2 My soul longeth yea even fainteth for the courts of the LORD my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God 3 Yea the sparrow hath found an house and the swallow a nest for herself where she may lay her young even thine altars O LORD of hosts my King and my God 4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house they will be still praising thee Selah 5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee in whose heart are the ways of them 6 Who passing through the valley ‖ Or of mulberry-trees make him a well c. of Baca make it a well the rain also †Heb. covereth filleth the pools 7 They go ‖ Or from company to company from strength to strength every one of them in Zion appeareth before God 8 O LORD God of hosts hear my prayer give ear O God of Jacob. Selah 9 Behold O God our shield and look upon the face of thine anointed 10 For a day in thy courts is better then a thousand †Heb. I would choose rather to sit at the threshold I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God then to dwell in the tents of wickedness 11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield the LORD will give grace and glory * Psal 34.9 10. no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly 12 O LORD of hosts * Psal 2.12 blessed is the man that trusteth in thee PSAL. LXXXV 1 The psalmist out of the experience of former mercies prayeth for the continuance thereof 8 He promiseth to wait thereon out of confidence of Gods goodness ¶ To the chief musician A psalm ‖ Or of for the sons of Korah LORD thou hast been ‖ Or well pleased favourable unto thy land thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob. 2 * Psal 32.1 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people thou hast covered all their sin Selah 3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath ‖ Or thou hast turned thine anger from waxing hot thou hast turned thy self from the fierceness of thine anger 4 Turn us O God of our salvation and cause thine anger towards us to cease 5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations 6 Wilt thou not revive us again that thy people may rejoyce in thee 7 Shew us thy mercy O LORD and grant us thy salvation 8 I will hear what God the LORD will speak for he will speak peace unto his people and to his saints but let them not turn again to folly 9 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him that glory may dwell in our land 10 Mercy and truth are met together righteousness and peace have kissed each other 11 Truth shall spring out of the earth and righteousness shall look down from heaven 12 Yea the LORD shall give that which is good and our land shall yeeld her increase 13 Righteousness shall go before him and shall set us in the way of his steps PSAL. LXXXVI 1 David sâ—renothneth his prayer by the conscience of his religion 5 by the goodness and power of God 11 He desireth the continuance of former grace 14 Complaining of the proud be craveth some token of Gods goodness ¶ ‖ Or a prayer being a psalm of David A prayer of David BOw down thine ear O LORD hear me for I am poor and needy 2 Preserve my soul for I am ‖ Or one whom thou favourest holy O thou my God save thy servant that trusteth in thee 3 Be merciful unto me O Lord for I cry unto thee ‖ Or all the day daily 4 Rejoyce the soul of thy servant for unto thee O Lord do I list up my soul 5 * Joel 2.13 For thou Lord art good and ready to forgive and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee 6 Give car O LORD unto my prayer and attend to the voice of my supplications 7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee for thou wilt answer me 8 Among the gods there is none like unto thee O Lord * Deut. 3.24 neither are there any works like unto thy works 9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee O Lord and shall glorifie thy name 10 For thou art great and doest wondrous things * Deut. 6. â— and 32.39 Isa 37.16 and 44.6 Mark 12.29 1 Cor. 8.4 Ephel 4.6 thou art God alone 11 * Psal 25.3 119.33 Teach me thy way O LORD I will walk in thy truth unite my heart to fear thy name
and there was not one feeble person among their tribes 38 * Ex. 12.33 Egypt was glad when they departed for the fear of them fell upon them 39 * Ex. 13.21 He spread a cloud for a covering and fire to give light in the night 40 * Ex. 16.12 c. The people asked and he brought quails and satisfied them with the bread of heaven 41 * Ex. â—â— 6 Nu. 20.11 1 Cor. 10.4 He opened the rock and the waters gushed out they ran in the dry places like a river 42 For he remembred his holy promise and Abraham his servant 43 And he brought forth his people with joy and â—is câ—osen with †Heb. singing gladness 44 * Deut. 6.10 11. Jos 3.17 And gave them the lands of the heathen and they inherited the labour of the people 45 That they might observe his statutes and keep his laws Praise ye the LORD PSAL. CVI. 1 The psalmist exhorteth to praise God 4 He prayeth for pardon of sin as God did with the fathers 7 The story of the peoples rebellion and Gods mercy 47 He concludeth with prayer and praise †Heb. Hallelujab PRaise ye the LORD O * Ps 107.1 118.1 136. â— give thanks unto the LORD for be is good for his mercy endureth for ever 2 Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD who can shew forth all his praise 3 Blessed are they that keep judgement and he that doeth righteousness at all times 4 Remember me O LORD with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people O visit me with thy salvation 5 That I may see the good of thy chosen that I may rejoyce in the gladness of thy nation that I may glory with thine inheritance 6 We have sinned with our fathers we have committed iniquity we have done wickedly 7 Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt they remembred not the multitude of thy mercies * Exod. 14.11 12. but provoked him at the sea even at the Red sea 8 Nevertheless he saved them for his names sake that he might make his mighty power to be known 9 He rebuked the Red sea also and it was dried up so he led them through the depths as through the wilderness 10 And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy 11 * Exod. 14.27 15.5 And the waters covered their enemies there was not one of them left 12 * Exod. 14.31 15.1 Then beleeved they his words they sang his praise 13 * Exod. 15.24 17.2 †Heb. they made haste they forgat They soon forgat his works they waited not for his counsel 14 * Numb 11.4 1 Cor. 10.6 But †Heb. lusted a lust lusted exceedingly in the wilderness and tempted God in the desert 15 * Numb 11.31 And he gave them their request but sent leanness into their soul 16 * Num. 16.1 c. They envied Moses also in the camp and Aaron the saint of the LORD 17 * Num. 16.31 Deut. 11.6 The earth opened and swallowed up Datham and covered the company of Abiram 18 * Num. 16.35 46. And a fire was kindled in their company the flame burnt up the wicked 19 * Exod. 32.4 They made a calf in Horeb and worshipped the molten image 20 Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass 21 They forgat God their saviour which had done great things in Egypt 22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham and terrible things by the Red sea 23 * Exod. 32.10 Therefore he said that he would destroy them had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach to turn away his wrath lest he should destroy them 24 Yea they despised †Heb. a land of dâ—sirâ— the pleasant land they beleeved not his word 25 * Numb 14.2 But murmured in their tents and hearkned not unto the voice of the LORD 26 Therefore he lifted up his hand against them to overthrow them in the wilderness 27 †Heb. to make them fall To overthrow their seed also among the nations and to scatter them in the lands 28 * Numb 25.3 They joyned themselves also unto Baal-peor and ate the sacrifices of the dead 29 Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions and the plague brake in upon them 30 * Numb 25.7 Then stood up Phinehas and executed judgement and so the plague wâ—â— stayed 31 And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore 32 * Numb 20.13 They angred him also at the waters of strife so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes 33 Because they provoked his spirit so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips 34 They did not destroy the nations * Deut. 7.2 concerning whom the LORD commanded them 35 * Judg. 1.21 But were mingled among the heathen and learned their works 36 And they served their idols which were a snare unto them 37 Yea they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils 38 And shed innocent bloud even the bloud of their sons and of their daughters whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan and the land was polluted with bloud 39 Thus were they defiled with their own works and went a whoring with their own inventions 40 Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance 41 And he gave them into the hand of the heathen and they that hated them ruled over them 42 Their enemies also oppressed them and they were brought into subjection under their hand 43 * Judg. 2.16 Many times did he deliver them but they provoked him with their counsel and were ‖ Or impoverished or weakned brought low for their iniquity 44 Nevertheless he regarded their affliction when he heard their cry 45 * Deut. 30.3 And he remembred for them his covenant and repented according to the multitude of his mercies 46 He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives 47 Save us O LORD our God and gather us from among the heathen to give thanks unto thy holy name and to triumph in thy praise 48 Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting and let all the people say Amen Praise ye the LORD PSAL. CVII 1 The psalmist exhorteth the redeemed in praising God to observe his manifold providence 4 over travellers 10 over captives 17 over sick men 23 over sea-men 33 and in divers varieties of life O * Psal 106.1 118.1 136.1 Give thanks unto the LORD for he is good for his mercy endureth for ever 2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy 3 And gathered them out of the lands from the east and from the west from the north and †Heb. from the
for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish 9 And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia He is come forth to make war with thee and when he heard it he sent messengers to Hezekiah saying 10 Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah saying Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee saying Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria 11 Behold thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by destroying them utterly and shalt thou be delivered 12 Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed as Gozan and Haran and Rezeph and the children of Eden which were in Telassar 13 Where is the king of Hamath and the king of Arphad and the king of the city of Sepharvaim Hena and Ivah 14 ¶ And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the LORD and spread it before the LORD 15 And Hezekiah prayed unto the LORD saying 16 O LORD of hosts God of Israel that dwellest between the cherubims thou art the God even thou alone of all the kingdoms of the earth thou hast made heaven and earth 17 Incline thine ear O LORD and hear open thine eyes O LORD and see and hear all the words of Sennacherib which hath sent to reproach the living God 18 Of a truth LORD the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the †Heb. lands nations and their countreys 19 And have †Heb. given cast their gods into the fire for they were no gods but the work of mens hands wood and stone therefore they have destroyed them 20 Now therefore O LORD our God save us from his hand that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD even thou onely 21 ¶ Then Isaiah the son of Amòz sent unto Hezekiah saying Thus saith the LORD God of Israel Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria 22 This is the word which the LORD hath spoken concerning him The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee and laughed thee to scorn the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee 23 Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice and lifted up thine eyes on high even against the holy One of Israel 24 †Heb. By the hand of thy servants By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord and hast said By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains to the sides of Lebanon and I will cut down †Heb. the talness of the cedars thereof and the choice of the fir trees thereof the tall cedars thereof and the choice fir-trees thereof and I will enter into the height of his border and ‖ Or the forest and his fruitful field the forest of his Carmel 25 I have dâ—gged and drunk water and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the ‖ Or fineed and closed besieged places 26 ‖ Or Hast thou not beard how I have made it long ago and formed it of ancient times should I now bring it to be laid waste and defenced cities to be ruinous heaps Hast thou not heard long ago how I have done it and of ancient times that I have formed it now have I brought it to pass that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps 27 Therefore their inhabitants were †Heb. short of hand of small power they were dismayed and confounded they were as the grass of the field and as the green herb as the grass on the hous-tops and as corn blasted before it be grown up 28 But I know thy ‖ Or sitting abode and thy going out and thy coming in and thy rage against me 29 Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears therefore will I put my book in thy nose and my bridle in thy lips and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest 30 And this shall be a signe unto thee Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself and the second year that which springeth of the same and in the third year sowe ye and reap and plant vineyards and eat the fruit thereof 31 And †Heb. the escaping of the house of Judah that remaineth the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward and bear fruit upward 32 For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant and †Heb. the escaping they that escape out of mount Zion the * 2 Kin. 19.31 Ch. 9.7 zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this 33 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria He shall not come into this city nor shoot an arrow there nor come before it with shields nor cast a bank against it 34 By the way that he came by the same shall he return and shall not come into this city saith the LORD 35 For I will * 2 Kin. 20.6 defend this city to save it for mine own sake and for my servant Davids sake 36 Then the * 2 Kin 19.35 angel of the LORD went forth and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred and fourscore and five thousand and when they arose early in the morning behold they were all dead corpses 37 ¶ So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and went and returned and dwelt at Nineveh 38 And it came to pass as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword and they escaped into the land of †Heb. Ararat Armenia and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead CHAP. XXXVIII 1 Hezekiah having received a messave of death by prayer hath his life lengthned 8 The sun goeth ten degrees backward for a signe of that promise 9 His song of thanksgiving IN * 2 Kin. 20.1 2 Chr. 32.24 those days was Hezekiah sick unto death and Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him and said unto him Thus saith the LORD †Heb. Give charge concerning thy house Set thine house in order for thou shalt die and not live 2 Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall and prayed unto the LORD 3 And said Remember now O LORD I beseech thee how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart and have done that which is good in thy sight and Hezekiah wept †Heb. with great weeping sore 4 ¶ Then came the word of the LORD to Isaian saying 5 Go and say to Hezekiah Thus saith the LORD the God of David thy father I have heard thy prayer I have seen thy tears behold I will add unto thy days fifteen years 6 And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of
the shittah-tree and the myrtle and the oyl tree I will set in the desert the fir-tree and the pine and the box-tree together 20 That they may see and know and consider and understand together that the hand of the LORD hath done this and the holy One of Israel hath created it 21 †Heb. Cause to come near Produce your cause saith the LORD bring forth your strong reasons saith the King of Jacob. 22 Let them bring them forth and shew us what shall happen let them shew the former things what they be that we may †Heb. set our heart upon them consider them and know the latter end of them or declare us things for to come 23 Shew the things that are to come hereafter that we may know that ye are gods yea do good or do evil that we may be dismayed and behold it together 24 Behold ye are ‖ Or worse then nothing of nothing and your work ‖ Or worse then of a viper of nought an abomination is he that chooseth you 25 I have raised up one from the north and he shall come from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name and he shall come upon princes as upon morter and as the potter treadeth clay 26 Who hath declared from the beginning that we may know and beforetime that we may say He is righteous yea there is none that sheweth yea there is none that declareth yea there is none that heareth yoâ—r words 27 The first shall say to Zion Behold behold them and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings 28 For I beheld and there was no man even amongst them and there was no counsellour that when I asked of them could †Heb. return answer a word 29 Behold they are all vanity their works are nothing their molten images are wind and confusion CHAP. XLII 1 The office of Christ graced with meekness and constancy 5 Gods promise unto him 10 An exhortation to praise God for his gospel 17 He reproveth the people of incredulity BEhold * Mat. 12.18 my servant whom I uphold mine elect in whom my soul * Mat. 3.17 and 17.5 Eph. 1.6 delighteth I have put my spirit upon him he shall bring forth judgement to the Gentiles 2 He shall not cry nor lift up nor cause his voice to be heard in the street 3 A bruised reed shall he not break and the ‖ Or dimly burning smoking flax shall he not †Heb. quench it quench he shall bring forth judgement unto truth 4 He shall not fail nor be †Heb. broken discouraged till he have set judgement in the earth and the isles shall wait for his law 5 ¶ Thus saith God the LORD he that created the heavens and stretched them out he that spread forth the earth and that which cometh out of it he that giveth breath unto the people upon it and spirit to them that walk therein 6 I the LORD have called thee in righteousness and will hold thine hand and will keep thee and give thee for a covenant of the people for * Ch. 40.6 Lu. 2.32 Act. 13 47. a light of the Gentiles 7 To open the blinde eyes to * Ch. 61.1 Lu. 4.18 Heb. 2.14 15. bring out the prisoners from the prison and them that sit in * Ch. 9.2 darkness out of the prison-house 8 I am the LORD that is my name and my * Ch. 48.11 glory will I not give to another neither my praise to graven images 9 Behold the former things are come to pass and new things do I declare before they spring forth I tell you of them 10 Sing unto the LORD a new song and his praise from the end of thâ— earth ye that go down to the sea and †Heb. the fulness thereof all that is therein the isles and the inhabitantâ— thereof 11 Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice the villages that Kedar doth inhabit let the inhabitants of the rock singlet them shout from the top of the mountains 12 Let them give glory unto the LORD and declare his praise in the islands 13 The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man he shall stir up jealousie like a man of war he shall cry yea roar he shall ‖ Or behave himself mightily prevâ—â—l against his enemies 14 I have long time holden my peace I have been still and refrained myself now will I cry like a travailing woman I will destroy and †Heb. swallow or sup up devour at once 15 I will make waste mountains and hills and dry up all their herbâ— and I will make the rivers islands and I will dry up the pools 16 And I will bring the blinde by a way that they knew not I will lead them in paths that they have not known I will make darkness light before them and crooked things †Heb. into straitness strait These things will I do unto them and not forsake them 17 ¶ They shall be * Ps 97.7 Câ— 1.29 and 44.11 and 45.16 turned back they shall be greatly ashamed that trust in graven images that say to the molten images Ye are our gods 18 Hear ye deaf and look ye blinde that ye may see 19 Who is blinde but my servant or deaf as my messenger that I sent who is blinde as he that is persect and blinde as the LORDS servant 20 Seeing many things * Ro. 2.22 but thou observest not opening the ears but he heareth not 21 The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness sake he will magnifie the law and make ‖ Or him it honourable 22 But this is a pâ—ople robbed and spoiled ‖ Or in snaring all the young men of them they are all of them snared in hoses and they are hid in prison houses they are for a prey and none delivereth for †Heb. a treading a spoil and none saith Restore 23 Who among you will give ear to this who will hearken and hear †Heb. for the after-time for the time to come 24 Who gave Jacob for a spoil and Israel to the robbers did not the LORD he against whom we have sinned for they would not walk in his ways neither were they obedient unto his law 25 Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger and the strength of battel and it hath set him on fire round about yet he knew not and it burned him yet he laid it not to heart CHAP. XLIII 1 The Lord comforteth the church with his promises 8 He appealeth to the people for witness of his omnipotency 14 He foretelleth them the destruction of Babylon 18 and his wouderful deliverance of his people 22 He reproveth the people as inexcusable BUt now thus saith the LORD that created thee O Jacob and he that formed thee O Israel Fear not for I have redeemed thee I have called the by thy name thou art mine
strength of his arms yea he is hungry and his strength faileth he drinketh no water and is faint 13 The carpenter stretcheth out his rule he marketh it out with a line he fitteth it with planes and he marketh it out with the compass and maketh it after the figure of a man according to the beauty of a man that it may remain in the house 14 He heweth him down cedars and taketh the cypress and the oak which he ‖ Or taketh courage strengthneth for himself among the trees of the forest he planteth an ash and the rain doth nourish it 15 Then shall it be for a man to burn for he will take thereof and warm himself yea he kindleth it and baketh bread yea he maketh a god and worshippeth it he maketh it a graven image and falleth down thereto 16 He burneth part thereof in the fire with part thereof he eateth flesh he rosteth rost and is satisfied yea he warmeth himself and saith Aha I am warm I have seen the fire 17 And the residue thereof he maketh a god even his graven image he falleth down unto it and worshippeth it and prayeth unto it and saith Deliver me for thou art my God 18 They have not known nor understood for he hath †Heb. daubed shut their eyes that they cannot see and their hearts that they cannot understand 19 And none †Heb. setteth to his heart considereth in his heart neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say I have burnt part of it in the fire yea also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof I have rosted flesh and eaten it and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination shall I fall down to †Heb. that which comes of a tree the stock of a tree 20 He feedeth of ashes a deceived heart hath turned him aside that he cannot deliver his soul nor say Is there not a lie in my right hand 21 ¶ Remember these O Jacob and Israel for thou art my servant I have formed thee thou art my servant O Israel thou shalt not be forgotten of me 22 I have blotted out as a thick cloud thy transgressions and as a cloud thy sins return unto me for I have redeemed thee 23 Sing O ye heavens for the LORD hath done it shout ye lower parts of the earth break forth into singing ye mountains O forest and every tree therein for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob and glorified himself in Israel 24 Thus saith the LORD thy redeemer and he that formed thee from the womb I am the LORD that maketh all things that stretcheth forth the heavens alone that spreadeth abroad the earth by my self 25 That frustrateth the tokens of the liars and maketh diviners mad that turneth wise men backward and maketh their knowledge foolish 26 That confirmeth the word of his servant and performeth the counsel of his messengers that saith to Jerusalem Thou shalt be inhabited and to the cities of Judah Ye shall be built and I will raise up the †Heb. wastes decayed places thereof 27 That saith to the deep Be dry and I will dry up thy rivers 28 That saith of Cyrus He is my shepherd and shall perform all my pleasure even saying to Jerusalem * 2 Chr. 36 22.23 Ezra 1.1 c. Ch. 45.13 Thou shalt be built and to the temple Thy foundation shall be laid CHAP. XLV 1 God calleth Cyrus for his churches sake 5 By his omnipotency he challengeth obedience 20 He convinceth the idols of vanity by his saving power THus saith the LORD to his anointed to Cyrus whose right hand I ‖ Or strengthned have holden to subdue nations before him and I will loose the loyns of kings to open before him the two-leaved gates and the gates shall not be shut 2 I will go before thee and make the crooked places straight I will break in pieces the gates of brass and cut in sunder the bars of iron 3 And I will give thee the treasures of darkness and hidden riches of secret places that thou mayest know that I the LORD which call thee by thy name am the God of Israel 4 For Jacob my servants sake and Israel mine elect I have even called thee by thy name I have furnamed thee though thou hast not known me 5 ¶ I * Deu. 4.35.39 32 3◠Ch. 44.8 am the LORD and there is none else there is no God besides me I girded thee though thou hast not known me 6 That they may know from the rising of the sun and from the west that there is none besides me I am the LORD and there is none else 7 I form the light and create darkness I make peace and create evil I the LORD do all these things 8 Drop down ye heavens from above and let the skies pour down righteousness let the earth open and let them bring forth salvation and let righteousness spring up together I the LORD have created it 9 Wo unto him that striveth with his maker let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth * Jer. 18.6 Rom. 9.20 shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it What makest thou or thy work He hath no hands 10 Wo unto him that saith unto his father What begettest thou or to the woman What hast thou brought forth 11 Thus saith the LORD the holy One of Israel and his maker Ask me of things to come concerning my sons and concerning the work of my hands command ye me 12 I have made the earth and created man upon it I even my hands have stretched out the heavens and all their host have I commanded 13 I have raised him up in righteousness and I will ‖ Or make straight direct all his ways he shall * 2 Chr. 36.22 23. Ezr. 1.1 c. Ch. 4◠28 build my city and he shall let go my captives not for price nor reward saith the LORD of hosts 14 Thus saith the LORD The labour of Egypt and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans men of stature shall come over unto thee and they shall be thine they shall come after thee in chains they shall come over and they shall fall down unto thee they shall make supplication unto thee saying Surely God is in thee and there is none else there is no God 15 Verily thou art a God that hidest thy self O God of Israel the saviour 16 They shall be ashamed and also confounded all of them they shall go to consusion together that are * Ch. 44 1◠makers of idols 17 But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end 18 For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens God himself that formed the earth and made it he hath established it he created it not in vain he formed it to be inhabited I am the LORD and there is none else 19 I have not spoken in * Deut. 30.11 secret
mercies towards me are they restrained 16 Doubtless thou art our father though Abraham be ignorant of us and Israel acknowledge us not thou O LORD art our father ‖ Or our redeemer from everlasting is thy name our redeemer thy name is from everlasting 17 ¶ O LORD why hast thou made us to err from thy ways and hardned our heart from the fear Return for the servants sake the tribes of thine inheritance 18 The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while our adversaries have troden down thy sanctuary 19 We are thine thou never bearest rule over them ‖ Or thy name was not called upon them they were not called by thy name CHAP. LXIV 1 The church prayeth for the illustration of Gods power 5 Celebrating Gods mercy it maketh confession of their natural corruptions 9 It complaineth of their affliction OH that thou wouldest rent the heavens that thou wouldest come down that the mountains might flow down at thy presence 2 As when †Heb. the fire of meltings the melting fire burneth the fire causeth the waters to boyl to make thy name known to thine adversaries that the nations may tremble at thy presence 3 When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for thou camest down the mountains flowed down at thy presence 4 For since the beginning of the world * Psal 31 19. 1 Cor. 2.9 men have not heard nor perceived by the ear neither hath the eye ‖ Or seen a God besides thee which doeth so for him c. seen O God besides thee what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him 5 Thou meetest him that rejoyceth and worketh righteousness those that remember thee in thy ways behold thou art wroth for we have sinned in those is continuance and we shall be saved 6 But we are all as an unclean thing and all our righteousnesses art as filthy rags and we all do * Psal 90.5 6. fade as a leaf and our iniquities like the wind have taken us away 7 And there is none that calleth upon thy name that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee for thou hast hid thy face from us and hast †Heb. melted consumed us because of our iniquities 8 But now O LORD thou art our father we are the clay and thou our potter and we all are the work of thy hand 9 ¶ Be not * Pl. 79.8 wroth very sore O LORD neither remember iniquity for ever behold see we beseech thee we are all thy people 10 Thy holy cities are a wilderness Zion is a wilderness Jerusalem a desolation 11 Our holy and our beautiful house where our fathers praised thee is burnt up with fire and all our pleasant things are laid waste 12 Wilt thou refrain thy self for these things O LORD wilt thou hold thy peace and afflict us very sore CHAP. LXV 1 The calling of the Gentiles 2 The Jews for their ineredulity idolatry and by pocrisie are rejected 8 A remnant shall be saved 11 Judgements on the wicked and blessings on the godly 17 The blessed state of the new Jerusalem I * Rom. 9.24 25 26. 10.20 Eph. 2.12 13. Am sought of them that asked not for me I am found of them that sought me not I said Behold me behold me unto a nation that was not called by my name 2 I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people which walketh in a way that was not good after their own thoughts 3 A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face that sacrificeth in gardens and burneth incense †Heb. upon bricks upon altars or brick 4 Which remain among the graves and lodge in the monuments which eat swines flesh and ‖ Or pieces broth of abominable things is in their vessels 5 Which say Stand by thy selt come not near to me for I am hosier then thou these are a smoke in my ‖ Or anger nose a fire that burneth all the day 6 Behold it is written before me I will not keep silence but will recompense even recompense into their bosom 7 Your iniquities and the iniquities of your fathers together saith the LORD which have burnt incense upon the mountains and blasphemed me upon the hills therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom 8 ¶ Thus saith the LORD As the new wine is found in the cluster and one saith Destroy it not for a blessing is in it so will I do for my servants sake that I may not destroy them all 9 And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob and out of Judah an inheritour of my mountains and mine elect shall inherit it and my servants shall dwell there 10 And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in for my people that have sought me 11 ¶ But ye are they that forsake the LORD that forget my holy mountain that prepare a table for that ‖ Or Gad. troup and that furnish the drink-offering unto that ‖ Or Meni number 12 Therefore will I number you to the sword and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter * Prov. 1 24 c. Ch. 66.4 Jer. 7.13 because when I called ye did not answer when I spake ye did not hear but did evil before mine eyes and did choose that wherein I delighted not 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD Behold my servants shall eat but ye shall be hungry behold my servants shall drink but ye shall be thirsty behold my servants shall rejoyce but ye shall be ashamed 14 Behold my servants shall sing for joy of heart but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart and shall howl for †Heb. breaking vexation of spirit 15 And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen for the Lord GOD shall slay thee and call his servants by another name 16 That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth because the former troubles are forgotten and because they are hid from mine eyes 17 ¶ For behold I create * Chap. 66 2â— 2 Pet. 2.12 Rev. 21.1 new heavens and a new earth and the former shall not be remembred nor †Heb. come upon the bea rt come into minde 18 But be you glad and rejoyce for ever in that which I create for behold I create Jerusalem a rejoycing and her people a joy 19 And I will rejoyre in Jerusalem and joy in my people and the * Rev. 21.4 voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her nor the voice of crying 20 There shall be no more thence an insant of days nor an old man that hath not filled his days for the childe shall die an hundred years old but the sinner â—eâ—no an hundred years old shall be accursed 21 And they
make thee to pass with thine enemies into a land which thou knowest not for a * Deu. 32.22 fire is kindled in mine anger which shall burn upon you 15 ¶ O LORD thou knowest remember me and visit me and revenge me of my persecutours take me not away in thy long-suffering know that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke 16 Thy words were found and I did * Ezek. 3.3 Rev. 10.9 eat them and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoycing of mine heart for †Heb. thy name is called upon me I am called by thy name O LORD God of hosts 17 I sat not in the assembly of the mockers nor rejoyced I sat alone because of thy hand for thou hast filled me with indignation 18 Why is my * Ch. 30.15 pain perpetual and my wound incurable which refuseth to be healed wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar and as waters that †Heb. be not sure fail 19 ¶ Therefore thus saith the LORD If thou return then will I bring thee again and thou shalt stand before me and if thou take forth the precious from the vile thou shalt be as my mouth let them return unto thee but return not thou unto them 20 And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen * Ch. 1.18 and â— 27 wall and they shall fight against thee but * Ch. 2â— 11.12 they shall not prevail against thee for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee saith the LORD 21 And I will deliver the out of the hand of the wicked and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible CHAP. XVI 1 The prophet under the types of abstaining from marriages from houses of mourning and feasting fâ—resheweth the utter ruine of the Jews 10 because they were worse then their fathers 14 Their return from captivity shall be stranger then their deliverance out of Egypt 16 God will doubly recompense their idolatry THe word of the LORD came also unto me saying 2 Thou shalt not take thee a wife neither shalt thou have sons nor daughters in this place 3 For thus saith the LORD concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place and concerning their mothers that bare them and concerning their fathers that begat them in this land 4 They shall die of * Ch. 15.2 grievous deaths they shall not * Ch. 25.33 be lamented neither shall they be buried but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth and they shall be consumed by the sword and by famine and their * Ps â—9 2 Ch. â— 33 24 2â— carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven and for the beasts of the earth 5 For thus saith the LORD Enter not into the house of ‖ Or. mourning-just mourning neither go to lament nor bemoan them for I have taken away my peace from this people saith the LORD even loving kindness and mercies 6 Both the great and the small shall die in this land they shall not be buried neither shall men lament for them nor * Le. 10.28 Deu. 14.1 cut themselves nor make themselves bald for them 7 Neither shall men ‖ Or break bread for them as Ezek. 24.17 tear themselves for them in mourning to comfort them for the dead neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother 8 Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting to sit with them to eat and to drink 9 For thus saith the LORD of hosts the God of Israel Behold * Isa 24.7.8 Ch. 7.34 25.10 Ezek. 25.12 I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes and in your days the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride 10 ¶ And it shall come to pass when thou shalt shew this people all these words and they shall say unto thee * Ch. 5.19 and 13.22 Wherefore hath the LORD pronounced all this great evil against us or what is our iniquity or what is our sin that we have committed against the LORD our God 11 Then shalt thou say unto them Because your fathers have forsaken me saith the LORD and have walked after other gods and have served them and have worshipped them and have forsaken me and have not kept my law 12 And ye have done * Ch. 7.26 worse then your fathers for behold ye walk every one after the ‖ Or stubbornness imagination of his evil heart that they may not hearken unto me 13 * Deu. 4.27 and 28.64 6â— Therefore will I cast you out of this land into a land that ye know not neither ye nor your fathers and there shall ye serve other gods day and night where I will not shew you favour 14 ¶ Therefore behold the * Ch. 23.7 8. days come saith the LORD that it shall no more be said the LORD liveth that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt 15 But the LORD liveth that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north and from all the lands whither he had driven them and I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers 16 ¶ Behold I will send for many fishers saith the LORD and they shall fish them and after will I send for many hunters and they shall hunt them from every mountain and from every hill and out of the holes of the rocks 17 For mine * Job 34.21 Pro. 5.21 Ch. 32.19 eyes are upon all their ways they are not hid from my face neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes 18 And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double because they have defiled my land they have filled mine inheritance with the carcases of their detestable and abominable things 19 O LORD my strength and my fortress and my refuge in the day of affliction the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth and shall say Surely our fathers have inherited lies vanity and things wherein there is no profit 20 Shall a man make gods unto himself and * Ch. 2.11 they are no gods 21 Therefore behold I will this once cause them to know I will cause them to know mine hand and my might and they shall know that my name is the LORD CHAP. XVII 1 The captivity of Judah for her sin 5 Trust in man is cursed 7 in God is blessed 9 The deceitful heart cannot deceive God 12 The salvation of God 15 The prophet complaineth of the mockers of his prophesie 19 He is sent to reâ—â—â—â— the covenant in hallowing the sabbath THe sin of Judah is written with a * Job 19.24 pen of iron and with the †Heb. nail point of a diamond it is graven upon the table of their heart and upon the horns
been before me and before thee of old prophesied both against many countreys and against great kingdoms of war and of evil and of pestilence 9 The prophet which prophesieth of peace when the word of the prophet shall come to pass then shall the prophet be known that the LORD hath truly sent him 10 ¶ Then Hananiah the prophet took the * Ch. 27.2 yoke from off the prophet Jeremiahs neck and brake it 11 And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people saying Thus saith the LORD Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all nations within the space of two full years And the prophet Jeremiah went his way 12 ¶ Then the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the prophet after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah saying 13 Go and tell Hananiah saying Thus saith the LORD Thou hast broken the yokes of wood but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron 14 For thus saith the LORD of hosts the God of Israel I have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and they shall serve him and I have given him the beasts of the field also 15 ¶ Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet Hear now Hananiah The LORD hath not sent thee but thou makest this people to trust in a lie 16 Therefore thus saith the LORD Behold I will cast thee from off the face of the earth this year thou shalt die because thou hast taught * Deu. 12.5 Ch 2â— 32 †Heb. â—â—vâ—â—t rebellion against the LORD 17 So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh moneth CHAP. XXIX 1 Jeremiah sendeth a letter to the captives in Babylon to be quiet there 8 and not to beleeve the dreams of their prophets 10 and that they shall return with grace after seventy years 15 He foretelleth the destruction of the rest for their disobedience 20 He sheweth the fearful end of Ahab and Zedekiah two lying prophets 24 Shemaiah writeth a letter against Jeremiah 30 Jeremiah reaâ—eth his doom NOw these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders which were carried away captives and to the priests and to the prophets and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon 2 Alter that * 2 Kin. 24.12 c. Jeconiah the king and the queen and the ‖ Or chamberlains eunuchs the princes of Judah and Jerusalem and the carpenters and the smiths were departed from Jerusalem 3 By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon saying 4 Thus saith the LORD of hosts the God of Israel unto all that are carried away captives whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem unto Babylon 5 Build ye houses and dwell in them and plant gardens and eat the fruit of them 6 Take ye wives and beget sons and daughters and take wives for your sons and give your daughters to husbands that they may bear sons and daughters that ye may be increased there and not diminished 7 And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives and pray unto the LORD for it for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace 8 ¶ For thus saith the LORD of hosts the God of Israel Let not your prophets and your diviners that be in the midst of you * Ch. 14 â—4 and 27.21 and 27.15 deceive you neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed 9 For they prophesie †Heb. in a lie falsly unto you in my name I have not sent them saith the LORD 10 ¶ For thu saith the LORD that after * 2 Chr. 36.21.22 Ezr. 1.1 Ch. 25.12 and 27.22 Dan. 9.2 seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you and perform my good word towards you in causing you to return to this place 11 For I know the thoughts that I think towards you saith the LORD thoughts of peace and not of evil to give you an †Heb. end and expectation expected end 12 Then shall ye * Dan. 9.3 c. call upon me and ye shall go and pray unto me and I will hearken unto you 13 And ye shall seek me and finde me when ye shall search for me with all your heart 14 And I will be found of you saith the LORD and I will turn away your captivity and I will gather you from all the nations and from all the places whither I have driven you saith the LORD and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive 15 ¶ Because ye have said The LORD hath raised us up prophets in Babylon 16 Know that thus saith the LORD of the king that sitteth upon the throne of David and of all the people that dwelleth in this city and of your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity 17 Thus saith the LORD of hous Behold I will send upon them the * Ch. 24.10 sword the famine and the pestilence and will make them like * Ch. 24.8 vile figs that cannot be eaten they are so evil 18 And I will persecute them with the sword with the famine and with the pestilence and will deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth †Heb. for a curse to be a curse and an astonishment and an hissing and a reproach among all the nations whither I have driven them 19 Because they have not hearkned to my words saith the LORD which * Ch. 25.4 and 32.33 I sent unto them by my servants the prophets rising up early and sending them but ye would not hear saith the LORD 20 ¶ Hear ye therefore the word of the LORD all ye of the captivity whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon 21 Thus saith the LORD of hosts the God of Israel of Ahab the son of Kolaiah and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah which prophesie a lie unto you in my name Behold I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and he shall slay them before your eyes 22 And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon saying The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab whom the king of Babylon rosted in the fire 23 Because they have committed villany in Israel and have committed adultery with their neighbours wives and have spoken lying words in my name which I have not commanded them even I know and am a witness saith the LORD 24 ¶ Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the ‖ Or dreamer Nehelamite saying 25 Thus
had made that the prison 16 ¶ When Jeremiah was entred into the dungeon and into the ‖ Or 〈◊〉 cabins and Jeremiah had remained there many days 17 Then Zedekiah the king sent and took him out and the king asked him secretly in his house and said Is there any word from the LORD And Jeremiah said There is for said he thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon 18 Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah What have I offended against thee or against thy servants or against this people that ye have put me in prison 19 Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you saying The king of Babylon shall not come against you nor against this land 20 Therefore hear now I pray thee O my lord the king †Heb. let my supplication fall let my supplication I pray thee be accepted before thee that thou cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe lest I die there 21 Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers street until all the bread in the city were spent Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison CHAP. XXXVIII 1 Jeremiah by a false suggestion is put into the dungeon of Malebiah 7 Ebed meleab by suit getteth him some enlargement 14Vpon secret conference be counselleth the king by yeelding to save his life 24 By the kings instructions be concealeth the conference from the princes THen Shephatiah the son of Mattan and Gedasiah the son of Pashur and Jucal the son of Shelemiah and Pashur the son of Maichiah heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people saying 2 Thus saith the LORD * Chap. 21.9 He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword by the famine and by the pestilence but he that goeth forth to the Caldeans shall live for he shall have his life for a prey and shall live 3 Thus saith the LORD This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylons army which shall take it 4 Therefore the Princes said unto the king We beseech thee let this man be put to death for thus he weakneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city and the hands of all the people in speaking such words unto them for this man seeketh not the †Heb. peace welfare of this people but the hurt 5 Then Zedekiah the king said Behold he is in your hand for the king is not be that can do any thing against you 6 Then took they Jeremiah and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son ‖ Or of the king of Hammelech that was in the court of the prison and they let down Jeremiah with cords And in the dungeon there was no water but mire So Jeremiah sunk in the mire 7 ¶ Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian one of the eunuchs which was in the kings house heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin 8 Ebed-melech went forth out of the kings house and spake to the king saying 9 My lord the king these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet whom they have cast into the dungeon and †Heb. be will die he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is for there is no more bread in the city 10 Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethioplan saying Take from hence thirty men †Heb. in thin◠hand with thee and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon before he die 11 So Ebed-melech took the men with him and went into the house of the king under the treasury and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah 12 And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine arm-holes under the cords And Jeremiah did so 13 So they drew up Jeremiah with cords and took him up out of the dungeon and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison 14 ¶ Then Zedekiah the king sent and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the ‖ Or principal third entry that is in the house of the LORD and the king said unto Jeremiah I will ask thee a thing hide nothing from me 15 Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah If I declare it unto thee wilt thou not surely put me to death and if I give thee counsel wilt thou not hearken unto me 16 So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah saying As the LORD liveth that made us this soul I will not put thee to death neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life 17 Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah Thus saith the LORD the God of hosts the God of Israel If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylons princes then thy soul shall live and this city shall not be burnt with fire and thou shalt live and thine house 18 But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylons princes then shall this city be given into the hand of the Caldeans and they shall burn it with fire and thou shalt not escape out of their hand 19 And Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah I am afraid of the Jews that are faln to the Caldeans lest they deliver me into their hand and they mock me 20 But Jeremiah said They shall not deliver thee obey I beseech thee the voice of the LORD which I speak unto thee so it shall be well unto thee and thy soul shall live 21 But if thou refuse to go forth this is the word that the LORD hath shewed me 22 And behold all the women that are left in the king of Judahs house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylons princes and those women shall say †Heb. Men of thy peace Thy friends have set thee on and have prevailed against thee thy feet are sunk in the mire and they are turned away back 23 So they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Caldeans and thou shalt not escape out of their hand but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon and †Heb. thou shalt burn c thou shalt cause this city to be burnt with fire 24 ¶ Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah Let no man know of these words and thou shalt not die 25 But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee and they come unto thee and say unto thee Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king hide it not from us and we will not put thee to death also what the king said unto thee 26 Then thou shalt say unto them I presented my supplication before the king that he would
Behold it is cast into the fire for fewel the fire devoureth both the ends of it and the midst of it is burnt †Heb. will it prosper is it meet for any work 5 Behold when it was whole it was †Heb. made sit meet for no work how much less shall it be meet yet for any work when the fire hath devoured it and it is burned 6 ¶ Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD As the vine tree among the trees of the forest which I have given to the fire for fewel so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem 7 And I will set my face against them they shall go out from one fire and another fire shall devour them and ye shall know that I am the LORD when I set my face against them 8 And I will make the land desolate because they have †Heb. tresâ— assedâ— trespass committed a trespass saith the Lord GOD. CHAP. XVI 1Vnder the similitude of a wretched infant is shewed the natural state of Jerusalem 6 Gods extraordinary love towards her 15 Her monstrous whoredom 35 Her grievous judgement 44 Her sin matching her mother and exceeding her sisters Sodom and Samarta calleth for judgements â—0 Mercy is promised her in the end AGain the word of the LORD came unto me saying 2 Son of man cause Jerusalem to know her abominations 3 And say Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem Thy †Heb. cutting out or habitation birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan thy father was an Amorite and thy mother an Hittite 4 And as for thy nativity in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut neither wast thou washed in water ‖ Or when I looked upon thee to supple thee thou wast not salted at all nor swaddled at all 5 None eye pitied thee to do any of these unto thee to have compassion upon thee but thou wast cast out in the open field to the lothing of thy person in the day that thou wast born 6 ¶ And when I passed by thee and saw thee ‖ Or. troden under foot polluted in thine own bloud I said unto thee when thou wast in thy bloud Live yea I said unto thee when thou wast in thy bloud Live 7 I have †Heb. made thee a million caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field and thou hast increased and waxen great and thou art come to †Heb. ornament of ornaments excellent ornaments thy breasts are fashioned and thine hair is grown whereas thou wast naked and bare 8 Now when I passed by thee and looked upon thee behold thy time was the time of love and I spread my skirt over thee and covered thy nakedness yea I sware unto thee and entred into a covenant with thee saith the Lord GOD and thou becamest mine 9 Then washed I thee with water yea I throughly washed away thy †Heb. blouds bloud from thee and I anointed thee with oyl 10 I clothed thee also with broidered work shod thee with badgers skin I girded thee about with fine linen I covered thee with silk 11 I decked thee also with ornaments and I put bracelets upon thine hands and a chain on thy neck 12 And I pat a jewel on thy forehead and ear-rings in thine ears and a beautiful crown upon thine head 13 Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver and thy raiment was of fine linen and silk and broidered work thou didst eat fine flour and honey and oyl and thou wast exceeding beautiful and thou didst prosper into a kingdom 14 And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty for it was perfect through my comliness which I had put upon thee saith the Lord GOD. 15 ¶ But thou didst trust in thine own beauty and playedst the hatlet because of thy renown and pouredst out thy fornications on every one that passed by his it was 16 And of thy garments thou didst take and deckedst thy high places with divers colours and playedst the harlot thereupon the like things shall not come neither shall it be so 17 Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver which I had given thee and madest to thy self images †Heb. of a male of men and didâ—t commit whoredom with thâ—m 18 And tookest thy broidered garmenâ—s and coveredst them and thou hast set mine oyl and mine incense before them 19 My meat also which I gave thee fine flour and oyl and honey wherewith I fed thee thou hast even set it before them for †Heb. a savour of rest a sweet savour and thus it was saith the Lord GOD. 20 Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters whom thou hast born unto me and these hast thou sacrificed unto them †Heb. to devour to be devoured is this of thy whoredoms a small matter 21 That thou hast slain my children and delivered them to cause them to pass through the fire for them 22 And in all thine aâ—ominations and thy whoredoms thou hast not remembred the days of thy youth when thou wast naked and bare and wast polluted in thy bloud 23 And it came to pass after all thy wickedness wo wo unto thee saith the Lord GOD 24 That thou hast also built unto thee an ‖ Or brothel-house eminent place and hast made thee an high place in every street 25 Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the way and hast made thy beauty to be abhorred and hast opened thy feet to every one that pâ—ssed by and multiplied thy whoredoms 26 Thou hast also committed fornication with the Egyptians thy neighbours great of flesh and hast increased thy whoredoms to provoke me to anger 27 Behold therefore I have stretched out my hand over thee and have diminished thine ordinary food and delivered thee unto the will of them that hate thee the ‖ Or cities daughters of the Philistines which are ashamed of thy lewd way 28 Thou hast played the whore also with the Assyrians because thou wast unsatiable yea thou hast played the harlot with them and yet couldest not be satisfied 29 Thou hast moreover multiplied thy fornication in the land of Canaan unto Calâ—ea and yet thou wast not satisfied hâ—rewith 30 How weak is thine heart saith the Lord GOD seeing thou doest all these things the work of an imperious whorish woman 31 ‖ Or in thy â—auâ—hters is thine c. In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way and makest thine â—igh place in every street and hast not been as an harlot in that thou scornest hire 32 But as a wife that commiteth adultery which taketh strangers in stead of her husband 33 They give giâ—ts to all whores but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers and †Heb. bâ—â—oâ—st hirest thâ—m that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredom 34 And the contrary is in thee
Egypt I am the LORD your God 8 But they rebelled against me and would not hearken unto me they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt then I said I will pour out my fury upon them to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt 9 But I wrought for my names sake that it should not be polluted before the heathen among whom they were in whose sight I made my self known unto them in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt 10 ¶ Wherefore I * Exod. 13.18 caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt and brought them into the wilderness 11 And I gave them my statutes and †Heb. made them to know shewed them my judgements * Lev. 18.5 Rom. 10.5 Gal. 3.12 which if a man do he shall even live in them 12 Moreover also I gave them my * Ex. 20.8 and 31.13 c. and 35.2 Deut. 5.12 sabbaths to be a signe between me and them that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctifie them 13 But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness they walked not in my statutes and they despised my judgemnts which if a man do he shall even live in them and my sabbaths they greatly * Ex. 16.27 polluted then I said I would pour out my fury upon them in the * Num. 14.29 26.65 wilderness to consume them 14 But I wrought for my names sake that it should not be polluted before the heathen in whose sight I brought them out 15 Yet also I lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them flowing with milk and honey which is the glory of all lands 16 Because they despised my judgements and walked not in my statutes but polluted my sabbaths for their heart went after their idols 17 Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness 18 But I said unto their children in the wilderness Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers neither observe their judgements nor defile your selves with their idols 19 I am the LORD your God walk in my statutes and keep my judgements and do them 20 And hallow my sabbaths and they shall be a signe between me and you that ye may know that I am the LORD your God 21 Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me they walked not in my statutes neither kept my judgements to do them which if a man do he shall even live in them they polluted my sabbaths then I said I would pour out my fury upon them to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness 22 Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand and wrought for my names sake that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen in whole sight I brought them forth 23 I lifted up mine hand unto them also in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the heathen and disperse them through the countreys 24 Because they had not executed my judgements but had despised my statutes and had polluted my sabbaths and their eyes were after their fathers idols 25 Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good and judgements whereby they should not live 26 And I polluted them in their own gifts in that they caused to pass * Ch. 16.21 through the fire all that openeth the womb that I might make them desolate to the end that they might know that I am the LORD 27 ¶ Therefore son of man speak unto the house of Israel and say unto them Thus faith the Lord GOD Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed me in that they have †Heb. 〈…〉 â—â—spast committed a trespass against me 28 For when I had brought them into the land for the which I listed up mine hand to give it to them then they saw every high hill and all the thick trees and they offered there their sacrifices and there they presented the provocation of their offering there also they made their sweet savour and poured out there their drink-offerings 29 Then ‖ Or 〈◊〉 tali them what the 〈◊〉 place way or Bamah I said unto them What is the high place whereunto ye go and the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day 30 Wherefore say unto the house of Israel Thus saith the Lord GOD Are ye polluted after the manner of your fathers and commit ye whoredom after their abominations 31 For when ye offer your gifts when ye make your sons to pass through the fire ye pollute your selves with all your idols even unto this day and shall I be enquired of by you O house of Israel As I live saith the Lord GOD I will not be enquired of by you 32 And that which cometh into your minde shall not be at all that ye say We will be as the heathen as the samilies of the countreys to serve wood and stone 33 ¶ As I live saith the Lord GOD surely with a mighty hand and with a stretched out arm and with jury poured out will I rule over you 34 And I will bring you out from the people and will gather you out of the countreys wherein ye are scattered with a mighty hand and with a stretched out arm and with fury poured out 35 And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people and there will I plead with you face to face 36 Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt so will I plead with you faith the Lord GOD. 37 And I will cause you to pass under the rod and I will bring you into ‖ Or â—deliverâ—â—â— the bond of the covenant 38 And I will purge out from among you the rebels and them that transgress against me I will bring them forth out of the countrey where they sojourn and they shall not enter into the land of Israel and ye shall know that I am the LORD 39 As for you O house of Israel thus saith the Lord GOD. Go ye serve ye every one his idols and hereafter also if ye will not hearken unto me but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts and with your idols 40 For in mine holy mountain in the mountain of the height of Israel saith the Lord GOD there shall all the house of Israel all of them in the land serve me there will I accept them and there will I require your offerings and the ‖ Or chief first-fruits of your oblations with all your holy things 41 I will accept you with your †Heb. savour of rest sweet savour when I bring you out from the people and gather you out of the countreys wherein ye have been scattered and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen 42 And ye shall know that I am
day is come when their iniquity shall have an end 30 ‖ Or cause it to return Shall I cause it to return into his sheath I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created in the land of thy nativity 31 And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee I will blow against thee in the tire of my wrath and deliver thee into the hand of ‖ Or burning brutish men and skilful to destroy 32 Thou shalt be for fewel to the fire thy bloud shall be in the midst of the land thou shalt be no more remembred for I the LORD have spoken it CHAP. XXII 1 A catalogue of sins in Jerusalem 13 God will burn them as dross in his furnace 23 The general corruption of prophets priests princes and people MOreover the word of the LORD came unto me saying 2 Now thou son of man * Ch. 2â— 4 23.35 wilt thou ‖ Or plead for judge wilt thou judge the †Heb. city of blouâ—s bloudy city yea thou shalt †Heb. make her know shew her all her abominations 3 Then say thou Thus saith the Lord GOD The city sheddeth bloud in the midst of it that her time may come and maketh idols against her self to desile her self 4 Thou art become guilty in thy bloud that thou hast * 2 King 21.16 shed and hast desiled thy self in thine idols which thou hast made and thou hast caused thy days to draw near and art come even unto thy years therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the heathen and a mocking to all countreys 5 Those that be near and those that be far from thee shall mock thee which art †Heb. polluted of name must in vexation infamious and much vexed 6 Behold the princes of Israel every one were in thee to their †Heb. arm power to shed bloud 7 In thee have they set light by father and mother in the midst of thee have they dealt by ‖ Or deceit oppression with the stranger in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow 8 Thou hast despised mine holy things and hast profaned my sabbaths 9 In thee are †Heb. men of standers men that carry tales to shed bloud and in thee they eat upon the mountains in the midst of thee they commit lewdness 10 In thee have they * Lev. 18.8 20.11 discovered their fathers nakedness in thee have they humbled her that was * Lev. 18.19 set apart for pollution 11 And ‖ Or every one one hath committed abomination with his neighbours * Levit. 18 2â— Jer. 5.8 wife and ‖ Or every one another hath ‖ Or by 〈◊〉 lewdly defiled his daughter in faw and another in thee hath humbled his * Lev. 18. â— sister his fathers daughter 12 In thee have they taken gifts to shed bloud thou hast taken usury and increase and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion and hast forgotten me saith the Lord GOD. 13 ¶ Behold therefore I have * Ch. 21.17 smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made and at thy bloud which hath been in the midst of thee 14 Can thine heart endure or can thine hands be strong in the days that I shall deal with thee I the LORD have spoken it and will do it 15 And I will scatter thee among the heathen and disperse thee in the countreys and will consume thy filthiness out of thee 16 And thou ‖ Or shalt 〈◊〉 profaâ—ed shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the sight of the heathen and thou shalt know that I am the LORD 17 And the word of the LORD came unto me saying 18 Son of man the house of Israel is to me become dross all they are brass and tin and iron and lead in the midst of the furnace they are even the †Heb. â—â—â—sses dross of silver 19 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD Because ye are all become droâ—â— behold therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem 20 †Heb. according to the gathering As they gather silver and brass and iron and lead and tin into the midst of the â—urnace to blow the fire upon it to melt it so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury and I will leave you there and melt you 21 Yea I will gather you and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof 22 As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof and ye shall know that I the LORD have poured out my fury upon you 23 ¶ And the word of the LORD came unto me saying 24 Son of man say unto her Thou art the land that is not cleansed nor rained upon in the day of indignation 25 There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof like a roaring lion ravening the prey they * Matth. 23.14 have devoured souls they have taken the treasure and precious things they have made her many widows in the midst thereof 26 Her priests have †Heb. offered violence to violated my law and have profaned mine holy things they have put no difference between the holy and profane neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths and I am profaned among them 27 Her * Mic. 3.11 Zeph. â— 3 princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey to shed bloud and to destroy souls to get dishonest gain 28 And her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter seeing vanity and divining lies unto them saying Thus saith the Lord GOD when the LORD hath not spoken 29 The people of the land have used ‖ Or â—eceit oppression and exercised robbery and have vexed the poor and needy yea they have oppressed the stranger †Heb. without right wrongfully 30 And I sought for a man among them that should make up the hedge and stand in the gap before me for the land that I should not destroy it but I found none 31 Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath their own way have I recompensed upon their heads saith the Lord GOD. CHAP. XXIII 1 The whoredoms of Abolab and Abolibab 22 Abolibab is to be plagued by her lovers 3â— The prophet reproveth the adulteries of them both 45 and sheweth their judgements THe word of the LORD came again unto me saying 2 Son of man there were two women the daughters of one mother 3 And they committed whoredoms in Egypt they committed whoredoms in their youth there were their breasts pressed and there they bruised the teats of their virginity 4 And the names of them were Aholah the elder and Aholibah her sister and they were mine and they bare sons and daughters thus were
now commit †Heb. her whoredoms whoredoms with her and she with them 44 Yet they went in unto her as they go in unto a woman that playeth the harlot so went they in unto Aholah and unto Aholibah the lewd women 45 ¶ And the righteous men they shall * Ch. 16.38 judge them after the manner of adulteresses and after the manner of women that shed bloud because they are adulteresses and bloud is in their hands 46 For thus saith the Lord GOD I will bring up a company upon them and will give them †Heb. for a removing and spoil to be removed and spoiled 47 And the company shall stone them with stones and ‖ Or â—inele them out dispatch them with their swords they shall slay their sons and their daughters and burn up their houses with fire 48 Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness 49 And they shall recompense your lewdness upon you and ye shall bear the sins of your idols and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD. CHAP. XXIV 1Vnder the parable of a boâ—ling pot â—is shewed the irrevocable destruction of Jerusalem 15 By the signe of Ezekiel not mourning for the death of his wife 19 〈◊〉 shewed the calamity of the Jews to be beyond all sorrow AGain in the ninth year in the tenth moneth in the tenth day of the moneth the word of the LORD came unto me saying 2 Son of man write thee the name of the day even of this same day the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day 3 And utter a parable unto the rebellious house and say unto them Thus saith the Lord GOD Set on a pot set it on and also pour water into it 4 Gather the pieces thereof into it even every good piece the thigh and the shoulder fill it with the choice bones 5 Take the choice of the flock and ‖ Or beaâ— burn also the bones under it and make it boyl well and let them seethe the bones of it therein 6 ¶ Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD Wo to the bloudy city to the pot whose seum is therein and whose scum is not gone out of it bring it out piece by piece let no lot fall upon it 7 For her bloud is in the midst of her she set it upon the top of a rock she poured it not upon the ground to cover it with dust 8 That it might cause sury to come up to take vengeance I have set her bloud upon the top of a rock that it should not be covered 9 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD * Nah. 3.1 Hab. 2.12 Wo to the bloudy city I will even make the pile for fire great 10 Heap on wood kindle the fire consume the flesh and spice it well and let the bones be burnt 11 Then set it empty upon the coals thereof that the brass of it may be hot and may burn and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it that the scum of it may be consumed 12 She hath wearied her self with lies and her great scum went not forth out of her her scum shall be in the fire 13 In thy filthiness is lewdness because I have purged thee and thou wast not purged thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee 14 I the LORD have spoken it it shall come to pass and I will do it I will not go back neither will I spare neither will I repent according to thy ways and according to thy doings shall they judge thee saith the Lord GOD. 15 ¶ Also the word of the LORD came unto me saying 16 Son of man behold I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep neither shall thy tears †Heb. 〈◊〉 run down 17 †Heb. le sileve Forbear to cry make no mourning for the dead binde the tire of thine head upon thee and put on thy shoes upon thy feet and cover not thy †Heb. upper lip and â—over 22. lips and eat not the bread of men 18 So I spake unto the people in the morning and at even my wife died and I did in the morning as I was commanded 19 ¶ And the people said unto me Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us that thou doest so 20 Then I answered them The word of the LORD came unto me saying 21 Speak unto the house of Israel Thus saith the Lord GOD Behold I will profane my sanctuary the excellency of your strength the desire of your eyes and †Heb. the pitâ— of your soul that which your soul pitieth and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword 22 And ye shall do as I have done ye shall not cover your lips nor eat the bread of men 23 And your tires shall be upon your heads and your shoes upon your feet ye shall not mourn nor weep but ye shall pine away for your iniquities and mourn one towards another 24 Thus Ezekiel is unto you a signe according to all that he hath done shall ye do and when this cometh ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD. 25 Also thou son of man shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength the joy of their glory the desire of their eyes and †Heb. the listing up of their sâ—ul that whereupon they set their minds their sons and their daughters 26 That he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee to cause thee to hear it with thine ears 27 In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped and thou shalt speak and be no more dumb and thou shalt be a signe unto them and they shall know that I am the LORD CHAP. XXV 1 Gods venâ—eance for their insolency against the Jews upon the Ammonites 8 upon Moah and Seir 12 upon Edom 15 and upon the Philistines THe word of the LORD came again unto me saying 2 Son of man set thy face * Jer. 49.1 c. against the Ammonites and prophesie against them 3 And say unto the Ammonites Hear the word of the Lord GOD Thus saith the Lord GOD Because thou saidst Aha against my sanctuary when it was profaned and against the land of Israel when it was desolate and against the house of Judah when they went into captivity 4 Behold therefore I will deliver thee to the †Heb. children men of the east for a possession and they shall set their palaces in thee and make their dwellings in thee they shall eat thy fruit and they shall drink thy milk 5 And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels and the Ammonites a couching-place for flocks and ye shall know that I am the LORD 6 For thus saith the Lord
thy wisdom By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches and thine heart is lifted up because of the riches 6 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God 7 Behold therefore I will bring strangers upon thee the terrible of the nations and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom and they shall defile thy brightness 8 They shall bring thee down to the pit and thou shalt die the deaths of them that are slain in the midst of the seas 9 Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee I am God but thou shalt be a man and no God in the hand of him that ‖ Or. â—â—undeth slayeth thee 10 Thou shalt die the deaths of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers for I have spoken it saith the Lord GOD. 11 ¶ Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me saying 12 Son of man take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus and say unto him Thus saith the Lord GOD Thou sealest up the sum full of wisdom and perfect in beauty 13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God every precious stone was thy covering the ‖ Or ruby sardius topaz and the diamond the ‖ Or â—hrâ—solite beryl the onyx and the jasper the sapphire the ‖ Or thrysoprase emerald and the carbuncle and gold the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created 14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth and I have set thee so thou wast upon the holy mountain of God thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire 15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created till iniquity was found in thee 16 By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence and thou hast sinned therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God and I will destroy thee O covering cherub from the midst of the stones of fire 17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness I will cast thee to the ground I will lay thee before kings that they may behold thee 18 Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities by the iniquity of thy traffick therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee it shall devour thee and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee 19 All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee thou shalt be †Heb. terrours a terrour and never shalt thou be any more 20 ¶ Again the word of the LORD came unto me saying 21 Son of man set thy face against Zidon and prophesie against it 22 And say Thus saith the Lord GOD Behold I am against thee O Zidon and I will be glorified in the midst of thee and they shall know that I am the LORD when I shall have executed judgements in her and shall be sanctified in her 23 For I will send into her pestilence and bloud into her streets and the wounded shall be judged in the midst of her by the sword upon her on every side and they shall know that I am the LORD 24 ¶ And there shall be no more a pricking brier unto the house of Israel nor any grieving thorn of all that are round about them that despised them and they shall know that I am the Lord GOD. 25 Thus saith the Lord GOD When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob. 26 And they shall dwell ‖ Or with confidence safely therein and shall build houses and plant vineyards yea they shall dwell with confidence when I have executed judgements upon all those that ‖ Or sâ—â—tâ— despise them round about them and they shall know that I am the LORD their God CHAP. XXIX 1 The judgement of Pharaoh for his treachery to Israel 8 The desolation of Egypt 13 The restauration thereof after fourty years 17 Egypt the reward of Nebuchadrezzar 21 Israel shall be restored IN the tenth year in the tenth moneth in the twelfth day of the moneth the word of the LORD came unto me saying 2 Son or man set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesie against him and against all Egypt 3 Speak and say Thus saith the Lord GOD Behold I am against thee Pharaoh king of Egypt the great * Psal 74.13 14. Isa 2â— 1 51.9 dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers which hath said My river is mine own and I have made it for my self 4 But I will put hooks in thy chaws and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scares and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales 5 And I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness thee and all the fish of thy rivers thou shalt fall upon the †Heb. face of the field open fields thou shalt not be brought together nor gathered I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven 6 And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the LORD because they have been a * 2 Kings 18.21 Isa 36.6 staff of reed to the house of Israel 7 When they took hold of thee by thy hand thou didst break and rent all their shoulder and when they leaned upon thee thou brakest and madest all their loyns to be at a stand 8 ¶ Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD Behold I will bring a sword upon thee and cut off man and beast out of thee 9 And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste and they shall know that I am the LORD because he hath said The river is mine and I have made it 10 Behold therefore I am against thee and against thy rivers and I will make the land of Egypt †Heb. wastes oâ— waste utterly waste and desolate from the tower of †Heb. Seventh Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia 11 No foot of man shall pass through it nor foot of beast shall pass through it neither shall it be inhabited fourty years 12 And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countreys that are desolate and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate fourty years and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and will disperse them through the countreys 13 ¶ Yet thus saith the Lord GOD At the * Isa 19.23 Jer. 46.26 end of fourty years
the Lord GOD In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely shalt thou not know it 15 And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north-parts thou and many people with thee all of them riding upon horses a great company and a mighty army 16 And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel as a cloud to cover the land it shall be in the latter days and I will bring thee against my land that the heathen may know me when I shall be sanctified in thee O Gog before their eyes 17 Thus saith the Lord GOD Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time †Heb. by the hanâ—â— by my servants the prophets of Israel which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them 18 And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel saith the Lord GOD that my fury shall come up in my face 19 For in my jealousie and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel 20 So that the fishes of the sea and the fowls of the heaven and the beasts of the field and all creeping things that creep upon the earth and all the men that are upon the face of the earth shall shake at my presence and the mountains shall be thrown down and the ‖ Or. 〈◊〉 Or stairs steep places shall fall and every wall shall fall to the ground 21 And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains saith the Lord GOD every mans sword shall be against his brother 22 And I will plead against him with pestilence and with bloud and I will rain upon him and upon his bands and upon the many people that are with him an overflowing rain and great hailstones fire and brimstone 23 Thus will I * Ch. 26.23 and 31.28 magnifie my self and sanctifie my self and I will be known in the eyes of many nations and they shall know that I am the LORD CHAP. XXXIX 1 Gods judgement upon Gog. 8 Israels victory 11 Gogs burial in Hamon-gog 1â— The feast of the fowls 23 Israel having been plaâ—ued for their sins shall be gathered again with eternal favour THerefore thou son of man prophesie against Gog and say Thus saith the Lord GOD Behold I am against thee O Gog the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal 2 And I will turn thee back and ‖ Or strike thee with six plagues or draw thee back with an book of six teeth as ch 38 â— leave but the sixth part of thee and will cause thee to come up from †Heb. the siâ—es of teâ— north the north-parts and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel 3 And I will smite thy bowe out of thy left hand and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand 4 Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel thou and all thy bands and the people that is with thee I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every †Heb. wine sort and to the beasts of the field †Heb. to devour to be devoured 5 Thou shalt fall upon †Heb. the face of the field the open field for I have spoken it saith the Lord GOD. 6 And I will send a fire on Magog and among them that dwell ‖ Or confidently carelesly in the isles and they shall know that I am the LORD 7 So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD the holy One in Israel 8 ¶ Behold it is come and it is done saith the Lord GOD this is the day whereof I have spoken 9 And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth and shall set on fire and burn the weapons both the shields and the bucklers the bows and the arrows and the ‖ Or javeliâ—s hand-staves and the spears and they shall ‖ Or make a fiâ—â— of them burn them with fire seven years 10 So that they shall take no wood out of the field neither cut down any out of the forests for they shall burn the weapons with fire and they shall spoil those that spoiled them and rob those that robbed them saith the Lord GOD. 11 ¶ And it shall come to pass in that day that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea and it shall stop the ‖ Or mouths noses of the passengers and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude and they shall call it the valley of ‖ That is the multitude of Gog. Hamon-gog 12 And seven moneths shall the house of Israel be burying of them that they may cleanse the land 13 Yea all the people of the land shall bury them and it shall be to them a renown the day that I shall be glorified saith the Lord GOD. 14 And they shall sever out †Heb. men of continuance men of continual employment passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the earth to cleanse it after the end of seven moneths shall they search 15 And the passengers that pass through the land when any seeth a mans bone then shall he †Heb. build set up a signe by it till the buriers have buried it in the valley of Hamon-gog 16 And also the name of the city shall be ‖ That is the multitude Hamonah thus shall they cleanse the land 17 ¶ And thou son of man Thus saith the Lord GOD Speak †Heb. to the fowl of every wing unto every feathered fowl and to every beast of the field Assemble your selves and come gather your selves on every side to my ‖ Or. slauchter sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel that ye may eat flesh and drink bloud 18 Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty and drink the bloud of the princes of the earth of rams of lambs and of †Heb. great goats goats of bullocks all of them fatlings of Bashan 19 And ye shall eat fat till ye be full and drink bloud till ye be drunken of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you 20 Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots with mighty men and with all men of war saith the Lord GOD. 21 And I will set my glory among the heathen and all the heathen shall see my judgement that I have executed and my hand that I have laid upon them 22 So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from that day and forward 23 ¶ And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went
enemies THe burden of Nineveth The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite 2 ‖ Or The LORD is a jealous Gâ—â— and revenger c. God is * Ex. 20.5 jealous and the LORD revengeth the LORD revengeth and †Heb. that cath furâ— is furious the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries and he reserveth wrath for his enemies 3 The LORD is â—â—ed 32 6 7. slow to anger and great in power and will not at all acquit the wicked the LORD hath his way in the wirlwind and in the storm and the clouds are the dust of his feet 4 He rebuketh the sea maketh it dry and drieth up all the rivers Bashan languisheth and Carmel the flower of Lebanon languisheth 5 The mountains quake at him and the hills melt and the earth is burnt at his presence yea the world and all that dwell therein 6 Who can stand before his indignation and who can †Heb stand up abide in the fierceness of his anger his fury is poured out like fire and the rocks are thrown down by him 7 The LORD is good a ‖ Or strength strong hold in the day of trouble and he knoweth them that trust in him 8 But with an overrunning floud he will make an utter end of the place thereof and darkness shall pursue his enemies 9 What do ye imagine against the LORD he will make an utter end affliction shall not rise up the second time 10 For while they be folden together as thorns and while they are drunken as drunkards they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry 11 There is one come out of thee that imagineth evil against the LORD †Heb. a counsellâ—ur of Beâ—â—al a wicked counsellour 12 Thus saith the LORD ‖ Or It the would have been at peace so should they have been many and so should they have been shorn and he should have pasâ—ed away Though they be quiet and likewise many yet thus shall they be †Heb. shorn cut down when he shall pass through though I have afflicted thee I will afflict thee no more 13 For now will I break his yoke from off thee and will burst thy bonds in sunder 14 And the LORD hath given a commandment concerning thee that no more of thy name be sown out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image I will make thy grave for thou art vile 15 Behold upon the * Isa 52.7 Rom. 10.15 mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings that publisheth peace O Judah †Heb. feast keep thy solemn feasts perform thy vows for †Heb. Belial the wicked shall no more pass through thee he is utterly cut off CHAP. II. The fearful and victorions armies of God againse Ninevth ‖ Or The disperser or hammer HE that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face keep the munition watch the way make thy loyns strong fortify thy power mightily 2 * Isa 10.12 For the LORD hath turned away ‖ Or the pride of Jacob as the pride of Israel the excellency of Jacob as the excellency of Israel for the emptiers have emptied them out and marred their vinâ—-branches 3 The shield of his mighty men is made red the valiant men are ‖ Or died scarlet in scarlet the chariots shall be with ‖ Or fiery torches flaming torches in the day of his preparation and the fir-trees shall be terribâ—y shaken 4 The chariots shall rage in the streets they shall justle one against another in the broad ways †Heb. their show they shall seem like torches they shall run like the lightnings 5 He shall recount his ‖ Or gâ—lants worthies they shall stumble in their walk they shall make haste to the wall thereof and the †Heb covering or coverer defence shall be prepared 6 The gates of the rivers shall be opened and the palace shall be ‖ Or molten dissolved 7 And ‖ Or that which was established or there was a stand made Huzzab shall be ‖ Or discovered led away captive she shall be brought up and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves tabering upon their breasts 8 But Nineveh is ‖ Or from the days that she hath been of old like a pool of water yet they shall flee away Stand stand shall they cry but none shall ‖ Or cause them to turn look back 9 Take ye the spoil of silver take the spoil of gold ‖ Or and their infinite store c. for there is none â—nd of the store and glory out of all the ‖ Heb. vessels of desire pleasant furniture 10 She is empty and void and waste and the * Isa 13.7 8. heart melteth and the knees smite together and much pain is in all loyns and the faces of them all gather blackness 11 Where is the dwelling of the lions and the feeding-place of the young lions where the lion even the old lion walked and the lions whelp and none made them afraid 12 The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps and strangled for his lionesses and filled his holes with prey and his dens with ravine 13 Behold I am against thee saith the LORD of hosts and I will burn her chariots in the smoke and the sword shall devour thy young lions and I will cut off thy prey from the earth and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard CHAP. III. The miserable ruine of Nineveh Wo to the †Heb. city of blouds * Ezek. 24.9 Hâ—â— 2.12 bloudy city it is all full of lies and robbery the prey departeth not 2 The noise of a whip and the noise of the rattling of the wheels and of the pransing horses and of the jumping chariots 3 The hors-man lifteth up both †Heb. the flamâ— of the sword and the lightning of the spear the bright sword and the glittering spear and there is a multitude of slain and a great number of carcases and there is none end of their corpses they stumble upon their â—orpses 4 Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the well-favoured harlot the mistress of witchcrafts that selleth nations through her whoredoms and families through her witchcrafts 5 Behold I am against thee saith the LORD of hosts and * Isa 47.3 Ezek. 16.37 I will discover thy skirts upon thy face and I will shew the nations thy nakedness and the kingdoms thy shame 6 And I will cast abominable filth upon thee and make thee vile and will set thee as a gazing-stock 7 And it shall come to pass that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee and say Nineveh is laid waste who will bemâ—an her Whence shall I seek â—omforters for thee 8 Art thou better then ‖ Or nourishing †Heb. no Amon. populous No that was situate among the rivers that had
the remnant of the people shall spoil thee because of mens †Heb. blouds bloud and for the violence of the land of the city and of all that dwell therein 9 ¶ Wo to him that * Jer. 22.13 ‖ Or gaineth an evil gain coveteth an evil covetousness to his house that he may set his nest on high that he may be delivered from the †Heb. palm of the hand power of evil 10 Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people and haâ—t sinned against thy soul 11 For the stone shall cry out of the wall and the ‖ Or piece or fastning beam out of the timber shall ‖ Or witness against it answer it 12 ¶ Wo to him tâ—at buildeth a town with * Ezek. 2â— 9 Nah. 3.1 †Heb. blouds bloud and stablisheth a city by iniquity 13 Behold is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire and the people shall weary themselves ‖ Or in vain for very vanity 14 For the earth shall be filled ‖ Or by knowing the glory of the LORD with the * Isa 11.9 knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea 15 ¶ Wo unto him that giveth his neighbour drink that puttest thy bottle to him and makest him drunken also that thou mayest look on their nakedness 16 Thou art filled ‖ Or more with shame then with glory with shame for glory * Jer. 25.26 drink thou also and let thy foreskin be uncovered the cup of the LORDS right hand shall be turned unto thee and shameful spuing shall be on thy glory 17 For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee and the spoil of beasts which made them afraid because of mens bloud and for the violence of the land of the city and of all that dwell therein 18 ¶ What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it the molten image and a * Jer. 10.8 14. Zech. 10.2 teacher of lies that †Heb. the fashioner of his fashâ—on the maker of his work trusteth therein to make him dumb idols 19 Wo unto him that saith to the wood Awake to the dumb stone Arise it shall teach behold it is laid over with gold and silver and there is no breath at all in the midst of it 20 But * Psal 11.4 the LORD is in his holy temple †Heb. be silent all the â—arth before him let all the earth keep silence before him CHAP. III. 1 Habakkuk in his prayer trembleth at Gods majesty 17 The confidence of his faâ—th A Prayer of Habakkuk the prophet ‖ Or according to variable songs or tunes called in Hebrew Sâ—igionoth upon Shigionoth 2 O LORD I have heard †Heb. thy report or thy hearing thy speech and was afraid O LORD ‖ Or preserve alive revive thy work in the midst of the years in the midst of the years make known in wrath remember mercy 3 God came from ‖ Or the sâ—uth Teman and the holy One from mount Paran Selah His glory covered the heavens and the earth was full of his praise 4 And his brightness was as the light he had ‖ Or â—right beams â—ut of his side horns coming out of his hand and there was the hiding of his power 5 Before him went the pestiâ—ence and ‖ Or burning diseases burning coals went forth at his feet 6 He stood and measured the earth he beheld and drove asunder the nations and the everlasting mountains were scattered the perpetual hills did bow his ways are everlasting 7 I saw the tents of ‖ Or Ethiopia Cushan ‖ Or under affliction or vanity in affliction and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble 8 Was the LORD displeased against the rivers was thine anger against the rivers was thy wrath against the sea that thou didst ride upon thine horses and ‖ Or thy chariots were salvation thy chariots of salvation 9 Thy bowe was made quite naked according to the oaths of the tribes even thy word Selah ‖ Or Thou didst cleave the rivers of the earth Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers 10 The mountains saw thee and they trembled the overflowing of the water passed by the deep uttered his voice and lift up his hands on high 11 The sun and moon * Josh 10.12 stood still in their habitation ‖ Or thine arrowâ— walâ—ed in the light c. at the light of thine * Josh 10.11 arrows they went and at the shining of thy glittering spear 12 Thou didst march through the land in indignation thou didst thresh the heathen in anger 13 Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people even for salvation with thine anointed thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked by †Heb. making naked discovering the foundation unto the neck Selah 14 Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages they †Heb. were tempestuous came out as a whirlwind to scatter me their rejoycing was as to devour the poor secretly 15 Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses through the ‖ Or mud heap of great waters 16 When I heard my belly trembled my lips quivered at the voice rottenness entred into my bones and I trembled in my self that I might rest in the day of trouble when he cometh up unto the people he will ‖ Or cut them in pieces invade them with his troups 17 ¶ Although the fig-tree shall not blossom neither shall fruit be in the vines the labour of the olive shall †Heb. lie fail and the fields shall yeeld no meat the flock shall be cut off from the fold and there shall be no herd in the stalls 18 Yet I will rejoyce in the LORD I will joy in the God of my salvation 19 The Lord GOD is my strength and he will make my feet like * 2 Sam. 22.34 Psâ—â— S â—2 hinds feet and he will make me to walk upon mine high places To the chief singer on my †Heb. neginâ—th stringed instruments ¶ ZEPHANIAH CHAP. I. Gods severe judgement against Judah for divers sins THe word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi the son of Gedaliah the son of Amariah the son of Hizkiah in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah 2 †Heb. by taking away I will make on end I will utterly consume all things from off †Heb. the face of the land the land saith the LORD 3 I will consume man and beast I will consume the fowls of the heaven and the fishes of the sea and the ‖ Or idols stumbling-blocks with the wicked and I will cut off man from off the land saith the LORD 4 I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem and
* Zattu Zamoth * Elioenai Eliadas * Eliashib Elisimus * Mattaniah Othonias Jarimoth and * Zabad Sabatus and * Aziza Sardeus 29 Of the sons of Bebai Johannes and Ananias and * Zabbai Jolabad and * Athlai Amatheis 30 Of the sons of * Bani Mani * Meshullam Olamus * Malluch Mamuchus * Adaiah Jedeus Jasubus * Sheal. Jasael and Hieremoth 31 †Of the names in verse 31 32 34 35 see Ezra 10.30 31 34 c. And of the sons of Addi Naathus and Moosias Lacunus and Naidus and Mathanias and Sesthel Balnuus and Manasseas 32 And of the sons of Annas Elionas and Aseas and Melchias and Sabbeus and Simon Chosameus 33 And of the sons of Asom * Mattenai Altaneus and * Mattithiah Matthias and * Zabad Bannaia Eliphalat and Manasses and Semei 34 And of the sons of Maani Jeremias Momdis Omaerus Juel Mabdai and Pelias and Anos Carabasion and Enasibus and Mamnitanaimus Eliasis Bannus Eliali Samis Selemias Nathanias and of the sons of Ozora Sesis Esril Azaelus Samatus Zambis Josiphus 35 And of the sons of Ethma Mazitias Zabadaias Edes Juel Banaias 36 All these had taken strange wives and they put them away with their children 37 And the priests and Levites and they that were of Israel dwelt in Jerusalem and in the countrey in the first day of the seventh moneth so the children of Israel were in their ‖ Or villagâ—â— habitations 38 * Neh. 8.1 And the whole multitude came together with one accord into the broad place of the holy porch toward the east 39 And they spake unto Esdras the priest and reader that he would bring the law of Moses that was given of the Lord God of Israel 40 So Esdras the chief priest brought the law unto the whole multitude from man to woman and to all the priests to hear the law in the first day of the seventh moneth 41 And he read in the broad court before the holy porch from morning unto mid-day before both men and women and all the multitude gave heed unto the law 42 And Esdras the priest and reader of the law stood up upon a pulpit of wood which was made for that purpose 43 And there stood up by him Matathias Sammus Ananias Azarias Urias ‖ Or Hilkiah Ezecias ‖ Or Maasiah Balasamus upon the right hand 44 And upon his left hand stood ‖ Or Pedaiah Phaldaius Misael Melchias ‖ Or Hashum Lothasubus and ‖ See Neh. 8.4 Nabarias 45 The took Esdras the book of the law before the multitude for he sat †Heb. above them all honourably in the first place in the sight of them all 46 And when he opened the law they stood all straight up So Esdras blessed the Lord God most high the God of hosts Almighty 47 And all the people answered Amen and lifting up their hands they fell to the ground and worshipped the Lord. 48 Also Jesus Anus Sarabias Adinus Jacubus Sabbateas ‖ Or Hodijah Auteas Maianeas and Calitas Azarias and Joazabdus and Ananias Biatas the Levites taught the law of the Lord making them withal to understand it 49 ‖ Then Nehemiah and Ezra the priest and scribe and the Levites that instructed the people said unto all the people Nehem. 8.9 Then spake Attharates unto Esdras the chief priest and reader and to the Levites that taught the multitude even to all saying 50 This day is holy unto the Lord for they all wept when they heard the law 51 Go then and eat the fat and drink the sweet and send part to ‖ Or the poor them that have nothing 52 For this day is holy unto the Lord and be not sorrowful for the Lord will bring you to honour 53 So the Levites published all things to the people saying This day is holy to the Lord be not sorrowful 54 Then went they their way every one to eat and drink and make merry and to give part to them that had nothing and to make great cheer 55 Because they understood the words wherein they were instructed and for the which they had been assembled II. ESDRAS CHAP. I. 1 Esdras is commanded to reprove the people 24 God threatneth to cast them off 35 to give their houses to a people of more grace then they THe second book of the prophet * Ezra 7.1 Esdras the son of Saraias the son of Azarias the son of Helchias the son of ‖ Or Shallum Sadamias the son of Sadoc the son of Achitob 2 The son of Achias the son of Phinees the son of Heli the son of Amarias the son of Aziei the son of Marimoth the son of Arna the son of Ozias the son of Borith the son of Abisei the son of Phinees the son of Eleazar 3 The son of Aaron of the tribe of Levi which was captive in the land of the Medes in the reign of Artaxerxes king of the Persians 4 And the word of the Lord came unto me saying 5 Go thy way and * Isa â— â— shew my people their sinful deeds and their children their wickedness which they have done against me that they may tell their childrens children 6 Because the sins of their fathers are increased in them for they have forgotten me and have offered unto strange gods 7 Am not I even he that brought them out of the land of Egypt from the house of bondage but they have provoked me unto wrath and despised my counsels 8 Pull thou off then the hair of thy head and cast all evil upon them for they have not been obedient unto my law but it is a rebellious people 9 How long shall I forbear them unto whom I have done so much good 10 Many kings have I destroyed for their sakes * Ex. 14.28 Pharaoh with his servants and all his power have I smitten down 11 * Num. 21.24 Josh 8 and 10 and 12. And all the nations have I destroyed before them and in the east I have scattered the people of two provinces even of Tyrus and Sidon and have slain all their enemies 12 Speak thou therefore unto them saying Thus saith the Lord 13 * Ex. 14.29 I led you through the sea and in the beginning gave you a large and safe ‖ Or sheet passage * Ex. 3.10 â—â—d 4.14 I gave you Moses for a leader Aaron for a priest 14 * Ex. 13.21 I gave you light in a pillar of fire and great wonders have I done among you yet have you forgotten me saith the Lord. 15 Thus saith the Almighty Lord The * Ex. 16.13 Ps 105.40 quails were as a token for you I gave you tents for your safeguard nevertheless you murmured there 16 And triumphed not in my name for the destruction of your enemies but ever to this day do ye yet murmure 17 Where are
from them a wicked heart that thy law might bring forth fruit in them 21 For the first Adam bearing a wicked heart transgressed and was overcome and so be all they that are born of him 22 Thus infirmity was made permanent and the law also in the heart of the people with the malignity of the root so that the good departed away and the evil abode still 23 So the times passed away and the years were brought to an end * 1 Sam. 16.13 then didst thou raise thee up a servant called David 24 * 2 Sam. 5.2 7.5 13. Whom thou commandedst to build a city unto thy name and to offer incense and oblations unto thee therein 25 When this was done many years then they that inhabited the city forsook thee 26 And in all things did even as Adam and all his generations had done for they also had a wicked heart 27 And so thou gavest thy city over into the hands of thine enemies 28 Are their deeds then any better that inhabit Babylon that they should therefore have the dominion over Sion 29 For when I came thither and had seen impieties without number then my soul saw many evil doers in this thirtieth year so that my heart failed me 30 For I have seen how thou sufferest them sinning and hast spared wicked doers and hast destroyed thy people and hast preserved thine enemiâ—â— and hast not signified it 31 ‖ Or I conceive I do not remember how this way may be left Are they then of Babylon better then they of Sion 32 Or is there any other people that knoweth thee besides Israel or what generation hath so beleeved thy covenants as Jacob 33 And yet their reward appeareth not and their labour hath no fruit for I have gone here and there through the heathen and I see that they ‖ Or abound flow in wealth and think not upon thy commandments 34 Weigh thou therefore our wickedness now in the balance and theirs also that dwell in the world and so shall thy name no where be found but in Israel 35 Or when was it that they which dwell upon the earth have not sinned in thy sight or what people hath so kept thy commandments 36 Thou shalt finde that Israel by name hath kept thy precepts but not the heathen CHAP. IV. 1 The angel declareth the ignorance of Esdras in Gods judgements 13 and adviseth him not to meddle with things above his reach 23 Nevertheless Esdras asketh divers questions and receiveth answers to them ANd the angel that was sent unto me whose name was Uriel gave me an answer 2 And said Thy heart hath gone too far in this world and thinkest thou to â—omprehend the way of the most High 3 Then said I Yea my lord and he answered me and said I am sent to shâ—w thee three ways and to set forth three similitudes before thee 4 Whereof if thou canst declare me one I will shew thee also the way that thou desirest to see and I shall shew thee from whence the wicked heart cometh 5 And I said Tell on my lord Then said he unto me Go thy way weigh me the weight of the fire or measure me the blast of the wind or call me again the day that is past 6 Then answered I and said What man is able to do that that thou shouldest ask such things of me 7 And he said unto me If I should ask thee how great dwellings are in the midst of the sea or how many springs are in the beginning of the deep or how many springs are above the firmament or which are the outgoings of paradise 8 Peradventure thou wouldest say unto me I never went down into the deep nor as yet into hell neither did I ever climbe up into heaven 9 Nevertheless now have I asked thee but onely of the fire and wind and of the day where-through thou hast passed and of things from which thou canst not be separated and yet canst thou give me no answer of them 10 He said moreover unto me Thine own things and such as are grown up with thee canst thou not know 11 How should thy vessel then be able to comprehend the way of the Highest and the world being now outwardly corrupted to understand the ‖ Or incorruption corruption that is evident in my sight 12 Then said I unto him It were better that we were not at all then that we should live still in wickedness and to suffer and not to know wherefore 13 He answered me and said I went into a forest into a plain and the * Judg. 9.8 2 Chr. 25.18 trees took counsel 14 And said Come let us go and make war against the sea that it may depart away before us and that we may make us more woods 15 The flouds of the sea also in like manner took counsel and said Come let us go up and subdue the woods of the plain that there also we may make us another countrey 16 The thought of the wood was in vain for the fire came and consumed it 17 The thought of the flouds of the sea came likewise to nought for the sand stood up and stopped them 18 If thou wert judge now betwixt these two whom wouldest thou begin to justifie or whom wouldest thou condemn 19 I answered and said Verily it is a foolish thought that they have both devised for ‖ Or the land the ground is given unto the wood and the sea also hath his place to bear his ‖ Or waves flouds 20 Then answered he me and said Thou hast given a right judgement but thy judgest thou not thyself also 21 For like as ‖ the land the ground is given unto the wood and the sea to his flouds even so * Is 55.8 9. Joh. 3.31 1 Cor. 2.14 they that dwell upon the earth may understand nothing but that which is upon the earth and he that dwelleth above the heavens may onely understand the things that are above the height of the heavens 22 Then answered I and said I beseech thee O Lord let me have understanding 23 For it was not my minde to be curious of the high things but of such as pass by us daily namely wherefore Israel is given up as a reproach to the heathen and for what cause the people whom thou hast loved is given over unto ungodly nations and why the law of our forefathers is brought to nought and the written covenants come ‖ Or no where to none effect 24 And we pass away out of the world as grashoppers and our life is astonishment and fear and we are not worthy to obtain mercy 25 What will he then do unto his name whereby we are called of these things have I asked 26 Then answered he me and said The more thou searchest the more thou shalt marvel for the world hasteth fast to pass away 27 And cannot comprehend the things that are promised to the righteous in time to
and he that buildeth as he that shall not dwell therein 43 He that soweth as if he should not reap so also he that planteth the vineyard as he that shall not gather the grapes 44 They that marry as they that shall get no children and they that marry not as the widowers 45 And therefore they that labour labour in vain 46 For strangers shall reap their fruits and spoil their goods overthrow their houses and take their children captives for in captivity and famine shall they get children 47 And they that occupy their merchandise with robbery the more they deck their cities their houses their possessions and their own persons 48 The more will I be angry with them for their sin saith the Lord. 49 Like as an whore envieth a right honest and vertuous woman 50 So shall righteousness hate iniquity when she decketh her self and shall accuse her to her face when he cometh that shall defend him that diligently searcheth out every sin upon earth 51 And therefore be ye not like thereunto nor to the works thereof 52 For yet a little and iniquity shall be taken away out of the earth and righteousness shall reign among you 53 Let not the sinner say that he hath not sinned for God shall burn coals of fire upon his head which saith before the Lord God and his glory I have not sinned 54 Behold the Lord knoweth all the works of men * Luke 16.15 their imaginations their thoughts and their hearts 55 Which spake but the word Let the earth be made * Gen. 1.1 and it was made Let the heaven be made and it was created 56 In his word were the stars made and he knoweth the * Psal 147.4 number of them 57 He searcheth the deep and the treasures thereof he hath measured the sea and what it containeth 58 He hath shut the sea in the midst of the waters and with his word hath he hanged the earth upon the waters 59 He spreadeth out the heavens like a vault upon the waters hath he founded it 60 In the desert hath he made springs of water and pools upon the tops of the mountains that the flouds might pour down from the high rocks to water the earth 61 He made man and put his heart in the midst of the body and gave him breath life and understanding 62 Yea and the Spirit of Almighty God which made all things and searcheth out all hidden things in the secrets of the earth 63 Surely he knoweth your inventions and what you think in your hearts even them that sin and would hide their sin 64 Therefore hath the Lord exactly searched out all your works and he will put you all to shame 65 And when your sins are brought forth ye shall be ashamed before men and your own sins shall be your accusers in that day 66 What will ye do or how will you hide your sins before God and his angels 67 Behold God himself is the judge fear him leave off from your sins and forget your iniquities to meddle no more with them for ever so shall God lead you forth and deliver you from all trouble 68 For behold the burning wrath of a great multitude is kindled over you and they shall take away certain of you and feed you ‖ Or being unable to refâ—â—â— being idle with things offered unto idols 69 And they that consent unto them shall be had in derision and in reproach and troden under foot 70 For there shall be in every place and in the next cities a great insurrection upon those that fear the Lord. 71 They shall be like mad-men sparing none but still spoiling and destroying those that fear the Lord. 72 For they shall waste and take away their goods and cast them out of their houses 73 Then shall they be known who are my chosen and they shall be tried as the gold in the fire 74 Hear O ye my beloved saith the Lord behold the days of trouble are at hand but I will deliver you from the same 75 Be ye not afraid neither doubt for God is your guide 76 And the guide of them who keep my commandments and precepts saith the Lord God let not your sins weigh you down and let not your iniquities lift up themselves 77 Wo be unto them that are bound with their sins and covered with their iniquities like as a field is covered over with bushes and the path thereof covered with thorns that no man may travel through 78 It is ‖ Or shut out left undressed and is cast into the fire to be consumed therewith ¶ TOBIT CHAP. I. 1 Tobit his stock and devotion in his youth 9 His marriage to and captivity 13 His preferment 16 alms and charity in burying the dead 19 for which be is aâ—â—used and fleeth 22 and after returneth to Nineveb THe book of the ‖ Or. â—â—ts words of Tobit son of Tobiel the son of Ananiel the son of Aduel the son of Gabael of the seed of Alael of the tribe of Nephthali 2 Who in the time of Enemessar king of the Assyrians was led captive out of * 2 Kings 17.3 This be which is at the right hand of that city which is called ‖ Or Kâ—â—â—s of Nephthali in Galilee Judg. 4.6 properly Nephthali in Galilee above Aser 3 I Tobit have walked all the days of my life in the way of truth and justice and I did many alms-deeds to my brethren and my nation who came with me to Nineveh into the land of the Assyrians 4 And when I was in mine own countrey in the land of Israel being but young all the tribe of Nephthali my father fell from the house of Jerusalem which was chosen out of all the tribes of Israel that all the tribes should sacrifice there where the temple of the habitation of the most High was consecrated and built for all ages 5 Now all the tribes which together revolted and the house of my father Nephthali sacrificed ‖ Or to the power of Baal or the god Baal unto the * 1 King 12.30 heifer Baal 6 But I alone went often to Jerusalem at the feasts as it was ordained unto all the people of Israel by an everlasting decree * Exod. 22.29 Deut. 11.6 having the first-fruits and tenths of increase with that which was first shorn and them gave I at the altar to the priests the children of Aaron 7 The first tenth part of all increase I gave to the sons of ‖ Or Levi. Aaron who ministred at Jerusalem another tenth part I sold away and went and spent it every year at Jerusalem 8 And the third I gave unto them to whom it was meet as Debora my fathers mother had commanded me because I was left an orphan by my father 9 Furthermore when I was come to the age of a man I married Anna of mine * Numb 36.7 own kindred and of her I begat Tobias 10 And when we were
hands souls destitute of help 7 That the land which thou esteemedst above all other might receive a worthy ‖ Or new inbabitants colony of Gods children 8 Nevertheless even those thou sparedst as men and didst send * Ex. 23.28 Deut. 7.20 wasps fore-runners of thine host to destroy them by little and little 9 Not that thou wast unable to bring the ungodly under the hand of the righteous in battel or to destroy them at once with cruel beasts or with one rough word 10 But executing thy judgements upon them by little and little thou gavest them place of repentance not being ignorant that they were a naughty generation and that their malice was bred in them and that their cogitation would never be changed 11 For it was a * Gen. 9.25 cursed seed from the beginning neither didst thou for fear of any man give them pardon for those things wherein they sinned 12 For who shall say * Rom. 9.20 What hast thou done or who shall withstand thy judgement or who shall accuse thee for the nations that perish whom thou hast made or who shall come to stand ‖ Or in thy presence against thee ‖ Or 〈◊〉 revenger to be revenged for the unrighteous men 13 For neither is there any God but thou that * 1 Pet 5.7 careth for all to whom thou mightest shew that thy judgement is not unright 14 Neither shall king or tyrant be able to set his face against thee for any whom thou hast punished 15 For so much then as thou art righteous thy self thou orderest all things righteously * Job 10.2 thinking it not agreeable with thy power to condemn him that hath not deserved to be punished 16 For thy power is the beginning of righteousness and because thou art the Lord of all it maketh thee to be gracious unto all 17 For when men will not beleeve that thou art of a ‖ Or â—â—â—feâ—t full power thou shewest thy strength and among them that know it thou makest their boldness manifest 18 But thou mastering thy power judgest with equity and orderest us with great favour for thou mayest use power when thou wilt 19 But by such works hast thou taught thy people that the just man should be merciful and hast made thy children to be of a good hope that thou givest repentance for sins 20 For if thou didst punish the enemies of thy children and the condemned to death with such deliberation giving them time and place whereby they might be delivered from their malice 21 With how great circumspection didst thou judge thine own sons unto whose fathers thou hast sworn made covenants of good promises 22 Therefore whereas thou dost chasten us thou scourgest our enemies a thousand times more to the intent that when we judge we should carefully think of thy goodness and when we our selves are judged we should look for mercy 23 Wherefore whereas men have lived dissolutely and unrighteously thou hast tormented them with their own ‖ Or abominable idols abominations 24 * Ch. 11.15 Rom. 1.23 For they went astray very far in the ways of errour and held them for gods which even amongst the beasts of their enemies were despised being deceived as children of no understanding 25 Therefore unto them as to children without the use of reason thou didst send a judgement to muck them 26 But they that would not be reformed by that correction wherein he dallied with them shall feel a judgement worthy of God 27 For look for what things they grudged when they were punished that is for them whom they thought to be gods now being punished in them when they saw it they acknowledged him to be the true God whom before they denied to know and therefore came extreme damnation upon them CHAP. XIII 1 They were not excused that worshipped any of Gods works 10 But most wretched are they that worship the works of mens â—ands SUrely vain are all men by nature who are ignorant of God and * Rom. 1.19 could not out of the good things that are seen know him that is neither by considering the works did they acknowledge the work-master 2 * Deu. 4.19 17.3 But deemed either fire or wind or the swift air or the circle of the stars or the violent water or the lights of heaven to be the gods which govern the world 3 With whose beauty if they being delighted took them to be gods let them know how much better the Lord of them is for the first authour of beauty hath created them 4 But if they were astonished at their power and vertue let them understand by them how much mightier he is that made them 5 For by the greatness and beauty of the creatures proportionably the maker of them is seen 6 But yet for this they are the less to be blamed for they peradventure err seeking God and desirous to finde him 7 For being * Rom. 1.21 conversant in his works they ‖ Or seek search him diligently and beleeve their sight because the things are beautiful that are seen 8 Howbeit neither are they to be pardoned 9 For if they were able to know so much that they could aim at the world how did they not sooner finde out the Lord thereof 10 But miserable are they and in dead things is their hope who called them gods which are the works of mens hands gold and silver to shew art in and resemblances of beasts or a stone good for nothing the work of an ancient hand 11 * If. 44.13 Now a ‖ Or timber-wright carpenter that felleth â—â—mber after he hath sawen down a tree meet for the purpose and take â—â—â—ff all the bark skilfully round about and hath wrought it handsomely and made a vessel thereof fit for the service of mans life 12 And after spending the ‖ Or chipâ— refuse of his work to dress his meat hath filled himself 13 And taking the very refuse among those which served to no use being a crooked piece of wood and full of knots hath carved it diligently when he had nothing else to do and formed it by the skill of his understanding and fashioned it to the image of a man 14 Or made it like some vile beast laying it over with vermilion and with paint colouring it red and covering every spot therein 15 And when he had made a convenient room for it set it in a wall and made it fast with iron 16 For he provided for it that it might not fall knowing that it was unable to help it self for it is an image and hath need of help 17 Then maketh he prayer for his goods for his wife and children and is not ashamed to speak to that which hath no life 18 For health he calleth upon that which is weak for life prayeth to that which is dead for aid humbly beseecheth †Gr. that hath no experience at all that which hath least means
same out of the which he was taken when his * Luk. 12.20 lise which was lent him shall be demanded 9 Notwithstanding his care is not that he shall ‖ Or be sick or die have much labour nor that his life is short but striveth to excel gold-smiths and silver-smiths and endeavoureth to do like the workers in brass and counteth it his glory to make counterfeit things 10 His heart is ashes his hope is more vile then earth and his life of less value then clay 11 Forasmuch as he knew not his Maker and him that inspired into him an active soul and breathed in a living spirit 12 But they counted our life a pastime and out †Gr life time here a market for gain for say they we must be getting every way though it be by evil means 13 ‖ Or so For this man that of earthly matter maketh brickle vessels and graven images knoweth himself to offend above all others 14 And all the enemies of thy people that hold them in subjection are most foolish and are more miserable then very babes 15 For they counted all the idols of the heathen to be gods which neither have the use of eyes to see nor noses to draw ‖ Or â—ir breath nor ears to hear nor singers of hands to handle and as for their feet they are slow to go 16 For man made them and he that borrowed his own spirit fashioned them but no man can make a god like unto himself 17 For being mortal he worketh a dead thing with wicked hands for he himself is better then the things which he worshippeth whereas he lived once but they never 18 Yea they worshipped those beasts also that are most hateful for being compared together some are worse then others 19 Neither are they beautiful so much as to be desired in respect of beasts but they went without the praise of God and his blessing CHAP. XVI 2 God gave strange meat to his people to stir up their appetite and vile beasts to their enemies to take it from them 5 He stung with his serpents 12 but soon healed them by his word ontly 17 The creatures altered their nature to pleasure Gods people and to offend their enemies THerefore by the like were they punished worthily and by the multitude of beasts * Num. 21. â— Ch. 11.15 16. tormented 2 In stead of which punishment dealing graciously with thine own people thou preparedst for them meat of a strange taste even * Num. 11.31 quails to stir up their appetite 3 To the end that they desiring food might for the ugly sight of the beasts sent among them lothe even that which they must needs desire but these suffering penury for a short space might be made partakers of a strange taste 4 For it was requisite that upon them exercising tyranny should come penury which they could not avoid but to these it should onely be shewed how their enemies were tormented 5 For when the horrible fierceness of beasts came upon ‖ Or thy people these and they perished with the * Num. 21.6 1 Cor. 10.9 stings of crooked serpents thy wrath endured not for ever 6 But they were troubled for a small season that they might be admonished having a * Num. 21.9 signe of salvation to put them in remembrance of the commandment of thy law 7 For he that turned himself towards it was not saved by the thing that he saw but by thee that art the Saviour of all 8 And in this thou madest thine enemies confess that it is thou who deliverest from all evil 9 For * Ex. 8.26 10.4 Rev. 9.3 c. them the bitings of grashoppers and flies killed neither was there found any remedy for their life for they were worthy to be punished by such 10 But thy sons not the very teeth of venemous dragons overcame for thy mercy was ever by them and healed them 11 For they were †Gr. stunâ— pricked that they should remember the words and were quickly saved that not falling into deep forgetfulness they might be ‖ Or never drawn from continually mindful of thy goodness 12 For it was neither herb nor mollifying plaister that restored them to health but thy word O Lord which healeth all things 13 For thou hast power of life and death thou * Deut. 32.39 1 Sam. 2.6 Ps 105. leadest to the gates of hell and bringest up again 14 A man indeed killeth through his malice and the spirit when it is gone forth returneth not neither the soul received up cometh again 15 But it is not possible to escape thine hand 16 * Exod 9.23 For the ungodly that denied to know thee were scourged by the strength of thine arm with strange rains hails and showers were they persecuted that they could not avoid and through fire were they consumed 17 For which is most to be wondred at the fire had more force in the water that quencheth all things for the world * Judg. 5.20 fighteth for the righteous 18 For sometime the flame was mitigated that it might not burn up the beasts that were sent against the ungodly but themselves might see and perceive that they were persecuted with the judgement of God 19 And at another time it burneth even in the midst of water above the power of fire that it might destroy the fruits of an unjust land 20 * Ex. 16 1â— Num. 11.7 Ps 78.25 John 6.31 In stead whereof thou feddest thine own people with angels food and didst send them from heaven bread prepared without their labour able to content every mans delight and agreeing to every taste 21 For thy * Judg. 6.4 ‖ Or manna sustenance declared thy sweetness unto thy children and serving to the appetite of the eater ‖ Or was tempered tempered it self to every mans liking 22 * Ch. 19.20 But snow and ice endured the fire and melted not that they might know that fire burning in the hail and sparkling in the rain did destroy the fruits of the enemies 23 But this again did even forget his own strength that the righteous might be nourished 24 For the creature that seveth thee who art the Maker increaseth his strength against the unrighteous for their punishment and abateth his strength for the benefit of such as put their trust in thee 25 Therefore even then was it altered into all ‖ Or things fashions and was obedient to thy grace that nourisheth all things according to the desire ‖ Or of them that prayed of them that had need 26 That thy children O Lord whom thou lovest might know that * Deut. 8.3 Matth. 4.4 it is not the growing of fruits that nourisheth man but that it is thy word which preserveth them that put their trust in thee 27 For that which was not destroyed of the fire being warmed with a little sun-beam soon melted away 28 That it might be known that
‖ Joseph Antiq. l. 13.9 they went away they kindled fires in their camp 29 Howbeit Jonathan and his company knew it not till the morning for they saw the lights burning 30 Then Jonathan pursued after them but overtook them not for they were gone over the river Eleutherus 31 Wherefore Jonathan turned to the Arabians who were called †Joseph Gr. Nabatheans or Zabadeans Zabadeans and smote them and took their spoils 32 And removing thence he came to Damascus and so passed through all the countrey 33 Simon also went forth and passed through the countrey unto Ascalon and the holds there adjoyning from whence he turned aside to Jeppe and won it 34 For he had heard that they would deliver the hold unto them that took Demetrius part wherefore he set a garison there to keep it 35 After this came Jonathan home again and calling the elders of the people together he consulted with them about building strong holds in Judea 36 And making the walls of Jerusalem higher and raising a great mount between the towre and the city for to separate it from the city that so it might be alone that men might neither sell nor buy in it 37 Upon this they came together to build up the city ‖ Or according to the Remane reading and he came near to the wall of the brook toward the east forasmuch as part of the wall toward the brook on the east side was faln down and they repaired that which was called Caphenatha 38 Simon also set up Adida in Sephela and made it strong with gates and bars 39 Now Tryphon went about to get the kingdom of Asia and to kill Antiochus the king that he might set the crown upon his own head 40 Howbeit he was afraid that Jonathan would not suffer him and that he would fight against him wherefore he sought a way how to take Jonathan that he might kill him So he removed and came to Bethsan 41 Then Jonathan went out to meet him with fourty thousand men chosen for the battel and came to Bethsan 42 Now when Tryphon saw that Jonathan came with so great a force he durst not stretch his hand against him 43 But received him honourably and commended him unto all his friends and gave him gifts and commanded his men of war to be as obedient unto him as to himself 44 Unto Jonathan also he said Why hast thou put all this people to so great trouble seeing there is no war betwixt us 45 Therefore send them now home again and choose a few men to wait on thee and come thou with me to Ptolemais for I will give it thee the rest of the strong holds and forces all that have any charge as for me I will return and depart for this is the cause of my coming 46 So Jonathan beleeving him did as he bade him and sent away his host who went into the land of Judea 47 And with himself he retained but three thousand men of whom he †Gr. left two thousand in Galilee sent two thousand into Galilee and one thousand went with him 48 Now assoon as Jonathan entred into Ptolemais they of Ptolemais shut the gates and took him and all them that came with him they slew with the sword 49 Then sent Tryphon an host of footmen and hors-men into Galilee and into the great plain to destroy all Jonathans company 50 But when they knew that Jonathan and they that were with him were taken and slain they encouraged one another and went close together prepared to fight 51 They therefore that followed upon them perceiving that they were ready to fight for their lives turned back again 52 Whereupon they all came into the land of Judea peaceably and there they bewailed Jonathan and them that were with him and they were sore afraid where fore all Israel made great lamentation 53 Then all the heathen that were round about them sought to destroy them for said they they have no captain nor any to help them now therefore let us make war upon them and take away their memorial from amongst men CHAP. XIII 8 Simon is made captain in his brother Jonathans room 19 Tryphon cetteth two of Jonathans sons into his hands and slayeth their father 27 The tomb of Jonathan 36 Simon is favoured by Demetrius 40 and winneth Gaza and the towre at Jerusalem NOw when Simon heard that Tryphon had gathered together a great host to invade the land of Judea and destroy it 2 And saw that the people was in great trembling and fear he went up to Jerusalem and gathered the people together 3 And gave them exhortation saying Ye your selves know what great things I and my brethren and my fathers house have done for the laws the sanctuary the battels also and troubles which we have seen 4 By reason whereof all my brethren are slain for Israels take and I am left alone 5 Now therefore be it far from me that I should spare mine own life in any time of trouble for I am no better then my brethren 6 Doubtless I will avenge my nation and the sanctuary and our wives and our children for all the heathen are gathered to destroy us of very malice 7 Now assoon as the people heard these words their spirit revived 8 And they answered with a loud voice saying Thou shalt be our leader in stead of Judas and Jonathan thy brother 9 Fight thou our battels and whatsoever thou commandest us that will we do 10 So then he gathered together all the men of war and made haste to finish the walls of Jerusalem and he fortified it round about 11 Also he sent Jonathan the son of Absalom with him a great power to Joppe who castiny out them that were therein remained there in it 12 So Tryphon removed from Ptolemaias with a great power to invade the land of Judea and Jonathan was with him in ward 13 But Simon pitched his tents at Adida over against the plain 14 Now when Tryphon knew that Simon was men up in stead of his brother Jonathan and meant to joyn battel with him he sent messengers unto him saying 15 Whereas we have Jonathan thy brother in hold it is for money that he is owing unto the kings treasure ‖ Or for the affairs or ofâ—â—es that be had or the necessary oâ—â—â— which be had concerning the business that was committed unto him 16 Wherefore now send an hundred talents of silver and two of his sons for hostages that when he is at liberty he may not revolt from us and we will let him go 17 Hereupon Simon albeit he perceived that they spake deceitfully unto him yet sent he the money and the children lest peradventure he should procure to himself great hatred of the people 18 Who might have said Because I sent him not the money and the children therefore is Jonathan dead 19 So he sent them the children and the hundred talents howbeit Tryphon dissembled
unto the dogs neither cast ye your pearls before swine lest they trample them under their feet and turn again and rent you 7 ¶ * Ch. 21.22 Mar. 11.24 Luk. 11.9 Joh. 16.24 Jam. 1.6 Ask and it shall be given you seek and ye shall finde knock and it shall be opened unto you 8 For every one that asketh receiveth and he that seeketh findeth and to him that knocketh it shall be opened 9 Or what man is there of you whom if his son ask bread will he give him a stone 10 Or if he ask a fish will he give him a serpent 11 If ye then being evil know how to give good gifts unto your children how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him 12 Therefore all things * Luke 6.31 whatsoever ye would that men should do to you do ye even so to them for this is the law and the prophets 13 ¶ * Luke 13.24 Enter ye in at the strait gate for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction many there be which go in thereat 14 ‖ Or bow Because strait is the gate and narrow is the way which leadeth unto life and few there be that finde it 15 ¶ Beware of false prophets which come to you in sheeps clothing but inwardly they are ravening wolves 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits * Luk. 6.43 Do men gather grapes of thorns or figs of thistles 17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit 19 * Ch. 3.10 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire 20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them 21 ¶ Not every one that saith unto me * Rom. 2.12 Jam. 1.22 Lord Lord shall enter into the kingdom of heaven but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven 22 Many will say to me in that day Lord Lord have we not prophesied in thy name and in thy name have cast out devils and in thy name done many wonderful works 23 And then will I profess unto them * Luke 13.27 I never knew you * Psal 6 8. depart from me ye that work iniquity 24 ¶ Therefore * Luk. 6.47 whosoever heareth these sayings of mine and doeth them I will liken him unto a wise man which built his house upon a rock 25 And the rain descended and the flouds came and the winds blew and beat upon that house and it fell not for it was founded upon a rock 26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine and doeth them not shall be likened unto a foolish man which built his house upon the sand 27 And the rain descended and the flouds came and the winds blew and beat upon that house and it fell and great was the fall of it 28 And it came to pass when Jesus had ended these sayings * Mar. 1.22 Luk. 4.32 the people were astonished at his doctrine 29 For he taught them as one having authority not as the scribes CHAP. VIII 1 Christ cleanseth the lâ—per 5 healeth the centurions servant 14 Peters mother in law 16 and many other diseased 18 sâ—â—weth how â—e is to be followed 23 stilleth the tempest on the sea 28 driveth the devils out of two men possessed 31 and suffereth them to go into the swine WHen he was come down from the mountain great multitudes followed him 2 * Mar. 1.40 Luk. 5.12 And behold there came a leper and worshipped him saying Lord if thou wilt thou canst make me clean 3 And Jesus put forth his hand and touched him saying I will be thou clean And immediately his leprosie was cleansed 4 And Jesus saith unto him See thou tell no man but go thy way shew thy self to the priest and offer the gift that * Lev. 14.4 Moses commanded for a testimony unto them 5 ¶ * Luk. 7.1 And when Jesus was entred into Capernaum there came unto him a centurion beseeching him 6 And saying Lord my servant lieth at home sick of the palsie grievously tormented 7 And Jesus saith unto him I will come and heal him 8 The centurion answered and said Lord I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof but speak the word onely and my servant shall be healed 9 For I am a man under authority having souldiers under me and I say to this man Go and he goeth and to another Come and he cometh and to my servant Do this and he doeth it 10 When Jesus heard it he marvelled and said to them that followed Verily I say unto you I have not found so great faith no not in Israel 11 And I say unto you that many shall come from the east west and shall sit down with Abraham Isaac Jacob in the kingdom of heaven 12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth 13 And Jesus said unto the centurion Go thy way and as thou hast beleeved so be it done unto thee And his servant was healed in the self-same hour 14 ¶ * Mar. 1.29 Luke 4 3â— And when Jesus was come into Peters house he saw his wives mother laid and sick of a fever 15 And he touched her hand and the fever left her and she arose and ministred unto them 16 ¶ * Mar. 1. â—1 Luk. 4.40 When the even was come they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils and he cast out the spirits with his word and healed all that were sick 17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet saying * Isa 52.4 1 Pet. 2.24 Himself took our infirmities and bare our sicknesses 18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him he gave commandment to depart unto the other side 19 * Luk. 9 5â— And a certain scribe came and said unto him Master I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest 20 And Jesus saith unto him The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests but the son of man hath not where to lay his head 21 And another of his disciples said unto him Lord suffer me first to go and bury my father 22 But Jesus said unto him Follow me let the dead bury their dead 23 ¶ And when he was entred into a ship his disciples followed him 24 * Mar. 4.37 Luke 8.23 And behold there arose a great tempest in the sea insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves but he was asleep 25 And his disciples came to him and awoke him saying Lord save us we perish 26 And he saith unto them Why are ye fearful O ye of little faith Then he arose and rebuked the winds and the sea and
and let us make three tabernacles one for thee and one for Moses and one for Elias not knowing what he said 34 While he thus spake there came a cloud and overshadowed them and they feared as they entred into the cloud 35 And there came a voice out of the cloud saying This is my beloved Son hear him 36 And when the voice was past Jesus was found alone and they kept it close and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen 37 ¶ * Mat. 17. â—4 And it came to pass that on the next day when they were come down from the hill much people met him 38 And behold a man of the company cried out saying Master I beseech thee look upon my son for he is mine onely childe 39 And so a spirit taketh him he suddenly crieth out it teareth him that he someth again bruising him hardly departeth from him 40 And I besought thy disciples to cast him out they could not 41 And Jesus answering said O faithless and perverse generation how long shall I be with you and suffer you Bring thy son hither 42 And as he was yet a coming the devil threw him down and tare him and Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the childe and delivered him again to his father 43 ¶ And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God But while they wondred every one at all things which Jesus did he said unto his disciples 44 * Mat. 1â— 22 Let these sayings sink down into your ears for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men 45 But they understood not this saying and it was hid from them that they perceived it not and they feared to ask him of that saying 46 ¶ * Mat. 18.1 Mar. 9. â—4 Then there arose a reasoning among them which of them should be greatest 47 And Jesus perceiving the thought of their heart took a childe and set him by him 48 And said unto them Whosoever shall receive this childe in my name receiveth me and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me for he that is least among you all the same shall be great 49 ¶ * Mar. 9.33 And John answered and said Master we saw one casting out devils in thy name and we forbad him because he followeth not with us 50 And Jesus said unto him Forbid him not for he that is not against us is for us 51 ¶ And it came to pass when the time was come that he should be received up he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem 52 And sent messengers before his face and they went and entred into a village of the Samaritans to make ready for him 53 And they did not receive him because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem 54 And when his disciples James and John saw his they said Lord wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven and confirme them even as * 2 Kin. 1.10 Elias did 55 But he turned and rebuked them and said Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of 56 For the Son of man is not come to destroy mens lives but to save them And they went to another village 57 ¶ * Mat. 8. â—9 And it came to pass that as they went in the way a certain man said unto him Lord I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest 58 And Jesus said unto him Foxes have hoses and birds of the air have nests but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head 59 * Mat. 8 2â— And he said unto another Follow me But he said Lord suffer me first to go bury my father 60 Jesus said unto him Let the dead bury their dead but go thou and preach the kingdom of God 61 And another also said Lord I will follow thee but let me first go bid them farewel which are at home at my house 62 And Jesus said unto him No man having put his hand to the plough and looking back is fit for the kingdom of God CHAP. X. 1 Christ sendeth out at once seventy disciples to work miracles and to preach 17 admonisheth them to be humble and wherein to rejoyce 21 thanketh his Father for his grace 23 magnifieth the happy estate of his church 25 teacheth the lawyer how to attain eternal life and to take every one for his neighbour that needeth his mercy 41 reprehendeth Martha and commendeth Mary her sister AFter * Mat. 10. â— these things the Lord appointed other seventy also and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place whither he himself would come 2 Therefore said he unto them * Mat. 9.37 The harvest truly is great but the labourers are few pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest that he would send forth labourers into his harvest 3 Go your ways * Mat. 10.16 behold I send you forth as lambs among wolves 4 Carry neither purse nor scrip nor shoes and salute no mam by the way 5 * Mat. 10.11 And into whatsoever house ye enter first say Peace be to this house 6 And if the son of peace be there your peace shall rest upon it if not it shall turn to you again 7 And in the same house remain eating and drinking such things as they give for the labourer is worthy of his hire Go not from house to house 8 And into whatsoever city ye enter and they receive you eat such things as are set before you 9 And heal the sick that are therein and say unto them The kingdom of God is come high unto you 10 But into whatsoever city ye enter and they receive you not go your ways out into the streets of the same and say 11 Even the very dust of your city which cleaveth on us we do wipe off against you notwithstanding be ye sure of this that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you 12 But I say unto you that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom then for that city 13 * Mat. 15.21 Wo unto thee Chorazin wo unto thee Bethsaida for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which have been done in you they had a great while ago repented sitting in sackcloth ashes 14 But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgement then for you 15 And thou Capernatim which art exalted to heaven shalt be thrust down to hell 16 * Mat. 10.40 He that heareth you heareth me and he that despiseth you despiseth me and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me 17 ¶ And the seventy returned again with joy saying Lord even the devils are subject unto us through thy name 18 And he said unto them I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven 19 Behold I give unto you power to tread on serpents scorpions over all the power of the enemy
priests house And Peter followed afar off 55 * Matth. 26.69 And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall and were set down together Peter sat down among them 56 But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire and earnestly looked upon him and said This man was also with him 57 And he denied him saying Woman I know him not 58 And after a little while another saw him and said Thou art also of them And Peter said Man I am not 59 And about the space of one hour after another confidently affirmed saying Of a truth this fellox also was with him for he is a Galilean 60 And Peter said Man I know not what thou sayest And immediately while he yet spake the cock crew 61 And the Lord turned and looked upon Peter and Peter remembred the word of the Lord how he had said unto him Before the cock crow thou shalt deny me thrice 62 And Peter went out and wept bitterly 63 ¶ And the men that held Jesus mocked him and smote him 64 And when they had blindfolded him they stroke him on the face and asked him saying Prophesie who is it that smote thee 65 And many other things blasphemously spake they against him 66 ¶ * Mat. 27.1 And assoon as it was day the elders of the people the chief priests and the scribes came together and led him into their council 67 Saying Art thou the Christ tell us And he said unto them If I tell you you will not beleeve 68 And it I also ask you you will not answer me nor let me go 69 Hereafter shall the Son of man tit on the right hand of the power of God 70 Then said they all Art thou then the Son of God And he said unto them * Mark 14. â—1 Ye say that I am 71 And they said What need we any further witness for we our selves have heard of his own mouth CHAP. XXIII 1 Jesus is accused before Pilate and sent to Herod 8 Herod mocketh him 12 Herod and Pilate are made friends 18 Barabbas is desired of the people and is loosed by Pilate and Jesus is given to be crucifie i. 27 He telleth the women that lament him the destruction of Jerusalem 34 prayeth for his enemies 39 Two evil-doers are crue fieâ— with him 46 His death 50 His burial ANd the whole multitude of them arose and led him unto Pilate 2 And they began to accuse him saying We found this fellow perverting the nation and forbidding to give tribute to Cesar saying that he himself is Christ a king 3 * Mat. 27. â—1 And Pilate asked him saying Art thou the king of the Jews and he answered him and said Thou sayest it 4 Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people I finde no fault in this man 5 And they were the more fierce saying He stirreth up the people teaching throughout all Jury beginning from Galilee to this place 6 When Pilate heard of Galilee he asked whether the man were a Galilean 7 And assoon as he knew that he belonged unto Herods jurisdiction he sent him to Herod who himself was also at Jerusalem at that time 8 ¶ And when Herod saw Jesus he was exceeding glad for he was desirous to see him of a long season because he had heard many things of him and he hoped to have seen some miracle dome by him 9 Then he questioned with him in many words but he answered him nothing 10 And the chief priests scribes stood vehemently accused him 11 And Herod with his men of war set him at nought and mocked him and arayed him in a gorgeous robe and sent him again to Pilate 12 ¶ And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together for before they were at emnmity between themselves 13 ¶ * Mat. 27. â—3 And Pilate when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people 14 Said unto them Ye have brought this man unto me as one that perverteth the people and behold I have examined him before you have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him 15 No nor yet Herod for I sent you to him and lo nothing worthy of death is done unto him 16 I will therefore chastise him and release him 17 For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast 18 And they cried out all at once saying Away with this man and release unto us Barabbas 19 Who for a certain sedition made in the city and for murder was cast in prison 20 Pilate therefore willing to release jesus spake again to them 21 But they cried saying Crucifie him crucifie him 22 And he said unto them the third time Why what evil hath he done I have found no cause of death in him I will therefore chastise him and let him go 23 And they were instant with loud voices requiring that he might be crucified and the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed 24 And Pilate ‖ Or assented gave sentence that it should be as they required 25 And he released unto them him that for sedition murder was cast into prison whom they had desired but he delivered Jesus to their-will 26 * Mat. 27.32 And as they led him away they laid hold upon one Simon a Cyrenian coming out of the countrey and on him they laid the cross that he might bear it after Jesus 27 ¶ And there followed him a great company of people and of women which also bewailed and lamented him 28 But Jesus turning unto them said Daughters of Jerusalem weep not for me but weep for your selves and for your children 29 For behold the days are coming in the which they shall say Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bare and the paps which never gave suck 30 * Isâ— 2.19 â—â—os 1â— 8 Rev. 6.16 Then shall they begin to say to the mountains Fall on us and to the hills Cover us 31 * 1 Pet. 4.17 For if they do these things in a green tree what shall be done in the dry 32 * Mat. 27.38 And there were also two other malefactours led with him to be put to death 33 And when they were come to the place which is called ‖ Or the place of a â—â—ull Calvarie there they crucified him and the malefactours one on the right hand and the other on the left 34 ¶ Then said Jesus Father forgive them for they know not what they do And they parted his raiment and cast lots 35 And the people stood beholding and the rulers also with them derided him saying He saved others let him save himself if he be Chriâ—t the chosen of God 36 And the souldiers also mocked him coming to him and offering him vineger 37 And saying If thou be the king of the Jews save thy self 38 And a superscription also was written over him in letters of
spiritual things with spiritual 14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God for they are foolishness unto him neither can he know them because they are spiritually discerned 15 * Prov. 27.19 But he that is spiritual ‖ Or discerneth judgeth all things yet he himself is ‖ Or discerned judged of no man 16 * Isa 40.13 Wis 9.13 Rom. 11.34 For who hath known the minde of the Lord that he †Gr. shall may instruct him But we have the minde of Christ CHAP. III. 2 Milk is fit for children 3 Strife and division arguments of a fiesbly minde 7 He that planteth and he that watereth is nothing 9 The ministers are Gods fellow-workmen 11 Christ the onely foundation 16 Meu the temples of God 17 which must be kept holy 19 The wisdom of this world is foolishness with God ANd I brethren could not speak unto you as unto spiritual but as unto carnal even as unto babes in Christ 2 I have fed you with * Heb. 5.12 milk and not with meat for hitherto ye were not able to bear it neither yet now are ye able 3 For ye are yet carnal for whereas there is among you envying and strife and ‖ Or factions divisions are ye not carnal and walk †Gr. according to man as men 4 For while one saith I am of Paul and another I am of Apollos are ye not carnal 5 Who then is Paul and who is Apollos but ministers by whom ye beleeved even as the Lord gave to every man 6 I have planted Apollos watered but God gave the increase 7 So then neither is he that planteth any thing neither he that watereth but God that giveth the increase 8 Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one * Psal 62.12 Gal. 6.5 and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour 9 For we are labourers together with God ye are Gods ‖ Or tillage husbandry ye are Gods building 10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me as a wise master-builder I have laid the foundation and another buildeth thereon But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon 11 For other foundation can no man lay then that is laid which is Jesus Christ 12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold silver precious stones wood hay stubble 13 Every mans work shall be made manifest For the day shall declare it because it †Gr. is revealed shall be revealed by fire and the fire shall try every mans work of what sort it is 14 If any mans work abide which he hath built thereupon he shall receive a reward 15 If any mans work shall be burnt he shall suffer loss but he himself shall be saved yet so as by fire 16 * Chap. 6.19 2 Cor. 6.16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you 17 If any man ‖ Or destroy defile the temple of God him shall God destroy for the temple of God is holy which temple ye are 18 Let no man deceive himself If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world let him become a fool that he may be wise 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God for it is written * Job 5.13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness 20 And again * Psal 94.11 The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise that they are vain 21 Therefore let no man glory in men for all things are yours 22 Whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or things present or things to come all are yours 23 And ye are Christs and Christ is Gods CHAP. IV. 1 In what account the ministers ought to be had 7 We have nothing which we have not received 9 The apostles spectacles to the world angels and men 13 the filth and off-scouring of the world 15 yet our fathers in Christ 16 whom we ought to follow LEt a man so account of us as of the ministers of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God 2 Moreover it is required in stewards that a man be found faithful 3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you or of mans †Gr. day judgement yea I judge not my own self 4 For I know nothing by my self yet am I not hereby justified but he that judgeth me is the Lord. 5 * Matth. 7.1 Rom. 2.1 Therefore judge nothing before the time until the Lord come who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts and then shall every man have praise of God 6 And these things brethren I have in a figure transferred to my self and to Apollos for your sakes that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written that no one of you be puffed up for one against another 7 For who †Gr. distinguisheth thee maketh thee to differ from another and what hast thou that thou didst not receive now if thou didst receive it why dost thou glory as if thou hadst not received it 8 Now ye are full now ye are rich ye have reigned as kings without us and I would to God ye did reign that we also might reign with you 9 For I think that God hath let forth us the apostles last as it were appointed to death For we are made a †Gr. theatre spectacle unto the world and to angels and to men 10 We are fools for Christs sake but ye are wise in Christ we are weak but ye are strong ye are honourable but we are despised 11 Even unto this present hour we both hunger and thirst and are naked and are buffeted and have no certain dwelling place 12 * Acts 12.34 1 Thes 2.9 2 Thes 3.8 And labour working with our own hands being reviled we bless being persecuted we suffer it 13 * Mat. 5.44 Being defamed we intreat we are made as the filth of the world and are the off-scouring of all things unto this day 14 I write not these things to shame you but as my beloved sons I warn you 15 For though you have ten thousand instructours in Christ yet have ye not many fathers for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel 16 Wherefore I beseech you be ye followers of me 17 For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus who is my beloved son and faithful in the Lord who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ as I teach every where in every church 18 Now some are puffed up as though I would not come to you 19 * Acts 19.21 But I will come to you shortly * Jam. 4.15 if the Lord will and will know not the speech of them which are puffed up but the
for their works sake And be at peace among your selves 14 Now we ‖ Or beseech exhort you brethren warn them that are ‖ Or disorderly unruly comfort the feeble minded support the weak be patient toward all men 15 * Pro. 17.13 20.22 Mat. 5.44 Rom. 12.17 1 Pet. 3.8 See that none render evil for evil unto any man but ever follow that which is good both among your selves and to all men 16 Rejoyce evermore 17 * Luk. 18.1 Col. 4. â— Pray without ceasing 18 In every thing give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you 19 Quench not the Spirit 20 Despise not prophesyings 21 Prove all things hold fast that which is good 22 Abstain from all appearance of evil 23 And the very God of peace sanctifie you wholly and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ 24 Faithful is he that calleth you who also will do it 25 Brethren pray for us 26 Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss 27 I ‖ Or adjurt charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren 28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you Amen ¶ The first epistle unto the Thessalonians was written from Athens ¶ The second epistle of PAUL the Apostle to the THESSALONIANS CHAP. I. 1 S Paul certifieth them of the good opinion which he had of their faith love and patience 11 and therewithal useth divers reasons for the comforting of them in persecution whereof the châ—efest is taken from the righteous judgement of God PAul and Silvanus and Timotheus unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ 2 Grace unto you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ 3 * â— Thes 3.2 3. We are bound to thank God always for you brethren as it is meet because that your faith groweth exceedingly and the charity of every one of you all towards each other aboundeth 4 So that we our selves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience faith in all your persecutions tribulations that ye endure 5 Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgement of God that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God for which ye also suffer 6 Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you 7 And to you who are troubled rest with us when * 1 Th. 4. â—6 the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with †Gr. the angels of his power his mighty angels 8 In flaming fire ‖ Or yeelding taking vengeance on them that know not God and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ 9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his power 10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints and to be admired in all them that beleeve because our testimony among you was beleeved in that day 11 Wherefore also we pray always for you that our God would ‖ Or woâ—hsafâ— count you worthy of this calling and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness and the work of faith with power 12 That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you and ye in him according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ CHAP. II. 1 He willeth them to continue stedfast in the truth received 3 sheweth that there shall â—e a departure from the faith 9 and a discovery of Antichrist before the day of the Lord come 15 and thereupon repeateth his former exhortation and praâ—eth for them NOw we beseech you brethren by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and by our gathering together unto him 2 That ye be not soon shaken in minde or be troubled neither by spirit nor by word nor by letter as from us as that the day of Christ is at hand 3 Let no man deceive you by any means for that day shall not come except there come a falling away first and that man of sin be revealed the son of perdition 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God or that is worshipped so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God shewing himself that he is God 5 Remember ye not that when I was yet with you I told you these things 6 And now ye know what ‖ Or â—â—â—â—eth withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time 7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work onely he who now letteth will let until he be taken out of the way 8 And then shall that wicked be revealed whom the Lord shall consume * Isa 11.4 Hos 6.5 Rev. 2 16. with the spirit of his mouth and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming 9 Even him whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish because they received not the love of the truth that they might be saved 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion that they should beleeve a lie 12 That they all might be damned who beleeved not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness 13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you brethren beloved of the Lord because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit belief of the truth 14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ 15 Therefore brethren stand fast and hold the traditions which ye have been taught whether by word or our epistle 16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God even our Father which hath loved us and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace 17 Comfort your hearts and stablish you in every good word work CHAP. III. 1 He craveth their prayers for himself 3 testifieth what confidence he hath in them 5 maketh request to God in their beâ—asf 6 giveth them divers precepts especially to shun idleness and ill company 16 and last of all concludeth with prayer and salutation FInally brethren * Eph. 6.17 Col. 4.3 pray for us that the word of the Lord †Gr. may run may have free course and be glorified even as it is with you 2 And that we may be dâ—livered from †Gr. absurd unreasonable and wicked men for all men have not faith 3 But the Lord is faithful who shall stablish you and keep you from evil 4 And we have confidence in the Lord touching you that ye both do and will do the things which we command you 5 And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into ‖ Or the patience of Christ the patient waiting for
seven golden candlesticks The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches CHAP. II. What is commanded to be written to the angels that is the ministers of the churches of 1 Ephesus 8 Smyrna 12 Pergamos 18 Thyatira and what is commended or found wanting in them UNto the angel of the church of Ephesus write These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks 2 I know thy works and thy labour and thy patience and how thou canst not bear them which are evil and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles and are not and hast found them liars 3 And hast born and hast patience and for my names sake hast laboured and hast not fainted 4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee because thou hast left thy first love 5 Remember therefore from whence thou art faln and repent and do the first works or else I will come unto thee quickly and will remove thy candlestick out of his place except thou repent 6 But this thou hast that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans which I also hate 7 He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life which is in the midst of the paradise of God 8 And unto the Angel of the church in Smyrna write These things saith the first and the last which was dead and is alive 9 I know thy works and tribulation and poverty but thou art rich and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews and are not but are the synagogue of Satan 10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer behold the devil shall cast some of you into prison that ye may be tried and ye shall have tribulation ten days be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee a crown of life 11 He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death 12 And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges 13 I know thy works and where thou dwellest even where Satans seat is and thou holdest fast my name and hast not denied my faith even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr who was slain among you where Satan dwelleth 14 But I have a few things against thee because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of * Num. 25. Balaam who taught Balac to cast a stumbling-block before the children of Israel to eat things sacrificed unto idols and to commit fornication 15 So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans which thing I hate 16 Repent or else I will come unto thee quickly and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth 17 He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna and will give him a white stone and in the stone a new name written which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it 18 And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write These things saith the Son of God who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire and his feet are like fine brass 19 I know thy works and charity and service and faith and thy patience and thy works and the last to be more then the first 20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee because thou sufferest that woman * â— Kin. 16. â—1 Jezabel which calleth her self a prophetess to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication and to eat things sacrificed unto idols 21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication and she repented not 22 Behold I will cast her into a bed and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation except they repent of their deeds 23 And I will kill her children with death and all the churches shall know that * Ps 7.9 Jer. 11.20 17.10 I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts and I will give unto every one of you according to your works 24 But unto you I say and unto the rest in Thyatira As many as have not this doctrine and which have not known the depths of Satan as they speak I will put upon you none other burden 25 But that which ye have already hold fast till I come 26 And he that overcometh and keepeth my works unto the end to him will I give power over the nations 27 * Psal 2.6 And he shall rule them with a rod of iron as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers even as I received of my Father 28 And I will give him the morning star 29 He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches CHAP. III. 2 The angel of the church of Sardis is reproved 3 exhorted to repent and threatned if he do not repent 8 The angel of the church of Philadelphia 10 is approved for his dilâ—â—enâ—e and patience 15 The angel of Laodicea is rebuzed for being neither hot nor cold 19 and admonished to be more zealous 20 Christ standeth at the door and knocketh ANd unto the angel of the church in Sardis write These things saith he that hath the seven spirits of God and the seven stars I know thy works that thou hast a name that thou livest and art dead 2 Be watchful and strengthen the things which remain that are ready to die for I have not found thy works perfect before God 3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard and hold fast and repent * 1 Thes 5. â— 2 Pet. 3.10 Ch 16.15 If therefore thou shalt not watch I will come on thee as a thief thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee 4 Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments and they shall walk with me in white for they are worthy 5 He that overcometh the same shall be clothed in white raiment and I will not blot out his name out of the * Phil. 4.3 Ch. 20.12 book of life but I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels 6 He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches 7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write These things saith he that is holy he that is true he that hath * Is 2â— 22 the key of David he that openeth and no man shutteth and shutteth no man openeth 8 I know thy works behold I have set before thee an open door and no man can shut it for thou hast a little strength and hast kept my word and hast not denied
hour so great riches is come to nought And every ship-master and all the company in ships and sailors and as many as trade by sea stood afar off 18 And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning saying What city is like unto this great city 19 And they cast duâ—t on their heads and cried weeping and wailing saying Alas alas that great city wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness for in one hour is she made desolate 20 Rejoyce over her thou heaven and ye holy apostles and prophets for God hath avenged you on her 21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great milstone and cast it into the sea saying Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down and shall be found no more at all 22 And the voice of harpers and musicians and of pipers and trumpeters shall be heard no more at all in thee and no craftsman of whatsoever craft he be shall be sound any more in thee and the sound of a milstone shall be heard no more at all in thee 23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee for thy merchants were the great men of the earth for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived 24 And in her was found the bloud of prophets and of saints and of all that were slain upon the earth CHAP. XIX 1 God is praised in heaven for judging the great whore and avenging the bloud of his saints 7 The marriage of the Lamb. 10 The angel will not be worshipped 17 The fowls called to the great slaughter ANd after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven saying Alleluia Salvation and glory and honour and power unto the Lord our God 2 For true and righteous are his judgements for he hath judged the great whore which did corrupt the earth with her sâ—rnication and hath avenged the bloud of his servants at her hand 3 And again they said Alleluia And her smoke rose up for ever and ever 4 And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne saying Amen Alleluia 5 And a voice came out of the throne saying Praise our God all ye his servants and ye that fear him both small and great 6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude and as the voice of many waters and as the voice of mighty thundrings saying Alleluia for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth 7 Let us be glad and rejoyce and give honour to him for the marriage of the Lamb is come and his wife hath made her self ready 8 And to her was granted that she should be arayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints 9 And he saith unto me Write * Mat. 22.2 Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage-supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me These are the true sayings of God 10 And I fell at his feet to worship him and he said unto me * Chap. 22 9. See thou do it not I am thy fellow-servant and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus worship God for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophesie 11 And I saw heaven opened and behold a white horse and he that sat upon him was called faithful and true and in righteousness he doth judge and make war 12 His eyes were as a flame of fire and on his head were many crowns and he had a name written that no man knew but he himself 13 * Isa 63.2 And he was clothed with a vesture dipt in bloud and his name is called The Word of God 14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses clothed in fine linen white and clean 15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword that with it he should smite the nations and he shall rule them with a rod of iron and he treadeth the wine-press of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God 16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written * Chap. 17.14 KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS 17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun and he cried with a loud voice saying to all the fowls that flie in the midst of heaven Come and gather your selves together unto the supper of the great God 18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of captains and the flesh of mighty men and the flesh of horses and of them that sit on them and the flesh of all men both free and bond both small and great 19 And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse and against his army 20 And the beast was taken and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast and them that worshipped his image These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone 21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse which sword proceeded out of his mouth and all the fowls were filled with their flesh CHAP. XX. 2 Satan bound for a thousand years 5 The first resurrection 6 they blessed that have part therein 7 Satan let loose again 8 God and Magog 10 The devil cast into the lake of fire and brimstone 12 The last and general resurrection ANd I saw an angel come down from heaven having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand 2 And he laid hold on the dragon that old serpent which is the devil and Satan and bound him a thousand years 3 And cast him into the bottomless pit and shut him up and set a seal upon him that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years should be fulfilled and after that he must be loosed a little season 4 And I saw thrones and they sat upon them and judgement was given unto them and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus and for the word of God and which had not worshipped the beast neither his image neither had received his mark upon their forcheads or in their hands and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years 5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished This is the first resurrection 6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection on such the second death hath no power but they shall be priests of God and of Christ and shall reign with him a thousand years 7 And when the thousand years are expired Satan shall be loosed out of his prison 8
10.2 Chap. 3.4 1 Chr. 24 2. Nadab and Abihu died when they offered strange fire before the LORD 62 And those that were numbred of them were twenty and three thousand all males from a moneth old and upward for they were not numbred among the children of Israel because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel 63 ¶ These are they that were numbred by Moses and Eleazar the priest who numbred the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho 64 But among these there was not a man of them whom Moses and Aaron the priest numbred when they numbred the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai 65 For the LORD had said of them They * Ch. 14.28 1 Co. 10.5 ◠shall surely die in the wilderness And there was not left a man of them save Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun. CHAP. XXVII 1 The daughters of Zelophehad sue for an inheritance 6 The law of inheritances 12 Moses being told of his death sueth for a successour 18 Joshua is appointed to succeed him THen came the daughters of * Ch. 26.33 Josh 17.3 Zelophehad the son of Hepher the son of Gilead the son of Machir the son of Manasseh of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph and these are the names of his daughters Mahlah Noah and Hoglah and Milcah and Tirzah 2 And they stood before Moses and before Eleazar the priest and before the princes and all the congregation by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation saying 3 Our father * Ch. 14.35 26.64 65. died in the wilderness and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah but died in his own sin and had no sons 4 Why should the name of our father be †Heb. diminished done away from among his family because he hath no son Give unto us therefore a possession among the brethren of our father 5 And Moses brought their cause before the LORD 6 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 7 The daughters of Zelophehad speak right thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their fathers brethren and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them 8 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel saying If a man die and have no son then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter 9 And if he have no daughter then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren 10 And if he have no brethren then ye shall give his inheritance unto his fathers brethren 11 And if his father have no brethren then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family and he shall possess it and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgement as the LORD commanded Moses 12 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses * Deut. 32.49 Get thee up into this mount Abarim and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel 13 And when thou hast seen it thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people as * Ch. 20.24 Aaron thy brother was gathered 14 For ye * Ch. 20.24 rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin in the strife of the congregation to sanctifie me at the water before their eyes that is the * Ex. 17.7 water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin 15 ¶ And Moses spake unto the LORD saying 16 Let the LORD the God of the spirits of all flesh set a man over the congregation 17 Which may go out before them and which may go in before them and which may lead them out and which may bring them in that the congregation of the LORD be not as sheep which have no shepherd 18 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses Take thee Joshua the son of Nun a man in whom is the spirit and lay thine hand upon him 19 And set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation and give him a charge in their sight 20 And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient 21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest who shall ask counsel for him * Exod. 28.30 after the judgement of Urim before the LORD at his word shall they go out and at his word they shall come in both he and all the children of Israel with him even all the congregation 22 And Moses did as the LORD commanded him and he took Joshua and set him before Eleazar the priest before all the congregation 23 And he laid his hands upon him and gave him a charge as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses CHAP. XXVIII 1 Offerings are be observed 3 The continual burnt-offering 9 The offering on the sabbath 11 on the new-moons 16 at the pass-over 26 in the day of first-fruits ANd the LORD spake unto Moses saying 2 Command the children of Israel and say unto them My offering and my bread for my sacrifices made by fire for †Heb. a savour of my rest a sweet savour unto me shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season 3 And thou shalt say unto them * Exod. 29.38 This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto the LORD two lambs of the first year without pot †Heb. in a day day by day for a continual burnt-offering 4 The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning and the other lamb shalt thou offer †Heb. between the two evenines at even 5 And a tenth part of an Ephah of flour for a * Lev. 2.1 meat-offering mingled with the fourth part of an * Ex. 29.40 hin of beaten oyl 6 It is a continual burnt-offering which was ordained in mount Sinai for a sweet savour a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD 7 And the drink-offering thereof shall be the fourth part of an hin for the one lamb in the holy place shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the LORD for a drink offering 8 And the other lamb shalt thou offer at even as the meat-offering of the morning and as the drink-offering thereof thou shalt offer it a sacrifice made by fire of a sweet savour unto the LORD 9 ¶ And on the sabbath-day two lambs of the first year without spot and two tenth deals of flour for a meat-offering mingled with oyl and the drink offering thereof 10 This is the burnt offering of every sabbath beside the continual burnt-offering and his drink offering 11 ¶ And in the beginnings of your moneths ye shall offer a burnt-offering unto the LORD two young bullocks and one ram seven lambs of the first year without spot 12 And three tenth deals of flour for a meat-offering mingled with oyl for one
as the light and thy judgement as the noon-day 7 †Heb. he silent to the LORD Rest in the LORD and wait patiently for him fret not thy self because of him who prospereth in his way because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass 8 Cease from anger and forsake wrath fret not thy self in any wise to do evil 9 For evil doers shall be cut off but those that wait upon the LORD they shall inherit the earth 10 For yet a little while and the wicked shall not be yea thou shalt diligently consider his place and it shall not be 11 * Mat. 5.5 But the meek shall inherit the earth and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace 12 The wicked ‖ Or practiseth plotteth against the just and gnasheth upon him with his teeth 13 * Ps 2.4 The LORD shall laugh at him for he seeth that his day is coming 14 The wicked have drawn out the sword and have bent their bowe to cast down the poor and needy and to â—lay †Heb. the upright of way such as be of upright conversation 15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart and their bowes shall be broken 16 A little that a righteous man hath is better then the riches of many wicked 17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken but the LORD uphoodeth the righteous 18 The LORD knoweth the days of the upright and their inheritance shall be for ever 19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied 20 But the wicked shall pâ—rish and the enemies of the LORD shall be as †Heb. the pâ—eâ—ieâ—sness of â—ambs the fat of lambs they shall consume into smoke shall they â—onsiâ—â—e away 21 The wicked borrowâ—th and payeth not again but the righteous sheweth mercy and giveth 22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth and they that be cursed of him shall â—e â—ut 〈◊〉 23 The steps of a good man are ‖ Or astablished 〈◊〉 by the LORD and he desighteth in his way 24 Though he fall he shall not be utterly cast down for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand 25 I have been young 〈…〉 and old yâ—t have I not seen the righteous forsaken nor his seed begeting bread 26 He is †Heb. all the daâ— ever mercind and â—â—â—nd thâ—â— and his seed is blessed 27 Depart from evil and dogâ—odâ— and dwell for everm â—râ— 28 For the LORD 〈…〉 not his saints they are preserved for ever 〈…〉 of the wicked shall be cut oâ—â— 29 The righteous shall 〈…〉 therein for ever 30 The mouth of the righteous 〈…〉 and his tongue talketh of judgement 31 The law of his God is in his 〈◊〉 †Or gâ—ings shall slide 32 The wicked waâ—â—â—eth 〈…〉 to sâ—ay him 33 The LORD will no leave him in his hand waâ— condemn him when he is judged 34 Wait on the LORD and keep his way and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land when the wicked are cut off thou shalt see it 35 I have seen the wicked in great power and spreading himself like ‖ Or a green tree that groweth in his own soil a green bay-tree 36 Yet he passed away and lo he was not yea I sought him but he could not be sound 37 Mark the perfect man and behold the upright for the end of that man is peace 38 But the transgressours shall be destroyed together the end of the wicked shall be cut off 39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD he is their strength in the time of trouble 40 And the LORD shall help them and deliver them he shall deliver them from the wicked and save them because they trust in him PSAL. XXXVIII David moveth God to take compassion of his pitiful case ¶ A psalm of David to bring tâ— remembrance O LORD rebuke me not in thy wrath neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure 2 For thine arrows stick fast in me and thy hand presseth me fore 3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger neither is there any †Heb. peace or health rest in my bones because of my sin 4 For mine iniquities are gone over mine head as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me 5 My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness 6 I am †Heb. aryed troubled I am bowed down greatly I go mourning all the day long 7 For my loyns are filled with a loathsom disease and there is no soundness in my flesh 8 I am feeble and sore broken I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart 9 Lord all my desire is before thee and my groaning is not hid from thee 10 My heart panteth my strength faileth me as for the light of mine eyes it also †Heb. is not with me is gone from me 11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my †Heb. stroke sore and ‖ Or my neighbours my kinsmen stand afar off 12 They also that seek after my life say snares for me and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things and imagine deceits all the day long 13 But I as a deaf man heard not and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth 14 Thus I was as a man that heareth not and in whose mouth are no reproofs 15 For ‖ Or thee do I wait for in thee O LORD do I hope thou wilt ‖ Or answer hear O LORD my God 16 For I said Hear me lest otherwise they should rejoyce over me when my foot slippeth they magnifie themselves against me 17 For I am ready †Heb. for halting to halt and my sorrow is continually before me 18 For I will declare mine iniquity I will be sorry for my sin 19 But mine enemies †Heb. being living are strong are lively and they are strong and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied 20 They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries because I follow the thing that good is 21 Forsake me not O LORD O my God be not far from me 22 Make haste †Heb. for my help to help me O Lord my salvation PSAL. XXXIX 1 Davids care of his thoughts 4 The consideration of the brevity and vanity of life 7 The reverence of Gods judgements 10 and prayer are his bridies of impatience ¶ To the chief musician even to * 1 Chr. 25.1 Jeduthun A psalm of David I Said I will take heed to my ways that I sin not with my tongue I will keep †Heb. a bridle or muzzle for my mouth my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before me 2 I was dumb with silence I held my peace even from good and my sorrow was †Heb. troubled stirred 3 My heart was hot within me while I was musing the fire burned then spake I with my tongue 4
LORD make me to know mine end and the measure of my days what it is that I may know ‖ Or what time I have here how frail I am 5 Behold thou hast made my days as an hand breadth and mine age is as nothing before thee verily every man †Heb. sâ—â—tled at his best state is altogether * Psa 62.9 144.4 vanity Selah 6 Surely every man walketh in †Heb. an image a vain shew surely they are disquieted in vain he heapeth up riches and knoweth not who shall gather them 7 And now Lord what wait I for my hope is in thee 8 Deliver me from all my transgressions make me not the reproach of the foolish 9 I was dumb I opened not my mouth because thou didst it 10 Remove thy stroke away from me I am consumed by the †Heb. conflict blow of thine hand 11 When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity thou makest †Heb. that which is to be desire iâ— him tomelt away his beauty to consume away like a moth surely every man is vanity Selah 12 Hear my praver O LORD and give ear unto my crie hold not thy peace at my hâ—ars * Lev. 25.23 1 Chr. 29.15 Ps 119.19 Heb. 11.13 1 Pet. 2.11 for I am a stranger with thee and a sojournour as all my â—ather were 13 O spaâ—e me that I may recover strength before I go hence and be no more PSAL. XL. 1 The benefit of confidence in God 6 Obedience is the best sacrifice 11 The sense of Davids evils infiameth his prayer ¶ To the chief musician A psalm of David †Heb. In waiting I waited I waited patiently for the LORD and he inclined unto me and heard my crie 2 He brought me up also out of †Heb. a pit of wise an herrible pit out of the mity clay and set my 〈◊〉 upon a roâ—â— and establishâ—â— my goings 3 And he hath â—ut a new song in my mouth even praise unto our God many shall â—â—e it and fear and shall trust in the LORD 4 Blessâ—â— is that man that maketh the LORD his trust and respecteth not the proud nor such as turn aâ—ide to lies 5 Many O LORD my God arâ— thy wonderful works which thou hast done and thy thought which are to uâ—-â—â—rd †Or none can order them unto thee they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee if I woulâ—â— declare and speak of them they are mo than 〈◊〉 be numbred * Ps 51.16 Isa 1.11 16.3 Hos 6.6 Mat. 12 7. Heb. 10.5 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire mine ears hast thou †Heb. diâ—ted opened burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not required 7 Then said I Lord come in the volume of the book it is written of me 8 I delight to do thy will O my God yea thy law is †Heb. in the midst of my bowâ—â— within my heart 9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation lo I have not refrained â—y lips O LORD thou knowest 10 I have not and thy righteousness within my heart I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation I have not concealed thy loving kindness and thy truth from the great congregation 11 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me O LORD let thy loving kindness and thy truth continually preserve me 12 For innumerable evils have compassed me about mine iniquities have taken hold upon me so that I am not able to lock up they are mo then the hairs of mine head therefore my heart †Heb. forsaketh faileth me 13 Be pleased O LORD to deliver me O LORD make haste to help me 14 * Ps 35.4 72.3 Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil 15 Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me Aha aha 16 Let all those that seek thee rejoyce and be glad in thee let such as love thy salvation say continually The LORD be magnified 17 But I am poor and needy yet the Lord thinketh upon me thou are my help and my deliverer make no tarrying O my God PSAL. XLI 1 Gods care of the poor 4 David complaineth of his enemies is â—aâ—bâ—ry 10 He fleeth to God for succour ¶ To the chief musician A psalm of David BLessed is he that considereth ‖ Or the weak or sick the poor the LORD will deliver him †Heb. in the day of evil in time of trouble 2 The LORD will preserve him and keep him alive and he shall be blessed upon the earth and ‖ Or do not thou deliver thou wilt not deliver him into the will of his enemies 3 The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing thou wilt †Heb. turn make all his bed in his sickness 4 I said LORD be merciful unto me heal my soul for I have sinned against thee 5 Mine enemies speak evil of me When shall he die and his name perish 6 And if he come to see me he speaketh vanity his heart gathereth iniquity to it self when he goeth abroad he telleth it 7 All that hate me whisper together against me against me do they devise †Heb. evil to me my hurt 8 †Heb. a thing of Belial An evil disease say they cleaveth fast unto him and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more 9 * Joh. 13.18 Yes †Heb. the man of my peace mine own familiar friend in whom I trusted which did eat of my bread hath †Heb. magnified list up his heel against me 10 But thou O LORD be merciful unto me and raise me up that I may requite them 11 By this I know that thou favourest me because mine enemy doth not triumph over me 12 And as for me thou upholdest me in mine integrity and settest me before thy face for ever 13 Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting and to everlasting Amen and amen PSAL. XLII 1 Davids zeal to serve God in the temple 5 He encourageth his soul to trust in God ¶ To the chief muscian ‖ Or a Psalm giving instruction of the sons c. Maschil for the sons of Korah AS the hart †Heb. brayeth panteth after the water-brooks so panteth my soul after thee O God 2 My soul thirsteth for God for the living God when shall I come and appear before God 3 * Ps 80.5 My tears have been my meat day and night while they continually say unto me Where is thy God 4 When I remember these things I pour out my soul in me for I had gone with the multitude I went with them to the house of God with the voice of joy and praise with a multitude that kept holy-day 5 Why art thou †Heb. bowed down cast down O my soul and why art thou disquieted in me hope